Aker BP

Submitting plan for development and operation for Hod

Submitted by Editorial staff on 24th June 2020

24th June 2020

Aker BP and Pandion Energy have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Hod to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

World-class drilling on Valhall Flank West

Submitted by Editorial staff on 22nd June 2020

22nd June 2020

The drilling programme on Valhall Flank West is now complete. Over the course of 11 months, the Maersk Invincible rig set 12 conductors, drilled nine wells and drilled 22,000 metres of reservoir.

Accelerated production start-up from the Ærfugl field

Submitted by Editorial staff on 22nd April 2020

22nd April 2020

Operator Aker BP and partners report that production has started from the first Ærfugl phase 2 well in the Norwegian Sea – three years ahead of the original plan.

Multi-million-pound scope to supply sand-face completion for Aker BP

Submitted by Anonymous on 5th March 2020

05th March 2020

Independent global completions service company Tendeka has received a Letter of Intent for a substantial multi-million-pound scope to supply sand-face completion equipment to Aker BP’s Norwegian assets.

First long-term smart contract signed for offshore maintenance

Submitted by Editorial staff on 5th March 2020

05th March 2020

Trond Petter Abrahamsen, Director in Framo Services and Kjetel Digre, head of operations and field development in Aker BP. Photo credit: Lars Petter Larsen/Framo.

Aker BP and Framo have entered into a long-term contract for seawater lift pumps where compensation is directly linked to facility uptime. This is an important step in the modernization of the Norwegian shelf.

Maersk Drilling awarded £20m contract extension with Aker BP

Submitted by Editorial staff on 20th January 2020

20th January 2020

Maersk Drilling has secured a two-well contract extension from Aker BP for the ultra-harsh environment, low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator. In direct continuation of the rig’s current workscope, Maersk Integrator will move to the Ivar Aasen field offshore Norway to drill two wells, with work expected to commence in October 2020.

Aker BP first ever to use new well stimulation method offshore

Submitted by Editorial staff on 10th December 2019

10th December 2019

$With a sleeve installed in the completion that can be opened and closed down in the well, it is now possible to fracture several zones with only on trip into the well$

The first successful “Single-Trip Multi-Frac” campaign has been executed on the Valhall field. This specific method of well stimulation has never been done offshore before.

Aker BP successfully carries out North Sea decommissioning using cutting edge technology

Submitted by Mark Venables on 10th July 2019

10th July 2019

Aker BP selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and -services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Aker BP successfully carries out North Sea decommissioning using cutting edge technology

Submitted by Editorial staff on 20th June 2019

20th June 2019

Aker BP selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and -services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Aker BP awards Optime Subsea long term well access contract

Submitted by Mark Venables on 10th January 2019

10th January 2019

Aker BP awards Optime Subsea long term well access contract

Aker BP have selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and -services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for the next 2 years, with extension options.