Norway’s krone has been losing value again this week, after oil prices sunk back to where they were last spring. It cost just over NOK 8.50 to buy one US dollar Wednesday afternoon, even after oil prices slightly recovered. The price of a barrel of Norway’s North Sea crude oil, the country’s most important export […]
New oil discovery ‘important’
November 2, 2018
Norway’s state oil company Equinor called the discovery of more oil in the Barents Sea “important,” when announcing this week that a well drilled near the Johan Castberg field can yield 25 million barrels. Nick Ashton, in charge of Equinor’s offshore exploration on the Norwegian and British continental shelfs, said oil from the new well […]
Oil Fund battered but still booming
October 26, 2018
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway’s huge state pension fund known as the “Oil Fund” was back in the news this week, most recently for earning another dizzying amount of money in the third quarter. It’s been battered by the recent global stock market unrest since, though, and debate continues over whether it should stop investing in the […]
Oslo Stock Exchange tops all the others
October 1, 2018
The Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs) has provided better returns for investors this year than any other stock exchange in the world. The small but financially mighty bourse reflects the effect rising oil prices have had on the resurgent Norwegian economy, and even the economic redevelopment of the neighbourhood surrounding it. Surrounded by a fenced-in […]
Climate change threatens Svalbard
September 17, 2018
After decades of warnings, Norway’s Arctic settlements on Svalbard are suddenly facing more dramatic effects of climate change. Its current, highly visible consequences on Svalbard are emerging just as climate and environmental advocates met once again last week, for a Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco that also attracted Norwegian officials caught between efforts […]
Employers plan to hire more workers
September 12, 2018
Employment prospects are looking up again in Norway. A new survey shows that many companies are planning to do more hiring by the end of the year, while employers in four out of five reagions in Norway plan to increase staffing. “Employers looking for new talent will need to prepare for tough competition,” Maalfrid Brath, […]
Two ministers leave the government
August 30, 2018
Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen confirmed on Thursday that he’s steering a new course, and resigning after five years as one of the Progress Party’s most popular top government officials. More ministerial changes are due to be formalized at the weekly Council of State on Friday. Newspaper Dagbladet reported that Solvik-Olsen is stepping down as transport […]
Equinor hailed over wind power project
August 29, 2018
Norway’s state oil and energy company Equinor was winning widespread and unusual praise on Wednesday from environmental organizations and politicians, after it announced plans for an offshore wind park. The goal is for huge windmills to provide power to the Gullfaks and Snorre oil fields, with the state picking up much of the bill. Equinor […]
Oil industry meets amid new ‘bonanza’
August 28, 2018
Thousands of oil industry players from all over the world are in Stavanger this week for the latest Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) exposition, and the mood could hardly be better. It was only fitting that the price of a barrel of North Sea crude jumped back up to USD 76 this week, adding to optimism […]
Supply ships busy in Russian waters
August 17, 2018
Norwegian supply ships that offer various services to the offshore oil industry have been busy in Russia’s Arctic waters this summer. It’s welcome business for supply ship owners that lost lots of business when the oil price collapse in 2014 dried up activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Several supply ship owners faced bankruptcy, and […]
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