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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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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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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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Russia’s Rosneft and Norway’s Equinor sign agreement to manage emissions

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 15:51
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Russia’s biggest oil company Rosneft joins forces with Norway’s Equinor in an effort to manage carbon emissions. The two companies

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LNG plant in Arctic Norway pushes restart date to March 2022

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 09:40
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Only days after the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said “serious breached of the regulations have been identified”, operator Equinor

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Arctic oil plans in Norway and Russia disrupted amid COVID-19 crisis

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 13:35
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Grand plans for drilling and field development in far northern Norwegian waters are being delayed and postponed. The coronavirus and

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Plenty of more oil in Barents Sea, says Norwegian petroleum authority

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2020 at 10:25
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New field discoveries have been scarce, but the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate still believes that there is more than 3 billion

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Norway’s Equinor to drill new Arctic well in Barents Sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 10:32
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The company intends to add resources to its Johan Castberg project. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has approved Equinor’s well drilling

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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2019 at 09:56
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This Arctic beauty spot will remain exactly that; a beauty spot. The costs of constructing an oil terminal at Veidnes

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Another dry well for Norway’s Equinor in promising Arctic area

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2019 at 10:40
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Equinor drills its second dry well in the license area located on 74 degrees North, near the border to Russia.

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Greenpeace activists board oil platform in Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 10:25
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Four representatives of Greenpeace jumped onboard oil rig West Hercules as it was being made ready for the drilling of

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Norway’s Equinor hits dry well in promising area near Russian border

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

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Fifty years after striking oil, Norway presses on with offshore drilling

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 09:45
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“It is time for reflections about what we have achieved in these years,” the country’s oil minister said as he

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Norway’s Equinor will start 2019 with a new oil field near border to Russia

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

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Norway’s Equinor to drill for oil near Russian Barents

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 09:51
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The Norwegian company did not find oil on 74 degrees north. Now, hopes are high for the upcoming well located

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