The semisubmersible platform by Aker Solutions for the Gjøa oil and gas field offshore Norway, today started on its journey from the yard at Stord to the North Sea, where installation will take place. Production start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Gjøa features innovative solutions by Aker Solutions, based on the company’s experience from more than 50 semisubmersibles. It will be Statoil’s first floating platform supplied with power from shore. This is expected to reduce carbon emissions by approx 250,000 tonnes per year.