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Statoil Ends Arctic Oil Drilling Program

HeadlineNov 18, 2015

The Norwegian oil company Statoil has announced it’s ending its Arctic oil drilling program, even though its stakes in the Arctic don’t expire until 2020. The move comes after Shell walked away from its oil drilling program in the Arctic after spending $7 billion on it.

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