Aker BP

M&A Activity • Dec 4, 2017

AKER BP ASA divests 10% in Valhall/Hod

AKER BP ASA divests 10% in Valhall/Hod

Aker BP ASA ("Aker BP") has entered into an agreement with Pandion Energy AS

("Pandion Energy") to divest 10 percent interest in the Valhall and Hod fields

for an undisclosed cash consideration.

Aker BP is the operator of the Valhall and Hod fields. In October 2017, Aker BP

entered into an agreement to acquire Hess Norge AS*, making Aker BP the sole

owner in the fields.

CEO of Aker BP, Karl Johnny Hersvik states in a comment: "After we announced the

Hess transaction, we have seen strong interest to partner with Aker BP in the

Valhall area. Through this transaction, we get a partner that shares our

ambition of developing the upside potential in these fields".

The transaction is subject to customary government approval and closing is

expected by the end of 2017.

About Pandion Energy

Pandion Energy, founded in November 2016, is a private oil and gas company

focusing on exploration, appraisal and development opportunities in all parts of

the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The company was prequalified as a

Licensee on the NCS in June this year. The company is backed by Kerogen Capital,

an independent private equity fund manager specializing in the international

energy sector. Pandion Energy has a team of highly experienced technical and

commercial oil and gas professionals with a proven track record of pursuing

exploration and appraisal opportunities on the NCS.

About Valhall and Hod

The Valhall field centre consists of six separate steel platforms for living

quarters, drilling, production, water injection, and a combined process- and

hotel platform. Two unmanned and remotely operated flank platforms (North and

South) are located about 6 km north and south of the field centre. The Hod field

is developed with an unmanned wellhead platform, located 13 km south of Valhall,

and is remotely operated from the Valhall field centre. All wells on the Hod

platform are currently shut-in and awaiting plugging and abandonment. The Hod

reservoir is now being produced from wells drilled from the Valhall South Flank

platform.

Aker BP is planning to submit a Plan for Development and Operation for the

Valhall Flank West project late 2017, with estimated first oil in 2020. In

addition, Aker BP is maturing a number of additional projects in the area,

including the North and South Flank projects.

Early January 2017, Valhall and Hod passed one billion barrels of oil

equivalents produced, which is more than three times the volume expected at the

opening of the field in 1982. The ambition is to produce a further 500 mmboe.

*Subject to government approval

Contacts:

Investor contact: Jonas Gamre, VP Investor Relations, tel.: +47 971 18 292

Media contact: Tore Langballe, VP Communications, tel.: +47 90 77 78 41

About Aker BP:

Aker BP is a fully-fledged E&P company with exploration, development and

production activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Aker BP is the

operator of Alvheim, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, Valhall, Hod, Ula and Tambar. The

company is also a partner in the Johan Sverdrup field. Aker BP is headquartered

at Fornebu, Norway, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker

'AKERBP'. More about Aker BP at www.akerbp.com.