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Statoil rated as world’s best

Norway's part state-owned oil and gas enterprise Statoil often gets a lot of criticism at home, but internationally,  it has achieved a top spot...

Oslo becoming ‘like Manhattan’

The leader of the Oslo City Council has expressed concern that the center of Norway's capital city is "becoming like Manhattan" where "only the...

Statoil wins licenses for new oil fields

The Norwegian part state-owned gas and oil giant Statoil is the big winner in the latest licensing round for new areas of the Barents...

Average work hours decline

Norwegians are spending less time than ever on the job. They worked an average of just 30 hours per week last year, on an...

Spring relieves electricity crisis

The newly-arrived, mild Norwegian spring looks set to spare the country an electricity crisis, as rain and melting snow relieve the pressure on the...

Grandparents apologize to Canada for Statoil

Norwegian state oil company Statoil appeared in front of a Canadian court on Wednesday for the first preliminary hearing of a case in which...

Statoil in huge new oil find

Norway's part-state owned oil and gas enterprise Statoil has made a "significant" discovery of oil and gas in the Norwegian section of the Barents...

Norway’s economy wins good reviews

COMMENTARY: Norway's economy is still on a roll, and keeps catching the attention of analysts and investors around the world. It emerged relatively unscathed...

Unemployment falls again

Unemployment in Norway has fallen for the fourth month in a row, with unemployment now standing at 2.9% - with 5,600 less unemployed people...

Norwegian workers’ wages increased

Representatives of Norway's employers and workers have reached an agreement in their annual wage negotiations - with 200,000 private sector workers in industry, construction...
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