What remains?
Projects in the development phase
Grane area
Grane-Balder as a joint project has been decided discontinued by the partnerships due to insufficient profitability. The Grane licence has informed Statnett that the allocated grid reservation will not be used. The partners in the Grane licence are in dialogue on the further maturation of the Grane area.
Projects discontinued in 2025
In October 2025, Equinor informed the Ministry of Energy that we recommended the partnerships to discontinue the electrification efforts at the Halten and Snorre areas. The decision was based on a lack of profitability and high abatement costs in these projects, driven by general cost increases in the industry, as well as uncertainty around political support for the measures. Electrification remains an important tool, but must be balanced against economic sustainability and long-term value creation.
Partial electrification of installations in the Halten area, including grid connection, power cable from shore (Tømmervika, Abelvær), and modifications to the Equinor-operated platforms Heidrun, Åsgard B and Kristin. The project had a 135 MW capacity reservation from Statnett and a potential annual CO₂ emissions reduction of approximately 440,000 tonnes.
Partial electrification of Snorre A and B with power from shore. The project included grid connection, a power cable from shore (Djupavika, Svelgen) to Snorre A and further to Snorre B, as well as platform modifications. Previously referred to as the Tampen project, it also included Gullfaks. The project had a conditional 180 MW capacity in the power grid, later reduced to 90 MW after Gullfaks was removed from the scope. The potential emissions reduction was estimated at approximately 270,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year.
Projects discontinued in 2026
Grane Balder Energy Project (GBEP): The partnerships decided to discontinue the joint project due to insufficient profitability. GBEP was planned as a joint power-from-shore solution to supply Grane (operated by Equinor) and the installations in the Balder area (Jotun FPSO and Ringhorne, operated by Vår Energi) with electricity from shore, while also enabling gas export from Grane. The concept included a grid connection at Gismarvik and a 120 MW reservation in the power grid, as well as a planned transformer station in the Haugalandet area and a power cable to the installations. The potential emissions reduction was estimated at around 365,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
