First well spuddedSwap with Petronord group
Posted on by Kristin Øye Gjerde

Norway’s first drilling rig

person by the Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Half the hull of Ocean Viking was built by Rosenberg mek Verksted in Stavanger, and the rest by Danish shipbuilder Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen.
— NOMF-02597.16
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These two components were then towed to Nylands Verksted in Oslo for assembly by the Aker group. It was named there in September 1966.

The Phillips and Petronord exploration groups shared the use of this drilling rig.

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First well spuddedSwap with Petronord group
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Published 22. May 2019   •   Updated 11. September 2019

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