Statoil Energy Ventures makes first investment: United Wind

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 7, 2016 | News

Statoil Energy Ventures announces today that it has invested USD 3 million in United Wind, the leading provider of distributed wind energy leasing solutions. This is the first investment by Statoil Energy Ventures: Statoil’s new USD 200 million venture capital fund...

March 2016

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 4, 2016 | Editions

March 2016 The obvious focus for this month’s edition is wind. The growing influence of the wind energy market is hard for even the most sceptical to ignore. In our lead feature we look at the important work being undertaken by DONG Energy in the UK and around Europe....

Siemens to install 54-megawatt onshore wind power plant in western Turkey

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 4, 2016 | News

Siemens has been awarded an order for the Kinik onshore wind power plant in the Turkish province of Kinik, located 80 kilometers north of the city of Izmir. 17 direct drive wind turbines rated at 3.2 megawatts (MW) capacity each will be installed at the onshore...

Statoil awarded six licensing options offshore Ireland

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 3, 2016 | News

Statoil Exploration (Ireland) Limited has been awarded six Licensing Options in Ireland’s 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round. Statoil will be the operator of four Licensing Options and partner in two Licensing Options, operated by ExxonMobil Exploration and...

Eni’s new successful exploration activities in Egypt

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 3, 2016 | News

Eni successfully drilled the “Nidoco North 1X” well, in the exploration prospect of “Nooros East”, located in the Abu Madi West license, in the Nile Delta, Egypt. The new find start up is expected by the end of March 2016 and will allow the...