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Towed by three large anchor-handling vessels, and with one following behind to steer, Gjøa was able to embark on its journey out to the field Sunday morning. The platform weighs 35,000 tonnes.
The tow out to the field is expected to take one and a half days. Work will then start on connecting the platform to the subsea installations and the pipelines that have already been made ready. Final trials and completion work, which can only be carried out on the field, will ensue before test production of oil and gas can start. It is expected that the field will come into regular production in the fourth quarter of 2010.
- This is a significant milestone for the Gjøa project. 2010 is a very important year for GDF SUEZ E&P Norge as we become operator of a large field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The opening of Gjøa is also the opening of a new petroleum area in the North Sea, full of possibilities for long term development, says Managing Director of GDF SUEZ E&P Norge, Terje Overvik.