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Samsung Heavy Industries Lands Statoil FSU Construction Contract
Samsung Heavy Industries wins a contract to build a floating storage unit that will be deployed on the offshore Heidrun field from Statoil.
8:00 PM EST | September 13, 2012
First Movers in Eco-Drilling: Going 'Dope'-less
"Dope," a thread compound used to bind together huge strings of tubular goods in O&G drilling operations, can now be replaced with safer, environmentally benign "dopeless" connection technology to eliminate related hazardous waste and more.
8:00 PM EST | April 24, 2012
StatoilHydro Delays Hammerfest LNG Start Up
Technical challenges have delayed the start-up of the Hammerfest LNG plant in northern Norway. The current estimate is that production can resume in 14 days at the earliest.
7:00 PM EST | November 22, 2009
StatoilHydro Secures Scarabeo 5 for Production Drilling at Tyrihans
StatoilHydro has received consent to use the Scarabeo 5 semisub for production drilling at Tyrihans.
7:00 PM EST | November 02, 2009
StatoilHydro Takes New Name
StatoilHydro ASA is changing its name to Statoil ASA with effect from today, and simultaneously adopting its new visual identity.
7:00 PM EST | November 01, 2009
KBR Wins FEED Contract for Chevron's Big Foot Topsides Project
KBR has been awarded a contract by Chevron for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of the topsides for the proposed Big Foot development facility.
7:00 PM EST | November 01, 2009
DOF Reels in ROV Subsea Service Contract from StatoilHydro
Bergen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a contract for the provision of ROV services onboard Skandi Vega by end client StatoilHydro.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2009
StatoilHydro Taps BJ Services for Coiled Tubing Services on NCS
BJ Services was awarded a multiyear coiled tubing services contract by StatoilHydro, covering all of its operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2009
StatoilHydro Halts Investments in Iran in Current Climate
StatoilHydro Friday said it has no plans to make any fresh investment in Iran, and confirmed its obligations at the Khorramabad block there have ended.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2009
StatoilHydro Mulls Deepwater Luva Solutions
Work on a development solution for the Luva find, which lies in 1,300 meters of water in the Norwegian Sea and 300 kilometers from land, is to be continued by operator StatoilHydro.
8:00 PM EST | October 28, 2009
Russian LNG Aims Face Big Challenges in Arctic Regions
Russia, the world's biggest gas producer, has invited international energy majors to help it realize its ambitions to conquer one-fifth of the global market for LNG by 2020.
8:00 PM EST | October 27, 2009
ProAnalysis Strengthens Market Position in Norway
Since the Norwegian market launch of the Argus technology for online Oil in Water (OiW) monitoring in 2005, ProAnalysis has made numerous deliveries to its home market.
8:00 PM EST | October 27, 2009
StatoilHydro to Tender Big Oil Service Contract in November
StatoilHydro will launch a big maintenance and modification contract for its Norwegian fields on the market next month.
8:00 PM EST | October 25, 2009
Aker Aces Subsea Tree Contract for Visund, Troll Fields
Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts by StatoilHydro to deliver subsea equipment to its Visund and Troll fields in the North Sea, including subsea tree number 100 for Troll.
8:00 PM EST | October 22, 2009
PSA Approves StatoilHydro's Plan to Drill Well 6507/3-8
StatoilHydro has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the Ocean Vanguard semisub.
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2009
StatoilHydro Gets Go-Ahead to Use Sleipner B
StatoilHydro has received consent to use Sleipner B with a waiver of conditions for use of the facility's living quarters module until January 31, 2011.
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2009
StatoilHydro Sets Sights on First Oil at Peregrino in 2011
StatoilHydro plans to start drilling at its heavy oil field Peregrino offshore Brazil in the first half 2010 and expects first oil early in 2011.
8:00 PM EST | October 20, 2009
Shell to Pump Up Ormen Lange's Output with 4 New Wells
Royal Dutch Shell confirmed Wednesday its Norwegian gas field Ormen Lange is on track to reach peak capacity of 70 million cubic meters a day by the end of the year.
