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Friday, April 29, 2016
13 Presumed Dead in Norway’s Worst Offshore Helicopter Crash
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13 Presumed Dead in Norway’s Worst Offshore Helicopter Crash

Update: Statoil has identified the victims as coming from Halliburton, Aker Solutions, Schlumberger, Welltec, Karsten Moholt and Statoil. The two pilots are

April 29, 2016
Total Views: 180

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON
Maritime News

Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil company, bought a 50 percent stake in EON SE’s Arkona offshore wind farm, entering

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Goliat Oil Field Officially Opened in Barents Sea
Offshore

Goliat Oil Field Officially Opened in Barents Sea

Italian oil company Eni Norge this week officially inaugurated its Goliat oil field in Norway, marking the first oil field to come on stream in the

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 50

Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’
Maritime News

Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The highest carbon tax in an oil producing nation has persuaded Norway’s state-owned driller to experiment with

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 30

Monday, April 18, 2016
Could Snake-Like Swimming Robots be the Future of Subsea IMR?
Maritime News

Could Snake-Like Swimming Robots be the Future of Subsea IMR?

Kongsberg Maritime and Statoil have signed an agreement with Eelume, a Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) spin-off company, to develop

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Statoil Johan Sverdrup
Offshore

Statoil Releases 2015 Sustainability Report

Statoil has published the annual sustainability report and the payments to governments report for 2015. The company delivered annual equity production of 1.971

March 22, 2016
Total Views: 39

Monday, March 7, 2016
Statoil Terminates Rig Contract with COSL, Suspends Another
Maritime News

Statoil Terminates Rig Contract with COSL, Suspends Another

Norwegian oil major Statoil has decided to terminate its contract for the charter of the semi-submersible rig COSL Innovator, as well as suspend drilling

March 7, 2016
Total Views: 43

Monday, February 15, 2016
Steel Cut on Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform
Maritime News

Steel Cut on Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform

Norwegian oil major Statoil has announced the start of construction on the first of four topside units for the giant Johan Sverdrup oil field offshore Norway.

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
barents sea drilling
Maritime News

Norway’s Arctic Oil Ambitions Get $7 Billion Lifeline from Statoil

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway’s Arctic ambitions just got a $7 billion boost from Statoil ASA. Norway’s largest oil company was able to halve

January 19, 2016
Total Views: 8

Wednesday, December 30, 2015
One Dead, Two Injured After Wave Hits North Sea Drilling Rig COSL Innovator
Maritime News

One Dead, Two Injured After Wave Hits North Sea Drilling Rig COSL Innovator

One person has died and two other were injured on Wednesday after a large wave hit a semi-submersible drilling rig operating in the North Sea. Statoil

December 30, 2015
Total Views: 171

Monday, December 21, 2015
Statoil Terminates Contract for ‘Discoverer Americas’ Drillship
Maritime News

Statoil Terminates Contract for ‘Discoverer Americas’ Drillship

Norwegian oil major Statoil has decided to terminate its contract with Transocean for the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Americas over

December 21, 2015
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
crude oil pricing chart
Offshore

Norway Faces Bleak Year Offshore

By Jonathan Saul and Ole Petter Skonnord (Reuters) LONDON/OSLO Norwegian companies that provide supply ships and drilling rigs to the global oil industry face

December 1, 2015
Total Views: 22

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Statoil Exits Alaskan Arctic
Maritime News

Statoil Exits Alaskan Arctic

Norwegian oil major Statoil says it has decided to exit its operations in Alaska as it tightens up its exploration portfolio. The decision means that Statoil

November 17, 2015
Total Views: 8

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Statoil to Explore Offshore South Africa
Maritime News

Statoil to Explore Offshore South Africa

Norwegian oil major Statoil says it has completed a deal with ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas offshore South Africa. Under the farm-in transaction,

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 4

Thursday, October 22, 2015
Monster North Sea Gas Field Revival Sets Norway Up for Output Record
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Monster North Sea Gas Field Revival Sets Norway Up for Output Record

  By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The Troll A platform rocks like a boat as North Sea waves pound its four gigantic concrete legs, but monitors

October 22, 2015
Total Views: 9

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Oil Spill at Statfjord Field Offshore Norway -Statoil
Maritime News

Oil Spill at Statfjord Field Offshore Norway -Statoil

  Norwegian oil major Statoil has reported an oil spilled observed in the North Sea close to a loading buoy at the Statfjord offshore oil field. The oil

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 41

Friday, August 21, 2015
Statoil Gets Final Go-Ahead for Giant Johan Sverdrup Field Offshore Norway
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Statoil Gets Final Go-Ahead for Giant Johan Sverdrup Field Offshore Norway

  OSLO, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Operator Statoil and its partners have been given the formal approval to develop the first phase of their giant Johan

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Steel Jacket for Statoil’s Mariner A Platform Heads for UK North Sea
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Steel Jacket for Statoil’s Mariner A Platform Heads for UK North Sea

The 22,400 ton steel jacket for the Statoil-operated Mariner A platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) left the Spanish Dragados yard on Monday and is now

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Statoil Suspends Another Rig Contract
Maritime News

Statoil Suspends Another Rig Contract

Norwegian oil major Statoil has decided to suspend its contract for the semi-submersible drilling Scarabeo 5 due to overcapacity in its rig portfolio.

July 1, 2015
Total Views: 3

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Samsung Heavy Wins Johan Sverdrup Contracts
Maritime News

Samsung Heavy Wins Johan Sverdrup Contracts

  South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has been awarded an NOK 7 billion (US$890 million) contract from Statoil for the construction of the

June 30, 2015
Total Views: 27
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