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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Norwegian Rainmaker Predicts Oil Crash is Near Bottom
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Norwegian Rainmaker Predicts Oil Crash is Near Bottom

By Jonas Cho Walsgard (Bloomberg) — Shipping is about to lead a recovery in global offshore markets that have been battered by plunging oil prices,

April 27, 2016
Total Views: 36

Sunday, April 24, 2016
Kleven to Build Up to Four Expedition Vessels for Hurtigruten
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Kleven to Build Up to Four Expedition Vessels for Hurtigruten

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime has signed an agreement with tour company Hurtigruten Cruises to build up to four expedition-style ships.

April 24, 2016
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Goliat Oil Field Officially Opened in Barents Sea
Offshore

Goliat Oil Field Officially Opened in Barents Sea

Italian oil company Eni Norge this week officially inaugurated its Goliat oil field in Norway, marking the first oil field to come on stream in the

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
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Maritime News

Norwegian Shipowners See Tighter Access to Capital in Weak Market

By Henrik Stolen OSLO, March 29 (Reuters) – Access to capital for cash-hungry Norwegian offshore shipowners is expected to tighten further as lower

March 29, 2016
Total Views: 44

Monday, March 14, 2016
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Offshore

Report Estimates 22,000 New Oil and Gas Jobs In Norway

A new report by the International Research Institute of Stavanger showed that oil and gas industry will need to recruit more than 20,000 workers by 2020 in

March 14, 2016
Total Views: 38

Monday, February 15, 2016
Steel Cut on Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform
Maritime News

Steel Cut on Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform

Norwegian oil major Statoil has announced the start of construction on the first of four topside units for the giant Johan Sverdrup oil field offshore Norway.

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Norway Waves License Fee for Laid-Up Offshore Vessels
Maritime News

Norway Waves License Fee for Laid-Up Offshore Vessels

OSLO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Owners of ships serving the oil industry will be exempt from paying license fees for 2016 on vessels that have been mothballed,

February 2, 2016
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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Maritime News

Norway’s Arctic Oil Ambitions Get $7 Billion Lifeline from Statoil

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway’s Arctic ambitions just got a $7 billion boost from Statoil ASA. Norway’s largest oil company was able to halve

January 19, 2016
Total Views: 8

Friday, December 4, 2015
Russian Oil Explorers Among Bidders for Norway Arctic Blocks
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Russian Oil Explorers Among Bidders for Norway Arctic Blocks

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Russian oil companies OAO Rosneft and Lukoil PJSC were among 26 explorers to apply for blocks in Norway’s new licensing

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 4

Thursday, December 3, 2015
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Maritime News

Norway in Talks With Russia on Oilfield Survey Regulation

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway is holding talks with Russia on rules for seismic studies of oil and gas fields on each side of their maritime

December 3, 2015
Total Views: 6

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
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Offshore

Norway Faces Bleak Year Offshore

By Jonathan Saul and Ole Petter Skonnord (Reuters) LONDON/OSLO Norwegian companies that provide supply ships and drilling rigs to the global oil industry face

December 1, 2015
Total Views: 22

Monday, November 23, 2015
Norway’s Stacked Offshore Fleet Swells to 100 Vessels
Maritime News

Norway’s Stacked Offshore Fleet Swells to 100 Vessels

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The number of Norwegian offshore vessels with nothing to do has gone from zero to 100 in just a year. And the woes are

November 23, 2015
Total Views: 74

Sunday, November 22, 2015
Global Oil Job Cuts Top 250,000
Offshore

Global Oil Job Cuts Top 250,000

by David Wethe and Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) – The number of jobs gutted from oil and gas companies around the world has now passed the 250,000

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Plunge in Norway’s Oil Investments Could Hurt Economy
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Plunge in Norway’s Oil Investments Could Hurt Economy

OSLO, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Investments in Norway’s oil and gas sector will drop by almost 40 percent from 2014 to 2017, an industry lobby group

November 18, 2015
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Investigation Into Petrojarl Knarr Fire Uncovers Defects
Offshore

Investigation Into Petrojarl Knarr Fire Uncovers Defects

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has uncovered a number of defects and shortcomings in its investigation into the March 2015 fire onboard the

November 17, 2015
Total Views: 36

Friday, November 13, 2015
Norwegian Investment Banks Touting Oil Rigs at Firesale Prices
Maritime News

Norwegian Investment Banks Touting Oil Rigs at Firesale Prices

By Luca Casiraghi and Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Pareto Securities AS is among banks targeting debt funds and private-equity firms to buy oil rigs at

November 13, 2015
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Norway Oil Income Heading for Six-Year Low Amid Price Plunge
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Norway Oil Income Heading for Six-Year Low Amid Price Plunge

  By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The state’s oil income is on track to dip to the lowest in at least six years. Net income from the Norway’s

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 36

Thursday, September 10, 2015
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Maritime News

Oil Jobs Exit Norway as Era of Richest Rewards Peters Out

  By Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) — When Luke Rickert first started as an engineer at Aker Solutions ASA in Oslo, a Norwegian oil services provider,

September 10, 2015
Total Views: 73

Friday, August 21, 2015
Norway Names First Shipowner to Break New ECA Rules
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Norway Names First Shipowner to Break New ECA Rules

  This article was written by ShipandBunker.com, the world’s leading free to access website focused on marine fuel, with news, exclusive features,

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 25

Drone Video: Platform Supply Vessel NAO Protector in Stavanger, Norway
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Drone Video: Platform Supply Vessel NAO Protector in Stavanger, Norway

Here is some video filmed on board the platform supply vessel NOA Protector during a recent visit in Stavanger, Norway. Notable vessels seen in the video

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 28
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