Norwegian oil company Aker BP and construction firm Aibel on Thursday held the first steel cutting ceremony for the Munin platform in Thailand, being built for the Yggdrasil development offshore Norway.Thai monks blessed the steel in a formal ceremony…
Environmental groups on Tuesday will ask a Norwegian court to block the development of three North Sea oil and gas fields, citing insufficient assessment of global climate impact from future petroleum use.The lawsuit filed by Greenpeace and…
Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP on Monday celebrated the first official steel cut for its two major developments, Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris on the Norwegian shelf. The event at Stord marks the start of three years of high activity…
Norway's Linjepartner has been selected as a partner for the delivery of overhead lines in Aker BP's Yggdrasil power from shore project. Yggdrasil is an offshore oil development in the North Sea, off Norway.According to a press release issued Tuesday…
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said Friday it had granted Aker BP and OMV consents for drilling projects in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea, respectively.Aker BP has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in block 25/2 of the North Sea in Production license 442…
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded Heerema Vlissingen a contract for the procurement and construction of the Munin platform jacket in the Yggdrasil area, offshore Norway.“This is an important contract for the Yggdrasil development…
Following news on Tuesday that the Norwegian parliament had approved some of Aker BP's offshore oil and gas development project in Norway, the confirmation came Wednesday from Aker BP itself.'Today, the Storting has approved Aker BP’s plans…
Norwegian oil company Aker BP said Friday it had the drilling of the Øst Frigg Beta/Epsilon exploration well in the Yggdrasil area, the longest exploration well ever drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, resulting in a significant oil discovery…
Environmental groups said on Thursday they had demanded an immediate halt to the ongoing development of three Norwegian offshore oilfields, seeking a court injunction against the country's government.Greenpeace and Nature and Youth said they…
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP said it had made a significant oil discovery at the Øst Frigg Beta/Epsilon exploration well in the Yggdrasil area of the Norwegian North Sea.'Preliminary estimates indicate a gross recoverable volume of 40-90 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe)…
Finland-based Enersense said Friday it would deliver offshore steel structures for the Hugin A production platform to Aker Solutions in Norway.Aker Solutions has ordered steel structure modules (pre-assembled units) from Enersensefor the Hugin A production platform…
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP said Wednesday that the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) had approved a total of Aker BP's nine plans for development and operation (PDOs) and one plan for installation and operation (PIO)The…
Norwegian oil firm Equinor said Wednesday its plans for the development and operation of the subsea fields Irpa and Verdande, and the production well Andvare in the Norwegian Sea have been approved by Norwegian authorities. The gas field Irpa will be tied back to the Aasta Hansteen platform…
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has awarded a contract to ABL Group (ABL) for the provision of marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris offshore field development projects offshore Norway.ABL’s Stavanger…
Norway's second-largest listed oil company Aker BP said on Thursday it was maintaining its outlook, and its quarterly dividend at $0.55 per share, despite reporting an on-year fall in quarterly operating profit. The company, partly owned by BP…