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Statoil still seeking a Shtokman solution
Posted 09.08.2012 09:13:53 av John Bradbury
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Statoil is still trying to find a solution, which will allow the company to participate in the Shtokman project.


Both technical and commercial challenges must however be solved before Statoil makes a final investment decision.

It was not possible to arrive at a solution for the Shtokman development within the framework of the Shtokman Development AG (SDAG) joint venture, in which Gazprom, Total and Statoil are joint owners. Statoil has therefore returned its shares in SDAG to Gazprom after the current agreement expired on 30 June, Statoil writes in a press release.

At the same time, Statoil’s chief executive Helge Lund and senior vice president for the Europe and Asia business cluster Torgeir Kydland have left the board of the joint venture.

Talks are continuing with Gazprom to try to find a commercial solution which will enable Statoil to participate in the Shtokman development.

“We need a commercial concept to justify the large investment,” says Kydland.

The investment decision has been postponed several times based on framework conditions, high investment costs and uncertain profitability. At the same time, the energy realities have changed. Large natural gas deposits, especially onshore USA, have impacted the gas market fundamentally.

“Our cooperation with the Russian authorities is good, and in May we signed a cooperation agreement with the Russian company Rosneft. We have come to Russia to stay, and if it is possible to find a common commercial solution for Shtokman we are still interested in joining the project., says Kydland”

In connection with the presentation of its second quarter results Statoil wrote down the value of SDAG by NOK 2 billion.
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