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The night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.
The night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.
It’s the 1980s in Stavanger, and Norway’s oil industry is booming. Humans are being replaced by machines, some people are making a fortune, while others are facing great losses.
Komponent try to land an important deal with Statoil, serious complications arise with the test dive, and Christian attends his first board meeting at the shipping company.
Toril realises that the partying has gone too far and asks God for help to sober up. Frank gives Christian an ultimatum that would require a big investment.
Komponent is on the verge of bankruptcy, Christian defies his father in front of the board, Marie celebrates her birthday, and Ingrid begins taking driving lessons.
The new ROV is baptised at Nyman Diving, Martin’s condition is deteriorating, and things are going well at Komponent after the new machine has been sold to Shell.
Anna brings the kids to their deceased father’s home town, but the grandparents aren’t as welcoming as they had hoped. Surrounded by oil pumps, they live in poverty, and Anna decides to help.
Nyman Diving tests the new ROV, leaving the divers disgruntled. They are missing out on the extra wages for deep dives.
Toril has gone missing, and the Nyman family is in crisis. Rein realises that the new technology will leave more people unemployed, himself included.
