, ▁Stato il ▁bought ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁Ath ab as ca ▁oil ▁sand ▁field ▁in ▁Canada ▁after ▁purch asing ▁North ▁American ▁O il ▁S ands ▁Corporation ▁for ▁$ 2 . 2 ▁billion . ▁( In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Stato il ▁had ▁ 4 ▁oil ▁sand ▁lic ences ▁( ol jes and lis ens ene ▁) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁K ai ▁Kos ▁De h ▁Se h ▁project : ▁Le is mer , ▁Cor ner , ▁H anging stone , ▁and ▁Th orn berry ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Stato il ▁launched ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁oper ational ▁deep - water ▁floating ▁large - cap acity ▁wind ▁tur bine , ▁H yw ind . ▁The ▁ ▁tall ▁tower ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 3 ▁M W ▁tur bine ▁was ▁to wed ▁ ▁off sh ore ▁into ▁the ▁Am oy ▁F j ord ▁in ▁ ▁deep ▁water , ▁off ▁of ▁St av anger , ▁Norway ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁test ▁run . ▁ ▁H ydro ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁H ydro ▁joined ▁El f ▁Aqu itaine ▁and ▁six ▁other ▁French ▁companies ▁to ▁form ▁Pet ron ord ▁to ▁perform ▁searches ▁for ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁H ydro ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁large ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁pet role um ▁industry , ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁operator ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁fields , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁O se berg .