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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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News

Statoil Submits Record Breaking $10 Billion Deep Water Development Plan

Located in the cold Norwegian waters north of the Arctic circle in waters 1300 meters deep, a huge spar platform named the Aasta Hansteen will be installed in

January 8, 2013
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News

With Subsea Compression Technology, Offshore Platforms Could Become Obsolete

By Balazs Koranyi OSLO – Lying at the bottom of a giant water-filled pit in western Norway, a thousand-tonne gas compressor is humming along, going

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 107

Friday, December 21, 2012
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News

Statoil Set to Make $7 Billion Investment in the UK North Sea

Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer, will invest more than $7 billion in its Mariner project, the largest offshore development in the U.K.

December 21, 2012
Total Views: 194

Thursday, November 8, 2012
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Incidents

Floatel Superior Evacuates in a Snowy Gale with 10 Meter Waves

OSLO–Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) evacuated 336 people by helicopter from a housing platform in the Norwegian Sea in rough weather with gale force winds,

November 8, 2012
Total Views: 71

Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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News

Workers Evacuate Floatel Superior Rig Off Norwegian Continental Shelf [UPDATE]

Workers on board the Floatel Superior operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf had a rude awakening on Wednesday when they were forced to muster at their

November 7, 2012
Total Views: 97

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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Incidents

PSA: Gas Leak at Statoil’s Heimdal Field had “Significant Potential”

OSLO–The Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA (STO) said Wednesday that the May 26 gas leak on the Heimdal field in the North Sea was serious, and

October 24, 2012
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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News

Statoil Signs $1.6 Billion in Drilling Contracts for Work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Three contracts worth a total of NOK 9.17 billion (USD $1.6 billion) were signed today by Statoil and its partners for use of the semisubmersible drilling

October 3, 2012
Total Views: 38

Friday, September 14, 2012
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Engineering News

Samsung Heavy Signs $230 Million Order for Norwegian Floating Storage Unit

Norwegian energy conglomerate Statoil signed a letter of intent yesterday with South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of a new

September 14, 2012
Total Views: 43

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News

AET Plans to Build More Ships After Winning North Sea DP Contract with Statoil

Malaysian tanker owner and operator AET, announced today they have entered into a long-term contract with Norwegian energy giant Statoil ASA to operate two

September 14, 2012
Total Views: 122

Thursday, September 13, 2012
Statoil Bets on Natural Gas, Explains Why [VIDEO]
Multimedia

Statoil Bets on Natural Gas, Explains Why [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rLidO4r2S4 Statoil’s Senior VP of Corporate Climate, Hege Marie Norheim, presents an interesting look at the push toward

September 13, 2012
Total Views: 14

Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Engineering News

Crazy Amounts of Power Needed on Statoil’s Peregrino FPSO, ABB Delivers

Via ABB Communications Recently acquired by the Statoil group, FPSO Peregrino was converted from a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to a floating production,

August 30, 2012
Total Views: 261

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Statoil Stepping Up Arctic Exploration, Triples R&D Budget
Offshore

Statoil Stepping Up Arctic Exploration, Triples R&D Budget

STOCKHOLM–Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA (STO) said Tuesday it is stepping up its exploration in the Arctic by drilling nine wells in the

August 28, 2012
Total Views: 16

Thursday, August 16, 2012
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News

Norwegian Oil Production Strangled by Old Rigs and Ridiculously High Salaries

(Bloomberg) — Norway needs to simplify rules for offshore oil rigs and reduce labor costs to support efforts to increase oil and gas production in

August 16, 2012
Total Views: 90

Friday, August 10, 2012
Statoil Seeks Lease for U.S.’s First Floating Wind Farm

Statoil Seeks Lease for U.S.’s First Floating Wind Farm

Statoil ASA, Norway’s state- controlled oil company, is seeking permission to build a wind farm with floating turbines off the U.S. Atlantic coast.

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 15

Thursday, July 19, 2012
Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy to Construct World’s Largest Spar Hull

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, announced that it was awarded a Letter of

July 19, 2012
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Statoil Awards Hull Contract for Giant Aasta Hansteen Spar
News

Statoil Awards Hull Contract for Giant Aasta Hansteen Spar

Statoil has awarded Technip a letter of intent for construction of the hull for the world’s largest Spar platform on the Aasta Hansteen field. This will

July 11, 2012
Total Views: 46

Monday, July 9, 2012
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News

Lockout Averted on Norwegian Continental Shelf, Strike Ends

(Bloomberg) — Norway’s government ended a 16-day dispute between offshore oil and gas workers and their employers, averting a lockout that had

July 9, 2012
Total Views: 23

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News

No Progress Made Over the Weekend, Offshore Lockout Imminent

STOCKHOLM–No new meetings have been scheduled between parties in the Norwegian oil strike, and a costly shutdown of all production in Western

July 9, 2012
Total Views: 10

Friday, July 6, 2012
Offshore Strike Continues to Escalate, Norwegian Minister of Labor Steps In
News

Offshore Strike Continues to Escalate, Norwegian Minister of Labor Steps In

(Dow Jones) The Norwegian government Friday urged oil unions and companies to continue their negotiations in a bid to resolve a 13-day-old strike that is

July 6, 2012
Total Views: 10

Thursday, July 5, 2012
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News

Statoil Threatens to Shut Down the Entire Norwegian Continental Shelf

STOCKHOLM–Oil and gas giant Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) and other companies represented by Norway’s Oil Industry Association have threatened to

July 5, 2012
Total Views: 17
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