Kristiansund kommune

KRISTIANSUND
MARITIME/MARINE/PETROLEUM PORT
OPEN 24/7
From a geographical point of view,
Kristiansund’s harbour is quite unique.
We can sail into the centre of the town
from three different directions –
east, south and west.
In the north Vågen is the most sheltered
harbour. The town’s original name was
Fosna (from old Norwegian folklore) and
this meant a safe, sheltered harbour.
KRISTIANSUND
A CENTRAL PORT IN
NORTHERN EUROPE
From being a main port in Norway, Kristiansund can
become an important port for the whole of Europe when
one takes into account the increasing petroleum activity in
the Barents Sea and ice free north east passage to the east.
Every day 70 to 90 ships sail past or dock in Kristiansund.
Annual statistics indicate that as many as 700,000 passengers are on board ships which either sail past or dock
in the town.
In the petroleum industry there has been a lot of maritime
activity for many years carrying supplies to and from the
Norwegian Sea oil installations. Every year there are 2 500
ships docking at the main base known as Vestbase. This
includes all types of supply and support vessels operat-
ing in these waters. In the oil fields there are advanced
systems of marine technology which assist in the oil
exploration process. Oil and gas are brought to the
surface resulting in large revenues to both the state and
the companies involved.
Kristiansund is ranked as number three in the oil operational centres in Norway behind Stavanger and Ågotnes/
Bergen. One third of the activity and income comes from
our coastal areas. Kristiansund is therefore strategically
important to the nation’s economy and the development
of the welfare state. 16 oil and gas fields are operational. 25 fields are awaiting further development. The Aasta
Hansteen field centre is also under construction. Polarled
pipelines on the sea bed export gas from Nyhamna.
Further Developments
During the course of the next five years, six new
oil and gas fields are being developed:
The next two large-scale projects are:
• MARIA (operator/Wintershall)
• O
RMEN LANGE SEA BED COMPRESSION
(operator/ Norske Shell)
• ZIDANE (operator/Dea)
• LAVRANS FIELD with satellites (operator/Statoil)
• TRESTAKK (operator/Statoil)
• FOGELBERG (operator/Centrica Energy)
• NJORD FUTURE/SNILEHORN (operator/Statoil)
• PIL and BUE (operator/VNG)
Other projects and developments which are
under way are as follows:
Noathun, Lavrans, Asterix, Linnorm, Smørbukk Nord
and Snadd.
The Maria oil field, managed by Wintershall, is under construction. This will be a completely integrated subsea solution.
Kristiansund and Nordmøre’s port IKS is
Central Norway’s important transport “junction”
This is Central Norway’s most important harbour
with over 40 quayside berths and 15 000 annual calls.
They still fire the canon on special occasions (e.g.cruise ships).
Kristiansund and Nordmøre Port IKS has one of the best
council port administrations in Norway. It has functioned
as a pilot project for other ports. The Port Authority has
modern harbour facilities with an ISPS safety certificate.
The quayside areas cater for supply ships and other
vessels. They have a 24 hour shift in operation and
a special monitoring system for vessels.
Since the early 1600s Kristiansund has specialized in the
production of goods and exports as well as international
trade. Shipping has adapted to foreign impulses and has
influenced the town’s development to a great extent. This
has resulted in Kristiansund’s rather extroverted and multinational character.
The town by the sea
Other towns have ignored the sea and fjords. Kristiansund
is surrounded by the sea and is the “gateway” to the world.
Foreigners will feel at home here and be given a warm
welcome. Throughout its history the town has been an
important and vigorous sea port. Sailors have set off on
long voyages and managed to cope with the elements.
Industrial developed has moved from the production
of sea food to exporting various types of gas and oil.
Kristiansund is trying to create new ideas. It is important
to find new solutions and prepare for long-term business
ventures. We are experienced in the three global fields of
knowledge which Norway has: MARITIME, MARINE and
PETROLEUM.
Offshore State of Readiness and Alliances
There is a well-established offshore/preparation organization in Kristiansund. For many years they have carried
out regular training exercises involving both onshore and
offshore personnel. These exercises involve emergency services, medical help, catastrophe preparation and
organizing transport from to and from the offshore installations as well as setting up medical centres on land.
The port works closely with other organisations and the
following neighbouring municipalities are represented on the Port Authority committee: Averøy, Gjemnes,
Kristiansund, Smøla, Aure, Halsa, Tingvoll, Sunndal,
Surnadal, Hemne and Hitra.
The town is now looking towards the EU – exporting
salmon by ship. The Port Authority has also established
links with Vikna municipality in North Trøndelag. Sea food
products and other cargoes are being exported to the
continent by ship. This is replacing land transport. Salmon
and other fish fillets can reach foreign markets faster by
sea transport.
