About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Statoil, Rjukan Line, Norsk Hydro Rjukan, Norsk Transport, SF Hydro, Yara International, Heroya, Tinnsjo railway ferry, Vemork, Tinnos Line, SF Ammonia, Hydro Oil & Gas, YX Energi, Saga Petroleum, SF Rjukanfoss, Oseberg Transport System, Grane Oil Pipeline, Mongstad, Aluminerie Alouette, Uno-X, Ardal og Sunndal Verk, Rjukanfossen, Krossobanen. Excerpt: Statoil ASA, trading as Statoil and formerly known as StatoilHydro, is a Norwegian energy company, formed by the 2007 merger of Statoil with the oil and gas division of Norsk Hydro. The Government of Norway is the largest shareholder in Statoil with 67% of the shares. The ownership interest is managed by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Statoil is a fully integrated petroleum company with production operations in thirteen countries and retail operations in eight. By revenue Statoil is in 2010 ranked by Fortune Magazine as the world's 13th largest oil and gas company, and the largest company in the Nordic region by revenue, profit, and market capitalization. Statoil is the largest operator on the Norwegian continental shelf, with 60% of the total production. The fields operated are Glitne, Gullfaks, Heidrun, Huldra, Kristin, Kvitebjorn, Mikkel, Njord, Norne, Ormen Lange, Oseberg, Sleipner, Snorre, Snohvit, Statfjord, Sygna, Tordis, Troll, Veslefrikk, Vigdis, Visund, Volve and Asgard. The company also has processing plants at Kolsnes, Karsto, Mongstad, Tjeldbergodden and Melkoya. In addition to the Norwegian continental shelf, Statoil operates oil and gas fields in Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, China, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Russia, United States and Venezuela. Statoil has offices that are looking for possible ventures in the countries of Egypt, Mexico, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. The company has processing plants in Belgium, Denmark, Fra...