Kristin’s Year

Later this fall – on the first of October – commercial production from the Kristen field is due to begin. Located some 240 kilometres off the Norwegian coast in the Halten Bank at depths of 240 to 370 metres, the field boasts extreme conditions: reservoir pressure of 910 bar, with temperatures nearing 170° C. As we go to press, final preparations for the delivery of the semi-submersible platform near completion at Aker Stord south of Bergen, Norway, and over the coming months the platform will assume its place at centre stage.