UPDATE 1-Norway's Aker, Statkraft agree on offshore wind partnership
(Adds Statkraft CEO, Aker CEO comments) OSLO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Norwegian investment firm Aker , whose energy portfolio has mainly focused on oil and gas, said it would cooperate with renewable energy producer Statkraft to look at offshore wind opportunities in Norway. Aker, via its Aker Offshore Wind AOW-ME.OL company, and the state-owned utility will aim to develop a wind farm in an offshore area called Soerlige Nordsjoe II, one of two areas in the North Sea that Norway is opening for offshore wind projects. The firms will establish a 50/50 split project team for this purpose, marking Stat...