Aker CEO ready for large-scale acquisitions

Aker plans to remain a dominant player in the current consolidation of the oil industry. Group CEO Øyvind Eriksen tells Dagens Næringsliv that the group is focusing on both small and large acquisitions.

BY NIKLAS KRIGSLUND

Published: 03.04.17 at 10:24

Norwegian oil group Aker is ready to make more large-scale acquisitions.

The company, controlled by investor Kjell Inge Røkke, has already concluded several major transactions in recent years.

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