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Aker BP ASA (AKRBP) er et fullverdig oljeselskap som driver leting, utbygging og produksjon på norsk kontinentalsokkel. Aker BP er operatør på Alvheim, Skarv, Valhall, Hod, Ula og Tambar, i tillegg Ivar Aasen-feltet som er under utbygging. Selskapet er også partner i Johan Sverdrup-feltet. Aker BP har hovedkontor på Fornebu.

Hjemmeside: www.akerbp.com
 
04.12.2017 08:00
AKER BP ASA divests 10% in Valhall/Hod

Aker BP ASA ("Aker BP") has entered into an agreement with Pandion Energy AS
("Pandion Energy") to divest 10 percent interest in the Valhall and Hod fields
for an undisclosed cash consideration.
Aker BP is the operator of the Valhall and Hod fields. In October 2017, Aker BP
entered into an agreement to acquire Hess Norge AS*, making Aker BP the sole
owner in the fields.

CEO of Aker BP, Karl Johnny Hersvik states in a comment: "After we announced the
Hess transaction, we have seen strong interest to partner with Aker BP in the
Valhall area. Through this transaction, we get a partner that shares our
ambition of developing the upside potential in these fields".

The transaction is subject to customary government approval and closing is
expected by the end of 2017.
 
Pressemelding:

18.12.2017 09:14
Tildeling av Valhall Flanke Vest byggekontrakter

På vegne av Valhall-lisensen har Aker BP ASA tildelt deltakerne i vår
Brønnhodeplattform-allianse bestillinger på byggingen av Valhall Flanke Vest
stålunderstell og plattformdekk.

Følgende bestillinger er utstedt:

· Aker Solutions : Ingeniørtjenester og innkjøp (Engineering & Procurement)
· Kværner : Fabrikasjon av stålunderstell og plattformdekk inkludert
oppkopling til havs (Construction & Hook-up)
· ABB : Design, leveranse og installasjon av system for elektro, instrument,
kontroll og telecom (EICT)

Valhall Flanke Vest vil være en Normalt Ubemannet Installasjon (NUI).
Ingeniørarbeidet vil foregå i Stavanger og på Fornebu.

Stålunderstellet og plattformdekket skal være klar for levering fra Kværner sitt
verft i Verdal i mai 2019, og sammenkobling og ferdigstillelse på feltet er
planlagt til august 2019.

Videre har Aker BP ASA tildelt deltakerne i Subsea-alliansen (Subsea 7 og Aker
Solutions) undervannsanlegget på Valhall Flanke Vest som i hovedsak består av
rørledninger og kontrollkabel.

Plan for Utbygging og Drift (PUD) ble levert til myndighetene fredag 15.
desember 2017 som ett av tre utbyggingsprosjekter fra Aker BP ASA.
 
Børsmeldinger:

22.12.2017 15:15
Acquisition of Hess Norge completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 24 October 2017 regarding
Aker BP's agreement to acquire Hess Norge AS. All closing conditions have been
fulfilled, and the closing of the transaction took place on 22 December 2017.


22.12.2017 16:05
Sale of 10 percent interest in Valhall and Hod completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 4 December 2017 regarding
Aker BP's agreement to sell 10 percent interest in the Valhall and Hod fields to
Pandion Energy AS. All closing conditions have been fulfilled, and the closing
of the transaction took place on 22 December 2017.


22.12.2017 16:05
Update on financing

Reference is made to the stock exchange notices dated 22 December 2017 regarding
Aker BP's acquisition of Hess Norge and the sale of 10 percent interest in the
Valhall and Hod fields.

Following these transactions, Aker BP holds 90 percent interest in the Valhall
and Hod fields. Aker BP has also assumed Hess Norge's tax positions which
included a tax loss carry forward with an estimated net value of USD 1.5
billion, as booked in Hess Norge's 2016 annual accounts.

In relation to these transactions, Aker BP has obtained a new USD 1.5 billion
bank facility in line with the terms described in the stock exchange notice
dated 30 October 2017. The facility has a duration of 18 months, carries an
interest of Libor + 1.5 percent (the margin increases to 2.0 percent after nine
months), and is secured by pledge in the shares of Hess Norge AS. Aker BP
expects the tax losses from Hess Norge to be settled during 2018. Such
settlement would trigger a mandatory repayment of the USD 1.5 billion bank
facility.
 
