Aker BP - Capital/Financing Update 2018

Update on financing

Reference is made to Aker BP's acquisition of Hess Norge in 2017. In relation to

this acquisition, the company obtained a USD 1.5 billion bank facility secured

by pledge in the shares of Hess Norge AS. The terms of the bank facility

stipulated that a settlement of the tax losses in Hess Norge would trigger

a mandatory repayment of the facility. The company has now been informed

by Norwegian tax authorities that such settlement will take place by the end

of November 2018. The bank facility will subsequently be repaid in full.

Contacts:

Kjetil Bakken, VP Investor Relations, tel.: +47 918 89 889

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.

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

of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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