The Directorate for Cultural Heritage has characterised a selection of installations on the Norwegian continental shelf as valuable symbols of the development of modern Norway. The Statfjord field is now to become part of the cultural heritage.
The Statfjord B topsides under construction by the Rosenberg Verft yard at the entrance to Stavanger harbour. Two giants me on 10 July 1980 when m/v Queen Elizabeth II arrived in the port.
A project has been launched to document for posterity the valuable technical and industrial cultural heritage represented by the field.
Drawings, photographs, films, publications, interviews and other archive material will be stored in digital databases.
All sources will be available on an internet portal when the cultural heritage project is completed in 2011.
The project team consists of representatives of the Regional State Archive, the National Library, the Norwegian Petroleum Museum, the Directorate for Cultural Heritage and StatoilHydro.
As operator, StatoilHydro has facilitated the cultural heritage project with the support of the other licence holders. The Statfjord licence is financing the project in the amount of NOK 7 million.
