Norwegian offshore constructor Aibel has put Tekla software at the heart of its work designing and manufacturing oil platforms. Aibel’s ongoing project for the massive Johan Sverdrup field is a story that moves from the tropical shipyards of Thailand to the stormy waters of the North Sea.
The Johan Sverdrup oilfield holds a special place in the history of Norway’s offshore exploration.
The discovery of the field in 2010 came as something of a surprise, as it lies in that part of the North Sea – some 140 kilometers west of Stavanger – where oil exploration began in the late 1960s. It’s an area that was long thought to have been exhausted of oil, but will now go on producing until 2050 and yield some 2.7 billion barrels. This makes Johan Sverdrup one of the largest oil fields in Norway’s history.
