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Brazil grabs Norway’s attention

Top Norwegian government officials were heading back to Brazil this week, marking their third ministerial visit in recent months. They think Brazil has emerged...

Statoil slammed over gas leak

Norway's state-owned oil and gas enterprise Statoil has come in for more withering criticism, this time over an accident on another of its North...

DNV delivers report on Gulf spill

Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has delivered a report to the US government on the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the...

Electricity rates to stay high all year

With Norway's mountain reservoirs at historically low levels, energy analysts are warning that this winter's high prices for hydroelectric power will likely stay high...

Lofoten spared drilling, for now

The waters off Norway's stunningly beautiful archipelago of Lofoten won't be opened up to offshore oil and gas operations for at least another two...

Gasoline prices hit new all-time high

Even though Norway is an oil-producing nation, it's always had high prices for gasoline (petrol) because of heavy taxes to discourage use of private...

Oil Minister out after tough year

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg once again chose to release some jarring news in the midst of national euphoria over skiing world championships, this time...

Critics blast government’s bombs

Norway's left-center government unleashed two environmental bombs within 24 hours of each other this week, timed to explode when millions of Norwegians are both...

Oil-spill ship pulled off the rocks

The Icelandic-owned cargo ship that last Thursday caused an oil slick in a Norwegian oceanic national park has come off the rocks on which...

Statoil flees Libya but oil prices rise

Norway’s state-controlled oil and gas company, Statoil, has decided to close its office in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and withdraw all non-Libyan personnel,...
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