Albuskjell 2/4 F comes on stream The second major oil crisis

19. June 201919. June 2019 by Kristin Øye Gjerde

New hotel platform on line

by the Norwegian Petroleum Museum

Providing en suite cabins on the new hotel platform at the Ekofisk Complex made it practical for women to work offshore as well. Norway’s Equal Opportunities Act helped to open to way for this.

— Ekofisk 2/4 H. Photo: Husmo Foto/Norwegian Petroleum Museum

© Norsk Oljemuseum

The first women recruited in 1978 generally worked in reception, as nurses or in catering, but some female engineers were found also to be found this early on Ekofisk.

Albuskjell 2/4 F comes on stream The second major oil crisis

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Published 19. June 2019 • Updated 19. June 2019

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