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Thursday, January 4, 2018
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News

Norway Beats Back Lawsuit Seeking to Curb Arctic Oil Drilling

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway beat back an unprecedented lawsuit by environmental groups that sought to curb oil drilling in the country’s

January 4, 2018
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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News

Big Oil’s Exit Leaves Norway Tending to Its Own Petroleum Future

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway is realizing it will have to do without the deep pockets of the biggest oil companies as it seeks to extend an era

January 2, 2018
Total Views: 38

Monday, November 20, 2017
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Maritime News

Norway Oil Bosses Insist End Isn’t Near After $35 Billion Shock Investment Dump

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Can Norway dump $35 billion in oil and gas investments, and simultaneously convince that same industry to throw

November 20, 2017
Total Views: 40

Thursday, November 16, 2017
offshore rig
Offshore

Norway’s $1 Trillion Fund Wants Out of Oil and Gas Stocks

By Sveinung Sleire (Bloomberg) — The $1 trillion fund that Norway has amassed pumping oil and gas over two decades wants out of energy stocks. Norway,

November 16, 2017
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
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News

Norway Environmental Lawsuit Says Arctic Oil Plan Violates Constitution

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Norway’s plan for Arctic oil exploration is unconstitutional because it violates the right to a

November 14, 2017
Total Views: 17

Thursday, November 9, 2017
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Offshore

Statoil Opens Norway’s First Remotely-Operated Offshore Platform

Norway’s first offshore oil platform to be remotely operated from land has now come online with the opening of the land-based control room in Bergen,

November 9, 2017
Total Views: 122

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
norway oil rigs
Offshore

Norway’s Oil Output Threatened as Explorers Neglect North Sea

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Oil explorers are neglecting their old hunting grounds in the North Sea, threatening to deepen an expected slump in

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 10

Thursday, October 26, 2017
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News

Norway Says May Have Located Sunken Russian Helicopter in Barents Sea

By Terje Solsvik and Gleb Stolyarov OSLO/MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Norwegian rescuers believe they may have located the sunken wreckage of a Russian

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 21

Thursday, October 19, 2017
Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude
News

Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude

The renewable energy revolution doesn’t scare the man overseeing western Europe’s biggest crude oil

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 37

Thursday, October 5, 2017
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Maritime News

Norway to Study Shift from Oil to Tackle Climate Risks -Minister

OSLO, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Norway will study ways to make its economy greener and reduce dependence on oil and gas reserves that are likely to lose value

October 5, 2017
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Thursday, August 31, 2017
Johan Sverdrup jacket installation
News

Future of Oil Takes Center Stage in Norwegian Election

By Gwladys Fouche STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The future of Norway’s oil sector is emerging as a key issue for voters in a Sept. 11

August 31, 2017
Total Views: 5

Friday, August 18, 2017
News

Norway Arrests Greenpeace Ship and 35 Activists During Protest at Arctic Oil Well

Norwegian authorities have detained Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise after a protest at a Statoil contracted drilling rig at Norway’s northernmost oil

August 18, 2017
Total Views: 60

Monday, July 31, 2017
Johan Sverdrup jacket installation
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WATCH: Giant Johan Sverdrup Jacket Installed Off Norway

The giant jacket for the Johan Sverdrup riser platform was installed last week by the Thialf crane vessel owned by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) – the

July 31, 2017
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Norway Oil-Wage Talks Near Deadline with Output at Risk
News

Norway Oil-Wage Talks Near Deadline with Output at Risk

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norwegian oil workers will hold last-ditch wage talks with their employers on Friday in an attempt to avoid a

June 7, 2017
Total Views: 10

Thursday, June 1, 2017
statoil oil rig norway
Offshore

Norway Union Reaches Wage Deal with Offshore Drilling Firms, Averting Strike

OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) – Norway’s biggest oil workers’ union reached a wage deal with offshore rig owners on Thursday, averting the risk of a

June 1, 2017
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, May 31, 2017
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Maritime News

Worst Offshore Slump Holds Key Lessons for Top Norway Banker

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway’s biggest bank is done comparing: The downturn in the country’s offshore services market has no precedent.

May 31, 2017
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
offshore oil rig Statoil
Maritime News

Norway Bolsters Oil-Industry Defenses Against Foreign Takeovers

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway is seeking greater leeway to restrict foreign ownership of its offshore fields, a move seen to be potentially

May 30, 2017
Total Views: 50

Monday, May 1, 2017
Kawasaki hydrogen carrier
Maritime News

Norway Races Australia to Fulfill Japan’s Hydrogen Society Dream

By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos, Sonali Paul and Aaron Sheldrick OSLO/MELBOURNE/TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) – Norway and Australia are racing each other

May 1, 2017
Total Views: 423

Tuesday, March 7, 2017
World’s First Ship Tunnel to Bypass Norway’s Most Dangerous Waters
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World’s First Ship Tunnel to Bypass Norway’s Most Dangerous Waters

Norwegian officials have given the green light to fully finance what is set to become the world’s first full-scale ship tunnel, bypassing one of the most

March 7, 2017
Total Views: 4705

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Stricken Barge Carrier Towed to Safety Off Norway – Update
Accidents

Stricken Barge Carrier Towed to Safety Off Norway – Update

Update (Thursday, Feb 23): Tugs have taken the stricken barge carrier Tide Carrier under tow and the ship is no longer in danger of grounding. The

February 23, 2017
Total Views: 73
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