Norwegian oil company Aker BP to drill along border with Russia
Warnings from climate experts notwithstanding, oil and gas exploration continues in the Barents Sea. Aker BP now prepares to drill
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LNG plant in Arctic Norway pushes restart date to March 2022
Only days after the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said “serious breached of the regulations have been identified”, operator Equinor
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Crisis-ridden Norwegian cruise and adventure company sells properties in Svalbard
Hurtigruten has over many years significantly strengthened its presence in the far northern archipelago and today owns several hotels, office
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Norwegian airline Widerøe aims to launch all-electric plane by 2026
Routes inside the Arctic Circle could be world’s first to see zero emission passenger flights as regional airline Widerøe will
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Oslo opens up for big drilling, but oil companies do not want remote Barents licenses
In 2012, as many as 36 companies wanted to drill in pristine Norwegian waters. Nine years later, the number has
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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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