Eni – Eye on the Arctic

Vår Energi found more oil at Goliat

The oil discovery was made after drilling down to nearly 3,000 meters below the seafloor. Goliat is the only operational

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 11:40 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 11:45
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The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority gets serious criticism for its followup of security in Norwegian waters. A new report (in

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 16:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 08:46
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ExxonMobil is giving up its comprehensive Arctic cooperation with Rosneft. The Norwegians still cling on. It was ExxonMobil that signed

Controversies about Norway’s oil-drillings off the coast of Finnmark continue as Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, this week

Companies Statoil, Eni and Lundin might add resources to recent discoveries in the area. The new acreage, offered by the

Developments in the Barents Sea take a leap forward as Statoil buys new license stakes and OMV signals its preferred

ENi’s Goliat or Gazprom Neft’s Prirazlomnaya? The prices are low and layoffs and shrinking revenues continue to haunt the industry.

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 13:28 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 19:18
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Oil companies Gazprom Neft and Eni will lose big money on their offshore projects in the Barents Sea With the

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 13:37 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 20:19
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As the Goliat platform approaches the Barents Sea ready to start drilling, oil companies’ interest in the Arctic reaches new