The project was one of two field development plans to be given the final go-ahead by the parliament, The Storting, with the Total-operated Martin Linge scheme also rubber-stamped.

The nod for Edvard Grieg, formerly named Luno, after it gained government approval earlier this year means construction of key facilities can move forward on the Nkr24.2 billion ($4.2 billion) development.

It is the first scheme to progress to the development stage in the oil-rich Utsira High area of the Norwegian North Sea, which also hosts the giant Johan Sverdrup field.

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