Mar. 2011 - The Bureau of Ocean Management, Regulation and Enforcement has approved Statoil's plan to drill a well in Alaminos Canyon block 810 in the Gulf of Mexico, in a water depth of 7,134 feet (2,174 meters), about 216 miles (348 kilometers) off the Texas coastline. The operator had a rig under contract and an approved permit to drill a new well when activities were suspended due to the temporary drilling suspensions.

Nov. 2009 - Statoil has farmed out a 10% interest in its Cobra prospect, situated in the deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico, to China's CNOOC. The Cobra prospect is located in water depths of 7,682 feet (2,342 meters) on Alaminos Canyon Block 810. Statoil acquired the block at the Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale #204 back in 2007 and plans to drill up to three wells on the prospect.

Apr. 2009 - StatoilHydro submitted an Initial Exploration Plan to MMS for the Cobra prospect on Alaminos Canyon Block 810, located in a water depth of more than 7,500 feet (2,286 meters). The plan proposes to drill and temporarily abandon AC 810 well locations C, H and I, with a tentative start date of June 1, 2009. With 100% interest, StatoilHydro plans to use the Maersk Developer or a similar DP semisub for exploration operations at Cobra.