Blog: The black, the Blue and the Green— Norway’s energy dilemmas
Less than two years ago, speculation was swirling around the possibility of a dramatic shift in Norwegian energy policy, as the fossil fuel-rich
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Business (Norway)
Slowdown in Barents Sea petroleum
Norwegian Government offers only two new production licenses for the Barents Sea this year. The hunger for Barents Sea oil
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Most expedition cruise liners exclude Russian Arctic
The war on Ukraine and geopolitical turbulence with concerns growing of further escalations of tensions with Russia have knock-on effects
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Equinor postpones decision on northernmost oil field
Environmental organizations rejoice as the Norwegian oil company and its partners announce a postponement of an investment decision on oil
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Norway, Russia seal deal on fish quotas amid growing tensions
Cod quotas for 2023 will be 20% lower, a decision made on recommendations from marine researchers in the two countries.
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Norwegian transporters bring goods to Russian coal-miners
Dilemma solved: Two containers with food supplies that were stopped on the land border to Norway are now underway towards
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Second Barents Sea oil discovery this spring
Operator of Skavl Stø exploration well, Equinor, announces the finding of more oil just two weeks after last significant discovery in the
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First tanker in 20 months embarks to energy hungry Europe
Norway’s role as a stable and predictable supplier of natural gas to Europe is pushed forward by dictator Vladimir Putin’s
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Equinor makes significant Arctic discovery
Well drilling reveals up to 50 million barrels of recoverable oil at Snøfonn Nord, near the Johan Castberg field in
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Norway closes seaports and border to Russian traffic
But fishing vessels will be allowed to continue as before. The Norwegian government on Friday announced that it will follow
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Norway intends to keep seaports open to Russian ships
We must not burn all bridges to the Russian people, the Norwegian Trade and Industry Minister says Temperatures had dropped
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Norwegian Oil and Gas Association kicks out Russian members
Ten years after the delimitation of Norwegian-Russian Arctic waters and subsequent signing of energy partnerships, companies Rosneft and Lukoil are
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Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund exits Russia, divesting order given
The Norwegian Central Bank freezes all investments in Russia, awaiting a plan to sell all shares. The Norwegian Sovereign Pension
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Norwegian energy giant Equinor exits Russia, calling Ukraine invasion a “setback for the world”
After 30 years with oil-hungry eyes on Russia’s Arctic regions, the Norwegian oil major has decided to stop all new
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Finnish and Norwegian companies hope to turn small Arctic town into international hub
A major new project involving a Finnish and a Norwegian company is underway in Kirkenes, Norway, to transform the small
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