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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Nor-Shipping 2019 Opening Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall
Shipping

Nor-Shipping Postpones 2021 Conference

Nor-Shipping has pushed its planned June 2021 conference to January 2022 amid impacts the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference says its decision to postpone the

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 417

Monday, December 7, 2020
container ship underway at sea
Environment

Investors Sought for ‘Green Ammonia’ Plant Upgrade in Norway

By Andrew Noël (Bloomberg) — Yara International ASA plans to convert a plant in Norway to produce green ammonia in a bet the chemical will become a

December 7, 2020
Total Views: 1066

Friday, November 6, 2020
Havyard Ditching Newbuilds for Service and Repair Work
Shipbuilding

Havyard Ditching Newbuilds for Service and Repair Work

Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has announced plans ditch newbuilds and focus its operations on ship repair and service. Unfortunately, this will lead to

November 6, 2020
Total Views: 178

Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration
Offshore

Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Norway’s top court began to hear arguments on Wednesday on the legality of awarding offshore oil

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 104

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Gassnova Norway Longship CO2 Project
Uncategorized

Ocean CO2 Storage Could Be A Hot ESG Investment For Banks & Oil Majors

by George Hay (Reuters) – If offshore wind and solar power are zero-carbon energy’s ESG golden boys, carbon capture is its problem child. Climate

October 21, 2020
Total Views: 397

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
offshore rig
Offshore

Losing Control? Norway’s Offshore Oil Workers Fear for Future as Rigs Go Remote

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A shift to operating oil rigs remotely from land, which has been accelerated by lower crude prices, has

October 20, 2020
Total Views: 142

Friday, October 9, 2020
johan sverdrup offshore field
Shipping News

Norway Oil Strike Set to End as Wage Agreement Reached

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Norwegian oil firms struck a wage bargain with labour union officials on Friday, ending a 10-day strike that

October 9, 2020
Total Views: 71

Sunday, September 27, 2020
Norway Warns of Forgotten Victims of Covid – Seafarers
Shipping News

Norway Warns of Forgotten Victims of Covid – Seafarers

By Lars Erik Taraldsen (Bloomberg) — Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg warned of a humanitarian and trade crisis if the roughly 800,000 seafarers

September 27, 2020
Total Views: 71

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Norway’s $2.6 Billion Carbon Capture Bet Could Help Save the Planet
Shipping News

Norway’s $2.6 Billion Carbon Capture Bet Could Help Save the Planet

By Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — Plentiful reserves of fossil fuels and rich seams of valuable minerals are no guarantee of national health, wealth or

June 30, 2020
Total Views: 260

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Norway’s Full-Scale Carbon Capture Project Could Become Financial Disaster, Report Warns
Offshore

Norway’s Full-Scale Carbon Capture Project Could Become Financial Disaster, Report Warns

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –Norway’s plan for a full-scale carbon capture and storage project could end up a financial disaster, according to a new

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 129

Friday, June 12, 2020
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Norway Opens Expansive Offshore Areas to Wind Development

The Norwegian government has announced the opening of more than 860,000 acres of the Norwegian Continental Shelf to offshore wind development. The areas, known

June 12, 2020
Total Views: 65

Thursday, June 11, 2020
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Oil Crisis Shows Richest Nordic Country Remains a Crude Addict

By Lars Erik Taraldsen and Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –Norway has been talking for years about weaning itself off oil, but the Covid-19 crisis has

June 11, 2020
Total Views: 83

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
mariner oil field uk north sea
Shipping News

Norway Demands More detail from Equinor on Overseas Operations

OSLO, June 10 (Reuters) – Norway’s energy minister said state-controlled Equinor must be more transparent about its foreign businesses after it was

June 10, 2020
Total Views: 81

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
ship at sunset
Shipping News

Norwegian Shipowners Commit to Carbon Neutrality by 2050

Norwegian shipowners are committing an ambitious plan for the entire Norwegian fleet to be carbon neutral by 2050. The commitment, made under the umbrella of

May 20, 2020
Total Views: 79

Friday, May 15, 2020
‘Historic’ Investment Decision on Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project Offshore Norway
Offshore

‘Historic’ Investment Decision on Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project Offshore Norway

A trio of oil industry majors have made a historic investment decision on a large-scale offshore carbon capture and storage project offshore Norway seen as

May 15, 2020
Total Views: 229

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
offshore rig north sea
News

Norway to Set New Limit for Arctic Offshore Drilling

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Norway may restrict oil firms’ access to offshore resources in the Arctic by moving the so-called

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 66

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
autonomous shipping
Shipping News

Norwegian Autonomous Ship Project Secures Major Funding

The European Union has provided more than 20 million euros to a pioneering project in Norway to advance autonomous ship technology. The funding, one of the

January 21, 2020
Total Views: 477

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
johan castberg discovery
Shipping News

Oil Giant Reveals Survival Tactics in Age of Climate Anxiety

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –The largest oil company in western Europe’s biggest petroleum exporter wants to drastically cut its carbon footprint.

January 7, 2020
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Norway Picks Offshore Wind Naysayer as Oil and Energy Minister

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Norway made an outspoken right-wing lawmaker who once called wind turbines “white

December 18, 2019
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Transocean Spitsbergen
Shipping News

Green Groups Return to Court to Stop Arctic Oil Drilling off Norway

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Environmental groups urged a Norwegian appeals court on Tuesday to take emissions from the country’s

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 48