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Aker BP starts at Ivar Aasen

Dec 27, 2016

Aker BP started first oil at the Ivar Aasen field earlier this week, just four years after the plan for development and operations (PDO) was submitted.  Image of Ivar Aasen, from Aker BP. Production…

Kvaerner wins more Njord A work

Sep 14, 2016

Statoil has contracted Kvaerner for works including preparation and docking of it Njord A semisubmersible production facility under a project framework agreement (PFA) for the upgrade of the facility.  The call-off work has an estimated value of US42…

Njord A disconnected, towed to shore

Aug 31, 2016

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering successfully led the disconnection and towing operations of the Njord A semisubmersible floating production platform from the Njord field. The Njord A platform arrived safely in Klosterfjorden on the 23 August…

Drone video of Njord A tow

Aug 29, 2016

In this drone video, Statoil shows its Njord A semisubmersible production platform as it was being towed to the Kværner Stord yard in Norway for reinforcement and renovation works that will enable it to return to production up to and beyond 2030…

Njord arrives at Kvearner for overhaul

Aug 26, 2016

Statoil's Njord A semisubmersible production platform has been towed to the Kværner Stord yard in Norway for reinforcement and renovation works, which will enable it to return to production up to and beyond 2030. The facility, which was built at the same yard in 1997…

Ivar Aasen topsides installed, first oil Q4

Jul 26, 2016

Norwegian independent Det norske has marked the installation of the Ivar Aasen development topside. The 15,000-tonne topside has now been installed on the jacket, in two lifts using the Saipem 7000, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…

Det norske continues to progress after Q2 fall

Jul 19, 2016

Det norske oljeselskap reported nearly a 21% decline in Q2 2016 revenues, when compared to last year, however, the Norwegian exploration and development company continues to move forward with several of its big name projects. Ivar Aasen jacket…

Ivar Aasen deck installation imminent

Jul 14, 2016

Norwegian independent Det norske is gearing up for imminent offshore module installation works on its Ivar Aasen development offshore Norway this month. The firm, which is due to become part of new firm Aker BP, says the the project is on time and budget with planned start-up in Q4…

Ivar Aasen LQ ready for sailaway

Jun 29, 2016

The living quarters for the Ivar Aasen development in the Norwegian North Sea has been completed and it due to sail away today (29 June).  The 2300-tonne, 40m-high module was built at Apply Leirvik at Stord, Norway.   The Ivar Aasen…

Ivar Aasen topsides sailaway due early June

Apr 29, 2016

Key activities for the Ivar Aasen project are progressing according to plan and budget with first oil scheduled for Q4 2016, Det Norske said this morning. Topside construction at SMOE's yard in Singapore is now 98% complete, with sail-away from Singapore scheduled for the first week of June…

Kvaerner, Statoil sign Njord A agreement

Apr 04, 2016

Kvaerner has signed a framework agreement with Statoil, on behalf of partners, for upgrading of the Njord A semisubmersible platform. At the same time, Statoil has made the first call-off from the framework agreement with an estimated value of US$14…

Statoil starts Johan Sverdrup ULQ construction

Mar 31, 2016

Construction on the utility and living quarters on Norway's largest industrial project - the Johan Sverdrup development in the North Sea - has been marked by an apprentice at engineering firm Kvaerner and the country's minister for petroleum…

NorSea Group inks Hywind base deal

Feb 19, 2016

Norway-based NorSea Group's Stordbase is to be used to assemble the world's first floating wind farm, the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park under a US$5.8-8.1 million (NOK 50-70 million) contract. The contract, which enters starts 1 March 2016…

First oil at Edvard Grieg

Nov 30, 2015

First oil started from the Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea 28 November 2015. The Edvard Grieg field is part of PL338 on the Utsira High in the North Sea, about 180 km west of Stavanger. The development comprises a steel jacket platform and 22…

Gina Krog gets jacket

Jul 09, 2015

June was a busy month for Statoil’s Gina Krog in the North Sea. In the last weeks of June, the Gina Krog jacket was installed and the top floors of the living quarters were lifted into position at Stord. Statoil provided a timeline of…

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