Longyearbyen in Arctic Norway to shut down coal-power plant
Still unclear which replacement will be chosen for heat- and electricity production, but the Government assures it will be a
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Electric cars hit record 50% sales in northernmost Norway
“We are well on our way to the goal that electric cars should be the natural choice for everyone, due
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Oslo fends off climate activists, offers oil companies 136 new oil blocks in northern waters
As the Norwegian government awaits the Supreme Court’s verdict in a historic climate law suit, it announces another 136 oil
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Lundin Energy expands presence in the Barents Sea
The Swedish company moves against the tide as it boosts its license portfolio in the north Norwegian waters. The company
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Wealthy tourists might soon be able to discover Norway’s Arctic coast from this submarine
Most cruise liners from across the globe have paused operations and empty ships are currently left in ports. The travel
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Nornickel debuts in tourism, starts king crab safari in border area to Norway
The company “Port Liinakharmari” is registered with a capital of 50 million rubles and is a 100% owned subsidiary of
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Arctic mine signs giant copper contract with a green touch in Norway
Nussir aims at becoming the world’s first fully electrified underground mine, with zero emission of CO2. Preparing for production could
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A Norwegian port offers a new transport route for Chinese shippers
The shipping container was in mid-July loaded on a train in the Chinese city of Hefei. Less than two weeks
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Deutsche Bank won’t finance any new Arctic oil and gas projects
The Frankfurt-based bank adopted its new Fossil Fuels Policy on Monday with strict limitations on future involvement in coal, oil and gas.
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Norway proposes to open 125 new oil exploration blocks in the Barents Sea
Environmentalists in Norway didn’t believe what they read when the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on June 24 presented suggestion for
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Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten reframes 500-guests ships for year-round expedition cruises
With about 20% market share, Hurtigruten is already the largest among expedition cruise operators in northern waters. From January 2021,
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Norwegian now flying again to nine destinations in northern Scandinavia
With more European countries reopening society by partly lifting COVID-19 restrictions, Norwegian Air Shuttle says it’s time to prepare more
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Norway : Entire season in jeopardy for Svalbard expedition cruising
“We get port call cancellations to Longyearbyen every day now,” says Assisting Harbor Master Rikhart Olsen Ingerø. Norway’s ban on
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COVID-19 roundup: support for energy sector in Norway; easing of restrictions in Faroe Islands
With the oil and gas industries, the main drivers of the Norwegian economy in financial freefall because of COVID-19, the
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Norwegian Arctic wilderness tourism hit particularly hard by coronavirus
Trine Baddari and her family spent years building the BIRK husky as a successful wilderness brand in the Pasvik valley.
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