Aker BP, Equinor, Var Energi form Norway shelf exploration alliance targeting 20-25 prospects

• Aker BP joined Equinor, Vår Energi in a strategic exploration collaboration targeting major remaining prospects on Norway’s continental shelf.
• Partnership aims to mature, test about 20-25 high-impact opportunities over four to five years to support new standalone developments.
• Plan calls for drilling around five high-impact exploration wells per year, pooling data, technology, expertise, capacity to share risk.
• Effort targets larger discoveries beyond near-field tiebacks, with output from the shelf expected to decline after 2035 without new finds.

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