A Eurocopter EC225 helicopter operated by CHC Helicopter Services prepares to land on the helipad at the Troll A offshore gas platform, operated by Statoil ASA, in the North Sea near Bergen, Norway, on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Statoil is holding talks with OAO Gazprom on how to make the Shtokman natural gas project in the Russian Arctic economically viable after the partners delayed the development over costs. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images