NEW NBCC MEMBER OFFER - FOR CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Historical, picturesque and stunning. All perfect descriptions of Craven Cottage, home of Fulham Football Club. Nestling on the banks of the Thames in a beautiful location and boasting the excitement of Premier League football, it makes for the perfect destination for a great day out.

As a NBCC member, Fulham FC would like to give you the opportunity to enjoy hospitality at Craven Cottage from just £65 (+VAT) as well as exclusive ticket offers.

For further details please contact Fulham’s Hospitality team on 020 8336 7555 or hospitality@fulhamfc.com

ENERGY: Intelligent energy and energy-efficient buildings
Intelligent Energy Europe has published its news review. The review has energy-efficient buildings as the main topic. Other topics cover alternative fuel and energy-intelligent transport. The publication also includes information about this year’s tenders to apply for funds to project covering intelligent energy. Read more

StatoilHydro find "not commercial" at 16 million barrels
Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro and partner Total have made an oil discovery some 140 kilometres off the western Norwegian town of Bergen, where up to 16 million barrels of oil are estimated in place. Read more

Oil and Gas survey highlights impacts of global economic conditions
An Oil and Gas industry survey reveals that the current financial climate has, in some areas, already had an impact on the sector and is expected to severely challenge business confidence in the future – despite UK operators and contractors still expressing a degree of optimism in both domestic and international markets. Read more

Shell hires AF Gruppen in $29M Indetigable demo
Shell in the United Kingdom has hired Norway-based construction outfit AF Gruppen to decommission six platforms in the Indefatigable gas field in the British sector of the North Sea. Read more

Right of action for a Norwegian branch of a foreign company
A great number of international corporations in the energy sector are engaged in business activities through affiliated branches offshore and onshore in Norway.
Numerous law decisions have been based upon the legal assumption that a Norwegian branch of a company domiciled abroad is entitled to appear as a party in civil proceedings in Norway. The Norwegian Supreme Court recently clarified the state of law in this respect. Read more

Guidelines on lay-ups of ships issued
The DNV guidelines on lay-up of ships are now ready and available on the DNV website. The guidelines contain both requirements and recommendations for shipowners that are preparing for short or long lay-ups. Read more

Bellona launches website in English
The Oslo based environmental organisation Bellona has recently introduced an English version of their website covering topics on aquaculture in Norway. Read more

Norway readies $750M for carbon-tech centre
Norway’s government has at last filed a motion to get the country’s parliament to fund a 5.2-billion-kroner ($751 million) carbon-capture and storage research facility at Mongstad, the site of a refinery in the southwest of the country, where some CCS testing is already underway. Read more

A more attractive European Research Area but stagnating EU R&D intensity: no time to take a break!
The 2008 Science, Technology and Competitiveness (ST&C) key figures report provides for the first time an overview of progress from 2000 to 2006 in both EU R&D investment and in implementing the European Research Area (ERA). Read more

Substantial progress on innovation in Europe
The 2008 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) published today shows the EU making substantial progress in its innovation performance preceding the financial crisis. The relative innovation gap with the US and Japan was reduced, in particular amid strong progress by many new Member States such as Cyprus, Romania and Bulgaria. Across the EU, particular progress was made in human resources and availability of finance for innovation. However, innovative investments by businesses are still relatively weak especially if compared to the US and Japan. Read more

Industry predicts 'contactless payment' surge in 2009
So-called 'contactless payments' made via mobile phones or swipe cards could boom across Europe over the next two years thanks to new EU rules and a series of bold initiatives from card companies, mobile phone operators and big retail groups. Read more

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Ashkenazy conducts world premiere of Berg’s new Flute Concerto in
London
Saturday February 7th , Vladimir Ashkenazy and the widely acknowledged Philharmonia Orchestra will perform the world premiere of the North-Norwegian
composer Fred Jonny Berg’s Flute Concerto No. 1 Op. 70. Read more

Norwegian Events in the UK
Feeling a bit under the weather in these snowy conditions? Well, don't miss the concerts with two of Norway's hottest singers, Ida Maria and Ane Brun, both of whom won awards at the Norwegian Grammies last month. And there are numerous of new exhibitions taking place with Norwegian artists in the coming weeks. Read more