Statoil the first to conduct Norwegian oil drilling remotely
Statoil has entered a new era in the oil company with the opening of a control room in Bergen, from which the first unmanned platform on the Norwegian shelf will be operated. It marks an important step, says the company.
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN, SHIPPINGWATCH
Norway's Statoil has opened a control center in Bergen, which will remotely operate the platform Valemon on the same field which began production in 2015.
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