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OESA in Kristiansund

OESA's logistics town.

Join in KristiansundEnergy and shipping nearby

Place of study
Molde University College, Kristiansund campus
OESA tracks
Shipping, offshore and logistics
Head of the branch
Vacant
Coordinates
63.11° N · 7.73° E

People and programmes in Kristiansund

OESA's logistics town. Students here learn how equipment, people and fuel get out to the fields in the Norwegian Sea.

Head of the branch

Everyone with a role in Kristiansund

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Programmes

Petroleum logistics

OESA tracks

Shipping, offshore and logistics

Events

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Energy and shipping nearby

Onshore facilities, ports and supply bases within 100 km of Kristiansund, as the crow flies from the city centre.

Onshore oil and gas facilities

Facilities on land that receive, process or send on oil and gas from the shelf, as registered by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.

Onshore oil and gas facilities
FacilityFunctionOperatorPart ofIn service sinceDistance
NyhamnaAlso registered here: Nyhamna ReservekraftverkLandfall, processingGassco ASNyhamna Landanlegg200749 km
TjeldbergoddenLandfall, processingEquinor Energy ASTjeldbergodden199656 km

Ports and supply bases

Ports and supply bases
PortWhat the port hasDistance
KristiansundOil, LNG, Dry bulk, Supply baseVestbase0.6 km
Nyhamna prosessanleggGas and LPG49 km
Tjeldbergodden industrianleggGas and LPG58 km

The Kristiansund supply base

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate lists Kristiansund as the main supply base for 16 fields. Supply vessels head out to the fields from here.

Producing: 15 · Approved for production: 1

See the area on the globe

Onshore facilities and fields: the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (FactMaps), Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD), retrieved 28 Sep 2026. Ports: NGA World Port Index (public domain), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), compiled 28 Sep 2026; the supply bases are from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate. Distances calculated by OESA as the crow flies from the city centre.

About the city

Molde University College has a campus in Kristiansund, where petroleum logistics is taught. The town is the supply base for large parts of the Norwegian Sea, and supply vessels and helicopters head out to the fields from here.

Good to know

  • Vestbase is the supply base for large parts of the Norwegian Sea
  • Helicopters to the fields depart from Kvernberget Airport
  • A natural place for company visits to bases and shipowners

Join OESA in Kristiansund

Apply for membership, choose the track you want to work on, and feel free to apply for a role. The board reviews your application and lets you know by email.

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