"Aker BP" News

Statoil joins Omnirise JIP

Jan 04, 2018

Norwegian operator Statoil has joined Aker BP, Lundin, and National Oilwell Varco in a DEMO2000 joint industry project (JIP) to develop a new subsea booster pump. The project aims to bring the Fuglesangs Subsea Omnirise single-phase booster to market by early 2019…

UPDATE: 1 dead, 1 injured in Maersk rig incident

Dec 07, 2017

UPDATE: One Maersk Drilling worker is dead and another injured following in an incident on the Maersk Interceptor jackup drilling rig, working at the Tambar field offshore Norway, on Thursday, 7 December. Aker BP said that the 'serious incident' was reported at 12…

Lundin spuds Hurri, southern Barents Sea

Dec 04, 2017

Swedish headquartered Lundin Petroleum has started drilling on the Hurri prospect in the southern Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Exploration well 7219/12-3, in PL533, is about 2 km southwest of the Filicudi oil discovery and south of the Statoil-operated Johan Castberg development…

Aker BP in Frigg Gamma Delta hit, miss

Oct 03, 2017

Aker BP has encountered further oil at the Frigg Gamma Delta discovery offshore Norway, but came up dry at an adjacent wildcat, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Frigg Gamma Delta…

Lundin's Hufsa probe non-commercial

Nov 22, 2017

Lundin Petroleum's Hufsa exploration well in the southern Barents Sea made a non-commercial gas discovery. A side track on the well, 7219/12-2, in PL533, was dry. The main objective of the well was to prove oil in Jurassic and Triassic sandstone reservoirs…

Aker BP to test Nordfjellet, Delta prospects

Aug 21, 2017

Aker BP has received permits from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an exploration wildcat and an appraisal well in Production License 442 to test the Nordfjellet/Delta prospects. The company will use jackup Maersk Inceptor…

Drilling starts on Tambar development project

Oct 25, 2017

Drilling operations have started on the Tambar development project in the producing Tambar field offshore Norway, says partner Faroe Petroleum. The Tambar and Tambar East Unit fields are satellite fields, about 16km southeast of the Ula field in the Norwegian North Sea…

IHS Markit: Downturn reduces deepwater M&A opportunity

Oct 24, 2017

Reduced spending for oil and gas exploration is limiting availability of quality deepwater assets for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, according to a new report by IHS Markit. This lack of deepwater asset inventory is challenging exploration…

Aker BP's Hyrokkin well dry

Aug 28, 2017

Aker BP's wildcat well 25/4-11 on the Hyrokkin prospect in the Norwegian North Sea has come up dry, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).  The well was drilled using the Maersk Interceptor jackup drilling rig, in 122m water depth…

Aker BP signs Deepsea Stavanger deal

Aug 10, 2017

Aker BP has signed a US$68 million deal with Odfjell Drilling for use of the Deepsea Stavanger at various locations in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. Deepsea Stavanger. Image from Odfjell…

Lundin spuds Hufsa probe in southern Barents Sea

Oct 09, 2017

Lundin has started drilling on the Hufsa exploration well in PL533 in the southern Norwegian Barents Sea. The well (7219/12-2) is south of the Filicudi oil discovery and the large Statoil-operated Johan Castberg oil discovery. The…

Aker BP targets PDO trio this year

Jul 14, 2017

Aker BP is preparing to submit plans for development and operation (PDO) for three of its projects by the end of 2017, and for the North of Alvheim and Askja-Krafla (NOAKA) project in 2018. Valhall Flank West…

Aker BP starts Hyrokkin drilling

Aug 14, 2017

Aker BP started drilling operations at the well 25/4 – 11 on the Hyrokkin prospect in the Norwegian North Sea with the Maersk Interceptor jackup last week, according to partner Fortis Petroleum. Maersk Interceptor jackup…

Further Johan Sverdrup costs shed

Sep 04, 2017

Phase 1 of the massive Johan Sverdrup project offshore Norway is now close to 60% complete, ahead of schedule and even further under the original estimated budget, says partners Aker BP and Lundin. In statements released this morning…

Heading North

Oct 01, 2017

Despite disappointment at Korpfjell, there’s optimism in the far North. The Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier in icy conditions. Photo from Total. High hopes were pinned on the multi-billion-barrel potential Korpfjell prospect…

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