• Equity production increased by 10% from 2008, to 512 mboe/day.
  • Production from three new fields started during the year.
  • High exploration activity: six of the 29 exploration wells drilled in 2009 have been announced as discoveries, with several interesting discoveries in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM), Canada and Angola. Nine wells were under evaluation at year end 2009. 
  • On 12 December, Statoil and Lukoil entered a winning bid for the West Qurna 2 field in the second licensing round in Iraq. Statoil's equity share will be 18.75%.
  • The Ceasar Tonga project in GoM was sanctioned by the partnership.
  • Production from three new fields added a total capacity of approximately 50 mboe per day (Statoil equity):
    • Tahiti in GoM
    • Thunder Hawk in GoM
    • Gimboa test production in Angola  
  • Offshore installation of the first wellhead platform on the Statoil-operated Peregrino field in Brazil started in late 2009.