2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁Stato il ▁consult ant ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁were ▁tried ▁for ▁having ▁received ▁ 7   mill ion ▁Norwegian ▁k ron er , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁contract s ▁and ▁pay ments ▁total ing ▁" se ver al ▁ten fold " ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁k ron er . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Stato il ▁announced ▁a ▁fund ed ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁Pet ro front ier ▁Cor p . ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Pet ro front ier ' s ▁Georg ina ▁Bas in ▁sh ale ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁bearing ▁structures ▁consistent ▁with ▁other ▁producing ▁areas ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Stato il ▁lic ensed ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁Car car á ▁field ▁in ▁the ▁Santos ▁bas in ▁from ▁Pet ro bras ▁for ▁$ 2 . 5 ▁billion . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Stato il ▁sold ▁its ▁ 1 5 . 5 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁Shah ▁Den iz ▁gas ▁field ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁to ▁Pet ron as ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 2 . 2 5   b ill ion . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Stato il ▁also ▁supplies ▁natural ▁gas ▁to ▁Ukraine ' s ▁N aft og az . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Stato il ▁acquired ▁a ▁$ 3 m ▁share ▁of ▁a ▁US ▁wind ▁tur bine ▁le asing ▁company . ▁Stato