Statoil to push on with Aasta Hansteen work

Developments: Norway’s Deputy Energy Minister Ane Hansdatter Kismul

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By Beate Schjolberg Oslo

 10 January 2013 23:59 GMT

Norwegian operator Statoil and nine other companies have ­decided to move ahead with investments totalling Nkr57 billion ($10.2 billion) to develop the remote, deep-water Aasta Hansteen field and extend Norway’s gas-transport network northwards.

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