Tag: Arctic
Nordic foreign and defense ministers gather in Bodø
For the first time ever, both the foreign ministers and defense ministers of the five Nordic countries were gathering this weekend for a joint...
Arctic drilling plans called ‘immoral’
Environmental organizations were quick to vent their fury over new plans, announced Tuesday by Norwegian oil company Statoil, to dramatically expand oil exploration activity...
App tips about Northern Lights
An observatory located on the northern Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has started offering a free "app" (application) that sends out predictions on appearances of...
Statoil pursues life after Shtokman
Norwegian oil firm Statoil is pursuing its many investment opportunities after handing back a 24 percent stake in Russia's giant Shtokman gas field and...
‘Multer’ finally ripe and ready
Norwegian berry lovers have been grabbing buckets and heading for the marshes lately, especially in Northern Norway, to pick their share of wild, golden...
Norway’s emerging Arctic capital
Norway's northern city of Tromsø has been called "The Paris of the North" for years, but now it's taking on entirely new significance as...
Risk and rewards loom in Barents
Norwegian oil company Statoil is banking on opportunity but faces high risk in its new pact with Russian state oil company Rosneft for oil...
Flags fly for Sami National Day
Norway has the largest indigenous Sami population in the Nordic countries, and thousands of them were celebrating what's known as Samefolkets Dag on Monday....
South Pole parties mixed pride, PR
Norwegian officials made the most of the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole on Wednesday, with the king, the crown...
Aker chose ‘The Tromsø Solution’
The northern city of Tromsø was celebrating after industrial firm Aker Solutions chose what it called "The Tromsø Solution" for its Arctic base of...
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