Thecontroversial concept envisages supplying power from shore only for the giantJohan Sverdrup field in the first development phase, rather than an area-wideelectrification solution also encompassing other Utsira High fields EdvardGrieg and Ivar Aasen.
While thedoor remains open for wider electrification of fields in later phases, theStatoil move has triggered an outcry from politicians as parliament has laiddown that all new fields off Norway should be powered from shore to eliminatecarbon dioxide emissions from gas turbines on platforms.
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