Aker BP in $250m King Lear buy from Equinor

Independent taking state-controlled player's operating stake in Norwegian discovery

King Lear act: Aker BP chief executive Karl Johnny Hersvik

Eoin O'Cinneide

Europe Western Europe North Sea Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Equinor

Published 15 October 2018, 10:31Updated 15 October 2018, 11:29