Major jobs boost as energy giant looks to North Sea
The North Sea was given another jobs boost yesterday as Norwegian energy giant Statoil said it wanted to employ 1,000 people out of Aberdeen within four years.
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Energy giant launches probe into security at Algeria plant
Norwegian energy giant Statoil launched an internal inquiry yesterday into security at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria after a deadly hostage-taking incident there last month.
Statoil gets go-ahead for Mariner
The UK Government gave Norwegian energy giant Statoil the go-ahead yesterday for one of the biggest projects in the North Sea.
Oil giant set to spend billions
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has confirmed it will spend at least £4billion in the North Sea in the coming years.
Prospect may be linked to Johan Sverdrup find
Norwegian energy giant Statoil said yesterday a huge North Sea oil field could be boosted by another prospect nearby.
Statoil farms into Tullow’s Suriname block
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has taken a 30% stake in a deepwater exploration block with Tullow Oil off South America.
Platform for sale: one careful owner
What would you do with a 20-bedroom offshore platform if you had the chance to buy one? Turn it into a fancy hotel or perhaps a base for a fish farm?
Statoil on a four-strong fast track
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has been given approval to go ahead with its plans to develop its Stjerne and Vigdis North-East fields.
Cable vows stability in North Sea on oil tax
Vince Cable says the UK Government wants to nurture the north-east economy as Britain struggles to shake off the recession - and has hinted that the oil and gas industry may be spared further tax pain in the next Budget.
Oil tax grab halts £3billion North Sea investment plan
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has halted work on a £3billion-plus North Sea development following Chancellor George Osborne's tax grab on the industry, the Press and Journal can reveal.