Aker Options has secured a five-year contract from Aker BP to offer upkeep, modification and operation (MMO) companies throughout a number of property on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
The precise contract worth was not specified by Aker Options however is projected to be between Nkr8bn ($841.32m) and Nkr12bn.
The framework settlement contains choices for 2 further four-year extensions, ranging from 1 March 2026.
The settlement encompasses the next areas: Alvheim, Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen (EIGA), Fenris, Skarv, Ula, Valhall and the newly developed Yggdrasil space.
It goals to reinforce challenge execution and supply by means of the next-generation MMO alliance.
Aker Options CEO Kjetel Digre mentioned: “This contract marks a brand new chapter for Aker Options. We’re proud to function the MMO supplier for the Yggdrasil Space, together with three topsides, Hugin A, Hugin B and Munin.
“It’s an space that can set a brand new benchmark for distant operations and low-manned and unmanned manufacturing platforms.”
A central element of this method contains the adoption of recent know-how and superior strategies to extend effectivity and scale back prices, whereas shortening challenge timelines.
The alliance seeks to realize deeper organisational integration, utilise digital and AI-driven methodologies, and implement a business mannequin that incentivises efficiency enhancements.
Aker BP CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik mentioned: “The Norwegian Continental Shelf [NCS] wants a step change in productiveness, and this alliance delivers precisely that.
“By working in built-in groups from the beginning and rethinking how we work by means of data-driven workflows and scaling the usage of AI, we unlock effectivity ranges that have been merely not potential earlier than.”
The challenge is anticipated to ship substantial native advantages, stimulating exercise inside the Norwegian trade.
Engineering and challenge administration actions are set to happen in Stavanger, Sandnessjøen and Mumbai, whereas fabrication work can be carried out at Aker Options’ amenities in Egersund and Sandnessjøen.
Offshore personnel will even have work alternatives as a part of this contract.
The order can be recorded as consumption within the first quarter of 2026 below the Life Cycle section, estimating the workload over the fastened five-year time period.
In late 2025, Aker Options signed a six-year body settlement with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia for brownfield upkeep and modification companies on the Eldfisk and Ekofisk oil and fuel fields offshore Norway.
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