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Acergy wins $825M Malay mega-job
Offshore engineering outfit Acergy’s Malaysian business has won an $825 million contract for the development of the deepwater offshore Gumusut-Kakap field, where Shell has awarded TL Offshore the main field contract to SapuraCrest business TL Offshore. Read more |
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Aker Solutions accepts $200M Oseberg overhaul
StatoilHydro has awarded Aker Solutions an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract, or EPCI, for upgrading the drilling facilities on the Oseberg B platform, work worth 1.3 billion kroner ($204 million). Read more |
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Oil, gas players form up for wind
Oil and gas investment firm Ramco Energy said Monday it has set up a wind-power consortium to enter a bid in the United Kingdom’s third offshore wind park licensing round. Read more |
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Roxar revels in suite sale
Norway-based reservoir flow expert Roxar has won a 10-million-kroner ($1.6 million) software contract with an unnamed Middle Eastern client enamoured by the supplier's full reservoir management suite. Read more |
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StatoilHydro: energy reality is oil, gas
Despite the best of intentions, the world will not see a low-carbon society for decades during which oil and gas will dominate the energy mix, Norwegian energy company StatoilHydro said Tuesda in a document called Energy Realities. Read more |
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Norwegian ship captured by pirates
The Norwegian-owned chemical tanker "Bow Asir", registered in the Bahamas, has been captured by pirates off the coast of East Africa, the Norwegian Shipowners' Association reported Thursday. Read more |
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Robot fish to find oil, gas leaks
Robot fish could soon be patrolling offshore zones suspected of leaking hydrocarbons, if the brainchild of U.K. scientists succeeds in a test release of the Francken-species at a Spanish port. Read more |
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Hydro halts production at Sunndal
Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro has decided to temporary close the oldest production line at its Sunndal plant, representing an annual production of about 100,000 tonnes, due to the difficult market for aluminium. Read more |
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Mobile use up, consumer prices down: Europe's telecoms sector weathering economic downturn, says Commission report
Europe leads the world in mobile phone services with the number of subscriptions in 2008 at 119% of the EU population (up 7 percentage points from 2007), well ahead of the US (87%) and Japan (84%). Read more |
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Nearly one third of individuals in the EU27 shopped on the internet in 2008
Travel and clothes most popular purchases. In 2008, 32% of individuals aged 16-74 in the EU27 had bought or ordered goods or services for private use over the internet at least once in the last 12 months. Read more |
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A special web portal to make cross border business easier in the EU
The new ‘Your Europe - Business’ portal gives entrepreneurs easy access to information on doing business in other EU Member States. It has been established in close cooperation with Member States and is part of the implementation of the Small Business Act. Read more |
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Nordic delights: The Nordic diet is among the healthiest and most delicious in the world
The Nordic Diet is all over the British media:
The Telegraph
The Independent
The Times
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BBC looking for a Norwegian couple
Are you a Norwegian couple living in the UK who are passionate about cooking Norwegian food and who are seeking to promote their countrys cuisine within the UK? Read more |
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Report calls for EU skills pact to prepare for post-crisis era
FEB/Insead report wants public-private partnership to re-skill the EU's labour force. Read more |
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World trade set for largest contraction since WWII
The volume of world trade is predicted to plunge by nine pecent this year, according to a World Trade Organisation annual report due out on Wednesday (25 March), in the largest contraction since World War II. Read more
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Electricity and gas market: MEPs reach deal with Council Presidency
Europe's electricity and gas markets will be further liberalised while the rights of energy consumers are strengthened. MEPs negotiated a compromise with the Czech Presidency on a wide-ranging package of energy market legislation on Monday night. Read more |
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New rules to improve credit rating
Strict rules to improve transparency and independence of European credit rating were endorsed by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Monday. Read more |
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Single European Sky: MEPs lead the way to shorter, safer and cheaper flights
European aviation will be governed by more efficient rules, leading to shorter flights, fewer delays and reduced fuel consumption, thanks to the adoption today by the European Parliament of the "Single European Sky II" legislation. Read more |
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Summit calls for financial regulation ahead of G20
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Friday (20 March) thrashed out a common strategy before next month's G20 summit in London, pushing for tighter rules to regulate global financial markets and tax havens. Read more |
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New report on hypothetical Sellafield accident
The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority has just published a report on a hypothetical accident at Sellafield in England, which concludes that if only 1% of the liquid radioactive waste stored at the plant is released to air, the radioactive fallout in Western Norway could be five times higher than in the areas of Norway that were worst affected by the Chernobyl accident. Read more |
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Biathlon: Bjoerndalen wins overall
Norway's Ole Einar Bjorndalen claimed his sixth overall World Cup title after finishing second in the Biathlon sprint race at Khanty Mansiysk in Russia Thursday, behind Germany's Arnd Peiffer. Read more |
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Welcome to the Norwegian Embassy's Newsletter for April!
To celebrate the start of spring, we have numerous events that will make your days even brighter in April. Firstly, unless you can grab one of the last remaining tickets for the Röyksopp concert in Royal Festival Hall, make sure you buy a copy of these electronica Gods’ latest album ‘Junior’, which is out this week. The perfect soundtrack to this year’s spring.
Don’t miss the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Ibsen’s ‘Peer Gynt’ at London’s Barbican, or Norway’s latest jazz star Mathias Eick who’s touring the UK. There are also three Norwegian shorts at the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, and chart topping singer Marit Larsen tours the UK with American superstar Jason Mraz.
Whatever you choose to do, enjoy it! Read more |
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OPEN DAY at the Norwegian School in London
You are welcome to experience what goes on in the school on Saturday 25 April. Read more |
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SOME LIKE IT HOT….
Our summer BBQs will transport you into a magical garden paradise high above the city, with a delicious 3-course BBQ meal accompanied by live music and partying the night away in our private members club
Every Friday and Saturday night from May until September (7pm – 3am)
Special Offer for NBCC Members: £50 per person for 10 people and a complimentary Pimms on arrival for all your guests
BBQ Package: £60 per person
For bookings please contact Victoria on victoria.l@roofgardens.virgin.co.uk or 02073683960 |
