Iris/Hades Exploration Well Commences Nov 29, 2017
Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Iris/Hades (Aerosmith) exploration well, 6506/11-10 (Faroe 20%) in licence PL644/PL644 B.

Statoil Awards Battery Contract in Batwind Project Nov 29, 2017
Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, will next year be equipped with a battery to store power from the wind farm. The purpose is to “teach” the battery when to hold back and store electricity, and...

New Integrated Operations Centre Aims at Capturing Additional Value on the NCS Nov 29, 2017
Statoil will in 2018 establish a new onshore integrated operations centre (IOC) that will help increase safety, add value and reduce emissions from our installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

Eight Energy Companies Commit to Reduce Methane Emissions Within Natural Gas Industry Nov 24, 2017
BP, Eni, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Shell, Statoil, Total and Wintershall have committed to further reduce methane emissions from the natural gas assets they operate around the world.

Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Officially Opened Nov 23, 2017
Operator Statoil and partners Masdar and Statkraft have officially open the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in Great Yarmouth, UK

Aker Solutions to Provide Umbilicals for Three Offshore Norway Field Developments Nov 20, 2017
Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide umbilicals for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge developments offshore Norway.

Statoil Tjeldbergodden Maintenance Contract Nov 13, 2017
Beerenberg has entered into a 7-year contract for ISO and other supporting services at Statoil’s Tjeldbergodden facilities. The contract begins 1 January 2018.

Letter of Intent for Construction of Johan Castberg Hull Nov 10, 2017
Statoil will sign a letter of intent with Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters Pte. Ltd in Singapore for the construction of the hull and integrated living quarters for the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be located on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.

Statoil Inaugurates Norway’s First Remote-Operated from Land Platform Nov 10, 2017
On Thursday 9 November, the opening of the Valemon control room was celebrated at Sandsli in Bergen. Valemon will be the first platform in Statoil’s portfolio to be remote-controlled from land.

New Gas Module at Troll C Nov 7, 2017
The partners in the Fram licence have decided to invest in a new project to increase production from the Fram field in the North Sea. The decision is taken in agreement with the partners in the Troll licence.

Emerson Signs Collaboration Agreement With Statoil Nov 3, 2017
Emerson has signed a collaboration agreement with Norwegian operator Statoil to further develop its Roxar RMS™ reservoir characterisation and modelling software.

Leakage at Mongstad Oct 25, 2017
Statoil reports that at 07:14 on Tuesday 24 October a naphtha leakage at Mongstad was reported to its emergency centre.

Statoil Oil Discovery in Verbier Sidetrack on UK Continental Shelf Oct 10, 2017
Statoil and partners have made an oil discovery in the Verbier sidetrack well in the outer Moray Firth on the UK Continental Shelf, proving a minimum of 25 million recoverable barrels of oil in the...

Statoil Awards Long-Term Insulation, Scaffolding and Surface Treatment Contracts Oct 9, 2017
Statoil has awarded renegotiated framework agreements to Bilfinger Industrier Norge AS and Kaefer Energy AS for ISO services (insulation, scaffolding and surface treatment).  Valued at a total of more than NOK 7 billion...

Statoil Enters Its First Solar Development Project Oct 5, 2017
Statoil has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% share in the construction ready 162-MW Apodi solar asset in Brazil from Scatec Solar, a Norwegian independent solar power producer.