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StatoilHydro project list Fulla after gas find
U.K. independent Dana Petroleum has reported gas and light oil at the Fulla prospect offshore Norway, where a StatoilHydro-operated well has pointed to commercial hydrocarbons. Read more |
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StatoilHydro hits new North Sea discovery
More oil and gas have been discovered by StatoilHydro with an exploration well drilled about 35 kilometres east of Gudrun in the North Sea and roughly 30 kilometres south of Grane. Read more |
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Norway: oil, gas shed emissions
Norway is still off course in the great race to slow emissions by amounts made “binding” by the Kyoto “climate” treaty, although the Scandinavian country showed Tuesday it had made great gains in taxing belching offshore generators, ships and a growing car park. Read more |
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Sevan enters into contract with Premier
Sevan Marine ASA and Premier Oil Plc, through their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, have entered into a firm contract for the continued provision and operation of the FPSO Sevan Voyageur for the development of the Shelley field in the central UK North Sea. Read more |
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Norway and Shipping in the New Financial Landscape
Chaired by influential shipowner Morits Skaugen, the Premier Conference of the Nor-Shipping week will feature a top level line up of both Norwegian and International speakers. Read more |
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DNV issues a new steel wire rope mooring standard
The increase in exploration and production activities in deep waters has made the use of steel wire ropes as segments in mooring systems more common. This trend has motivated DNV and industry partners to issue a new steel wire rope mooring standard. Read more |
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Action needed now on maritime labour convention
DNV Maritime is encouraging ship owners, managers and crewing agents to take action now on the imminent entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention. Read more |
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Developing zero-emission technology
Aker Clean Carbon is making progress in developing its proprietary CO2-capture technology, and the company’s engineers have now found a method that could eliminate waste emissions of amine. Read more |
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Boost for future broadband speeds
The UK government is spending £1m to develop technologies to boost future broadband speeds. Read more |
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Wolfram 'search engine' goes live
A web tool hailed as a significant rival to search giant Google has gone live to the public. Read more |
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European hotels feel the recession
Hotels in Europe are starting to feel the pinch from the recession, with occupancy rates plummeting and service providers harder to find. Read more |
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Consumers: Airlines move to clean up ticket selling websites
New EU results show a "step change" in airline ticket selling websites across Europe in terms of compliance with consumer protection rules. The findings feature in a final report on an 18 month EU-wide process to crackdown on misleading advertising and unfair practices. Read more
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EU edges closer to mobile phone payments
An agreement between two major industry players has brought Europe a step closer to using mobile phone technology for direct payments. Read more |
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IMF urges EU to upgrade its recovery plan
Europe should take bolder steps to fix its banks, starting with 'stress tests' of their vulnerability, and better coordinate national policies to improve its chances of fending off recession during the course of 2010. Read more. Download International Monetery Fund’s “Addressing the crisis” here |
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Welcome to the Norwegian Collaboration Centre!
A fresh approach to trade and industry across the North Sea. The aim is to increase trade between Norway and the UK with a particular focus on the North East of England. Read more |
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Norway wins Eurovision!
Norwegian singer and violinist Alexander Rybak has won the Eurovision Song Contest with his self-penned hit song 'Fairytale' scoring a record 389 points, including 10 from the UK. Read more |
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NATO's Spring Session opens in Oslo
The Norwegian Parliament (Storting) is this week hosting the Spring Session of the NATO parliamentarians, who will this time discuss security challenges and international questions of the day. Read more |
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Stricter regulation for handling radioactive waste
Environment Minister Erik Solheim has promised that Norway will get the World's strictest regulations for the handling of radioactive waste, and that the danger level will be lowered from 10 to 0.5 Becquerel. Read more |
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SCANDINAVIAN FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 13/6
We are looking for Scandinavian teams to join the annual 5-a-side football tournament for Scandinavian companies, Organisations and Churches in London on Saturday 13th of June 2009 @ Boston Manor Playing Fields from 11am to approx 3.30pm. Read more about the event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=77453824889&ref=nf or CONTACT YASSER at 07919372849 or yasser_haddadi@mac.com |
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The Idea of North
The North is in itself an empty term if it doesn’t come with a more specific definition. A new exhibition, curated by Norwegian Marthe Fjellstad, asks "north of where you are now? North of where you started out? In the north of a country, or north of the Arctic Circle?". Read more |
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Frans Widerberg exhibition in London
One of Norway’s most celebrated artists, Frans Widerberg, will now exhibit paintings made between 1988 and 2008 at London’s Kings Place Gallery. Read more |
