Ocean Viking in the North Sea, most pictures from
the Ekofisk field

Ocean Viking in calm conditions

Controlrom operator John Daeschler, March 1968

Radio operator Kurt Risa

The derrick seen from the drillfloor

Some traces from both oil and gas was found before
the Ekofisk era. Here from te Cod field.Here the flame
was lit to remove the heavy fog, - unsuccessful!

But here at Ekofisk the pressure is enormous!

Still at Ekofisk New 020915

Gisli Gislarson and Anders Sæbø running test tubing

Anders Sæbø og Ståle Salvesen at the drillfloor

Dick, Norwegian/Canadian driller

Einar Grønnli Olsen and Dick Berg in the drill shack

Henry Munkejord measuring the wellpressure

Jonas Oftedal and Anders Sæbø measuring collars

Bøe and Henry Munkejord running test tubing

Anders Sæbø guiding collars

Annar and Charles in the sun

Even a huge construction like the Ocean Viking looks small and alone
at distance at the ocean, here ready for towing.

As above, great ocean, - small rig. Here submerged.

Ståle Salvesen, African apprentice , Henry Munkejord og Anders Sæbø

Some Slumberger hands,in the middle Magne Sveen comming from Lesja

Anders Sæbø having a cup of coffee

Dick Berg

Ståle Salvesen at the drillfloor

Magnor Rosseland from Bryne, waiting for the chopper?

Ståle Salvesen making a sigarette,
is he too waiting for the chopper?

Compleeting a production well to be connected to the
Gulftide in the back

When the crane operator and a certain
mechanician (still going strong!) was to vent the
breaks at the crane, something came out of
control. The crane beam smashed into the deck
with a load bang.

It landet across one of the life boats.

The life boat was not much usefull afterward.