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Equinor drops plan for oil transfer terminal at Veidnes in northern Norway

This Arctic beauty spot will remain exactly that; a beauty spot. The costs of constructing an oil terminal at Veidnes

Equinor drills its second dry well in the license area located on 74 degrees North, near the border to Russia.

Four representatives of Greenpeace jumped onboard oil rig West Hercules as it was being made ready for the drilling of

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 15:54
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The Norwegian company found no oil in the well located a few kilometers from the border to Russia. The well

“It is time for reflections about what we have achieved in these years,” the country’s oil minister said as he

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 11:05 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 13:29
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The Norwegian energy company will start the new year with drilling of two wells in the Barents Sea, only few

The Norwegian company did not find oil on 74 degrees north. Now, hopes are high for the upcoming well located

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 13:53 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 15:52
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The hope of a successful salvage operation of the Norwegian warship is over. KNM Helge Ingstad sank deeper in the

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:39
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The collision with an oil tanker early Thursday morning happened just north of Bergen. The crew of 137 are all

This is an important discovery, the Norwegian oil company Equinor says as it completes drilling in the northern part of

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 4, 2018 at 09:50 — Last Updated: Monday, June 4, 2018 at 09:55
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Majority in Norway’s Standing Committee on Energy and Environment rules in favour developing the Johan Castberg oil field in the

Norwegian oil major Statoil drops “oil” from its name, argues responsibility, better balance to effectively fight climate change. Greenwashing says