The coastal areas around Kristiansund, Smøla, Hitra and
Frøya are renowned for the production of North Atlantic
salmon. With all the raw materials easily available, Hitra is
now constructing a large port for European exports. They
are hoping to increase the number of shipments of fresh
salmon.
15 000
annual calls
KRISTIANSUND
Bremsnes
Fjord Basin
AVERØY
AVERØY INDUSTRIPARK
VESTBASE AVERØY
BOLGNESET
HUSØYA
Bremsnes Fjord Basin
The straits between the islands of Kristiansund, Averøy and
Frei are known as the Bremsnes Fjord Basin. There is a lot
of activity going on in this area; the expansion of bases for
the oil industry, the anchoring of oil rigs, marine centres,
areas of marine technology, environmental waste disposal,
ports and ships docking.
The ports are safe and there is plenty of room for manoeuvering and emergency calls. Everything is in close proximity with each other just like a county
hospital near the coast. Most things can be repaired around the Bremsnes Fjord.
DALE INDUSTRIPARK
The politicians in Kristiansund have already selected a site for marine technology.
This area is west of Bolgneset and has been designated as a site for a marine
technology centre. The aim is to have a special area ready around 2025. During
that period of time other areas are to be made available to the following three
main fields: MARITIME, MARINE, PETROLEUM.
There are 12 harbours and land installations around
the Bremsnes Fjord Basin:
MELKVIKA
VESTBASE
OSS-NOR
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Vestbase
Kristiansund inner harbour
Vestbase Averøy
Kristiansund Base Averøy
Averøy industrial estate
Bentneset Fishing Base
Dale industrial estate
Melkvika
Oss-nor
Bolga business estate
Husøya business estate
Høgset Terminal Gjemnes
Vestbase is the main “engine” of Central Norway
The oil base starts where Kvernberget airport ends.
Kristiansund is a compact town and Vestbase is the centre of all the operational activity on the continental shelf
of Central Norway. There has been an almost fairy-tale
development since the start on May 27th 1980. Up to the
autumn of 2015 there was a lot of activity going on. Now
we have an industry which is cutting costs and with low
oil prices. However the base is ready for new growth at
any time.
Vestbase is one of three large supply bases and a meet-
Vestbase is a comprehensive supply base
which caters for all branches of the oil and
gas industry. Managing Director Alf G. Dahl
has facilities and equipment for almost
every kind of job.
ing point for offshore logistics in Norway. Kristiansund,
Stavanger and Ågotnes/Bergen are in the top division.
These bases play an extremely important role in providing the best conditions for international competition.
Vestbase has been the best and most complete organisation
on land in the petroleum industry. It is modern, effective and
environmentally friendly. The employees have called it
“Norway’s best base”. The annual championship between
the three bases in precision truck driving and using the
crane has led to higher standards at work.
Vestbase Averøy - Hestvikholmene
Vestbase has built a new site at Hestvikholmene on
Averøy. The quayside has been constructed for ro-ro
ships, the maintenance of oil rigs and classing. There is
also a business estate on the site. Kristiansund Base also
operates from the same site. Skretting is the nearest
neighbour - the world’s largest fish food factory. This area
has been an industrial site since 1850.
At its highest point on the petroleum graph (2014) Møre
and Romsdal had 359 oil and gas-related firms. This was
divided into 231 joint-stock companies and 128 subdivisions. The petroleum industry employed 18,050 employees. There were 29,700 employees in the whole of central
Norway. Total turnover was 65 billion kroner. The number
of oil companies in Kristiansund consists of approximately
100 firms.
Averøy Industrial Estate
Smevågen is another area of historical interest in the
oil sector. From 1975 Sterkoder Offshore modules were
manufactured here for five projects in the North Sea.
Wahlberg Industries own the estate. The building mass
is 8,000 square metres and they have a large production
hall and a 240 metre deep water quay. There is a new
electrical installation specially designed for rigs on the
quayside – the first on the coast of Møre and the largest
in the country. The industrial estate also has contracts in
the marine sector.
Dale Industrial Estate
This industrial estate is the site with a lot of history in the
port. It has been a shipyard since 1876 and is now a part of
the UMOE group. It is situated on the banks of Dalasundet
– the eastern approach to town.
This modern industrial estate has 32 firms, 207 employees
and three deep water quays available. The large construction hall has a maximum height of 32 metres and an area
of 17,000 square metres. This also includes a workshop,
store and office. Inside the hall they have a lifting capacity
of 180 tons and the quayside cranes can lift up to 60 tons.
Dale industrial estate can repair large tankers and rigs.
Heidrun B tanker has been here and Njord Bravo has been
in on several occasions. Several other firms have rented
sites on the industrial estate (Melkvika and Aibel). Oss-nor,
Abyss and Aibel have all established firms here. This is
actually a former industrial area of Sterkoder shipbuilding.
