More turbulence for local airlines
April 26, 2013 ·
Norway’s airline industry was caught in more turbulence this week as the country’s labour organizations intensified their conflict with Ryanair, and the country’s own low-fare carrier...
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Oil fund questions oil giant’s ethics
April 24, 2013 ·
The state-appointed ethics council that oversees investments made by Norway’s huge oil-fueled sovereign wealth fund is questioning whether operations by US oil giant ExxonMobil in Equatorial Guinea...
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Food hall reopening after gas leak
April 24, 2013 ·
Food vendors and restaurant operators at one of Oslo’s most popular new meeting places, Mathallen, were in the process of getting back to business on Wednesday, after firefighters and a large crew...
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Airline flying high after stock sale
April 23, 2013 ·
Norway’s low-fare airline Norwegian Air has been soaring on the Oslo Stock Exchange this week after former suitor Finnair sold off its stake. Its shares were up another 4.13 percent on Tuesday after...
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Government steps on the gas
April 23, 2013 ·
Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe remains as bullish as ever in his drive to step up oil and gas exploration and production in Norway’s Arctic areas. Despite low gas prices and opposition...
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Accident led to new oil discovery
April 22, 2013 ·
The controversial near-catastrophe that hit Statoil’s Gullfaks oil field three years ago has resulted in a new discovery at the site that sent Statoil’s stock up sharply late last week. Statoil...
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Gas leak shut food hall
April 22, 2013 ·
Oslo’s highly popular new food hall known as Mathallen remained closed on Monday while police and military experts investigated a poisonous and mysterious gas leak that sent four people to the hospital...
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Labour goes for the (black) gold
April 22, 2013 ·
A weekend of hefty internal debate among delegates to the ruling Labour Party’s national meeting in Oslo ended with a majority going along with the party leadership’s plans to actively consider...
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Major power cut hit western Norway
April 19, 2013 ·
More than 100,000 residents of western Norway were without electricity for several hours on Thursday evening, because of an error in a transformer station at Ørskog. The power cut hit customers of power...
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Inspectors set to land on Ryanair
April 18, 2013 ·
A special meeting among state aviation authorities, government officials and labour leaders has resulted in a warning that Irish airline Ryanair is about to get unannounced visits from state aviation and...
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Wealthy shipping family sues butler
April 18, 2013 ·
One of Norway’s wealthiest shipping families is suing the butler that served the family matriarch for more than 10 years, charging that he helped himself to her bank accounts and now must return...
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Star wants third ‘Lilyhammer’ season
April 16, 2013 ·
Steven Van Zandt, the American singer and musician who’s also been starring in the Norwegian TV series “Lilyhammer,” says he’d like to make yet another season of the popular show...
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Pressure grows on Ryanair
April 15, 2013 ·
Norwegian Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen says he will demand that employees of Irish low-fare airline Ryanair who are based in Norway must pay taxes to Norway and not to Ireland. The demand comes just...
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Ryanair boss denies ‘slave contracts’
April 11, 2013 ·
Details of Ryanair’s so-called “slave contracts” for cabin crews based in Norway continued to emerge this week, revealing terms of employment far below Norwegian standards. Ryanair...
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State ‘unaware’ of Ryanair’s base
April 11, 2013 ·
Norwegian authorities are promising an inspection of working conditions for Ryanair cabin crews based at the Rygge airport outside Moss, claiming they weren’t aware Ryanair had a base at the airport...
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