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Arctic drilling dispute heats up

As top government officials and business leaders huddled in southern Norway this week to discuss energy and environmental issues, oil and gas exploration plans...

Norwegian waters brimming with cod

This winter's cod haul in Norway is predicted to break all records, and the Barents Sea is brimming with the fish. The fishing industry,...

Russian relations ‘not the same’

After years of political pride and satisfaction over Norway's close relations with its large neighbour to the east, concerns are now rising in the...

CO2 levels rise again on Svalbard

The impact of global warming has mostly fallen off the front pages of Norwegian newspapers recently, but new evidence from Norway's far northern archipelago...

‘Magical’ oil man turns sights north

The new chief executive of the Norwegian operations for Dutch oil company Shell says the company is keen to expand oil and gas exploration...

New conflicts gush over oil drilling

Just a day after the winner of this year's Rafto Prize warned in Bergen that oil companies are "destroying lives" with environmentally irresponsible drilling,...

US admits to radiation incident

The Norwegian military reported on Tuesday that the US Navy had now confirmed that one of its vessels emitted radiation that injured crew members...

Foreign spies target the Arctic

Norwegian and Danish authorities are reporting increased spying activity in their Arctic areas. Foreign countries are anxious to secure themselves a position in the...

Statoil boss scoffs at debate over oil

While things keep looking up  for Norway's booming offshore oil and gas industry, debate is also rising over what that means for mainland industry...

South Korean leader keen on Arctic

The president of South Korea wrapped up an official visit to Norway this week that ended with both him and Norway's prime minister promising...

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