The Norwegian Storting (parliament) has approved the Statoil-operated North Sea Gjøa field’s plan for development and operation. The Gjøa field will be developed with a floating production platform with plans calling for it to come on stream in 2010. Gas will be sent via the UK Flags pipeline to St Fergus in Scotland. Oil will be piped to the Troll II line and further to the Statoil-operated Mongstad refinery north of Bergen. Research work is now in its final phase before final consideration by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Gjøa’s main power requirements will be met from land. Plans call for this to be coordinated with electricity production from the Mongstad energy project’s combined heat and power (CHP) station. Plans call for the Statoil-operated CHP station to come on stream in 2010. Gaz de France will be operator during the production phase. Gjøa operations are being planned with a logistics, supply and helicopter base at Florø, north of Mongstad. Gaz de France’s operations organisation will be based in Stavanger.
