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First Johan Sverdrup Topside Installed

The riser platform is one of four platforms that make up the field centre on the Johan Sverdrup field in Phase 1 of the project Photo credit Statoil

With the last module of the Johan Sverdrup riser platform lifted into place, the first of four topsides of the next North Sea giant has been installed.“It’s a special feeling to see the first Johan Sverdrup platform in place…

Statoil Inks LOI for Johan Sverdrup Phase 2

Statoil, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, signed a letter of intent with Aibel for the construction of the processing platform topside for phase 2 of the project. A letter of intent for field center modifications…

Johan Sverdrup Development Enters Phase 2

Illustration of the Johan Sverdrup field center (Photo: Statoil)

The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development, awarding FEED contracts to Aker Solutions, Kværner and Siemens. Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup is under development, with first oil scheduled for late 2019.

Construction Begins on Johan Sverdrup Riser platform

The riser platform construction start was marked today at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea. Project director for Johan Sverdrup Kjetel Digre (from right), project manager for the riser platform and the processing…

Johan Sverdrup contract to Rosenberg WorleyParsons - Statoil

Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons AS a contract for fabrication of three bridges and two flare towers. The contract value is close to NOK 600 million. The fabrication and assembly will mainly be carried out in Stavanger…

Rosenberg WorleyParsons Bags Johan Sverdrup Contract

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Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup license, awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons AS a contract valued close to NOK 600 million for fabrication of three bridges and two flare towers. The fabrication and assembly will mainly be carried out in Stavanger…

Construction Starts on Johan Sverdrup Platform

Apprentice Jens Erik Eriksen in Kværner and Norway’s minister of petroleum and energy Tord Lien marked the construction start on the Johan Sverdrup utility and living quarters platform on the island of Stord, north of Stavanger, today, Thursday 31 March.

Production Drilling Starts at Johan Sverdrup

At 00:00 on Tuesday 1 March the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig commenced on the first of a total of 35 wells to be drilled in the first phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development. “The Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig is currently…

Statoil Awards Johan Sverdrup Pipeline Contracts

The total contract value is estimated at slightly less than NOK 2.5 billion, the three contracts cover both the oil and the gas export pipelines for Johan Sverdrup. The linepipe fabrication contract for the export pipelines was awarded to Mitsui & Co. Norway A.S.

Accommodation Rig Contract for Johan Sverdrup

Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, awarded a contract to Jacktel AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Master Marine AS, for providing accommodation services on the Johan Sverdrup field. Jacktel AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Master Marine A…

Statoil Contracts for Two Johan Sverdrup Jackets

On behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, Statoil is today awarding contracts for two Johan Sverdrup jackets to Kvaerner Verdal and Dragados Offshore S.A. The contract awarded to Kvaerner Verdal has a value of approximately NOK 1 billion and covers engineering…

Statoil Awards Johan Sverdrup Contract to FMC

On behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, Statoil has awarded an EPC contract for subsea equipment for the Johan Sverdrup project to FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS. The contract involves establishment of a new and cost efficient standard for subsea equipment.

Kværner Secures Another Johan Sverdrup Contract from Statoil

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Statoil has signed Kværner Verdal on board for another complex steel jacket delivery for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform, Statoil announced today. The contract, awarded by Statoil on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership…

Statoil: Building Block for Johan Sverdrup Installed

The first piece of the Johan Sverdrup development has now been completed and installed on the field in the North Sea. It was Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel “Thialf” that completed the installation of the 280-tonne pre-drilling template on the Johan Sverdrup field.

Johan Sverdrup Construction Begins

Construction work has commenced, at Kværner in Verdal, on the biggest industrial project in Norway for decades to come. Production of the first elements on the Johan Sverdrup project has begun. On Monday 29 June Kværner metal…

Statoil: $32.5 bln for Sverdrup Startup

Development of field could cost up to $32.5 bln; cost estimate higher than analyst forecasts. Sverdrup scheduled to start up in late 2019. Statoil's giant Johan Sverdrup oil field could cost as much as $32.5 billion, the…

Statoil Tie Offshore Units as Hyme Starts Production

Hyme field with a subsea template tied in to existing infrastructure on the Njord A platform: Image credit Statoil

Statoil and its partners begin production from the Hyme oil field in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. The Hyme field was discovered at Haltenbanken in June 2009, 19 kilometres north-east of the Njord A platform. It is tied in to existing infrastructure on Njord A…