Veidekke ASA: Awarded Johan Sverdrup contract
Veidekke Entreprenør AS has signed a contract with Aibel AS to undertake work at the onshore facility near Kårstø, which will provide electricity to the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. The value of the contract is NOK 150 million excluding VAT. Electrification of oil and gas installations with electricity from land is an important measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the efficiency of oil production in the North Sea. Electrification of the Norwegian continental shelf is in keeping with the authorities' long-term goal to reduce CO2 emissions from the petroleum