Statoil recover quickly from gas leak on Statfjord A Dec 31, 2013
On Saturday 28 December, an oil and gas leak was reported on the Statfjord A platform in the North Sea. Statfjord A was depressurized and shut

Concept selection for the Johan Sverdrup field early in 2014 Dec 23, 2013
Statoil ASA and the partners in the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea continue their work to evaluate and optimise the field development

Statoil awards global frame agreement to IKM Consultants Dec 23, 2013
IKM Consultants will provide contracted multi discipline personnel to Statoil's international operations and projects over the next 2.5 years.

Statoil awarded Greenland licence Dec 23, 2013
Statoil, along with partners ConocoPhillips and Nunaoil, has been awarded block 6 in the East Greenland licence round. Statoil will be operator of the block. Block 6 is located offshore north-east Greenland in a frontier area. Statoil will hold 52.5%, ConocoPhillips

Statoil makes final investment decision on Shah Deniz Stage 2 and announces a 10 % divestment Dec 18, 2013
Statoil ASA has together with partners in the Shah Deniz consortium in Azerbaijan made a final investment decision for the Stage 2 development of the Shah Deniz gas field, in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.

Oseberg – 25 years young and still going strong Dec 16, 2013
The lifetime of the Oseberg field has doubled thanks to the steady increase in recoverable resources. December markThe lifetime of the Oseberg field has doubled thanks to the steady increase in recoverable resources. December marks the 25th anniversary of the Oseberg field centre.

Seismic cooperation in the southeastern Barents Sea Dec 11, 2013
A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, has taken

New oil and gas discovery in the Johan Castberg area Dec 10, 2013
Statoil ASA has together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made an oil and gas discovery in the Skavl prospect in PL532, close to

Statoil and Rosneft move forward with shale oil cooperation in the Samara region Dec 10, 2013
Statoil and Rosneft signed the Shareholders and Operating Agreement for a joint venture to assess the feasibility of commercial production from the Domanik shale formation.The document was signed by Igor Sechin, President of Rosneft,and Helge Lund, Statoil CEO.

Statoil makes another high-impact natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania Dec 9, 2013
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil announce its fifth discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional 2-3 trillion cubic feet

Statoil awarded exploration permit offshore New Zealand Dec 6, 2013
Statoil has obtained 100% equity share in an exploration permit in the Reinga-Northland Offshore Release Area in the New Zealand Block

Statoil appoints new Executive VP for Development and Production Norway Dec 6, 2013
Statoil ASA: Arne Sigve Nylund has been appointed executive vice president for Development and Production Norway.

Recommending Mongstad for Johan Sverdrup oil export Dec 3, 2013
The partners have unanimously decided to recommend landing of oil from the Johan Sverdrup field at Mongstad.

19-year-old violinist receives scholarship worth NOK 1 million Nov 27, 2013
Guro Kleven Hagen from Valdres was awarded the Statoil Talent Scholarship in classical music for 2013.

Statoil CEO: Oil and gas is part of the sustainable energy future Nov 27, 2013
"We have to live with fossil fuels as the dominant part of the energy mix for decades," says Statoil president and CEO Helge Lund at the 2013 Autumn Conference. "The big question is therefore how to make production cleaner than today, and make consumption more efficient.