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Ikea to close three service centers in Norway
Ikea Norway will cut 10 percent of costs and so they will be closing their service centers in Tromsø, Ålesund and Skøyen in Oslo. “We will close all service centers in…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Telenor’s mobile network was named the world’s fastest
Telenor has the world’s fastest mobile network, according to measurements by the US company Ookla. “This is incredible considering the landscape and the geography here,”…
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Huawei is banned internationally, but not in Norway
Chinese Huawei is kept out of several countries for fear of espionage, but in Norway they get big contracts. “We will consider possible measures,” says Ketil…
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Equinor considers wind farms at Snorre and Gullfaks
Equinor and their partners at Snorre and Gullfaks will explore the possibilities of supplying the Gullfaks and Snorre fields with power from floating ocean windmills.…
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Optimism returns to oil industry
Up to 2022, 28,000 new employees in the oil industry will be needed, according to the research institute, IRIS. “The IRIS report shows that there will be a great need…
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Johan Sverdrup phase 2: – A new milestone for Norway’s largest industrial project
– The development plans for Johan Sverdrup phase 2 means that Norway’s largest industrial project is passing a new milestone, says Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mr.…
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Record high petrol prices
For the first time, the guide price for Circle K is now over 17 kroner.It is a new record. The petrol price has risen throughout the summer, and new record was set on…
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Northern Norway loses ground in the ‘municipality of the year’ NM
For the seventh consecutive year, NHO ranked the country’s municipalities from top to bottom. Sola and Oslo topped the list and Kvæfjord in Troms was in last place.…
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Equinor still has a billion invested in oil sand
Equinor still has a billion invested in oil sand Two years after Equinor pulled out of Canadian oil sand projects, the company still has a shareholding worth a billion…
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Equinor needs 10,000 new employees
During the oil crisis, Equinor had to cut 4,000 positions. Now the Human Resources Director has announced that the company needs 10,000 new employees in ten years. “What…
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80 employees were laid off from Norwegian Crystals in Glomfjord
The Norwegian Crystals plant in Glomfjord in Nordland has laid off 80 employees and will temporarily close production from the 10th of September. Norwegian Crystals…
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3.9 percent unemployed in June
There were 108,000 people unemployed in June, adjusted for seasonal variations. This corresponds to 3.9 percent of the workforce. This has been unchanged since the…
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Increse in the Norwegian economy continues
The Norwegian economy is continuing to grow – albeit at a moderate pace. GDP for mainland Norway dropped 0.5 percent in the second quarter. Gross domestic product (GDP)…
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2,000 oil jobs in Rogaland filled with people from abroad
Of the 5,000 jobs in Rogaland, as many as 40% of them are linked to the oil sector. According to Stavanger Aftenblad newspaper,Nav has to recruit people from abroad.…
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150 Aker Solutions employees at Ågotnes fear lay off
Due to a demanding market situation, Aker Solutions at Ågotnes in Sotra (Hordaland) has informed that 150 employees can be laid off. These are offshore, workshop and…
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Disagreement about herring quotas
Disagreement about herring quotas – fear of over-fishing Norway has unilaterally begun fishing more North Atlantic herring without agreeing with the other coastal states…