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Monday, June 29, 2015
Steel Cut for Johan Sverdrup, Norway’s Biggest Project
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Steel Cut for Johan Sverdrup, Norway’s Biggest Project

  Construction has begun on the first structure for the biggest and most expensive industrial project in Norway for decades to come – the

June 29, 2015
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Statoil Cancels Contract for COSL Pioneer
Offshore

Statoil Cancels Contract for COSL Pioneer

  Norwegian oil major Statoil says it has terminated its contract with the COSL Pioneer semi-submersible drilling rig some 13 months before the expiry

June 24, 2015
Total Views: 27

Monday, June 15, 2015
Odfjell Drilling Wins Johan Sverdrup Drilling Contracts
Maritime News

Odfjell Drilling Wins Johan Sverdrup Drilling Contracts

Norwegian oil major Statoil has awarded rig firm Odfjell Drilling contracts worth up to $1.04 billion for work on the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 2

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Statoil Sees Signs Of Gas Demand Recovery
Offshore

Statoil Sees Signs Of Gas Demand Recovery

by Nerijus Adomaitis, TROLL A PLATFORM, North Sea (Reuters) – Norwegian energy firm Statoil sees some signs of gas demand in Europe recovering after

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 2

Friday, April 24, 2015
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Offshore

Norway’s Giant Johan Sverdrup Could Face Delays, Cost Overruns

The start of Norway's 2.3 billion barrel Johan Sverdrup oil field may be delayed and costs could exceed forecasts but the project could break even at about

April 24, 2015
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
VIDEO: FSU Heidrun B Departs Samsung Heavy Industries
Maritime News

VIDEO: FSU Heidrun B Departs Samsung Heavy Industries

The floating storage unit (FSU) Heidrun B left the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea in March 2015, heading for

April 21, 2015
Total Views: 75

Thursday, April 9, 2015
Statoil Strikes Oil at Gulf of Mexico’s Yeti Prospect
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Statoil Strikes Oil at Gulf of Mexico’s Yeti Prospect

Statoil announced today that it has made an oil discovery in its Miocene Yeti prospect located in the Gulf of Mexico. The Yeti discovery was made in Walker

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 1

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
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Maritime News

Statoil Plans Four Oil Wells in Russia Amid Sanctions

Statoil ASA plans to drill four wells in Russia with state oil company OAO Rosneft, showing Norway’s biggest energy producer is deepening its involvement in

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 13

transocean spitsbergen barents
News

Statoil Makes Significant Gas Discovery in the Aasta Hansteen Field

Statoil announced today a significant natural gas discovery while drilling in the Snefrid Nord prospect in the Norwegian Sea.  Utilizing the Transocean

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 4

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
norman vision
News

Normand Vision Wins SURF Contract from Statoil

With a 400 ton active heave compensated crane, two Oceaneering Millenium Plus-class ROVs, and a Huisman vertical lay system, the Normand Vision has serious

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 119

Monday, March 9, 2015
mariner sentinel emergency response rescue vessel
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Statoil Orders Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel

Aberdeen-based Sentinel Marine Ltd has won a contract today from Statoil (U.K.) Limited to provide a new multi role Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 105

Friday, March 6, 2015
Statoil Delays Two Major Projects on Norwegian Continental Shelf
Maritime News

Statoil Delays Two Major Projects on Norwegian Continental Shelf

Statoil says it is delaying two major projects on the Norwegian continental shelf amid low oil prices and the need for more robust planning in order to cut

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 4

Thursday, March 5, 2015
vega subsea field
News

Wintershall Goes Subsea With Operatorship Offshore Norway

Wintershall, the exploration and production subsidiary of Germany-headquartered BASF, has taken over operatorship of the subsea oil and gas field Vega from

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 3

Monday, March 2, 2015
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News

Transocean Spitzbergen Heads Back to Work

The Aker H-6e design semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Spitzbergen is back to work this week for Statoil after a few months of suspended operations,

March 2, 2015
Total Views: 5

“Pioneering Spirit” to Install Topsides Facilities at Johan Sverdrup
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“Pioneering Spirit” to Install Topsides Facilities at Johan Sverdrup

Statoil announced today they have signed a contract with Allseas to utilize the Pioneering Spirit (ex- Pieter Schelte) to install the drilling, processing

March 2, 2015
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
johan sverdrup
News

Norway’s Aibel Wins $1.05 Billion Statoil Contract for Johan Sverdrup Platform

Norwegian engineering firm Aibel has won a contract worth 8 billion crowns ($1.05 billion) from Statoil to build a drilling platform for the Johan Sverdrup

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 9

Thursday, February 19, 2015
Gudrun topsides installation
News

Statoil’s Gudrun Facility Shut Down After Hydrocarbon Leak

Production from Statoil’s Gudrun field has been halted after a hydrocarbon leak was discovered yesterday, according to Norway’s Petroleum Safety

February 19, 2015
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Friday, February 13, 2015
johan sverdrup
News

Johan Sverdrup: Statoil Gives Go Ahead for $29 Billion Oil Project

Norway's Statoil is moving ahead with plans to develop a giant $29 billion oil field, Europe's costliest offshore energy

February 13, 2015
Total Views: 2

Friday, February 6, 2015
Prediction: Statoil Will Axe the Discoverer Americas
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Prediction: Statoil Will Axe the Discoverer Americas

Since she was delivered to Transocean in 2009, the 6th generation drillship Discoverer Americas has been on contract with Norwegian energy major Statoil.

February 6, 2015
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Statoil Picks Acting CEO Eldar Saetre as Permanent Boss After Lund
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Statoil Picks Acting CEO Eldar Saetre as Permanent Boss After Lund

Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest energy company, unexpectedly appointed acting Chief Executive Officer Eldar Saetre to permanently succeed Helge

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 21
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