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…
Oil and gas
Norway’s Thriving Startup Scene
In the Spotlight: Norway’s Thriving Startup Scene More and more startup activity in Norway.Due to the dramatic drop in oil and gas prices in the…
ExxonMobil wants to sell out of the NCS
ExxonMobil wants to sell out of the NCS First, the oil giant sold its own operated fields in Norway. Now the company will get rid…
Accord for the oil sector in stoppage time
Accord for the oil sector in stoppage time The mediation between the Trade Union Lederne (The Managers) and the business organisation Norsk Olje & Gass…
Demonstration outside Norway’s Embassy
Demonstration outside Norway’s Embassy in Paris Climate protesters held a peaceful demonstration outside the Norwegian embassy in Paris, with demands for a halt to Norwegian…
Norwegian exports nearly 1 Trillion in 2018
Norwegian exports soared to nearly NOK 1 Trillion in 2018 Norwegian foreign trade increased a lot and ended at NOK 999.8 billion in 2018. Revenues…
Climate-neutral EU will need little from Norway
Climate-neutral EU will need little oil and gas from Norway The EU Commission estimates that energy imports could be cut by more than 70% if…
24,800 fewer jobs in oil and gas
The number of workers employed in the petroleum industry has fallen by 24,800 in the period from 2015 to 2017 shows new figures from Statistics…
France has adopted a symbolic ban on oil and gas
The French National Assembly has decided that by 2040 it will be prohibited to produce oil and gas in France. Tuesday’s decision is regarded…
Norwegian Oil and Gas wants maritime rules for platform scrappers
Norwegian Oil and Gas wants maritime rules for platform scrappers The Norwegian Employers’ Organization Norwegian Oil and Gas says that foreign workers who dismantle oil…
25 per cent against drilling for oil and gas
Survey – One in four does not want any more exploration for oil and gas A quarter of those asked in a new survey says…
Pandion prequalified for the Norwegian continental shelf
Pandion Energy is prequalified for the Norwegian continental shelf Pandion has also received the go-ahead to take over Tullow Oil Norwegian production licenses on the…
Industrial Energy (Industri Energi) and Norwegian Oil and Gas agree on 2017 wage settlements
On Tuesday evening, Industri Energi and Norwegian Oil and Gas agreed on this year’s salary settlement for the oil service. Among other things, the parties…
Lower oil investments next year
Lower oil investments next year Statistics Norway estimates a fall in oil investments of 3 per cent in 2018. 2017 appears to be somewhat stronger…
Norway could lose 225 billion on the so-called ‘Lofoten compromise’
The Norwegian oil and gas interest organization, Norsk Olje og Gass, has calculated that the Labour Party’s (Ap) Lofoten compromise could add up to NOK…
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate doubles its estimate of undiscovered Barents Sea oil and gas resources
On Tuesday, in a press release, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said that, after mapping the eastern part of the Barents Sea north, the proportion of…
Norwegian oil and gas company could secure major contract in Iran
The Norwegian oil and gas company Helma Vantage is in the process of signing a gas deal worth five billion with an Iranian company. That…
More unemployed from the oil sector get sick
Many former employees of oil and gas from the southernmost part of Norway get a sick leave as soon as they become unemployed. A number…