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Oil prices soar along with oil shares

The price of Norway's crude oil was up 10 percent Monday morning, and even higher than that earlier, as markets opening for the week...

Oil minister ridicules Greens

A remarkable war of words has broken out between Norway's oil minister from the conservative Progress Party (which logged major losses in recent local...

Greens ran steering parties off the road

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's triumphant Greens Party (MDG) is suddenly posing a huge new challenge to the country's two largest parties that have steered Norwegian...

Equinor vows to clean up oil spill

Norway's state oil company Equinor (ex-Statoil) was being bashed by environmentalists over the weekend for failing to better secure its oil terminal in the...

ExxonMobil selling North Sea fields to local firm

Norwegian oil firm Vår Energi, formed through the merger of Point Resources and ENI Norge late last year, has confirmed it's buying ExxonMobil's remaining...

Quarreling spikes as election looms

NEWS ANALYSIS: With less than a week to go before important local elections are held all over Norway, Prime Minister Erna Solberg doesn't only...

Sverdrup oil field eyes early start-up

Norway's huge Johan Sverdrup oil field isn't due to start producing until November, but the oil may start gushing sooner than that. State oil...

Equinor’s windmills stir more debate

The Norwegian government's decision to fund half if not all of a huge offshore wind power project for state oil company Equinor is stirring...

Shipping braves new gulf risks

Nearly 40 ships with ownership ties to Norwegian investors have been in or around Hormuz and the gulfs on both sides this week. They're...

Two East Barents wells come up dry

State-owned oil company Equinor is disappointed while climate activists are relieved: Norway's Petroleum Directorate has reported that a second well drilled by Equinor and...

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