Gjøa A reliable host
Located in the northern North Sea, Gjøa is in a core region for Wintershall Dea. The operated Vega and Nova fields are both Gjøa satellites.
The Gjøa platform, operated by Neptune, is located in the northern North Sea, some 45 kilometres off the west coast of the city of Florø. The field is developed with four subsea templates at a water depth of 360 metres, tied to a semi-submersible production and processing plant. Gjøa is the host for Wintershall Dea Vega and Nova fields.
Located just 45 km from the coast, Gjøa takes power from shore.
Power from shore
Gjøa is the first floating platform on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to take power from shore. Located 45 kilometres off the coast, the Q35 area is a core region for Wintershall Dea.
Reservoir and recovery
The Gjøa reservoir contains gas above a thin oil zone in Jurassic sandstone in the Dunlin, Brent and Viking Groups. The reservoir depth is 2,200 metres. The field is exploited by pressure depletion. In the southern segments, oil production was prioritised in the first years. Production of the gas cap started in 2015. Low-pressure production was implemented in 2017.
The Gjøa reservoir consists of Jurassic sandstone.
Export of hydrocarbons
The oil from Gjøa and the satellite fields are transported via the Troll Oil Pipeline II to Mongstad. Rich gas is transported via the FLAGS pipeline to St Fergus in the UK.
Gjøa P1
The Gjøa platform is a hub for nearby subsea fields. As well as the Wintershall Dea-operated Vega and Nova fields, Gjøa is also the hub for P1, a fast track development in the same license as Gjøa that began producing in 2021 and increased the field reserves by 30%. Another tie-in, Duva, came into production in 2021, followed by Nova, which started up in 2022. Wintershall Dea is a partner in several other nearby licences which could one day be the source of future fields hosted by Gjøa.
