Field/project development

Majors Partner To Develop Norwegian Shelf

Aker BP, Equinor, and LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS have reached agreement on commercial terms to jointly develop the Krafla and Fulla region and the north of Alvheim area

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Aker BP, Equinor, and LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS have reached agreement on commercial terms to jointly develop the Krafla and Fulla region and the north of Alvheim area (NOA) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Total investments are forecast to exceed $5.2 billion.

The area comprises several licenses and complex reservoirs that contain oil and gas discoveries with recoverable resources exceeding 500 million BOE.

Equinor is the operator of the Krafla license and Aker BP operates the NOA and Fulla licenses. The parties are preparing to submit plans for development and operation of these fields in 2022.

Their proposal calls for a processing platform in the south operated by Aker BP, an unmanned processing platform in the north operated by Equinor, and various satellite platforms and tiebacks.