Johan Sverdrup phase 2 (Electrification)
O&G ElectrificationOperationalNO200 MW80 kV200 km2022
Also known as:Johan Sverdrup fase 2 kraft fra land, kraft fra land til Johan Sverdrup fase 2, områdeløsning kraft fra land Utsirahøyden, kraft fra land Utsira High Johan Sverdrup fase 2
Status:Operational
Capacity:200 MW
Type:og electrification
Expected Life:50 years
Website:www.equinor.com
Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 (Electrification) is the second power‑from‑shore HVDC connection delivering onshore electricity from the Haugsneset/Kårstø grid to the Johan Sverdrup field centre on the Utsira High. The link was implemented as part of the Utsira High area power solution to provide additional power capacity for Johan Sverdrup Phase...
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Project Timeline (20)
16 Jan 2023Major Outage
On 16 January 2023, Equinor reported that an equipment fault occurring during restart from a cold platform caused another shutdown of the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 platform, again interrupting operations dependent on the shore‑power electrification system.
13 Jan 2023System Restoration
Equinor restored power to the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 platform on 13 January 2023 after the earlier outage at the onshore converter station, re‑energising the high‑voltage subsea cable system supplying the platform from shore.
15 Dec 2022Commercial Operations Full Power
On 15 December 2022, Equinor and its partners brought Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 on stream, including the new power‑from‑shore facilities: a second subsea cable from Haugsneset and the P2 platform systems that now supply electricity from shore to the fifth Johan Sverdrup platform and the wider Utsira High area, enabling electrification of installations such as Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen via the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 link.
2021Onss Commissioned
By the end of 2021, Aibel completed and delivered the Phase 2 'Power from Shore II' onshore converter station at Haugsneset east of Kårstø for Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup development. This EPC project doubled the converter capacity compared with Phase 1 and secures power-from-shore for Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 while establishing the area solution to supply other Utsira High fields with low‑emission electricity via the second HVDC link to the field centre.
Dec 2019Manufacturing UpdateStale
Under its Johan Sverdrup phase 2 HVDC cable contract, NKT planned to begin manufacturing the 80 kV offshore power cables at its Karlskrona plant in Sweden towards the end of 2019, with delivery of the cables to Equinor scheduled for 2021. The cables will extend the shore power capacity to 300 MW, enabling Johan Sverdrup phase 2 and the connected Utsira High fields to be supplied with electricity from the Norwegian onshore grid.
2 Sept 2019Stake Transaction
On 2 September 2019, the previously announced transaction to sell a 2.6 percent ownership stake in the Johan Sverdrup development project was completed, confirming the transfer of this equity interest among the project partners.
~Sept 2019Onshore Construction Start
After the summer of 2019, Aibel commenced the main construction phase for the Johan Sverdrup Power from Shore II onshore converter plant at Haugsneset east of Kårstø under an EPC contract for Equinor, starting civil and installation works that would double converter capacity and enable shore power for Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 and the wider Utsira High area.
11 Jul 2019Cable Supplier Selected
Lundin Norway awarded NKT a turnkey contract to supply and install a 24 km, 132 kV AC XLPE high-voltage power cable connecting the Edvard Grieg oil and gas platform to the Johan Sverdrup field centre. This cable will enable Edvard Grieg to draw renewable power from shore via the Johan Sverdrup phase 2 shore-power link, and its commissioning in 2022 will complete the Utsira High Power Hub Project to electrify Johan Sverdrup, Gina Krog, Ivar Aasen and Edvard Grieg.
9 Jul 2019Stake TransactionStale
On 9 July 2019, a proposal was announced to sell a 2.6 percent ownership stake in the Johan Sverdrup development project as part of a wider plan that also involved redeeming 16 percent of Lundin Petroleum’s outstanding shares, signalling an intended change in the project’s equity distribution.
20 May 2019Cable Supplier Selected
Equinor selected NKT as turnkey supplier for a 62 km, 132 kV AC XLPE high-voltage power cable linking the Johan Sverdrup phase 2 platform and the Gina Krog platform in the North Sea. The approximately EUR 29 million contract covers supply and installation of the cable system, which will allow Gina Krog to be powered from shore by using the Johan Sverdrup phase 2 power-from-shore link that NKT is already developing.