On Monday, January 16, the Norwegian naval officer in charge of the warship Helge Ingstad denied any negligence charges for the collision of his vessel with Sola TS crude carrier, which shut down Norway’s petroleum production in 2018.
The collision in one of the critical locations of the oil export terminal in the North Sea didn’t lead to any oil leakage but left Ingstad frigate in terrible condition. One that would require an expenditure of $1.3 billion says a 2019 Norwegian armed forces report.