Mar. 2013 - The subsea facilities at Vigdis North-East, the third fast-track project in Statoil's Norwegian portfolio, are now online. Statoil discovered the field in 2009 while drilling the 34/7-34 exploration well in PL089. Vigdis North-East was developed in 950 feet of water through a four-well template tied back to the Snorre A tension leg platform. Field life is estimated at 15 years with recoverable reserves of 37 MMboe.

Dec. 2012 - Norwegian oil major Statoil announced Thursday that it plans to use seismic cables on the seabed to help produce 30 million additional barrels of oil from its Snorre and Grane fields. The company has signed contracts worth $160 million with U.S. firm Geospace Technologies to deliver the cables, which will be part of a permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) program. Statoil believes the technology will allow it to better understand the reservoirs because they are stable and able to provide a more accurate picture of the subsurface than cables that are towed on the surface and which are subjected to wind, waves and currents. Statoil plans to lay more than 400 miles of seismic cables. Statoil currently recovers around 50 percent of the oil from its operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Feb. 2012 - Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a contract for the upgrade of drilling facilities on the Snorre A platform. "Well drilling and maintenance represent the most important activities we can undertake in order to recover more oil and gas from our fields. By upgrading the drilling facilities on Snorre A we reckon we can recover 67 million additional barrels of oil from the Snorre field," said Bente Aleksandersen, head of Operations South in Development and Production Norway in Statoil. Work will start in March 2012 and be completed in 2015. The Snorre A upgrade will help extend the field’s lifetime until 2040.

Sep. 2011 - The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved Statoil's plans for development and operation of the Stjerne and Vigdis North-East fields. The operator plans to develop Vigdis North-East by a four-slot seabed template tied-back to Snorre A, which lies about four miles (seven kilometers) away. Oil and gas will transport through a new pipeline to an existing template on Vigdis B, and then on to Snorre A. Statoil will also develop Katla by a four-slot subsea template. Two wells will be producers, while the remaining wells will be used as water injectors to help maintain reservoir pressure. Oil from the field will be sent to Oseberg South, while the gas will be used as pressure support in Oseberg Omega North to boost output from that reservoir. Statoil serves as the operator of both fields.

May. 2011 - Statoil granted Technip a subsea contract for the Vigdis NE field development, located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract covers welding and installation of flowlines, including a .9 mile (1.5 kilometer) pipe-in-pipe production flowline and a 6 mile (9-kilometer) plastic-lined water injection flowline; the supply of flexible tails for the flowlines; subsea equipment installation; and installation and tie-ins of flowlines flexible tails, jumpers and umbilicals. Vigdis North East is a fast-track oil and gas development situated in a water depth of 919 feet (280 meters). Statoil operates the field, holding a 41.5% interest.

Apr. 2011 - Statoil has exercised options for three major subsea contract extensions to Aker Solutions for use on the Vigdis North East development. Aker will provide workover systems to the project, along with an additional contract the company received from Statoil in February. Vigdis North East is a fast-track oil and gas development situated in a water depth of 919 feet (280 meters) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Statoil operates the field, holding a 41.5% interest.

Apr. 2011 - Statoil has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Vigdis North-East development to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Production is slated to begin in December 2012. Vigdis North-East is planned as a subsea development located about .99 miles (1.6 kilometers) from the existing subsea installation on the Vigdis field. The field's development will consist of a template with four wells, three producers and one water injector, connecting to the Snorre A field, located approximately 4 miles (7 kilometers) away. Produced oil and gas will be sent through a new pipeline to the existing Vigdis B template and then piped to Snorre A. Recoverable reserves are estimated at around 33 million barrels of oil equivalent. Statoil operates the field with a 41.5% interest.

Feb. 2011 - Statoil awarded Aker Solutions a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea workover system for the Vigdis North East development. The scope of work includes a complete suite of components for open water workover operations. The Vigdis North East workover system project will be managed in Norway. The manufacturing of the well control package and riser elements will be completed in Tranby, and the control systems in Aberdeen. Final delivery of the equipment will be made in June 2012. Vigdis North East is a fast-track oil and gas development situated in a water depth of 919 feet (280 meters) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Statoil operates the field, holding a 41.5% interest.

