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Equinor defends drilling off Australia

Norway's state oil company, the former Statoil that now calls itself Equinor, is facing opposition in Australia over its plans to drill for oil...

‘Fairy tale’ start for new ‘Equinor’

With oil prices now up to around USD 80 a barrel for Norway's North Sea crude, this brand-new drilling rig for the country's state-controlled...

Resurgent economy fueled celebrations

HAUGESUND: Residents of this windy West Coast city turned out by the thousands to celebrate Norway's national day on Thursday. Towering in the background...

‘Gratulerer med dagen!’

This wreath in the colors of Norway's flag was among the many that would be placed on monuments to notable Norwegians and the graves...

Supreme court won’t hear appeal against Arctic oil drilling

Norway's highest court (Høyesterett) has refused to hear a direct appeal filed by environmental organizations that lost their attempt to halt oil exploration in...

Series wins two prizes in Cannes

NRK's new drama series about how the oil industry changed Norway won two prizes when it debuted this week at the new International Series...

Oil industry drama debuts in Cannes

A new dramatic version of how Norway's oil industry began was making its debut on Tuesday at the first Cannes International Series Festival. The new...

Giant Statoil deals help secure jobs

Norway's three largest offshore companies won contracts worth nearly NOK 12 billion from state oil company Statoil on Thursday that can create as many...

Statoil’s new name pumps up critics

"No, no, no Statoil" bellowed the headline on one of the many responses in Norwegian media this week to the Norwegian oil company's proposal...

Statoil moves away from ‘state’ and ‘oil’

Norway's state-controlled oil company Statoil has decided that its name has become "too narrow" and is thus launching an expensive project to change it...
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