8:00 PM EST | October 20, 2009
ClampOn Clinches Order for Subsea Sensors at Tordis and Vigdis
ClampOn will supply subsea sand monitoring sensors to the Tordis Vigdis Controls Modification project.
8:00 PM EST | October 20, 2009
Little Action for China's Oil Deals
It might sound as if CNOOC is busy vacuuming up the world's oil reserves, but neither the Nigerian nor Ghanaian situations look particularly promising, and the Statoil deal is just talk for now.
8:00 PM EST | October 20, 2009
Devon Sees Oil Majors As Main Bidders on GOM Assets
Devon's Chief Executive confirmed that the sale of stakes in some of its Gulf of Mexico assets will be complete next year and that major oil companies are likely to be the main bidders.
8:00 PM EST | October 19, 2009
StatoilHydro to Drill in North Sea's Block 34/10
StatoilHydro received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the northern North Sea using the Deepsea Atlantic semisub.
8:00 PM EST | October 18, 2009
CNOOC-StatoilHydro Deal Could Mark China's Entry into US GOM
CNOOC is reportedly in talks with StatoilHydro over a deal that would open the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to China's oil companies for the first time.
8:00 PM EST | October 15, 2009
StatoilHydro's Frigg Area Yields More Crude
Oil has been discovered by StatoilHydro in the Frigg Delta prospect in the North Sea, with proven recoverable volumes put at 18-35 million barrels.
8:00 PM EST | October 14, 2009
US House OKs Bill Targeting Cos Invested in Iran Energy Sector
The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to censure firms such as StatoilHydro, Total and Vitol, which continue to conduct energy business with Iran as it seeks to develop its nuclear weapons program.
8:00 PM EST | October 14, 2009
Better Drilling Methods Pays Off for StatoilHydro
Better drilling methods are making the single biggest contribution to improving recovery from Norway's offshore fields. A number of solutions adopted by StatoilHydro this year are already yielding good results.
8:00 PM EST | October 14, 2009
StatoilHydro Awards Research Prize to Oil Hunter
StatoilHydro's research prize for 2009 has been awarded to Professor Jan Inge Faleide at the University of Oslo for his research on the geological development of the Norwegian Sea, the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
8:00 PM EST | October 12, 2009
Tierra, StatoilHydro Team Up for Seismic Technology Project
StatoilHydro and Tierra Geophysical announced have signed a contract for joint development of seismic imaging software technology.
8:00 PM EST | October 12, 2009
Venezuela Oil Trade Show Hit by Service Sector Nationalization
The 20th Latin American Petroleum Show kicks off here Tuesday, but without the fanfare seen in previous years due to the Venezuelan government's nationalization of oil companies that traditionally set up booths at the event.
8:00 PM EST | October 12, 2009
StatoilHydro Taps Sevan for Cylindrical FPSO Feasibility Study
StatoilHydro has awarded Sevan Marine a contract to conduct a study focused on scale model testing aimed at verifying the feasibility of the Sevan cylindrical FPSO using steel catenary risers for harsh deepwater application.
8:00 PM EST | October 07, 2009
Arctic Region Beckons As North Sea Fields Decline
With North Sea fields in decline, Total and most other players in Big Oil now find themselves in hot pursuit of drilling in some of the coldest, most forbidding places on the planet.
8:00 PM EST | October 05, 2009
Petrobras Gears Up to Drill in Bahia Subsalt Layer
Petrobras will reportedly drill in the subsalt layer off the coast of Bahia -- the area of which has estimated reserves of between 5 billion and 8 billion barrels of oil -- by the end of the year.
8:00 PM EST | October 05, 2009
Shell: North American Natural Gas Production Will Grow
Shell plans to increase its natural gas production in North America, with output expected to grow from deepwater discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico as well as the region's giant shale formations.
8:00 PM EST | October 05, 2009
Enbridge to Construct Pipeline from Big Foot in Deepwater GOM
In partnership with a Chevron-led consortium, Enbridge will construct and operate an oil pipeline from the proposed Big Foot ultra-deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico.
