Vacant traineeship at NBCC from September 2009
In that regard we are looking for a company interested in sponsoring the traineeship. The trainee would e.g. work 3 days a week for NBCC and 2 days a week for your company from the NBCC office.
Contact NBCC for more information: info@nbccuk.com

Shipping & Energy Seminar 8 July 2009
Thank you for your forbearance whilst we were endeavouring to re-schedule this event. We are pleased to confirm that the Seminar will take place on Wednesday 8 July at Lawrence Graham from 3.30pm to 7.00pm. Click here for invitation

The Cisco Euro Challenge picks up pace
Promoting collective pride and team spirit, the Cisco Euro Challenge is fast becoming recognised across European business for its unique approach to demonstrating the true power of teamwork. Read more

NBCC’s Aberdeen Chapter representative Carl-Petter Halvorsen picks up top Scottish award
Flexlife comes away with Glasgow University-sponsored accolade. A north-east oil service company set up just over two years ago was the winner at the 2009 National Business Awards for Scotland. Read more

NBCC Member awarded prestigious British prize
A former Cranfield University Global Security student has picked up this year’s prestigious Imbert Prize for his research into national disasters and security issues. Anders Grønli from Oslo beat three other hopefuls to be awarded the plaque at the Association of Security Consultants (ASC) event last week. Read more

Solar power 'could challenge electricity companies by 2020'
Photovoltaic power (PV) could meet up to 12% of Europe's electricity demand by 2020 if a favourable policy framework were established to support it in the coming years, according to a new study by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Read more

Det Norske boss: “pinprick” survey kit just “a tool”
Electromagnetic survey technology once seen as "a magic wand" for finding hydrocarbons was laid somewhat lower Friday by Norway-based oil company Det Norske Oljeselskapet, after the outfit spent tens of millions of dollars drilling the dry Struten prospect. Read more

Aker H-6e drilling rigs featured on Discovery Channel
Building two of the world's most advanced drilling rigs, tailored to operate in harsh environments, extreme temperatures and in ultra-deep waters, has been an extraordinary project that quickly caught the attention of the Discovery Channel. Read more

AGR Subsea signed a contract for Riserless Mud Recovery
Aker Exploration and AGR Subsea signed a contract for Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR™). There's more to this concept than the name might indicate. Drilling without risers is not just an efficient way to make the top hole when seabed conditions complicate this initial phase of exploration drilling. Read more

Drill-tech still priority, in Norway
Norway’s oilfield technology development program, Demo 2000 — still a national focus — has rounded up funding for the development and field trial of key technology intended to speed drilling in environmentally sensitive areas and save oil companies money. Read more

Subsea 7 announces contract with BP in Norway
Subsea 7 Inc, one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies, announced today that it has been awarded a contract from BP Norway. Read more

DNV releases guide to reduced air emissions
DNV has released a comprehensive guide to the technical and operational issues involved in reducing air emissions from ships, including details of the latest MARPOL requirements entering into force on 1 July 2010. Read more

New legislation on offshore renewable energy
The Norwegian Government has presented a new act on offshore renewable energy. The proposal also includes a national strategy on offshore renewable energy, a well as plans for the establishment of three research centres. Read more

NBCC Member OnRelay Collaborates with Sony Ericsson for Cellular Fixed Mobile Convergence
OnRelay, the leading Cellular Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) provider, has announced its collaboration with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, to offer OnRelays Mobile PBX software on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 device. Details of the OnRelay collaboration was released to a number of Sony Ericssons largest enterprise and operator customers at the Sony Ericsson Volvo Ocean Race VIP Event, hosted in Stockholm on 23rd -25th June. Read more

NBCC Member OnRelay Leverages Open Source to Release Mobile PBX for the Cloud
OnRelay, the leading Cellular Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) provider, has announced the General Availability of its complete Mobile PBX solution, Unified MBX.  The announcement follows successful trials in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Read more

Nanotechnology, supercomputers and hard drives
An exciting concept which is much less in the realms of science fiction than nanobots, is quantum computation. If it were to be fully developed, it would represent a staggering change in data processing. Read more

Cost of texting abroad comes down
The cost of sending text messages from your mobile phone when you are overseas in the European Union has come down. Read more

