Statoil commences Johan Sverdrup construction

Production of the first elements on the Johan Sverdrup project has begun. On Monday 29 June Kværner metal worker Stian Myrvold Green started up the machine that will cut the steel for the riser platform jacket on the Johan Sverdrup field.'This is a special day. We've been working thoroughly for a long time making the preparations for this exciting and complex project. It feels great now that we've started construction on one of the biggest industrial projects in Europe,' says senior vice president for the Johan Sverdrup development project, Kjetel Digre.