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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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Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad almost completely sunk

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

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Norwegian frigate takes on water after colliding with oil tanker

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

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Equinor strikes oil near Johan Castberg field in Norwegian Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 29, 2018 at 11:28
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This is an important discovery, the Norwegian oil company Equinor says as it completes drilling in the northern part of

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Beauty spot in Arctic Norway set to become Barents oil terminal

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

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Seeking a greener image, Norway’s Statoil rebrands itself as Equinor

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 10:13
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Norwegian oil major Statoil drops “oil” from its name, argues responsibility, better balance to effectively fight climate change. Greenwashing says

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