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Aker BP ASA is a Norwegian oil exploration and development company focusing petroleum resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It is present all over Norway. The headquarters are in
Fornebu Fornebu (local form ''Fornebo'') is a peninsular area in the suburban municipality of Bærum in Norway, bordering western parts of Oslo. Oslo Airport, Fornebu (FBU) served as the main airport for Oslo and the country since before World War II and ...
with additional offices in
Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
, Stavanger and
Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogalan ...
. The company employs a staff of more than 2,400.


History

The first company named Det Norske Oljeselskap (now
DNO International DNO ASA ( OSE: DNO) is a Norwegian oil and gas operator focused on the Middle East and the North Sea. Founded in 1971 and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the Company holds stakes in onshore and offshore licenses at various stages of exploration ...
) was founded in 1971. An oil company named Pertra was created when the oil exploration and production division of
Petroleum Geo-Services PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services) is a technologically focused oilfield service company involved in providing geophysical services worldwide. Its seismic service offerings help oil companies find oil and gas reserves offshore. Product offerings span ...
was demerged in 2001. In 2007, the new Det Norske Oljeselskap was created by merger of a Norwegian oil company Pertra and the Norwegian interests of DNO. In 2009, a Norwegian oil company Aker Exploration merged with Det Norske Oljeselskap. On May 21, 2013, the company announced it had produced its first oil as an operator from the Jette field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. In 2014, Det Norske Oljeselskap bought Marathon Oil's Norwegian subsidiary Marathon Oil Norway. In 2016, Det Norske Oljeselskap and BP's subsidiary BP Norge merged. The name of the company was changed to Aker BP ASA. As of January 2019, Aker holds 40% of the company’s shares, BP 30% and the remaining 30% is freely traded on the Oslo Børs.


References

Oil companies of Norway Aker ASA BP subsidiaries Companies based in Trondheim Energy companies established in 1971 Non-renewable resource companies established in 1971 Norwegian companies established in 1971 Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange {{petroleum-company-stub