Aker BP sikrer mellomfinansiering på 12,5 milliarder - E24 Aksjelive

Oljeselskapet Aker BP melder at de har sikret seg en ny bankfasilitet på 1,5 milliarder dollar, tilsvarende 12,5 milliarder kroner med dagens kurs.

Kreditten tilsvarer det fremførbare underskuddet Aker BP sikrer seg gjennom kjøpet av Hess Norge, som ble annonsert i oktober og nå er gjennomført. Aker BP sier at de forventer å få brukt det fremførbare underskuddet i løpet av 2018, og da vil de også måtte nedbetale kreditten.
 
Børsmelding:

16.01.2018 15:18
Aker BP awarded 23 licenses in APA 2017

Aker BP has been offered interests in 23 new production licenses in Norway, of
which 14 as operator, through the Awards in pre-defined areas (APA 2017)
licensing round.
- We are very pleased with these awards, which support Aker BP's growth strategy
by giving access to attractive exploration opportunities both around existing
production hubs as well as in new prospective areas, says Gro G. Haatvedt,
Senior Vice President Exploration in Aker BP.

- We would also like to emphasize that access to new exploration acreage is
vital in order to maximize the long-term value creation from the petroleum
activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, says Haatvedt.

Of the 23 production licenses awarded to Aker BP, 15 are located in the North
Sea (11 as operator), 3 in the Norwegian Sea (2 as operator) and 5 in the
Barents Sea (1 as operator).

The APA 2017 awards were announced by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on
Tuesday 16 January 2018. In total, 75 licenses were offered to a total of 34
companies. For more details on the awards, please see the announcement from the
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy at Olje- og energidepartementet.
 
Svakere resultat enn ventet fra Aker BP

Resultatene fra Aker BP steg betydelig i fjerde kvartal i fjor, men analytikerne hadde ventet enda mer. Selskapet innfridde samtidig sin egen produksjonsprognose.

Det Kjell Inge Røkke-dominerte oljeselskapet Aker BP fortsetter sin kraftige vekst. Selskapet slapp fredag morgen resultatene for fjerde kvartal som viser en vekst i inntektene fra 656 til 726 millioner dollar, mot samme periode året før. Dette er både takket være økt produksjon og en økt oljepris.

Selskapet fikk i snitt 65 dollar per fat olje de solgte, mot 52 ett år tidligere. Den gjennomsnittlige gassprisen endte på 0,26 dollar per standard kubikkmeter, opp fra 0,19.
 
Børsmelding:

19.02.2018 07:50
AKERBP: Exploration success in PL340 near Alvheim

Aker BP is about to complete drilling of the Frosk exploration well 24/9-12 located near Alvheim in the North Sea. The well has proved oil. Preliminary analysis indicate a discovery size of 30-60 million barrels of oil equivalents (mmboe), which is significantly more than the company's pre-drill estimates of 3 -21 mmboe. The discovery also has a positive impact on the assessment of further exploration potential in the area.

Frosk is located in PL340, which also contains the Bøyla field. Bøyla has been producing oil since 2015 through a subsea installation tied back to the Alvheim FPSO.

- The Frosk discovery adds significant volume and value to our resource base, and provides an ideal basis for another profitable expansion project which will secure optimal utilization of the infrastructure in the Alvheim area for many years, says Gro G. Haatvedt, Senior Vice President Exploration in Aker BP.

- The discovery has given us valuable new information about the geological conditions in the area, and has further increased the attractiveness of other possible exploration targets, Haatvedt says.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (www.npd.no) will issue a more detailed press release when the evaluation of the discovery has been completed.

Aker BP is the operator of PL340 with a 65 percent working interest. The partners are Point Resources with 20 percent and Lundin Petroleum with 15
percent.
 
– Vi har avsluttet avtale med 250 av konsulentene våre, det er ytterligere 350 konsulenter igjen. Det vil bli videre reduksjon i antall konsulenter, men vi vil alltid trenge noen konsulenter som har spesiell kompetanse eller for å ha en viss fleksibilitet. Den betydelige reduksjonen i aktivitetsnivå medfører at det trolig også blir reduksjon i fast ansatte, sier pressekontakt Ole-Johan Faret i Aker BP til Aftenbladet.
 
Aker BP melder i en børsmelding etter stengetid på Oslo Børs at Kjell Inge Røkkes Aker og britiske BP vurderer å selge 18 millioner aksjer, tilsvarende fem prosent av utestående aksjer.
 
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