▁had ▁reached ▁its ▁goal ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁ 6 7 % ▁of ▁Stato il ' s ▁share . ▁ ▁Develop ments ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Stato il ▁separated ▁its ▁down stream ▁business ▁into ▁a ▁separate ▁listed ▁company ▁Stato il ▁F uel ▁& ▁Ret ail . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Al iment ation ▁Cou che - T ard ▁bought ▁Stato il ▁F uel ▁& ▁Ret ail ▁for ▁$ 2 . 8 ▁billion . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Stato il ▁sold ▁a ▁ 4 0 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁Per egr ino ▁field ▁to ▁S ino chem , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁state - control led ▁oil ▁company , ▁for ▁a ▁c ash ▁sum ▁of ▁$ 3 . 0 7 ▁billion , ▁but ▁retained ▁ 6 0 % ▁and ▁the ▁operator ship . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Stato il ▁announced ▁finding ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁res erves ▁in ▁the ▁F os se k all ▁prospect ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Nor ne ▁oil ▁field ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Sea . ▁The ▁proved ▁recover able ▁oil ▁resources ▁were ▁provision ally ▁estimated ▁at ▁between ▁, ▁while ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁associated ▁and ▁free ▁gas ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁between ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁billion ▁standard ▁cub ic ▁metres . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Stato il ▁AS A ▁has ▁div ested ▁ 2 4 . 1 % ▁shares ▁in ▁G ass