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| Statoil Officially Opens Vega Field in North Sea |
Date: Mar. 2011
Type: Operator Update |
| Statoil announced that the Vega field in the North Sea has officially opened. Production from the field commenced on Dec. 2, 2010. Gas and condensate flow from three subsea templates to the processing facility on the Gjoa platform, which is operated by GDF Suez. Following unitization of the two Vega licenses, Vega and Vega South, the partnership consists of Statoil (operator 54%), Petoro (24%), Bayerngas Norge (10%), Idemitsu Petroleum Norge (6%), and GDF Suez E&P (6%). The Vega and Vega Sor fields are located in PL 090C and 248 and lie in a water depth of 1,230 feet (375 meters). |
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| Technip Receives EPIC Contract for Gjoa Development |
Date: Mar. 2011
Type: Contract Award |
| GDF Suez awarded Technip an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract for the Gjoa field development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract includes engineering and fabrication work of two smoothbore gas export risers to connect the Gjoa platform with a gas export pipeline; removal of existing roughbore risers and installing two new smoothbore risers; and tie-in and pre-commissioning activities. Offshore installation is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2011. Gjoa is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea, 28 miles (45 kilometers) offshore Norway in water depths of 1,181 feet (360 meters). |
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| RWE Dea Finds Oil in Titan Prospect, Near Gjoa Field |
Date: Dec. 2010
Type: New Discovery |
| RWE Dea has discovered oil in the 35/9-6 S well on the Titan prospect in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The well proved petroleum over a gross column of more than 1,427 feet (435 meters) in the Viking group, as well as in the Brent and Dunlin groups. The reservoir rocks vary in reservoir quality and thickness, as well as different pressure regimes, and water contact was not encountered. Small-scale formation tests showed variable flow properties, and preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 12.5 and 62.8 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent. To determine the exact size and extent of the discovery, the operator will have to appraise the find. The well was drilled by the Bredford Dolphin semisub in a water depth of 1,214 feet (370 meters). Situated about 9 miles (15 kilometers) west of the Gjoa field in the Norwegian North Sea, the well is the first to be drilled in this license. RWE Dea Norge AS is the operator of the license, with a 30% interest; Statoil owns 40%; and Idemitsu Petroleum Norge owns 30%. |
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| Statoil Commences Production on the Vega Field |
Date: Dec. 2010
Type: Production Start |
| Statoil has turned on the taps at its Vega gas and condensate field off Norway's west coast. The field was developed with three seabed templates sending gas and condensate to the Gjoa platform. It is estimated that the Vega field will deliver 7 million cubic meters of gas and 3,900 cubic meters of condensate daily. Vega consists of two licenses, Vega and Vega Sor, and initial startup of the field brings four wells online, with the final two expected to come online in April 2011. The Vega and Vega Sor fields are located in PL 090C and 248 and lie in a water depth of 1,230 feet (375 meters). |
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| PSA Grants Consent for Gjoa's Transfer of Operatorship |
Date: Nov. 2010
Type: Status Update |
| The Petroleum Safety Authority has granted consent for the transfer of operatorship of Gjoa from Statoil to GDF Suez. Statoil was the operator of the field during its development phase, and in accordance with a previously approved plan, the operator responsibility in the production phase is transferred to GDF Suez. Gjoa is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea, 28 miles (45 kilometers) offshore Norway in water depths of 1,181 feet (360 meters). |
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| GDF Suez to Drill and Complete Production Wells on Gjoa |
Date: Nov. 2010
Type: Drilling Operations |
| The Petroleum Safety Authority has granted GDF Suez consent to drill and complete wells on the Gjoa field using the Transocean Searcher semisub. The consent includes drilling and completing 11 wells, of which five were scheduled for completion before the start of production. The remaining wells are planned for completion by July 2012. Gjoa is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea, 28 miles (45 kilometers) offshore Norway in water depths of 1,181 feet (360 meters). |
