Karl Johnny was awarded the NPF award 2024

The NPF Award is awarded annually to a candidate who has distinguished themselves by bringing important issues for the industry on the agenda. The award is a recognition of the effort put in and is presented at the Oil and Energy Policy Seminar in Sandefjord.

In the jury’s justification, it says: The 2024 award is given to Karl Johnny Hersvik for his role as a company developer, who over many years has built Aker BP to be a worthy challenger and competitor to Equinor on the Norwegian continental shelf, both through acquisitions (Marathon Oil, Premier Oil, Svenska Petroleum, BP-Norway, and Lundin) and through organic growth. As the driving force in Aker BP, he has contributed to the company investing over NOK 200 billion on the Norwegian continental shelf in the years after the pandemic and towards 2028.

He has been at the forefront of alliance development, technology development, and digitalization to streamline the industry and strengthen competitiveness on the Norwegian continental shelf.

He participates actively and with broad expertise in the public debate. He has also shown great commitment and has been a key attraction at several of NPF’s events. Kalle is fearless and clear, and has shown the courage to invest heavily in oil and gas in both good and bad times, thereby ensuring solid employment and industrial development in several places in the country.