About the project
The aim of the project has been to document the Gullfaks field and its surrounding area, which includes, among other things, the pipeline system and other fields that send oil and gas to the Gullfaks platforms.
The documentation covers, among other things, political and economic assessments related to the Gullfaks area, field development, life on the platforms, and interaction with onshore operations.
Interaction with onshore operations includes, in turn, oil transport and sales, supply bases and supply vessels, as well as the development of Statoil Bergen.
During the project period, we visited the Gullfaks A platform, the supply base at Mongstad (CCB Mongstad), and Equinor’s office at Sandsli, Bergen.
The project has resulted in well over 170 articles, illustrated to varying degrees with photos, illustrations, graphs, and tables, as well as links to information about objects.
The Gullfaks Industrial Heritage project encompasses more than is presented on this website.
Photos, objects, documents, and other materials not displayed here are preserved for future research and as sources for our shared historical memory.
The website cannot include all photos and videos we have collected. Practical limitations, such as website design and photo quality, are one reason. Another is the privacy of individuals depicted.
The goal of the website is to provide a glimpse of what we have collected and documented in the project, as well as to guide readers to full access to parliamentary propositions, newspapers, journals, books on Gullfaks, and other sources. Many of these sources are available in our archives, at the National Archives (previously Arkivverket), at Equinor, or, in many cases, at the National Library of Norway.
Throughout the project, we have collaborated with the National Library and the National Archives, as well as with the Gullfaks license, through Equinor.
Furthermore, we have conducted interviews and conversations with many individuals, contributing to strengthening the intangible cultural heritage associated with the Gullfaks area and Norwegian oil history in general. Hopefully, this has revealed more aspects of what it is like to work on a platform or how a supply base operates.
Many have shared their daily experiences, explained events they have been involved in, described how the development of a new device or system came about, or shown us how they carry out their work tasks.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with us – no one mentioned, no one forgotten.
Happy reading!