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wonton2
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wonton2
9y ago
I meant compared to other similar efforts. Since Statoil is a publicly owned company with its main goals being political, not economic.
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wonton2
9y ago
I agree with your bottom line. I was going to say they have talked about wind farms at sea since 2008, but that fits well with what you say. I see I seem too cynical, but i still think they are very late to the game. Especially considering
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wonton2
9y ago
Statoil has done offshore drilling since the 70s, the people who work there probably know more than anyone else in the world about designing and operating very large machinery at sea. You can read more on their web pages or search the web f
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wonton2
9y ago
It is also important to mention that this project happened because of the falling oil price, and Statoil needing to find alternative stuff to do. Not diversify their sources of income, but literally give their enployees something to do. A l