Go-Ahead and Mantena agree on a train maintenance agreement
British Go-Ahead, which will operate the Sørlandsbanen, has signed an agreement with state Mantena on the maintenance of the trains. The agreement is valid for…
Finance
NOK 245 billion in net revenue from the petroleum industry in 2020
The Norwegian State’s net cash flow from the petroleum industry in 2020 is estimated to about NOK 245 billion. The fields on the Norwegian continental…
Equinor sells its holdings in Texas for nearly $3 billion
Equinor has sold 63 percent of its stake in the Eagle Ford operating company to Repsol for $ 325 million – close to NOK 3…
New pension scheme for seafarers adopted by Parliament
Parliament has adopted a new pension scheme for employees at sea. The scheme allows more seamen to be entitled to a pension. In the new…
The EU believes in increased growth in Norway
The EU believes the Norwegian economy will grow faster this year than last year and even slightly faster in the next two years, according to…
Coffee giants join forces
The Norwegian coffee market may have a new giant to reckon with after coffee makers Nestlé and Starbucks joined forces. At the moment, Joh. Johannson…
New oil and gas discovery in the North Sea
Equinor said that it has “made one of the biggest discoveries of the year”. Together with three partners, it has found between 38 and 100…
Several of us boycott goods
Norwegians refrain from buying products made under poor working conditions, have a production that destroys the environment or violates human rights. While three years ago,…
Value of Norwegian seafood exports continues to grow – nearly NOK 11 billion in October
Norway exported 291,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 10.9 billion in October. Compared with the same period last year: • Export volume increased by 8…
Norwegians will drive more cars in 2050
People in Norway will drive more cars by 2050, not less, according to transport researchers. In particular, longer trips are expected to increase. According to…
Norway’s richest
Mohn made the most of last year, while Røkke has the greatest wealth. The tax records show that Trond Mohn made the most profit last…
Obos prices in Oslo fell 2.8 percent in October
After five months of price increases, prices for used Obos housing in Oslo fell by 2.8 percent in October. “Surprisingly,” says the chief economist at…
Sola and Flesland Airports will be the first for commercial electric aircraft route
Several players are joining forces to make the world’s first commercial electric aircraft route possible. The goal is for the route between Stavanger and Bergen…
Oil service company has many times the number of green jobs
Aibel has eight times more “green” jobs than one year ago, and the company can show that nearly 40 % of orders are jobs in…
Law professor believes Norwegians have hidden rights
Norwegians may miss EU rights because of similar mistakes made in the Nav case, says Professor Christoffer Conrad Eriksen. – The Nav cases are a…
Norway will support Nepal with half a billion kroner
Development Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein (KrF) delivered NOK 530 million to aid projects on his Nepal visit. The money will be given over a five year…
Taxes in 2018 generated 600 billion kroner in revenue
Employees, pensioners, personal traders and companies paid 600 billion kroner in taxes and fees in 2018. According to the figures from the Norwegian Tax Administration,…
Nine sailors kidnapped from a Norwegian ship off Benin
Pirates have kidnapped nine sailors from the Bonita cargo ship off the West African country of Benin. The ship belongs to the Norwegian shipping company…
The share of new electric cars sales fell in October
Electric cars accounted for a third of new car sales in October, the second lowest month so far this year. At the same time, several…
400 jobs disappear from the Vita chain
It is now clear what the Vita chain will look like next, 99 stores are to close down, and according to E24, about 400 jobs…