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Strike cuts 8% of offshore production

A strike by some workers on Norway's offshore oil and gas platforms expanded on Monday, prompting state oil company Equinor to start shutting down...

Oil workers’ strike spreads

Labour organization Lederne has announced plans to expand a strike called among offshore oil workers to four more platforms in the North Sea. Another...

Equinor challenged on several fronts

Norway's state oil and energy company Equinor has literally had to put out lots of fires this week, just after it had to own...

Equinor’s Melkøya fire under investigation

A spokewoman for Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority called a fire Monday at Equinor's gas plant on the island of Melkøya off Hammerfest "one of...

Oslo on hold for carbon capture

They're billing it as "the biggest climate project in Norwegian industry ever," but the government's long-awaited carbon capture, transport and storage plan could have...

40 arrested after climate, oil protests

Climate activists were out early in Oslo on Monday morning, to demonstrate against Norway's pro-oil policies and the government's failure to declare a climate...

‘Krone’ sinks along with oil business

Norway's currency has weakened once again this week, in line with the North Sea oil price that still fuels the country's economy. What's more...

Opedal tapped as new Equinor CEO

Anders Opedal, a 52-year-old veteran of the oil industry, has been tapped to lead Norwegian state oil company Equinor into what his predecessor Eldar...

Corona infection halts drilling project

An employee on board an oil drilling rig in the Norwegian Sea has tested positive to the Corona virus and been admitted to hospital in...

Equinor’s high oil pricing criticized

State oil company Equinor is once again the target of sharp criticism in Parliament, for predicting that oil will still demand prices as high...
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