The Martin Linge field is under development, and Equinor has previously been given consent to use Maersk Intrepid as living quarters in connection with work on the field.

See: Equinor – Consent to use Mærsk Intrepid at Martin Linge

Equinor has now received consent to use Maersk Intrepid for accommodation at Martin Linge until 31 August 2020.

Maersk Intrepid is a jack-up drilling facility, supplied by the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore in 2014. The facility is owned by Maersk AS and operated by Maersk Drilling Norge AS.

The facility was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) by the PSA in 2014.

Martin Linge

Martin Linge is a field near the border to the UK sector in the northern part of the North Sea, 42 kilometres west of the Oseberg field. The water depth is 115 metres. Martin Linge was discovered in 1978 and the plan for development and operations (PDO) was approved in 2012. The development concept is a fully integrated fixed production platform and a floating, storage and offloading unit (FSO) for oil storage. Production started in 2021.

Source: norskpetroleum.no