Nerijus Adomaitis
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OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Norway’s Aker BP could expand its oil and gas business to other countries if it comes across competitive opportunities abroad, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday.
Any move to invest outside its native Norway would be a change of strategy for Aker BP, which was founded in 2016 through the combination BP’s Norwegian unit with oil and gas assets controlled by Aker.
Among the locations the company has looked at is Brazil, where one of its sister firms, engineering company Aker Solutions, has done business for years, Aker BP Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik said in an interview.
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Firms that won licences included Equinor, Shell, Aker BP, ConocoPhillips, Total, Lundin Energy, Aker BP and Eni s Vaar Energi, among others.
OSLO: Norway awarded 61 offshore exploration blocks to 30 oil firms in its latest pre-defined areas (APA) licensing round, Energy Minister Tina Bru said on Tuesday.
Firms that won licences included Equinor, Shell, Aker BP, ConocoPhillips, Total, Lundin Energy, Aker BP and Eni s Vaar Energi, among others. These companies have shown great interest in gaining access to new exploration acreage, illustrating the industry s confidence in continued profitability from exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf, Bru said of the applicants.