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Thursday, November 9, 2017
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Offshore

Statoil Opens Norway’s First Remotely-Operated Offshore Platform

Norway’s first offshore oil platform to be remotely operated from land has now come online with the opening of the land-based control room in Bergen,

November 9, 2017
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
World’s First Floating Wind Farm Opens Up Off Scotland
Maritime News

World’s First Floating Wind Farm Opens Up Off Scotland

The first offshore wind farm to use floating wind turbines has started producing power for the Scottish energy grid in what could be the start of offshore

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 74

Monday, October 2, 2017
World’s First Full-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project Progressing in Norway
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World’s First Full-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project Progressing in Norway

The project to develop the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage system located on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is moving along

October 2, 2017
Total Views: 80

Friday, August 18, 2017
News

Norway Arrests Greenpeace Ship and 35 Activists During Protest at Arctic Oil Well

Norwegian authorities have detained Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise after a protest at a Statoil contracted drilling rig at Norway’s northernmost oil

August 18, 2017
Total Views: 60

Monday, August 7, 2017
WATCH: 38,000-Tonne ‘Mariner A’ Topside Installed Off Scotland
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WATCH: 38,000-Tonne ‘Mariner A’ Topside Installed Off Scotland

Norwegian energy company Statoil has completed the installation of the 38,000-tonne topside of its Mariner A production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 74

Monday, July 31, 2017
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Interesting

WATCH: Giant Johan Sverdrup Jacket Installed Off Norway

The giant jacket for the Johan Sverdrup riser platform was installed last week by the Thialf crane vessel owned by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) – the

July 31, 2017
Total Views: 61

Monday, July 10, 2017
Statoil’s Two-Well Exploratory Drilling Campaign Offshore Newfoundland Comes Up Empty
Offshore

Statoil’s Two-Well Exploratory Drilling Campaign Offshore Newfoundland Comes Up Empty

Norwegian oil company Statoil announced Monday that its two-well exploration drilling program in the Flemish Pass Basin offshore Newfoundland did not result in

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 10

Friday, June 30, 2017
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News

Statoil to Develop Carbon Capture and Storage System Off Norway

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has been assigned the task of developing a carbon storage facility offshore Norway, in what could be the world’s

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Barents Sea Oil Boom is Lesson in Progress for Arctic Drilling
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Barents Sea Oil Boom is Lesson in Progress for Arctic Drilling

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — With the oil industry barely recovering from its most brutal slump in decades, you might expect the Arctic Ocean to be the

May 3, 2017
Total Views: 27

Monday, April 24, 2017
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Maritime News

Statoil Plays Down Risks of Arctic Drilling

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, April 24 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil on Monday played down concerns that drilling in the Arctic is risky, days before

April 24, 2017
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Statoil Confirms Johan Sverdrup Oilfield Cost Estimate as Project Moves to Phase 2
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Statoil Confirms Johan Sverdrup Oilfield Cost Estimate as Project Moves to Phase 2

OSLO, March 21 (Reuters) – Statoil confirmed on Tuesday its cost estimate for developing Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield, the largest North Sea

March 21, 2017
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Friday, January 27, 2017
News

Statoil Scoops Up Nine AHTS and Four PSVs for Work Offshore Norway

Statoil Petroleum AS has chartered thirteen vessels, including 9 AHTS and 4 PSVs, for work offshore Norway as the company boosts its exploration activities for

January 27, 2017
Total Views: 10

Thursday, January 5, 2017
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Offshore

Statoil Boosts Exploration Amid Cheapest Drilling in Years

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA, one of many international oil companies to slash spending during crude’s collapse, is increasing

January 5, 2017
Total Views: 3

Friday, December 16, 2016
Statoil Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Off New York
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Statoil Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Off New York

Norwegian energy giant Statoil has been declared the provisional winner of the U.S. government’s wind lease sale of 79,350 acres offshore New York. The win

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 22

Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Maritime News

‘Scarabeo 5’ Drilling Rig Catches Fire Off Norway

Update: The fire on board the Scarabeo 5 has been brought under control. All 106 crew are safe and accounted for. A fire broke out Tuesday in the engine

November 22, 2016
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Statoil Terminates ‘Stena Don’ Contract
Maritime News

Statoil Terminates ‘Stena Don’ Contract

Norway’s Statoil has announced it has decided to cancel the contract with Stena Drilling for the mobile rig Stena Don. The rig has been on contract

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 15

Saturday, October 15, 2016
Statoil: Well Control Incident on Songa Endurance Rig in North Sea
News

Statoil: Well Control Incident on Songa Endurance Rig in North Sea

Statoil reported a well control incident on its contracted drilling rig Songa Endurance on Saturday while at the Troll field in the Norwegian North Sea. The

October 15, 2016
Total Views: 110

Monday, August 29, 2016
Offshore

Exploratory Drilling Hits 70-Year Low Water Mark

by Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year,

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 69

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Maritime News

Statoil Shaves $2.9 Billion Off Cost of Johan Sverdrup Development

By Jonas Cho Walsgard and Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA lowered development costs for the start-up at its giant Johan Sverdrup oilfield by $2.9

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 12

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Maritime News

Statoil Expects “Loads of” M&A Deals Coming Up [Interview]

STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 29 (Reuters) – John Knight, Statoil’s executive vice-president for global strategy and business development, told Reuters on

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 10
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