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Aker BP aims to develop a forward-thinking oil and gas enterprise with a focus on reduced expenses and carbon footprint, robust expansion, elevated profits and compelling dividends. Moreover, our participation is crucial in the worldwide shift in energy consumption.

By leveraging technology, we are revamping our value chains, using novel approaches to enhance efficiency and reduce redundancies.

Your insights on top-notch technologies are valuable to us.

The main focus areas for our technological development are:

Affordable access to reserves  

Our current assets hold considerable potential and value that remain to be fully tapped. However, doing so will depend on the development of innovative technologies and methodologies that can economically liberate these untapped reserves.  
 
The ability to bring oil equivalent to market at a reduced cost and to augment the amount of recoverable reserves is critical for evolving into an oil and gas entity prepared for the future.  
 
Technologies that offer better subsurface understanding, cost-effective drilling, completion techniques enabling inexpensive reservoir access, as well as stimulation and sand control systems that provide long-term cost-effective productivity, along with practices that minimize expenses associated with slot recovery, are all instrumental in leveraging new technology for value creation.

Production management

Aker BP’s portfolio includes well-established assets, alongside new projects that are progressing.  
 
For our assets, a major emphasis should be placed on lowering operational expenditures and enhancing production effectiveness via improved water management, refining allotment techniques, reducing manual inspections by implementing robotics (both above and beneath the ocean surface), metering, etc.  
 
We are experiencing an increase in water output. The activities associated with pumping, treating, and disposing of this water contribute to significant costs and negatively impact the environment. Implementing cost-effective methods to monitor, control, diagnose, and isolate water production at its origin can improve oil and gas recovery while also diminishing expenses and decreasing environmental footprints.

Optimizing Existing Well Potential & P&A  

Our portfolio includes assets such as Alvheim, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, Ula, and Valhall, which collectively consist of over 250 wells with a combined net output surpassing 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent each day. To optimize the performance and value of our wells, it is essential to ensure continuous and efficient operation throughout the duration of available reservoir energy—whether it’s unassisted or enhanced.

This requires averting and managing potential failures in well integrity, controlling unwanted sand and chalk extraction, sustaining reservoir energy for an extended period of production, implementing condition monitoring with predictive maintenance, and effectively managing issues like mineral scaling.

It further involves executing high-quality, cost-efficient well interventions that can bolster production, gather critical data for improved decision-making, or address any operational deficiencies.

Ultimately, our goal is to minimize or eliminate incidents that can lead to reduced productivity or downtime in our wells.
We must also find ways to transition tasks from large-scale, costly, and carbon-heavy rigs to smaller, more efficient solutions. The industry’s path forward demands easier removal of tubing and methods that ensure prompt and reliable barrier installation and testing for high-quality, efficient well abandonment.

Sustainability Commitment  

Acknowledging the significant environmental challenges, our corporation is dedicated to assuming accountability for our carbon footprint with a goal to attain net-zero emissions in all operations by 2030.

Innovative approaches are imperative not solely for decreasing or eradicating emissions from our direct operations (through energy efficiency and emission reduction solutions) but also for lessening the cumulative climate impact throughout the lifecycle of the products and services we utilize.
 
We encourage you to submit technology initiatives that will directly impact any of the above.

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Rules of Disclosure

Welcome to the Aker BP Drilling and Wells Technology Portal (the “Portal”). The purpose of the Portal is to provide a platform for suppliers (the “Disclosing Party”) to share information about innovative technology with Aker BP. By accessing and using the Portal, Disclosing Party agree to comply with the following terms:

  1. Purpose of the Portal: The Portal is designed to foster collaboration and encourage suppliers to present new technologies and ideas to Aker BP. It is intended solely for the purpose of exchanging non-sensitive and non-confidential information.
  2. Classification of Information: Any information shared via the Portal will be classified as “Aker BP Internal Information” and it is not intended for distribution outside Aker BP or its authorized representatives. Disclosing Party acknowledges and agrees that sharing sensitive, confidential, proprietary, personal, or classified information via the Portal is expressly prohibited at this stage.  Examples of sensitive or confidential information include but are not limited to trade secrets, financial data, customer lists, and any other information that could be reasonably deemed sensitive or confidential. Any such sensitive or confidential information should only be shared after the execution of a separate, written Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) between Aker BP and the Disclosing Party, which will govern the confidentiality and disclosure of such information.
  3. NDAs and Further Discussions: If Aker BP is interested in pursuing discussions further regarding Disclosing Party’s idea or technology, Aker BP may, at its sole discretion, initiate a separate NDA with the Disclosing Party. The NDA will primarilty govern the confidentiality and disclosure of sensitive and confidential information shared between the parties during subsequent discussions.
  4. Right and Authority to Share: The Disclosing Party represents and warrants that it has the right and authority to disclose all information shared via the Portal. Disclosing Party is liable for any misrepresentation of their right to share information and shall indemnify Aker BP in case of any legal claims arising from such misrepresentation.
  5. Intellectual Property Rights: Disclosing Party shall retain all rights, title, and interest in the intellectual property related to information shared via the Portal. However, by submitting information through the Portal, Disclosing Party grant Aker BP a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute the submitted information for internal evaluation and review purposes only.
  6. Monitoring and Moderation: Aker BP reserves the right to monitor and moderate the content shared on the Portal. Aker BP may remove or refuse to publish any content that violates these terms or is deemed inappropriate, at its sole discretion.
  7. No Obligation to Proceed: Sharing information through the Portal does not create any obligation for Aker BP to proceed with discussions or pursue any business relationship with the Disclosing Party.
  8. Disclaimer: Aker BP disclaims any liability for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of the Portal or the information submitted therein. Disclosing Party shall indemnify Aker BP from any loss, damage, cost, and expense arising from any claim, suit, or action brought against Aker BP by third parties resulting from the Disclosing Party’s use of the Portal or the information shared via the Portal.
  9. Amendments to Terms: Aker BP may update or amend these terms of use at any time without prior notice. It is the responsibility of Disclosing Party to regularly review the terms for any changes.
  10. Norwegian law and disputes: These Rules of Disclosure shall be construed and take effect in accordance with Norwegian law. Disputes arising in connection with or as a result of these terms or use of the Portal which are not resolved by mutual agreement shall be settled by court proceedings before Oslo District Court. 

By accessing and using the Portal, Disclosing Party acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to these terms of use.