Russia drills nuclear forces, strategic bombers along coast of Norway
Extreme wind conditions hindered Norway to scramble F-16s. Early Monday morning, two Tu-160 strategic bombers took off and headed north
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Barents Sea
Norway’s government goes green, keeps Lofoten Islands free of oil drilling
Coalition government expands to include the Liberal Party. That gave a greener political platform. Controversies about possible opening the waters
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Norway serves the world 36 million meals of seafood every day
Seafood worth 94,5 billion kroner (€9,75 billion) was exported out of Norway last year. That is up another 3% from
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Another dry well in the Barents Sea for oil company Lundin
No lucky start of the new year for oil trio Lundin Petroleum, Aker BP and DEA Norge. Drilling of the
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Report reveals high levels of microplastics on Norway’s Arctic coast
The amount of microplastics found in blue mussels on Norway’s Barents Sea coast near the border to Russia is more
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Arctic oil interest dwindling in Norway
As Statoil on Tuesday presented its development plans for Johan Castberg, the oil field in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian
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Environment ministers on Barents coast to discuss Arctic sea safety and climate change
Environment ministers from Norway and Sweden, plus an advisor for Russia’s minister will get first-hand knowledge about how Vardø Vessel
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Norway’s oil fund wants out of oil and gas investments
Analyses by the investment management show that the fund can be made less vulnerable if staying away from oil and
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Challenges ahead for electric car chargers along Europe’s northernmost highway
Bellona teams up with regional authorities to see how and where charger should come between Murmansk and the border to
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Historic climate lawsuit starts in Oslo over Arctic drilling
To drill or not to drill, that’s the question for Oslo District Court as two environmental groups claim Norway’s government
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Oil tankers threaten walrus in Arctic Russia
In summertime, up to 2,000 animals assemble on the coasts of Matveev Island in the Pechora Sea. They constitute one
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Russia undertakes ballistic missile exercise in Arctic
Submarines, bombers and and a mobile launcher. Four ballistic missiles, two in each direction, crossed the Arctic hemisphere Thursday evening.
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Russian Aquaculture buys another Norwegian smolt producer to boost its production in Murmansk
One of Russia’s biggest breeders of farmed salmon, the Russian Aquaculture, is buying its second Norwegian smolt producer. The Olden
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Norwegian leaders believe in Arctic oil despite Statoil’s unsuccessful drilling
«It is like a football match; you do not always strike a goal in the first attack», says Mayor of
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Massive let down for Statoil as Arctic well comes up short
The Norwegian oil company had great expectations to its northernmost ever well. But the Korpfjell turned out to be a
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