It will mark the first job in the Norwegian sector for the Floatel International-owned unit that has been working for Chevron off Western Australia since being delivered from Singapore yard Keppel Fels earlier this year.

The flotel can now start work for Statoil at the under-development Gina Krog field in a water depth of around 115 metres in the North Sea, having gained an acknowledgement of compliance for operations off Norway from the Petroleum Safety Authority last month.

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