Tambar platform. Steve Marshall; Aker BP has given the go-ahead for the Nkr1.7 billion ($199.2 million) redevelopment of Tambar to boost recovery and extend the lifetime of the Norwegian oilfield.

The Tambar and Tambar East satellite fields are being produced with a total of four wells via an unmanned wellhead platform tied back to the Aker BP-operated Ula field at a distance of 16 kilometres.

BP Norge AS has received consent to carry out major modifications on the Tambar field. The consent relates to installation and use of a multiphase pump (Tambar MPP).