First well spudded Swap with Petronord group

22. May 20191. March 2022 by Kristin Øye Gjerde

Norway’s first drilling rig

by the Norwegian Petroleum Museum

Half the hull of Ocean Viking was built by Rosenberg mek Verksted in Stavanger, and the rest by Danish shipbuilder Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen.

— Ocean Viking. Photo: Henry Munkejord/Norwegian Petroleum Museum

© Norsk Oljemuseum

These two components were then towed to Nylands Verksted in Oslo for assembly by the Aker group. It was named there in September 1966.

The Phillips and Petronord exploration groups shared the use of this drilling rig.

First well spudded Swap with Petronord group

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Published 22. May 2019 • Updated 1. March 2022

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