EU agrees new aquaculture policy
A NEW European Union strategy on aquaculture for member states has been agreed at a Fisheries Council meeting in Luxembourg. Based on sustainable development of this growing industry throughout the EU, the policy was given full support by the Fisheries Council with the hope that it will lead to solid growth over the next few years. Read more

Scientific advice shows need to protect spawning fish stocks in North Sea
Annual scientific advice on the status of North Sea fish stocks hasrevealed a small (five per cent) increase in the amount of spawning cod. But an inconsistent approach by EU Member States to the problem of discards still threatens to undermine the future recovery of stocks. WWF is now urging all Member States to enforce strict rules on discards in order to reduce the number of fish that are needlessly caught and thrown overboard. Read more

Council adopts internal energy market package
The Council unanimously adopted the package of legislative measures concerning the internal energy market, approving all the European Parliament's second reading amendments. Read more

Taxation trends in the European Union
EU27 tax ratio at 39.8% of GDP in 2007 Steady decline in top personal and corporate income tax rates since 2000. Read more

2009 Report on Public Finances: fiscal stimulus was needed to support economy, but overall success depends on a credible exit strategy
As the European economy suffers its worst post-war recession, the European Recovery Plan provides needed fiscal support to ailing economies. But rising public debts and the contingent liabilities incurred by governments to support the financial sector, together with the prospected increases in age-related expenditure and slowdown in potential growth raise concerns about public finance sustainability. Read more

Deal struck to aid Irish Yes drive on Lisbon
British diplomats said a deal had been done to help the Irish government win a Yes vote on the Lisbon treaty in a referendum in October. A protocol is expected to added to the next European Union treaty – likely to be the Croatian accession treaty – offering assurances that Lisbon does not affect Irish neutrality, taxation and abortion laws. Read more

European Commission calls for an open, independent and accountable governance of the internet
The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, called, in a strategic document, for more transparency and multilateral accountability in the governance of the internet. There are today 1.5 billion internet users worldwide, 300 million of which are in the European Union's 27 Member States. Read more

Barroso gets EU leaders' blessing for second term
José Manuel Barroso won unanimous backing from EU heads of state and government yesterday (18 June) for a second five-year mandate at the head of the European Commission. He now needs to convince the European Parliament in a vote expected in mid-July. Read more

Europe: a market at risk
An analysis of the development of the internal market shows that the financial crisis is threatening further progression. Slow implementation of regulations and lack of implementation are weakening a well functioning internal market which is the key to added value and employment in the EU (and Norway). Read more

Ryanair opens Edinburgh - Haugesund route
A new direct, low-cost, 90-minute Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Haugesund, on the south west coast of Norway, launches on July 4. Read more

Increase in unemployment levelling off
The growth in unemployment in Norway now looks to level off, and is about to stop, according to the National Labour Office (NAV), which believes there is now less reason to fear record-high unemployment this fall. Read more

Heatwave - too much of a good thing
The present heatwave with temperatures up around 30 Celcius over much of Norway the last two weeks has resulted in a shortage of fans and portable airconditioning systems in the nation's appliance stores. Read more

Songwriter of the Year: Norway's Stargate
Stargate's Mikkel Eriksen & Tor Hermansen and C. "Tricky" Stewart & The-Dream tied for Songwriter of the Year at ASCAP's 22nd Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Los Angeles last weekend. Read more

Welcome to the Norwegian Embassy's Newsletter for July!
Loving the hot weather but need to cool down? Why not relax in the shade with Lars Saabye Christensen's masterpiece 'Beatles' which is finally available in English. Or head indoors, preferably where air-conditioned, to watch the Norwegian epic film 'Max Manus', now out on DVD, which attracted a quarter of Norway's population to the cinemas six months ago.

London also sees two Ibsen productions in July, whilst the much awaited Munch exhibition in Glasgow is still open. Whatever you choose to do, enjoy it! Read more

Snøhetta gives lecture at RCA
Award winning architects Kjetil Thorsen and Craig Dykers, co-founders of Norwegian architectural practice Snøhetta and designers of Oslo’s acclaimed new National Opera & Ballet House, will deliver the 2009 Royal Academy of Arts Annual Architecture Lecture on Monday 13 July. Read more