NORWEGIAN SEA : ZIDANE
DRAUGEN
HEIDRUN
NJORD
ÅSGARD
KRISTIN
ORMEN LANGE
TYRIHANS
NORNE
SKARV
MARULK
URD
ALVE
IDUN
MORVIN
HYME
MARIA
OPERATIONAL
FINDINGS, NOT OPERATIVE
NORTH SEA:
SNORRE
KNARR
STATFJORD
OSEBERG
FRIGG
JOHAN SVERDRUP
SLEIPNER
EKOFISK
VALHALL
+++
TOTAL 65 FIELDS
TRESTAKK
FOGELBERG
AASTA HANSTEEN
PIL OG BUE
SNILEHORN
NOATUN
LINNORM
ONYX SØR
LAVRANS
ERLEND
RAGNFRID
IMSA
VICTORIA
SNADD
ASTERIX
STETIND
HASSELMUS
FLORØ
KRISTIANSUND
BERGEN
STAVANGER
SANDNESSJØEN
RU
SSI
A
NO
RW
AY
H
RT
NO
BARENTS SEA :
ITA
TIO
N
SNØHVIT
GOLIAT
JOHAN CASTBERG
GOTHA
ALTA
WISTING
NORVARG
MA
RIT
IM
ED
ELIM
ICE LI MIT
SHTOKMANOVSKOYE
HARSTAD
HAMMERFEST
KIRKENES
MURMANSK
WE ARE LOOKING
TOWARDS
THE NORTH
The oil and gas industry is moving north.
The picture is quite clear. Kristiansund municipality’s
oil and energy committee have turned their attention to the north,
namely the axis from Kristiansund, Harstad to Hammerfest.
The politicians will work hard to ensure that
business ventures are possible in the far north.
Kristiansund has the capacity to carry out operations in bases or out at sea. It does not matter
about the movement of installations or equipment. It has to pass our town and the starting
point is important. At the political level we have
the same principles as northerners - for example “the 10 Commandments”. A bill was passed in
1971 in parliament – “oil politics will be developed
in accordance with nature’s resources on the
Norwegian continental shelf, so that the whole
country can benefit”.
Kristiansund Airport Kvernberget
This is an important focal point for the Norwegian Sea
and all the workers on the various installations or ships.
500 million kroner has recently been invested in lengthening the runway, new security zones, technical equipment/buildings and parking facilities.
By 2020 Avinor will invest a further 350 million kroner in new
helicopter hangars and building a passenger terminal which
can be used by oil workers and regular passengers. This is
a new concept which will probably be finished in time for
the 50th anniversary of the airport on 30 June 2020.
ON – Industrial network offshore
Offshore Network (ON) is a network organization which
consists of a group of 35 of suppliers and contractors in
the oil and gas sector in Kristiansund and its surrounding area. Founded in 2014 and supported by Innovation
Norway, its main aim is to strengthen the region’s position
as a location for large and new maintenance and service
contracts. Classing of rigs should also be a priority.
This has become an important group and they are also
working on other industrial developments such as marine
and energy projects. Our coastal areas will concentrate
on renewable energy and the sea itself. ON can also help
out within the different branches developing competence
levels with other networks and environments.
TRENDS
AT SEA
Johan Castberg, field design. Statoil ASA.
Norway has a strong history as a seafaring nation.
There are many possibilities for growth. We are creating new jobs.
The sea has resources to solve global problems.
The offshore industry has given the coastal region new
technologies to explore the depths of the ocean. Kristiansund is in a good position to operate in the deeper waters
in the Norwegian Sea. The oil directory has taken samples
from a depth of 3,600 metres and from the bottom of the
sea in other places as well as the Møre basin. Information
about minerals and reservoir rock samples are being studied closely.
For many decades in the future the petroleum industry
will contribute to the increased wealth in Norway. Under
half of the resources have been extracted. Kristiansund
council will assist in the construction of a marine technology centre on a new site in the Bremsnes Fjord Basin.
Aasta Hansteen. Statoil ASA.
THEAST PASSAGE
NOR
PHOTOS:
Vestbase, Norske Shell, Statoil, Dale Industripark, Averøy Næringspark, Oss-nor,
Kristiansund og Nordmøre Havn IKS, Heine Schjølberg / Studio 400, Petter Ingeberg, Per Kr. Leikanger,
Ture Haugen, Fotograf Valderhaug, Ken Alvin Jensen, Graham Ware.
www.eggedosis.no
CONTACT:
Kristiansund Municipality, trade/industry
Phone +47 71 57 40 00
Oil and Energy Committee
Kristiansund town hall, post box 178, 6501 Kristiansund
[email protected]
www.kristiansund.no