Tag: Snøhvit field

Gas/condensate discovery in the Barents Sea

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has announced the discovery of gas/condensate.

The discovery was made after a well was drilled about 50 kilometers northwest of the Snøhvit field.

Snøhvit approved

The plan for development and operation of Statoil's Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea was approved on 7 March by the Norwegian Storting (parliament).

Contract for two LNG carriers

Operator Statoil and five of the other licensees in the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea have entered into a contract with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisa (K-line) and Mitsui & Co for the delivery of two special carriers for liquefied natural gas (LNG).