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Equinor Announces Johan Castberg Project Update

The Johan Castberg partnership, consisting of Equinor, Var Energi and Petoro, is today updating the project cost estimate. The investment estimate has increased by almost NOK 13 billion since last year. Company plan for production start in the …

Sep 19, 2023 / Curious

Equinor’s giant new FPSO catches fire

At 21:30 CET on August 10th, smoke was discovered at Equinor’s floating production vessel Johan Castberg, which is currently docked at Aker Solutions’ yard in Stord for final completion.All personnel working on the vessel have been evacuated and …

Aug 12, 2022 / Accidents

WATCH: Johan Castberg FPSO left to Norway

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 …

Feb 18, 2022 / Vessels

Equinor: Welding quality of Johan Castberg hull

An in-house investigation team from Equinor has studied the deviation in quality of welding and inspection of the Johan Castberg production vessel currently under construction at the Sembcorp Marine yard in Singapore. Extensive work is being carried …

Apr 19, 2021 / Vessels

Spotted: Island Offshore starts Johan Castberg anchor system job

Yet a milestone is reached at the Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea. An anchor system of enormous dimensions is currently being deployed at the oilfield, and Island Victory is chartered for the job. This is one of the most comprehensive …

May 29, 2020 / Curious

Spotted: SBM achieves sailaway of final modules for Johan Castberg Turret Mooring System

In line with its client’s plan, SBM Offshore announces the sailaway of the last two modules for the Turret Mooring System, destined for Singapore for integration into the hull of Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO. This milestone represents the successful …

Apr 27, 2020 / Vessels