Tag: environment

Statoil logs profits and protests

Norwegian state oil company Statoil reported an 11 percent jump in operating profits for the first quarter, but faces more criticism at home and...

Critics blast ‘moon landing’ delay

The government's decision to delay its so-called "moon landing" project -- expensive carbon recapture at Statoil's Mongstad power plant -- has set off a...

Jens postpones his ‘moon landing’

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, who famously equated his government's carbon recapture plans at a major west coast power plant to a "moon landing," seems...

Statoil still keen to drill off Lofoten

Statoil's chief executive, Helge Lund, still wants to pursue oil and gas exploration off the coast of Lofoten and Vesterålen, even after other opportunities...

Power struggle threatens critical polar research

Norway managed to settle a 40-year-old conflict with Russia this week over their Arctic areas, but two Norwegian government ministries reportedly can't agree themselves...

Oil Minister takes a stand

Oil Minister Terje Riis-Johansen has taken a stand on oil exploration off Norway's northern coast, and aims to avoid a government crisis at the...

Untapped billions wait offshore

The sea floor off Norway's northern coast contains an estimated NOK 500 billion (nearly USD 90 billion) worth of untapped oil and gas, estimates...

Volcano hit Norway hard

Norway, with its mountainous terrain and vast distances from north to south, is particularly dependent on air traffic. It's therefore considered among the countries...

Creative solutions abound

Traveling Norwegians, grounded by a volcano in Iceland, turned to creative solutions. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg ran the government from a hotel in New...

Toads saved from being squashed

Construction of a new highway in western Norway was threatening a local population of toads. State highway officials ended up hiring two environmental workers...
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