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Goliat

Business Business (Norway) 

Vår Energi found more oil at Goliat

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 11:19
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The oil discovery was made after drilling down to nearly 3,000 meters below the seafloor. Goliat is the only operational

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Report blasts Norway’s oil regulator for poor safety on Norwegian shelf

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 11:40 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 11:45
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The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority gets serious criticism for its followup of security in Norwegian waters. A new report (in

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Statoil greenlights northernmost drilling project in Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 10:59
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After years of hesitation, consideration and re-consideration, the Norwegian oil company today announced that the Arctic oil project will become

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Eni must stop operations on Barents Sea “Goliat” platform, say environmentalists

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 6, 2017 at 10:15
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It has been on-and-off with production at «Goliat» ever since the Italian company Eni pushed the start button in March

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Will Norway make profits from Arctic oil?

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 15:53
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Controversies about Norway’s oil-drillings off the coast of Finnmark continue as Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, this week

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Challenging first year for ENI’s oil production in the Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 17:12 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 17:29
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ENI admits that first year of production at Goliat was challenging. The oil pumps will be shut down for a

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Business Business (Norway) Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Petroleum watchdog concerned about Eni’s Goliat platform

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 13, 2017 at 16:02
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“Eni has revealed a limited ability to implement existing plans,” Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway writes in a notice of

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Business Business (Norway) Business (Russia) General Norway Russia 

The champion of Arctic oil

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 15:06
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ENi’s Goliat or Gazprom Neft’s Prirazlomnaya? The prices are low and layoffs and shrinking revenues continue to haunt the industry.

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Blog Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Northernmost oil platform now pumping after years of delay

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2016 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Monday, March 14, 2016 at 15:30
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Norway’s Minister of Oil and Energy, Tord Lien, can smile as the world’s northernmost oil platform now pump oil after

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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