Skarfjell becomes tie-back to Gjøa
shore. This will minimise the environmental footprints from Skarfjell. The partnership will submit the concept select report to the authorities by 16 February 2017. DEA Norge has a 10% share in Skarfjell and the partners are Wintershall Norge AS (operator) (35%), Capricorn Norge AS (20%), Bayerngas Norge AS (20%) and Edison International Norway (15%).  
Technip Confirms Losing Dong Energy Contract
from DONG Energy In its annual report for 2015 released on 4 February 2016, DONG Energy announced that the Hejre project continues to be in a challenging situation and that first oil in 2017 is no longer the likely scenario. Since then, DONG Energy has worked closely with our partner Bayerngas Norge (Bayerngas) and the suppliers to determine the best way forward for the project. A key challenge for the project has been that the supplier consortium consisting of Technip France and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has not been able to meet its contractual commitments

Cygnus Begins Jacket Fabrication
The ceremonial first cut of steel for the construction of the jackets on the Cygnus gas field project was celebrated today by operator GDF SUEZ E&P U.K. and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas at Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) Methil yard in Fife, Scotland. This latest project milestone involves BiFab’s manufacturing facilities at Methil, Burntisland and Arnish and is expected to create 100 new jobs at Methil and 15 apprentice positions will be created at Methil and Burntisland. Lindsay Roy MP for Glenrothes and Central Fife and David Torrance MSP for Kirkcaldy witnessed