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electricity for the operation of the Snorre
and Gullfaks oil and gas fields. The project
consists of eleven floating wind turbines
with a capacity of 88 MW. Annual production is expected to be 384 GWh, covering 35
percent of the annual energy requirement
for the five oil and gas platforms in the area.
7.5 Local content requirements
The Norwegian licensing requirements do
not include local content requirements in
a traditional sense, which must be understood in light of the EU/EEA rules on free
8. FLOWCHART
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movement of goods, services, capital, and
persons.
However, the tendering requirements for
Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord include
a criterion for positive local ripple effects.
On this criterion, applicants are required to
document measures to promote small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and a
description of how the applicant’s contract
strategy contributes to the development of
the supplier industry.
