Statoil: – Most likely it becomes terminal in North Cape – NRK

– We expect a growth. We expect to find more oil. Then it is profitable to get a terminal, and we must get it with the largest field, Castberg, says Erik Strand Tellefsen in Statoil.

He is project director for the development of the oil field Johan Castberg, believed to stand ready for production in six years.

– Let me say, there are more than 50 percent likely that when we put forward a development decision and when we later set up Castberg in production, so we have a terminal on Veidnes, he said.

newly created company Arctic terminal and Transportation now working for oil companies and governments to mature the idea of ​​bringing oil from future field developments in the Barents Sea into a common terminal located on Veidnes. Statoil is an optimist with respect to an oil terminal in North Cape municipality.

Photo: Arctic Terminal and Transportation

Billion Investment

In winter arose uncertainty about the solutions the company would use to transport oil to the markets. Should you go for transshipment at sea, which is of course the Goliat field solution, or landing to Veidnes in Nordkapp municipality in Finnmark.

Harald Karlstrøm, CEO, Arctic Terminal & amp; Transportation – ATT.

Photo: Allan Klo / NRK

you can end up with smaller tankers that causes the oil to Veidnes for caching. Then the oil is picked up by giant tankers for transport to markets. This solution means the construction of tank farms in the billions.

Local players have already entered the field.

– We believe of course that we have a very good concept, says Harald Karlstrøm, CEO of Arctic Terminal and Transportation ( ATT).

the company was established in March, and has already managed to generate interest in just their plans: an oil terminal that can accommodate 600,000 barrels of crude oil. Price tag: 1.7 billion.

Karlstrøm think that interest has been confirmed by the people they met when they traveled around:

– It creates enthusiasm and great interest . It has also looked at the Barents Sea Conference now that our brochures have been torn out of our hands, he said.

– Can operate even

Asked to Statoil how important they consider considers Karstrøm and other actors to be included in a future Castberg project and landing, responding Tellefsen so

– We look with interest to the ATT suggests. It’s very parallel to what we are doing to investigate itself. We are positive.

– What can such actors give Statoil?

– They can give us suggestions on how we can obtain developed a terminal in a better and cheaper way. They can also take an investor role and be the one to invest and be the one who actually also operates the terminal. The must be Statoil, he said.

The construction of such a terminal on Veidnes will add Nordkapp enormous repercussions, both on land and at sea.

– Such terminal normally has about 30 permanent employees. In addition, you have many vendors. So you will probably rise to about 100 employees in a period of operation, says Karstrøm.