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| Statoil Commences Production at Gjoa |
Date: Nov. 2010
Type: Production Start |
| Statoil announced the Gjoa oil and gas field commenced production on November 7. Oil and gas will produce from the field for at least 15 years, and Gjoa's facilities (with a design life of 30 years) will pave the way for further development in the area. The Gjoa platform is the first production facility to receive its power from land; electricity is transmitted through a 62-mile (100-kilometer) cable from Mongstad north of Bergen. It is estimated that Gjoa will produce roughly 17 MMcm/d. The field is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea, 28 miles (45 kilometers) offshore Norway in water depths of 1,181 feet (360 meters). Partners in the project include Gaz de France with a 30% operating interest, Petoro with 30%, Statoil with 20%, Shell with 12% and RWE with the remaining 8%. |
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| Gassco Starts Up Gjoa Gas Pipeline |
Date: Oct. 2010
Type: Pipeline Construction |
| Gassco, operator of the Gjoa Gas Pipe, announced that first gas flowed through the GGP pipeline on October 10. The 81-mile-long (130-kilometer-long), 28-inch-diameter line runs from Gjoa to the tie-in point on the Flags-pipeline, which will carry the gas to a receiving terminal at St. Fergus in Scotland. The pipeline will initially be used to import gas from Flags until the Gjoa platform becomes operational. It is estimated that Gjoa will produce roughly 17 MMcm/d. Gjoa is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea, 28 miles (45 kilometers) offshore Norway in water depths of 1,181 feet (360 meters). |
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| Consent to Use Vega, Vega Sor on Gjoa |
Date: Sep. 2010
Type: Subsea Equipment |
| Consent was given for the use of Vega and Vega Sor, which consist of three subsea templates located on Vega Nord, Vega Sentral and Vega Sor. These subsea templates will be tied to the Gjoa facility via a production pipeline and an umbilical. Gjoa is scheduled to commence production in October 2010. Gjoa is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea in a water depth of 1,181 feet (360 meters). Partners in the project include Gaz de France with a 30% interest, Petoro also with 30%, Statoil with 20%, Shell with 12% and RWE with the remaining 8%. |
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| Statoil Turns on Gjoa's Power |
Date: Jul. 2010
Type: Production Start |
| On July 11, Statoil turned on Gjoa's power, making it Norway's first floating platform to get its electrical power from the mainland. The electricity comes from Statoil's Mongstad facility, north of Bergen, through a 90,000-volt, 62-mile (100-kilometer) long subsea cable. The cable compromises both static and flexible parts, running from the seabed and up to the platform. Gjoa is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea in a water depth of 1,181 feet (360 meters). Partners in the project include Gaz de France with a 30% interest, Petoro also with 30%, Statoil with 20%, Shell with 12% and RWE with the remaining 8%. |
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| Gjoa Platform Starts Journey to North Sea |
Date: Jun. 2010
Type: Status Update |
| The Gjoa semisubmersible platform has left the Aker Solutions yard in Stord and is on its way to the North Sea where installation will take place. Aker Solutions designed, engineered and assembled the platform, which will connect to five subsea templates. The platform will have a topside weight of 24,251 tons (22,000 tonnes), and a hull dry weight of 16,535 tons (15,000 tonnes). The Gjoa deck measures 361 feet (110 meters) long and 279 feet (85 meters) wide, with a 469-feet (143-meter) long flare tower. Production from the field is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010. Gjoa is located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea, 28 miles (45 kilometers) offshore Norway in water depths of 1,181 feet (360 meters). Two companies will operate Gjoa at different stages. Statoil is serving as the operator for the project through field development, and Gaz de France will be Gjoa's operator during the production phase. |
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| Gjoa Platform Mated, Preparing for Production in 2010 |
Date: Dec. 2009
Type: Subsea Equipment |
