Eni is determined to build a floating production unit at Goliat, while regional authorities ni northern Norway continue to fight for the landing of the oil with pipelines. The authorities appear to have lost the fight, however. The floating solution will be far cheaper, and both Sevan Marine and Aker Solutions have presented models for such units. The two bidders for the Goliat equipment still have quite different approaches. While Sevan Marine has a steel unit made in China, the Aker Solutions have a concrete unit which can be built in the region. The Goliat will be the first oil field in operation in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea. The field is located 85 km northwest of the town of Hammerfest and 50 km southeast of the Snohvit field.
