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Russians visit as tensions rise

NEWS ANALYSIS: While Sweden's military continued to hunt this week for what many fear could be a Russian submarine in Swedish territorial waters, concerns...

Huge new oil find as firms cut jobs

Oil company Lundin Petroleum announced a huge new oil and gas discovery  in the Barents Sea on Tuesday that renewed hopes for the oil industry...

Russian jets signal ‘return to Arctic’

Norwegian fighter jets are now being dispatched weekly to identify and document close flying along Norway's territorial border by Russian military aircraft. Some of...

Statoil disappointed, Greenpeace glad

After prevailing over active protests against its controversial drilling plans in the Arctic this summer, Norwegian oil company Statoil has had to admit at...

Russian sanctions squeeze Norway

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway has a long history of going along with international sanctions, especially those initiated by the US and the EU. Those now...

Record interest in Arctic athletics

Both an upcoming cycling race around scenic Lofoten in Northern Norway and this weekend's annual marathon in Norway's Arctic county of Troms have attracted...

Greenpeace fights ‘illegal’ boarding

UPDATED: The Greenpeace ship Esperanza, moored at the Hoop drilling site 175 kilometers from Bjørnøya (Bear Island) on Friday afternoon, was later boarded by Coast Guard...

New protest flares over oil drilling

UPDATED: Norwegian police moved in early Thursday to remove Greenpeace activists who had illegally boarded a Statoil-chartered offshore drilling rig in the Arctic. By...

Activists storm Statoil rig in Arctic

Greenpeace activists boarded a Statoil rig in the early hours of Tuesday morning while it was en route to begin oil exploration work near...

Chinese Svalbard buy blocked

The Norwegian government announced it would investigate purchasing land around a fjord in Svalbard, after Chinese interests made moves to secure the property. Trade...
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