Vår Energi and Equinor have a five-year helicopter-sharing agreement in the North Sea.
(Courtesy Vår Energi)
Offshore staff
SANDNES, Norway – Vår Energi and Equinor have a five-year helicopter-sharing agreement in the North Sea.
This took effect on Jan. 1 and follows an earlier helicopter-sharing initiative between the two companies in the Barents Sea.
Vår Energi runs 12 regular North Sea flights per week with on average 180 passengers. It operates the Balder floating production unit and the Ringhorne platform in the North Sea, while the semisubmersible West Phoenix is drilling new wells on the Balder Future project.
By coordinating and sharing helicopters and vacant seats, the two companies aim to optimize the use of the jointly available transport capacity.
Vår Energi is examining similar collaborations within other logistics operations, such as supply services involving vessel-sharing.