| After its deck and hull were mated in Stord, Norway, the Gjoa platform was towed to the quay in order for the mechanical work of the facility to be carried out. The platform is expected to be ready for towing to the Gjoa field in April 2010. Located on Blocks 35/9 and 36/7 in the Norwegian North Sea in water depths of 1,181 feet (360 meters), Gjoa is estimated to contain 82 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.4 Tcf (40 Bcm) of gas. After the field's development, Statoil will transfer operatorship to GDF Suez for the field's production phases. Partners in the project include Gaz de France with a 30% interest, Petoro also with 30%, StatoilHydro with 20%, Shell with 12% and RWE with the remaining 8%. |
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| Gjoa Hull Makes Safe Voyage Through Gulf of Aden |
Date: Sep. 2009
Type: Status Update |
| The hull of the North Sea Gjoa platform is on its way to Norway from the Samsung shipyard in South Korea. The development of Gjoa, Vega and Vega Sor, which is currently the biggest development project on the Norwegian Continental shelf, is opening up a new part of the North Sea for oil and gas production. Vega and Vega Sor will be developed using subsea installations connected to the Gjoa platform. After arrival, it will be moored until Christmas while awaiting assembly with the topsides. |
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| Grenland Group Delivers Gjoa Subsea Structures |
Date: Sep. 2009
Type: Subsea Equipment |
| Grenland Group delivered seven subsea structures to the Gjoa field. Technip will use the structures to tie-in the Gjoa platform with the subsea systems on the field. The US $6.6 million (NOK 40 million) Technip contract for the fabrication of structures for the Gjoa Structures, Tie-ins and RFO Project was awarded to Grenland Group last summer. The total weight of the structures was approximately 551 tons (500 tonnes) at delivery. Previously Grenland Group has delivered five large subsea structures with a total weight of more than 1,874 tons (1,700 tonnes) to FMC Technologies for StatoilHydro's Gjoa project. Gjoa is an oil and condensate field situated north of the Troll field -- about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Floro, Norway. |
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| StatoilHydro to Recover Big Gains from Vega South |
Date: Jul. 2009
Type: Development Activity |
| A few simple modifications to wells already planned will allow StatoilHydro to recover seven million barrels of oil and a billion standard cubic meters of associated gas from Vega South. Located in the northern North Sea, this structure forms part of a project which also embraces the Vega North and Vega Central discoveries. Plans call for these finds to be developed as a gas and condensate (light oil) field, but StatoilHydro will now also produce a thin layer of light crude from the southern discovery. Extra meters must be installed on the wellheads to permit recovery of the light crude. Plans call for Vega to come on stream through the Gjoa tie-in during the fourth quarter of 2010 at an estimated cost of US $1 Billion (NOK 7 Billion). |
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| StatoilHydro Gets Go-Ahead to Use Bideford Dolphin in North Sea |
Date: Jun. 2009
Type: Development Activity |
| StatoilHydro was granted consent for the use of the Bideford Dolphin semisub to conduct production drilling, completion and well clean up on the Vega and Vega Sor fields. The fields are gas and condensate fields under PL 090C and 248, and are located in a water depth of 1,230 feet (375 meters). An overall Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the fields was approved by the authorities in June 2007. According to the plan, production will start in the autumn of 2010. |
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| Subsea 7 Completes Dev't Project on Vega Fields in North Sea |
Date: Apr. 2009
Type: Development Activity |
| Subsea 7 commenced the subsea work on the StatoilHydro-operated Vega and Vega South fields, located in the Norwegian North Sea in 1,247 feet (380 meters) of water. The EPCI workscope includes three rigid flowlines, totaling 32 miles (51 kilometers) in length, as well as three umbilicals and three MEG lines. Vega and Vega South are being developed as a subsea tie-back to the Gjoa facility, and production is expected in the fourth quarter of 2010. |
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| StatoilHydro Kicks Off Drilling at Gjoa |
Date: Jan. 2009
Type: Status Update |
| The Transocean Searcher drilling rig has started drilling the first of a total of 13 production wells on the Gjoa field in the North Sea. The rig will drill nine oil wells and four gas wells.
