Statoil gets approval for two North Sea fields
Statoil has secured a double North Sea win today.
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Statoil’s wildcat strikes oil and gas
Statoil was today celebrating after its wildcat made an oil and gas discovery.
Providence hails ‘unique time’ for drilling off Ireland as costs plummet
Offshore Ireland is fast becoming an exploration hotspot where more oil and gas majors are arriving on the scene.
Video: Statoil offshore workers beat boredom by building waffle robot
Statoil's workforce has found an innovative way to beat offshore boredom.
North Sea workers stranded for five days on platform
North Sea workers have been left stranded on a platform since Monday after issues with a helicopter.
Statoil reaches job downsizing target
Norwegian operator Statoil is reported to have ‘finished’ with its initial estimates for downsizing since the global decline in oil price.
Around 100 CHC jobs to go after loss of Statoil contract
Around 100 jobs are expected to go from CHC operations in Norway, according to reports.
Statoil given deadline after audit of Snorre production facility
A number of non-conformities have been discovered on the Statoil-operated Snorre B production facility.
Statoil weighing up Gulf of Mexico exit, report says
Statoil is mulling whether to pull the plug on its exploration activities in the Gulf of Mexico, a media report said.
Statoil to increase exploration drilling by 30% in 2017
Statoil today confirmed it would increase its exploration drilling by 30% in 2017.
Statoil completes North Sea acquisition
Staoil has completed its takeover of one of Wintershall Norge's North Sea interests.
Gassco under spotlight as faults detected at Karsto gas plant
Norway’s oil industry safety body has given Gassco until the end of the month to say how it will address potential hazards detected at its Karsto gas processing facility at Tysvaer.
Top Videos 2016: Shell delivers special Christmas to homeless Oil Sands family
Energy Voice has looked back through 2016 to find the videos readers watched the most. We reached December today. Take a look at our top videos for that month.
Amazing North Sea storm video goes viral
Footage of a North Sea storm has attracted more than 50,000 views in about two days. The video, posted on YouTube, shows waves crashing against the steel jacket of one of Statoil’s bridge-linked Oseberg platforms. The clip is dated December 26 and was published online a day later.
Statoil gets all-clear for new exploration well
Norway’s offshore safety body has given Statoil permission to drill an exploration well on the Mim prospect.
Bardot Group wins Hywind contract
Bardot Group has been awarded a contract to supply buoyancy modules for Statoil's Hywind project in the UK.
Gullfaks – Statoil’s trial by fire
Gullfaks today celebrated 30 years of production.
Gallery: North Sea oil and gas finds of 2016
With exploration drilling at its lowest activity level for decades, Energy Voice was not optimistic about finding many stories about oil discoveries from 2016.
Statoil gets North Sea drilling go-ahead
Statoil was today given the drilling go-ahead.
Statoil reveals investigation findings, after gas leak left students in hospital
Statoil revealed some of the findings into serious gas leak incident, which injured five people, including two students.
2016: Statoil’s year of the North Sea
Even with oil in a two year slump, Statoil still flexed its North Sea muscles. From kick-starting drilling on Mariner to finally cracking the 30-year puzzle that was Utgard, the Norwegian operator kept busy. However, the year wasn't without its challenges. The oil major forced to put the brakes on Bressay. Scroll through the gallery below to see where and how Statoil has kept busy in the North Sea.
Statoil celebrates one billion barrels from Troll B
Statoil was today celebrating the billionth barrel of oil from its Troll B development.
Statoil in driving seat for wind farm project offshore New York
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has won an offshore wind lease off New York with a $42million bid.
Statoil donates funds to help ease humanitarian crisis in Syria
Statoil has donated NOK 5million (£465,000) to assist the Red Cross in its efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Syria.
Statoil suspends employee suspected of ‘serious corruption’
Statoil said yesterday that it had temporarily suspended an employee who is being investigated by Norwegian police on suspicion of “serious corruption”.