Tag: accidents

‘Statfjord A’ platform back in business

Production has been cranked up again on Statoil's Statfjord A platform in the North Sea, after a fire on board forced it to be...

Leaks raised alarm in Halden, Mongstad

Norway has been hit by some scary leaks in the past few days, also because one of them failed to be reported for around 20...

Authorities probe oil rig fire and leaks

Norway's state regulator of the oil industry, Petroleumstilsynet, claimed on Monday that workers could have been killed over the weekend when two gas leaks and...

Three alarms hit Statoil platforms

UPDATED: Norwegian state oil company Statoil was hit by three emergencies on three different offshore installations during the weekend. In one case, a fire on a rig...

More hikers needed mountaintop rescue

Norwegian search and rescue crews were pressed into action once again this week after a group of 16 people ran into trouble while hiking...

Gas leak forced ‘Ali’ evacuation

Sirens were blaring in downtown Oslo on Wednesday as emergency crews rushed to the western waterfront, following reports of sudden illness and fainting among...

Dead reindeer will be left to rot

More than 300 dead reindeer will be left on a remote mountain plateau in Hardanger where they were found by a Norwegian wildlife inspector just...

Lightning killed 322 wild reindeer

UPDATED: An inspector for Norway's wildlife and environmental protection  agency Statens naturoppsyn (SNO) encountered an animal tragedy while out making his rounds on a mountain plateau...

Emergency crews rescue more tourists in trouble

The ever-growing popularity of Norway's most unique scenery and rocky mountaintops has set off another wave of accidents and rescue operations. Red Cross crews...

Probe begins into ceiling collapse at packed theater

Police and building technicians were investigating what caused portions of the ceiling at Oslo's  popular Sentrum Scene concert hall and theater to collapse on Sunday. Preliminary...
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