8:00 PM EST | October 04, 2009
DOF Subsea Reels in Call-Off Contract Onboard Skandi Bergen
DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a significant call-off contract by StatoilHydro to provide construction support activity onboard Skandi Bergen at the Morvin field.
8:00 PM EST | October 04, 2009
Chevron's Agbami Hit 250,000 B/D Peak in August
Chevron's Agbami oil platform offshore Nigeria reached peak production of 250,000 barrels per day in August, or four months ahead of schedule.
8:00 PM EST | October 04, 2009
StatoilHydro to Carry Out Modifications on Oseberg C
StatoilHydro has been granted consent to upgrade the drilling facility on Oseberg C.
8:00 PM EST | October 01, 2009
BP Makes 19th Discovery in Ultra-Deepwater Block 31
BP, along with concessionaire Sonangol, has announced the Tebe oil discovery, the oil major's 19th discovery in Block 31 offshore Angola.
8:00 PM EST | September 30, 2009
Eidesvik Offshore Extends Vessel Contracts with StatoilHydro
Eidesvik Offshore has extended the contracts for two of its vessels with StatoilHydro.
8:00 PM EST | September 30, 2009
Aker Solutions Wins FEED Contract for Gullfaks A Drilling Facilities
StatoilHydro has awarded Aker Solutions a front end engineering design study for upgrading the Gullfaks A drilling facilities, which is expected to extend the productive lifetime of Gullfaks A.
8:00 PM EST | September 29, 2009
TSC Offshore Confident about Deepwater Prospects
Hong Kong-listed TSC Offshore sees great potential in the deepwater offshore regions in Brazil, China and the Gulf of Mexico and is reportedly eyeing potential acquisitions.
8:00 PM EST | September 27, 2009
Analysis: COSL Aims to Go Global
COSL was once constrained to the waters offshore China, but since its purchase of Awilco Offshore, the company is on its way to becoming a leading worldwide offshore rig provider.
8:00 PM EST | September 27, 2009
StatoilHydro Touts Natural Gas as 'Fuel of the Future'
"Natural gas is an attractive energy source for the future," said Rune Bjornson, StatoilHydro's executive vice president for natural gas during a press seminar in Oslo on Thursday, September 24.
8:00 PM EST | September 23, 2009
PSA Gives Go-Ahead for Modifications on Oseberg B
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted consent for upgrades of the drilling module on the Oseberg B facility.
8:00 PM EST | September 22, 2009
Big Oil Keeps Cool to Russian Welcome
Russia will this week put out the welcome mat for Big Oil, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hosts a meeting on developing the huge natural-gas reserves of Yamal, one of the energy world's last great prizes.
8:00 PM EST | September 22, 2009
StatoilHydro Taps Wood Group for Peregrino Wellhead Services
StatoilHydro has selected Wood Group Brasil to provide operations, maintenance and modification services for the two Peregrino wellhead platforms.
8:00 PM EST | September 21, 2009
StatoilHydro to Use Veslefrikk Beyond Original Design Lifetime
StatoilHydro has been granted consent to use the facilities on the Veslefrikk field in the North Sea until 2020.
8:00 PM EST | September 17, 2009
StatoilHydro Taps Aker Spitsbergen for 3 North Sea Fields
StatoilHydro has been granted consent to use the Aker Spitsbergen semisubmersible drilling rig at the Heidrun, Norne and Asgard fields in the Norwegian Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 16, 2009
StatoilHydro Taps Siem for WIS Pressure Control Device
A contract was entered into between Siem Offshore and StatoilHydro in connection with the development and qualification of Siem WIS' Pressure Control Device.
8:00 PM EST | September 15, 2009
Russia Seeks Foreign Energy Partners for Arctic Projects
Russia wants foreign companies to help develop vast offshore hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic and is preparing economic incentives to stimulate exploration in the region.
8:00 PM EST | September 15, 2009