Gina Krog electrification
O&G ElectrificationOperationalNO25 MW132 kV62 km2023
Also known as:Dagny, Gina Krog Power from Shore
Status:Operational
Capacity:25 MW
Type:og electrification
Website:www.equinor.com
The Gina Krog (Electrification) project is a power‑from‑shore interconnector element within the Utsira High area solution that supplies onshore electricity to the Gina Krog installation and adjacent hub infrastructure. Its primary purpose is to replace platform gas‑turbine generation, reduce offshore CO2 emissions and enable low‑emission processing and future tie‑ins in...
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Project Timeline (15)
24 Mar 2024First Power
On 24 March 2024, the Sleipner field centre began operating on power from shore via a 28‑kilometre subsea cable from the Gina Krog platform, confirming completion and energisation of the high‑voltage cable link between Gina Krog and Sleipner within Equinor’s Utsira High electrification network.
Sept 2023First Power
In September 2023, the Gina Krog platform was first connected to onshore power via the Johan Sverdrup power-from-shore system, marking initial energisation of the Gina Krog electrification interconnector and the start of power transmission from the Norwegian mainland to the platform on the Utsira High.
Sept 2023Commercial Operations Full Power
By 2023, Gina Krog was fully electrified by power from shore via the Johan Sverdrup field, indicating that the electrification interconnector to the platform had entered regular operational service supplying its full intended shore-based power, and subsequently enabling Gina Krog to act as a hub for onward electrification of nearby fields such as Sleipner.
12 Feb 2021Planning Consent Awarded
Licence: Revised Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) approval for partial electrification of the Sleipner field centre and power cable to Gina Krog
On 12 February 2021 the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved the revised Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for partial electrification of the Sleipner field centre. The approved solution involves laying a power cable from Sleipner to the Gina Krog platform and tying Sleipner and its tie-in fields, including Gina Krog, into the Utsira High power-from-shore area solution, enabling significant CO₂ emission reductions.
9 Jun 2020Fid Financial Close
Equinor and its partners took the investment decision to electrify the Gina Krog platform as part of the Utsira High power-from-shore scheme. The decision, announced on 9 June 2020, covers an estimated NOK 640 million investment for Gina Krog’s power-from-shore connection, alongside the related Sleipner partial electrification project, enabling the platform to receive electricity via Johan Sverdrup rather than relying on gas turbines offshore.
kr640M
9 Jun 2020Capital Support Awarded
The Business Sector’s NOx Fund committed to contribute up to NOK 430 million to realise the partial electrification of the Sleipner field centre and its associated fields, which will receive power from shore via the Gina Krog platform. This support helps finance the onshore-powered electrification solution linking Johan Sverdrup, Gina Krog and Sleipner, reducing CO₂ and NOx emissions from these installations on the Norwegian continental shelf.
kr430M (grant)
9 Jun 2020Feed Studies
Equinor confirmed that the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract awarded to Aibel in October 2019 for the Sleipner electrification solution, which includes a new power cable link from Sleipner to the Gina Krog platform and integration into the Utsira High shore-power system, had been expanded into a full EPCIC contract, marking the transition from FEED into implementation.
9 Jun 2020Cable Supplier Selected
Equinor awarded NKT the contract to produce and lay the high-voltage power cables needed to connect the Sleipner field centre to the Gina Krog platform, forming the 28 km offshore cable link that ties Sleipner into the Utsira High shore-power network via Gina Krog and Johan Sverdrup.
9 Jun 2020Cable Installation Complete
By June 2020, cable supplier NKT had completed installation of a 62‑kilometre high‑voltage subsea power cable between the Johan Sverdrup field and the Gina Krog platform in the North Sea, providing the connection needed for Gina Krog to receive power from shore as part of Equinor’s Utsira High electrification scheme.
9 Jun 2020Planning Consent Submitted
Licence: Revised Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for partial electrification of the Sleipner field centre and power cable to Gina Krog
On 9 June 2020 Equinor and partners Vår Energi, LOTOS and KUFPEC submitted a revised Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) to the Norwegian authorities for partial electrification of the Sleipner field centre. The solution entails laying a new power cable from Sleipner to the Gina Krog platform, which will be tied into the Utsira High power-from-shore area solution, thereby integrating Gina Krog into the onshore electrification network.