On February 17th, 2022 the hull for the Johan Castberg FPSO left Semborp Marine in Singapore, heading for Aker Solutions at Stord, Norway.
The ship is transported to Norway on board the world’s largest transport vessel: Boka Vanguard from Boskalis.
The 12 500 nautical mile journey is expected to take about 50 days. Once quayside at Stord all the process modules constructed by Aker Solutions in Sandnessjøen, Verdal, Egersund and at Stord will be installed and the ship completed.
In 2024 the FPSO will be transported to the field in Barentshavet.
Expected production start is Q4 2024.