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Norwegian transporters bring goods to Russian coal-miners

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 09:14
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 11:19
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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 Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 2 News Norway 

First tanker in 20 months embarks to energy hungry Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 16:17
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022 at 13:22
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 29, 2022 at 15:38
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 13:48
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 09:26
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 09:10
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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”

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 28, 2022 at 12:48
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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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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway 

Finnish and Norwegian companies hope to turn small Arctic town into international hub

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 17:33
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A major new project involving a Finnish and a Norwegian company is underway in Kirkenes, Norway, to transform the small

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway 

Electric vehicles account for 80% of sales in Norway’s northernmost region

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 11:46
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 12:05
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 15:59
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“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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 14, 2022 at 11:27
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 27, 2021 at 09:50 — Last Updated: Friday, August 27, 2021 at 09:54
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For the 2022 season, a whole new level of Arctic exploring will sail north, combining onboard luxury with opportunities to

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