Norwegian Sea

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

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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 15:52 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 15:58
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The two Russian bombers were flying in international airspace simultaneously as NATO’s large Trident Juncture exercise takes place. “Two strategic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018 at 11:00 — Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2018 at 11:07
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Russian and American long-range bombers and numerous other military aircraft have been flying missions over the Barents and Norwegian Seas.

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:18 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 14:04
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Norway issues several new oil licenses north of the 74th parallel. “The opening of new exploration acreage is a precondition

Russia’s Northern Fleet trains rescue diving northwest of Hammerfest, in Northern Norway. “At a depth of half a kilometre, the

Five NATO countries participate with both navy vessels and surveillance aircraft. Increasing Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic makes

Filmed back in port at the naval base Gadzhiyevo north of Murmansk, crew member Aleksandr Brazgun tells to military TV

At the same time as the petro-sceptical Liberal Party joins the ruling government coalition, Norway’s oil minister announces a record

On Monday, «Xue Long» is doing research in the Norwegian Sea, sailing a back-and-forth pat half-way between Bjørnøya and Jan

Companies Statoil, Eni and Lundin might add resources to recent discoveries in the area. The new acreage, offered by the

A new deal signed by several of the country’s biggest fish companies is to help protect vulnerable Arctic sea bed