TGS Prediktor expands data gateway agreement with Aker BP to cover full company operations
On October 21, 2026, TGS Prediktor and Aker BP announced an expanded agreement for Prediktor Data Gateway — taking the data infrastructure solution well beyond its original Yggdrasil scope to cover Aker BP’s entire organization.
It’s a shift from project-level deployment to company-wide digital foundation, built on a collaboration that started when Aker BP first chose Prediktor Data Gateway for Yggdrasil back in 2024.
Agreement extended beyond Yggdrasil to full organization
When Aker BP picked Prediktor Data Gateway in 2024, the scope was specific: support the Yggdrasil area development. That’s changed. The October 21 announcement, made in Oslo, confirms the solution now functions as a process data server and operational data infrastructure layer across the broader Aker BP organization — not just one development area.
Under the expanded terms, Prediktor Data Gateway provides secure, reliable access to high-quality real-time data from operational technology systems company-wide.
Under the expanded terms, Prediktor Data Gateway provides secure, reliable access to high-quality real-time data from operational technology systems company-wide. It standardizes how process data is collected, structured, and made available to enterprise systems, analytics platforms, and digital applications — functions previously scoped to Yggdrasil alone.
Going from a single-area deployment to an enterprise-wide agreement is a meaningful step. Aker BP isn’t treating this as a one-off tool for a specific project. It’s a foundational layer for how the company manages operational data at scale.
Why Aker BP extended the deal
The short answer: Yggdrasil worked. The initial deployment proved the infrastructure’s value in a demanding environment — one that includes remote operations, unmanned production platforms, and data-driven work processes. That track record made the case for scaling.
There’s also a strategic dimension that goes beyond performance alone. Aker BP has a broader digitalization strategy requiring consistency across the organization. Patchwork digital solutions — different tools, different data standards, different integration approaches across assets — create real friction, and a shared data foundation cuts through that problem directly.
Aker BP CDO Paula Doyle put it plainly: “The data foundation is critical to our operations and to how we scale digital solutions, and the extended agreement builds on a collaboration that has already proven its value.” Proven value, scalable foundation — that framing explains why they extended rather than renegotiated from scratch.
What Prediktor data gateway does
At its core, Prediktor Data Gateway is an industrial data infrastructure solution. It collects high-resolution operational data from sensors, devices, machines, and automation systems across a range of industrial protocols, with a strong emphasis on data quality and continuity — making sure what flows through the system is trustworthy and consistent.
Once collected, the data is structured and made available through standard interfaces for enterprise platforms, analytics tools, and other applications. That standardization is where much of the value lives. Without it, connecting operational technology data to business systems typically means custom integration work for every new application added to the stack.
The solution has strong support for OPC UA — an industrial communication standard — alongside standardized information models. That combination reduces integration complexity without locking the organization into a rigid architecture. Existing systems stay in place; new ones can be added without rebuilding the data layer from scratch.
Implications for Aker BP operations and AI development
One practical advantage here is support for incremental modernization. Aker BP doesn’t need to replace existing operational technology to get better data access — the gateway sits on top of what’s already there, standardizing outputs without requiring wholesale infrastructure replacement.
That matters considerably for a company operating multiple field centers across the Norwegian continental shelf. Ripping out established operational technology at each asset would be costly, disruptive, and risky. A data infrastructure layer that works with existing systems is a far more realistic path to digital consistency at scale.
Consistent, high-quality real-time data access is also the prerequisite for more advanced analytics and AI workloads. TGS EVP Will Ashby noted that the extension reflects how the collaboration has evolved — from supporting a major development project to enabling a broader digital foundation “as operational needs, analytics and AI continue to develop.” That phrasing suggests the expanded agreement is built with future capability growth in mind, not just current needs.
Background: TGS Prediktor and Aker BP
TGS is a global provider of energy data and intelligence, with products and technologies spanning the full energy value chain, used by companies involved in exploration and production worldwide. Prediktor, operating under the TGS umbrella, focuses specifically on industrial data infrastructure for operational environments.
Aker BP operates on the Norwegian continental shelf, running field centers including Valhall, Ula, Edvard Grieg/Ivar Aasen, Alvheim, and Skarv, and holding a partner position in the Johan Sverdrup field. By production volume, it ranks among the largest independent oil companies in Europe — a scale that makes consistent digital infrastructure both more complex and more valuable to get right.
What the expanded agreement means in practice
The October 21 announcement marks a real shift in the relationship between TGS Prediktor and Aker BP. What started as a project-level selection in 2024 has become an enterprise-wide infrastructure commitment. Prediktor Data Gateway will now underpin how Aker BP collects, structures, and distributes operational data across the organization — supporting remote operations, unmanned platforms, analytics, and the AI workloads the company expects to grow into. For both parties, it’s a long-term collaboration focused on safer, more efficient, and increasingly data-driven operations across the Norwegian continental shelf.
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