Dec. 2010 - Statoil and FMC Technologies have signed an agreement for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Vigdis Northeast development. The scope of supply includes the manufacture of four subsea trees, one manifold, subsea and topside control systems and an umbilical. Deliveries are scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2011. Vigdis Northeast is a fast-track oil and gas field located in a water depth of 920 feet (280 meters) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Statoil operates the field, holding a 41.5% interest.

Aug. 2010 - Technip received a contract from Statoil for the development of the Snorre field in the Norwegian North Sea. The awarded contract covers the welding and installation of a 6-mile-long (9-kilometer-long) rigid steel flowline to connect the Snorre A and B platforms. Work also includes installation and tie-in of the flexible risers required to connect the flowline to the platforms. The risers are scheduled for installation in the summer of 2011, while flowline installation will be done in the first half of 2012, followed by the tie-in operations. Snorre is a large oil field located on Norwegian Blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the North Sea in water depths of 984 to 1,148 feet (300 to 350 meters).

Jun. 2010 - Aker Solutions was granted a frame agreement contract for maintenance and modification work on Statoil's offshore installations, including Snorre A/B, Gullfaks A/B/C, Visund and Asgard A/B in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract period is for four years and includes options for further extensions up to four years. The scope of work will typically involve engineering, procurement, construction and installation, and completion of modifications, maintenance, studies and prefabrication. Preparation activities will commence immediately.

Apr. 2010 - Statoil received consent to use the Safe Scandinavia mobile accommodation facility at the Snorre A platform during periods of high activity in 2010 and 2011. The facility will anchor southwest of Snorre A with a gangway connection. High activity consists of upgrading the facility's safety automation system, the fire and gas system and upgrading the living quarters. Snorre, producing since 1992, is a large oil field located on Norwegian Blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the North Sea in water depths of 984 to 1,148 feet (300 to 350 meters).

Mar. 2010 - Statoil plans to accelerate the development time of four projects by tying them back to existing infrastructure, which will help maintain the company's current level of oil and gas production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The four fields given fast-track status are Katla (tied-back to Oseberg Sor, with production to commence late-2012), Vigdis Nordost (tied-back to Snorre, with production to commence in 2012), Gygrid (tied-back to Draugen or Njord, with production to commence in 2012/2013), and Pan/Pandora (tied-back to Visund or Gullfaks, with production to commence in 2012). Statoil estimates the fields contain over 140 million boe of recoverable reserves.

Mar. 2010 - Scana will supply finished machined riser forgings to FMC Technologies. The high-pressure production risers will be used for the Snorre TLP, and will be part of Statoil's replacement program. The scope of Scana's work includes forging and machining of production riser joints for 10 riser systems and additional spare components, and an option for additional riser systems. Manufacturing will begin immediately and deliveries are expected to take place from the fourth quarter of 2010 to 2012. Snorre is located on Norwegian Blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the North Sea in water depths of 984 to 1,148 feet (300 to 350 meters). Statoil serves as the operator of the field with a 33.3% interest.

Feb. 2010 - Oil was discovered in exploratory well 34/4-12 A in the Tampen area in the northeastern section of the Snorre field. Exploratory drilling was conducted to prove petroleum in the Upper Triassic reservoir rocks in the lower parts of the Lunde formation. The discovery, named Lower Lunde, is estimated to hold between 6 and 19 million barrels of oil equivalent. A formation test was not conducted but data and samples were gathered. Drilled by the Ocean Vanguard semisub to a total depth of 8,701 feet (2,652 meters), the 34/4-12 A exploratory well's production might be tied-back to the Snorre field. Located in a water depth of 1,253 feet (382 meters) in PL 057 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, Lower Lunde is operated by Statoil, holding a 31% interest. Other partners in the field include Petoro AS (30%), RWE Dea Norge AS (24.5%), Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS (9.6%), and Hess Norge AS (4.9%).

