Aker BP

Earnings Release • Jun 9, 2023

Aker BP confirms oil discovery near Yggdrasil

Aker BP confirms oil discovery near Yggdrasil

Aker BP (OSE:AKRBP, OTCQX:AKRBF) has successfully completed the drilling of the

Øst Frigg Beta/Epsilon exploration well in the Yggdrasil area. This marks the

longest exploration well ever drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and has

resulted in a significant oil discovery.

The updated estimate of the discovery size is 53-90 million barrels of oil

equivalent (mmboe), which is twice as large as the original pre-drill estimate

and slightly larger than the preliminary estimates announced on 25 May.

The discovery, located in the Yggdrasil area, contributes to increasing the

resource base for the ongoing Yggdrasil development by approximately 10 percent.

The Yggdrasil development was recently approved by Stortinget (the Norwegian

parliament) and is planned to commence production in 2027.

More information about this record-breaking well can be found at Aker BP's web

site: LINK (https://akerbp.com/en/record-breaking-well-behind-the-yggdrasil

-discovery/)

The discovery is located within production licences 873 and 442. In licence 873,

the partnership consists of Aker BP (operator, 47.7 percent interest), Equinor

(40 percent interest) and PGNiG Upstream Norway (12.3 percent interest). In

licence 442, the partnership comprises Aker BP (operator, 87.7 percent interest)

and PGNiG Upstream Norway (12.3 percent interest).

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has issued a separate press release about

the discovery which can be found at NPD's website:

LINK (http://www.npd.no/en/facts/news/Exploration-drilling-results/2023/oil

-proven-in-appraisal-wells-west-of-the-yggdrasil-field-in-the-north-sea/)

Contacts:

Kjetil Bakken, Head of IR, tel.: +47 918 89 889

Ole-Johan Faret, Press Spokesman, tel.: +47 402 24 217

About Aker BP:

Aker BP is a company engaged in exploration, field development and production of

oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company operates the field

centres Alvheim, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, Ula and Valhall, and is a

partner in the Johan Sverdrup field. Aker BP is headquartered at Fornebu,

Norway, and is listed on Oslo Børs under the ticker AKRBP. More about Aker BP at

www.akerbp.com.

This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12

of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and requirements under the EU Market

Abuse Regulation.