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| StatoilHydro Plans to Tie-In Vega Satellites to Gjoa |
Date: Jan. 2009
Type: Development Activity |
| Activity on Vega and Vega South will be high in 2009. The subsea systems on both satellite fields will be tested early in the year. In the second quarter the subsea templates will be installed. At the same time pipes will be laid, structures will be installed and tie-ins will be carried out. When the subsea systems are ready, drilling can start as scheduled in July 2009. |
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| Gaz de France Taps Comos for Gjoa Management Work |
Date: Dec. 2008
Type: Operator Update |
| In 2010, Gaz de France Norge is set to become the operator on the Gjoa field, and the company has designated Cosmos to manage all operational engineering, documentation and maintenance management tasks. |
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| StatoilHydro Completes Template Installation on Gjoa |
Date: Oct. 2008
Type: Development Activity |
| StatoilHydro's head of marine operations says that Four integrated templates and a satellite structure have been installed on the seabed of the Gjoa field. The offshore operations have been conducted as planned. Production start is expected in the fall of 2010. |
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| Transocean Taps Grenland Group for Work on Semsiub |
Date: Sep. 2008
Type: Development Activity |
| Transocean has awarded Grenland Group an EPCI contract for modification of the skidding system of Transocean Searcher semisub. The rig will be operating for StatoilHydro at the Gjoa field. The contract comprises delivery of turn tables, skidding units, pulling tractor and associated equipment. The contract also includes structural reinforcements of the main deck. |
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| Gjøa contract to Technip Norge |
Date: Jun. 2008
Type: Contract Award |
| StatoilHydro has awarded the contract for the fabrication and installation of structures and tie-in of the pipeline systems for the Gjøa project to Technip Norge AS.
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| StatoilHydro's Gjoa Project Meets Safety Requirements |
Date: May. 2008
Type: Status Update |
| On April 30, 2008, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of StatoilHydro's management of the Gjoa project in the well safety area. No non-conformities with the regulatory requirements were found. |
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| Simtronics Receives Order for Expansion of GJOA Semi EPCH Project |
Date: Feb. 2008
Type: Status Update |
| Simtronics ASA has today received a purchase order from Aker Kvaerner Stord AS for an expansion of the GJOA Semi EPCH project. The expansion order has a value of more than U.S. $427,000.
The initial order for this project was announced on June 4, 2007. The total confirmed order for supply of a complete active fire fighting solution for the GJOA Semi EPCH project is now in excess of U.S. $6.9 million. |
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| North Sea Gjoa Contract to IKM Gruppen |
Date: Feb. 2008
Type: Contract Award |
| On behalf of the Gjoa license and the future operator, Gaz de France, StatoilHydro awarded the main operations support contract for the Gjoa platform in the North Sea to IKM Gruppen AS. "This was a much sought-after contract. After a pre-qualification round five bidders delivered very good bids," says Kjetel Digre, StatoilHydro's project manager for Gjoa. |
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| Saipem Grabs Gjoa Contract |
Date: Oct. 2007
Type: Pipeline Construction |
| Saipem UK has been awarded a contract for the installation of oil and gas export pipelines from the Gjoa field in the North Sea. StatoilHydro is the development operator for the field.
Saipem will lay a total of 185 kilometers of pipeline for the transport of oil and gas from the Gjoa and Vega fields.
The 28 inch gas pipeline will be around 130 kilmometers long, running from Gjoa to the UK Flags trunkline, which carries gas onwards to St Fergus in Scotland. |
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| Gjoa Umbilicals Contract to Aker Kvaerner |
Date: Sep. 2007
Type: Contract Award |
| Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with Statoil for the manufacturing and supply of steel tube umbilical control cables for the Gjoa field in the North Sea. The contract is worth approximately NOK 260 million.
Aker Kvaerner will deliver about 16 kilometers of dynamic and static umbilicals to Statoil. The umbilicals will be manufactured and delivered out of Aker Kvaerner Subsea's facility in Moss, Norway. |
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| Gjoa Approved by Norwegian Parliament |
Date: Jun. 2007
Type: Development Activity |
| The Gjoa 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. |
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| ABB to Manufacture, Install Gjoa Power Cable |
Date: May. 2007
Type: Status Update |
| Statoil has sent a letter of intent to Swedish company ABB Power Technologies for the manufacture and installation of a power cable from the North Sea's Gjoa field. Power cable laying will begin in 2009, with final tie-in to the field in 2010. |
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| Norway to Make Final Decision on Gjoa by Summer |
Date: May. 2007
Type: Development Activity |
| The Norwegian government has proposed that the North Sea's Gjoa field be developed in accordance with the plan for development and operation (PDO), at the Council of State today. The Norwegian parliament (Storting) will make a final decision before the summer. |
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| Final Gjoa Platform Contract Ready |
Date: Apr. 2007
Type: Contract Award |
| Samsung Heavy Industries has been given the assignment of building the Gjoa platform hull. The final key platform supplier is now in place.
