StatoilHydro urges Norway to open northern waters

摘要

London-Norway’s StatoilHydro renewed its call January 20 for politicians to grant access to new Norwegian offshore acreage as it faces an empty portfolio of drilling work in non-mature areas later this year. Speaking at a oil conference in Sandefjord, CEO Helge Lund said StatoilHydro planned to drill a total of five or six “strategically important” wells this year with big potential on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.