Norwegian energy company Statoil said it started operations at a North Sea platform that will eventually be run by remote control from the shore. The company brought the Valemon natural gas and condensate field into production Saturday. It’s the second platform to be put into production by the company in the last nine months. “Valemon is one of several new projects on the Norwegian continental shelf that will help add value, activity and innovation, demonstrating well the long-term perspective that characterizes Statoil’s activity on the Norwegian continental shelf,” Arne Sigve Nylund, executive vice president for development and production in Norway, said in a statement. The North Sea platform has accommodations for as many as 40 workers. Long-term, the facility will be unmanned […]