The construction contract has a value of US $150 million, or around NOK 900 million.
Samsung has commenced mobilization activities with a planned fabrication start in South Korea in February 2008. Up to 1,000 people will be working on the 14,000-tonne hull structure. |
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| Dresser-Rand to Supply Turbomachinery for Gjoa |
Date: Mar. 2007
Type: Contract Award |
| Dresser-Rand Group Inc. will supply advanced turbomachinery for Statoil's semi-submersible production platforms to be located in the Gjoa field, approximately 50 kilometers off southwest Norway. The contract to provide compression equipment and drivers to Norway's state-owned oil and gas company is estimated at more than $50 million USD. The equipment will be used for recompression and export services at the new oil and gas field. Dresser-Rand booked the order in February 2007. |
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| Statoil Awards Gjoa Quarters Job to Leirvik |
Date: Feb. 2007
Type: Contract Award |
| Statoil has awarded a NOK 450-million contract to Leirvik Module Technology AS to build the living quarters for the Gjoa platform in the North Sea. Statoil is currently the operator of the project.
Covering a unit complete with helideck and lifeboat station, this engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) job will be executed at Stord south of Bergen.
The completed quarters module is to be installed on the platform at Aker Kvaerner's nearby yard in Stord, which is the assembly site for hull and topsides of the Gjoa floater. |
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| Statoil Awards Drilling Contract for Gjoa |
Date: Dec. 2006
Type: Contract Award |
| As development operator, Statoil has signed an agreement with Transocean for drilling of production wells at the North Sea's Gjoa field.
Valid for three years, the contract is worth around US $427 million. The deal covers drilling of 13 wells, with options for a further three. The Transocean Searcher rig will drill the wells. First drilling is planned to start in October 2008. |
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| FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Gjoa |
Date: Dec. 2006
Type: Subsea Equipment |
| FMC Technologies has signed a contract with Statoil to supply subsea systems for the Gjoa project, offshore Norway. The value of this contract is approximately $210 million in revenue.
This contract covers the supply of 14 subsea trees, 5 template structures with manifolds, a topside control system and work-over systems. The subsea system will be engineered and manufactured at FMC Technologies' facility in Kongsberg, Norway. First deliveries are scheduled for July 2008.
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| Aker Kvaerner Wins Gjoa Topsides Work from Statoil |
Date: Sep. 2006
Type: Contract Award |
| A letter of intent on fabricating and mating the topsides for the semi-submersible platform planned on Statoil's Gjoa field in the North Sea has been awarded to Aker Kvaerner.
The two sides now aim to conclude a final contract covering detail engineering, procurement, construction and assembly of the topside plus its mating with the platform hull. |
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| Statoil Reports Progress on Gjoa |
Date: Aug. 2006
Type: Status Update |
| Statoil said that the licensees in the Gjoa license in the North Sea have decided to use a semi-submersible platform for the field development, targeting first oil and gas in 2010.
The aim is to send the plan for development and operation (PDO) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy during the autumn. A final cost estimate will also be available by then. |
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| Statoil Awards FEED Contract to Aker Kvaerner for Gjoa Platform |
Date: Jan. 2006
Type: Contract Award |
| A front-end engineering design (Feed) contract has been awarded by Statoil to Aker Kvaerner Engineering & Technology for a production platform on the Gjoa field in the North Sea.
Awarded on behalf of the Gjoa licensees, the contract is based on Statoil's recommended solution with a semisubmersible production platform tied back to subsea wells. |
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| Operatorship of Gjoa Discovery to be Split |
Date: Feb. 2004
Type: Operator Update |
| The partners in production license 153 have unanimously resolved that Gaz de France Norge (GdFN) and Statoil will split the operatorship for the Gjoa discovery in the North Sea.
The former operator, Norsk Hydro, reached agreement with GdFN last autumn on transferring its 30 per cent holding in the find to the French company.
The licence then recommended that Statoil serves as development operator for Gjoa, with GdFN taking over in the production phase. This model has now been approved by the authorities. |