World | China What Nobel Feud? China, Norway Sign Oil Deal Flap over dissident not enough to scuttle arrangement By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 13, 2010 3:09 PM CST Copied This undated file photo provided by Prosafe, shows their Safe Scandinavia rig in an unknown location. Hundreds of workers were being evacuated from an oil rig in the North Sea, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Prosafe/ho) So much for China's hissy fit over dissident Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace prize: A major Chinese oil company just inked a deal with Norway's StatOil, the Wall Street Journal reports. The five-year deal will see an advanced China Oilfield Services rig deployed in the North Sea and operated by StatOil. The value of the deal is not known, but is likely many hundreds of millions of dollars. China's foreign ministry spokesman said the Nobel decision would "damage Sino-Norwegian relations" going forward. Read These Next He won $1M on first Survivor. Today, he owes $3M in taxes on it. Lawmakers warn VPN use may let NSA spy on you. An unwanted hiking trend for women: the 'Alpine divorce.' Howie Mandel apologizes after on-air age joke. Report an error