Aker BP is pleased to announce that the production capacity at the Johan Sverdrup field has been successfully tested at 755,000 barrels oil per day.

The development of Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 was completed in December, increasing the field’s total oil production capacity to 720,000 barrels per day. The partners have an ambition to increase this capacity, and the operator Equinor has now successfully tested the process facilities to 755,000 barrels per day.

“We are very pleased with the successful completion of the capacity test, which will enable an increase in Johan Sverdrup’s plateau production up towards 755,000 barrels per day, and which once again demonstrates the quality of this world-class asset. This great achievement has been made possible through systematic and targeted work by the operator Equinor,” says Karl Johnny Hersvik, CEO in Aker BP

Aker BP has 31.5733 percent interest in the Johan Sverdrup field.

About Aker BP

Aker BP (OSE: AKRBP) (OTCQX: AKRBF; AKRBY) is a company engaged in exploration, field development and production of oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company operates six field centres: Alvheim, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, Edvard Grieg, Ula and Valhall, and is a partner in the Johan Sverdrup licence. Aker BP’s shares are traded on Oslo Børs (AKRBP).

Aker BP is one of the largest independent oil companies in Europe with a production of more than 400,000 barrels oil equivalent per day. Aker BP is a global E&P leader in low CO2 emissions and seeks to offset its non-abated Scope 1 and 2 emissions to become Net Zero across operations by 2030.