Here, 16,600 tonnes are trawled in the Trondheim Fjord

The weight of the giant landing gear is 16,600 tons and its height of 141.5 meters when it is laid on the seabed.

– An Important Day

The yellow steel structure is well visible in the fjord, and several small boats follow the freight.

– This is an important day for us. Nearly four years after the signing of the framework agreement, she is currently supplying the latest steel substations to the Johan Sverdrup field, "says Sturla Magnus, executive vice president.

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Total roads 100,000 tons

The three sub-stations of Kværner account for nearly 100,000 tonnes with the poles. And Verdal deliveries account for 90 percent of the total underweight for the first phase of field development.

The first delivery was the platform of the aerial platform in the summer of 2017. It is the largest and most complex steel base delivered by Kværner, with a weight of 26 000 tonnes. In addition, it was the first visible facility on the new field center. In March 2018, the company delivered the steel base to the drilling rig.

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Cheaper than in 2005

Kværner writes in a press release that all platforms have been delivered to the 39, agreed time. The company has improved the process of such assignments, so that the new undercarriage can be delivered at a lower cost than in 2005.