Gjøa lies in blocks 35/9 and 36/7. The field was proven in 1989. Reserves are estimated to be 82 million barrels of oil and condensate and 40 billion cubic metres of gas.

Gas is transported in the British pipeline Flags to St. Fergus in Scotland and oil is piped via a tie-in to the Troll II pipeline and further to the Statoil-operated Mongstad refinery near Bergen.

With Gjøa, a new part of the North Sea is being opened for oil and gas production. Statoil was operator in the development phase of Gjøa. GDF SUEZ E&P Norge has assumed operatorship at production start up.

The Gjøa field is developed with a semi-submersible production platform and five sub-sea templates.

Vega's recoverable reserves are estimated at 26 million barrels of condensate and 18 billion standard cubic metres of gas.

Floating electrification

The Gjøa platform in the North Sea is the first floating platform to get its electricity from the mainland. This will mean a reduction in emissions to the environment of 250,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Electrifying new installations on the Norwegian continental shelf is one of the most important measures to reduce further carbon emissions from Norwegian oil and gas production.

With the electrification of the Troll A platform and Kollsnes and the decision to electrify Gjøa, Statoil is a front runner with a view to reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide.