![]() ![]() With the backdrop of the Norwegian coastline around Trøndelag and north Norway, draugen was a creature they lived with most days, as fishing was a more treacherous job in those days. The old folklore attributed to the name draugen, was purely a creature of the sea in some areas. ![]() However, even if this is the version of the Draug that people seem to see in popular culture, it is nothing compared to the real Draugen. There is some similarities here to the vampire lore, where to stake or somehow incapacitate the dead would keep them from rising again to come for those still alive. Some stories also tell of how they cut their heads off so the dead would not return as a draug, in some stories the head is placed between their legs, and if they get a hold of their head, they will return to torment those around. Many important people could also be buried with their riches in big graves. Just to not be buried in sacred ground could also leave you wandering. The stories of the draug, often tells of a person that had been cruel in life or had dwindled in black magic for then to return as an undead. Some also see them as the Scandinavian vampire. Stories of zombie like creature that return from their graves to torment the living, living up to the meaning of their name draugr: a revenant. When waves over the gunwale hit, draugen is now at the helm of your boat.” (Translated from a poem sent to ‘Nordlands Trompet’ in 1891, by Elise Næss.)ĭraugen has in later times gotten a resurgence in popular culture outside of Norway, as an enemy in the elder scrolls game ‘Skyrim’, and they are also the basis for the barrow-wights in the Tolkien mythology. When storms cracks, he howls before shipwrecks, And if he a hold of you get, he won’t let go. ![]() Read Here.“Do you know what sort of fellow Draugen is? You better believe he is not all that rare. In an interview with Offshore Engineer, Odjfell OceanWind's CEO shared more information on the agreement. Draugen achieved peak output of about 225 000 bopd in 2001.īack in October 2021, OKEA also signed an agreement for a project that could see the Draugen platform powered by floating wind turbines to be supplied by Odfjell OceanWind. OKEA acquired its interests in the Draugen and Gjøa offshore fields in Norway for 4.52 Billion NOK from Shell in 2018. OKEA operates the giant Draugen platform at the namesake field off Norway, which started producing oil in October 1993. The award of the LOI follows completion of front-end engineering and design (FEED) work performed by Aker Solutions. The company expects to book a "substantial" order intake related to this contract in the first quarter of 2023 in the Electrification, Maintenance, and Modifications (EMM) segment, subject to regulatory approvals.Īker Solutions defines a substantial contract as between NOK 2.5 billion (currently around $255,59 million and NOK 4.0 billion (currently around $408 million). This will replace the current power generation from gas turbines at the platform and reduce CO2 emissions by about 200,000 tonnes per year.Īker Solutions expects the LOI to be converted into a full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract during the first quarter of 2023. The project is planned to involve major modifications to the existing platform to enable it to receive power from shore via an electrical power cable. The Draugen oil field sits in about 250 meters of water, and is located around 150 kilometers north of Kristiansund. Norwegian offshore energy engineering and construction company Aker Solutions has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the oil firm OKEA for the electrification of OKEA's Draugen offshore platform. ![]()
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