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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Business (Norway)
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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Electric vehicles account for 80% of sales in Norway’s northernmost region
The coldest winter in years doesn’t scare customers in the Finnmark region on the top of Norway from buying battery-powered
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Amid record Covid-19 cases in both countries, Norway ends mandatory entry quarantine for travelers from Russia
Cross-border shopping and leisure travel could again get a boost after nearly two years of practically closed border for normal
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Significant metals discovery in key reindeer herding land in Norway
“Green colonialism” could ruin indigenous peoples’ traditional lifestyle, warns Gunn-Britt Retter with the Saami Council as Arctic Minerals this week
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Norway makes more money on oil than ever
It was a great year for Norwegian oil and gas, the country’s Petroleum Director Ingrid Sølvberg said in her recap
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Svalbard nixes submarine, helicopter activities offered by luxury Arctic cruises
For the 2022 season, a whole new level of Arctic exploring will sail north, combining onboard luxury with opportunities to
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Hungry for more oil, Norway aims for €36 billion investments in new fields
The Nordic country fears its oil production could drop by more than 70 percent in 20 years unless new discoveries
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