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Oil industry frets over tax, prices

Norway's long-booming oil and gas industry suddenly seems to be facing new challenges on several fronts. A proposed tax hike for oil companies has...

Government steps on the gas

Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe remains as bullish as ever in his drive to step up oil and gas exploration and production...

New book strips oil minister bare

A new, unauthorized biography of Norway's Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe has set tongues wagging over its literally naked portrayal of a...

Oil minister still looks to the north

Strong opposition to oil exploration and production off Lofoten has forced Oil Minister Ola Borten Moe to give up his effort to allow it,...

Oil minister admits Lofoten defeat

The seas off scenic Lofoten and Vesterålen in Northern Norway may be saved from oil exploration and drilling, at least for now. After a...

Statoil fined over platform negligence

State oil company Statoil was hit with a relatively heavy fine of NOK 30 million (USD 5.5 million) on Wednesday, for breaking petroleum laws...

Power cut forced platform shutdown

Norwegian oil company Statoil was moving personnel off its Oseberg platform in the North Sea to land on Friday and taking them to the...

Oil industry claims huge number of jobs

Norway's oil industry claims it's responsible for far more jobs than state analysts have given it credit for. A new report from the industry...

Huge new energy reserves detected

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (Oljedirektoratet, NPD) unveiled new studies of southeastern portions of the Barents Sea and the area around the Arctic island of...

Energy high on Merkel’s agenda

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made another whirlwind visit to Oslo on Wednesday, with a delegation of energy executives in tow. It was her fifth...
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