Tag: Norway

Xodus Group will plan and carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Statoil’s potential pilot park for the world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine. The Hywind turbine is based on the Hywind Demo prototype, which has been tested with success by Statoil in Norway more than a year. An area located off the North-east coast of Scotland will be appraised as a prospective candidate for a possible first pilot park of up to five units, generating renewable electricity offshore.

Satoil has been given approval for development of the Gudrun oil and gas field, located about 55km north of Sleipner oil field off Norway.

Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd in South Korea for delivery of mooring equipment.

Stolt Offshore SA has announced that it has received a Letter of Intent for a contract valued at USD 90 million from Statoil ASA for pipeline installation on the Tyrihans oil and gas field development project in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea.

Development plans for the Statoil-operated Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea were formally approved by the Council of State and submitted to the Storting (parliament).

Hydro (Norway) has awarded Vetco Aibel (Norway) AS a contract for construction of two modules and platform modifications on the Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea.

Kvaerner has signed a contract with Statoil on behalf of Vestprocess DA, for the expansion of the Vestprocess (VP) unit at Statoil’s refinery in Mongstad, Norway.