Beauty spot in Arctic Norway set to become Barents oil terminal
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
Norwegian oil major Statoil drops “oil” from its name, argues responsibility, better balance to effectively fight climate change. Greenwashing says
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Drilling in Norwegian Barents postponed due to dangerous gas
No drilling in 2018 as risk of toxic and flammable hydrogen sulfide in the ground needs to be checked out.
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Large gas platform being shipped off Arctic Norway shores
The world’s biggest floating installation of its kind is being tugged to the Aasta Hansteen field. Five powerful tugs on
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A new gas field in the Barents Sea for Statoil
Norwegian oil major Statoil and its partners at the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea have decided to develop Askeladd,
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ExxonMobil pulls out of Arctic cooperation with Rosneft
ExxonMobil is giving up its comprehensive Arctic cooperation with Rosneft. The Norwegians still cling on. It was ExxonMobil that signed
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A new wave of optimism for Arctic oil cooperation in Barents
Hungry for new oil fields, Norway and Russia could find synergies if developing production in the maritime border areas north
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Blog – The automation of Arctic oil: Good for companies, hard for communities
Big Oil is often regarded as an industry of yesteryear, unwilling and slow to change with the times. In some
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Norway issues a record number of new offshore drilling licenses – environmentalists rage
At the same time as the petro-sceptical Liberal Party joins the ruling government coalition, Norway’s oil minister announces a record
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Arctic oil interest dwindling in Norway
As Statoil on Tuesday presented its development plans for Johan Castberg, the oil field in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian
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Iceberg-spotting competition will land winner US$50,000
People from all over the world have joined a competition to find a better way to identify icebergs floating off
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Historic climate lawsuit starts in Oslo over Arctic drilling
To drill or not to drill, that’s the question for Oslo District Court as two environmental groups claim Norway’s government
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Greenpeace vessel towed, protesters arrested in Norwegian Arctic waters
Greenpeace vessel and crew of 35 arrested after protesters violated the safety zone around Statoil’s rig at the Korpfjell field
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Norwegian company discovers gas while looking for oil in Arctic
“This is not the result we were hoping for,” says Jez Averty with Statoil after latest Barents Sea drilling. The
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Barents Sea oil champions get more licenses from Norwegian government
Companies Statoil, Eni and Lundin might add resources to recent discoveries in the area. The new acreage, offered by the
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