Jan. 2010 - FMC Technologies received a contract from Statoil for the design and supply of susbea equipment for the Snorre field. The contract encompasses 10 production risers, tie-back connectors and installation tools. The delivery of supplies is scheduled to commence in 2011. Snorre is located on Norwegian Blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the North Sea in water depths of 984 to 1,148 feet (300 to 350 meters). Statoil serves as the operator of the field with a 33.3% interest. Partners include Petoro with 30%, ExxonMobil Norge with 11.58%, Idemitsu Petroleum with 9.6%, RWE-Dea Norge with 8.28%, Total E&P Norge with 6.17% and Amerada Hess Norge with the remaining 1.03%.

Dec. 2009 - Statoil will invest more than US $861MM (NOK 5B) in Snorre for the maintenance and modification of the oil and gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The investment includes modifications made in 2009 and those to be made in 2010. In the summer of 2010, the Safe Scandinavia flotel will arrive at Snorre A TLP, a drilling, production and accommodation facility, to increase the field's accomodation capacity so maintenance may be carried out. Modification plans for Snorre include a comprehensive, three-year plan to replace the platform's fire and gas alarm system. The upgraded alarm system will consist of 2,000 detectors and 29 miles (47 kilometers) of new cables installed. Located on Blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen Area in water depths of 984 to 1,148 feet (300 to 350 meters), Snorre holds estimated recoverable reserves of 830 MMbo. StatoilHydro serves as the operator of the field with 33.3%. Partners include Petoro with 30% interest, ExxonMobil Norge with 11.58%, Idemitsu Petroleum with 9.6%, RWE-Dea Norge with 8.28%, Total E&P Norge with 6.17% and Amerada Hess Norge with the remaining 1.03%.

Oct. 2009 - ClampOn will supply subsea sand monitoring sensors to the Tordis Vigdis Controls Modification project, located in the Greater Gullfaks Area. The contract is for 18 ClampOn DSP-06 Compact Particle Monitors, which will be delivered in 2010. The funnels and sensors will be installed on the subsea modules by a ROV at a depth of about 656 feet (200 meters). The Tordis and Vigdis oil fields are in the North Sea, to the west of the Norwegian city of Stavanger.

May. 2009 - StatoilHydro awarded Deepwell Norge AS a framework contract for mechanical wireline services for three fields, Statfjord, Snorre and Sleipner, which are located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the North Sea. The framework contract is valid for three years, with option periods of two years.

Apr. 2009 - Production shutdowns are planned for 21 StatoilHydro-operated facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf during 2009. Short and demanding halts are planned on Oseberg in June to repair the flare system and implement part of the low-pressure project. On Snorre A, capacity upgrades will be undertaken. Work on Troll A includes preparations for a new gas pipeline to Kollsnes and the expansion of the living quarters.

Apr. 2009 - StatoilHydro will use the Island Wellserver vessel for light well intervention on fields located in the Norwegian North Sea. The fields include Tordis, Vigdis, Snorre, Statfjord, Gullfaks, Sygna, Asgard, Heidrun and Norne; and the work will span 2009 through the end of 2011. Island Wellserver is a mobile facility purpose-built for light well intervention and is operated by Island Offshore.

Mar. 2009 - In the North Sea, StatoilHydro struck oil at an exploration well and a sidetrack (34/7-34 and 34/7-34A), confirming a 918-feet (280-meter) oil column. Located in 958 feet (292 meters) of water, the wells are on PL089, north of the Vigdis East field. With proven recoverable resources estimated at 25 MMbo, development of the discovery will be linked to either the Vigdis or Tordis fields.

Mar. 2009 - StatoilHydro received permission to drill appraisal well 34/7-34 A in Block 34/7 on PL089. Located south of the Snorre field and northeast of the Vigdis field in the North Sea, the well will be drilled by the Borgland Dolphin semisub.

Nov. 2008 - StatoilHydro has shut-in production at a platform on its Snorre oilfield due to a leak in the flaring system, also affecting output from the nearby Vigdis field. "We are working to repair the leak on the Snorre A platform and we don't know yet when we will be able to restart production," spokesman Geir Gjervan said, adding that the Snorre B platform remained in operation.