Oslo, Norway– 1 st April 2019 –DNV GL, the world's largest independent energy advisory and certification body, today announces that it is working with Equinor to undertake a third-party verification study of the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in Norway. Hywind Tampen is expected to be the world's first offshore wind farm powering oil platforms. Situated approximately 200 km west of Florø, Norway, the Hywind Tampen project, will consist of 11 8-MW turbines capable of meeting 35% of the annual power demand of the Snorre and Gullfaks oil fields. The introduction of floating offshore wind could cut emissions from the oil fields by more than 200,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to the emissions from 100,000 passenger cars.