From sea to shore

Tankfarten har lenge vært en viktig del av norsk skipsfart. Men virksomheten foregikk i fjerne farvann langt hjemmefra, inntil 1979 da gigantfeltet Statfjord ble satt i produksjon. Beslutningen om å t The book deals with a highly interesting offshoot of the Norwegian shipping industry. John Ove Lindøe writes with insight and understanding about ships, crews and owners. He also details the positioning battles between the shipping companies, acquisition strategies, take-overs, collaboration and conflicts. Tanker shipping has long been an important segment of Norway's maritime sector. But it was conducted in distant waters far from home until Statfjord came on stream in the North Sea during 1979. The decision to ship oil by tanker from this giant field rather than sending it through a pipeline opened a new chapter in Norwegian shipping history. When Norway's offshore oil production was at its peak in 2001, no less than 28 large shuttle tankers were at work simultaneously on the Norwegian