Johan Castberg Construction Begins At Stord

Norwegian minister of petroleum and energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, will start cutting the first sheet for the topside of the Johan Castberg vessel at Kværner’s yard at Stord on Nov. 21. The construction will create major ripple effects throughout Norway.

“Johan Castberg is the next major development on the Norwegian continental shelf and will open a new area in the Barents Sea for Equinor. Johan Castberg’s development will have ripple effects equivalent to 47,000 man-years in Norway during the development phase. The value of Norwegian goods and services will amount to around NOK 25 billion, said Anders Opedal, Equinor’s executive vice president for technology, projects and drilling, in a statement.