More than 1,700 people left the Church of Norway since it demanded a stop to oil exploration
A week has passed since the Church of Norway called for an end to oil exploration. Since then, more than 1,700 people have left the…
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Hundreds of people left the Church of Norway one day after it demanded a stop to oil exploration
A total of 434 people left the Church of Norway the day after it called for an end to further oil and gas exploration activity…
Church of Norway asks government to stop oil exploration
The Church of Norway is asking the Norwegian government to stop oil exploration. Progress Party (FRP) leader Sylvi Listhaug asks the Church to stop behaving…
Leaders of Norwegian Christian organizations: Oil exploration is not a matter of faith
Multiple leaders of Christian organizations in Norway don’t think oil exploration is a matter of faith. The Norwegian Lutheran Mission is among those who do…
The majority of Norwegians want oil exploration activities to continue, new study shows
A total of 54% of people surveyed in a recent Respons Analyze poll stated that they agree with the government’s policy of continuing oil and…
New applications: 31 companies want to look for more oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf
The Norwegian government has received applications for exploration activities on the Norwegian continental shelf from 31 different companies. Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru…
Labor Party says no to new large oil exploration operations on the Norwegian continental shelf
Labor Party (AP) leader Jonas Gahr Støre is against large, new oil exploration operations on the Norwegian shelf but wants to continue mapping existing fields….
Une Bastholm fears oil compromise: “It’s a diversion maneuver”
Green Party (MDG) leader Une Bastholm has warned the other environmental parties in the Norwegian parliament (Storting) against accepting an oil exploration stop that is…
Majority of Oslo residents want to cut oil exploration in Norway
While a majority of people in Norway on a national level want the country to continue looking for oil, a majority of residents of Oslo…
Majority of Norwegians want oil exploration in Norway to continue, new survey shows
A clear majority of the population believes that Norway should continue with oil exploration activities, according to a survey Norstat has carried out for Norwegian…
Greenland stops all oil exploration activities: “We see the consequences of climate change every day”
Greenland’s left-wing government is stopping all oil exploration activities in what it describes as “a natural step in the fight against climate change.” Oil has…
Norway’s new energy plan: Oil exploration will continue
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Conservative Party) believes that the oil peak has been reached for Norway. But exploration will continue. In the white paper “Energy…
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum offers 61 production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf
The 61 production licenses are located in the North Sea (34), the Norwegian Sea (24), and the Barents Sea (3). “I am pleased to offer…
The Environment Agency is critical of plans for new oil exploration
In a consultation statement, the Norwegian Environment Agency warns that new oil and gas fields in the Barents Sea may be profitable for the oil…
More Norwegians want more oil and gas exploration
Norway should continue to drill for oil and gas. This is what 49 percent of the Norwegians said in a survey by Sentio Research commissioned…
Arbeiderpartiet’s team says no to oil exploration in the north
Several of Arbeiderpartiet’s (Arp’s) county councillors said no this week to impact assessments for oil activity outside Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja. A statement from…
The Liberals demands protection against oil exploration
The Liberals demands protection against oil exploration in the North The Liberals still require protection of Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja if the party is to…
Record high interest in oil exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf
The interest among oil companies to pursue exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf has never been as great as now. Not since the allocation…
Resistance against oil exploration in Lofoten
Increased resistance against oil exploration in Lofoten and Vesterålen Support for keeping areas off Lofoten and Vesterålen exempt from drilling for oil is increasing, according…
A majority in the north against oil exploration in Lofoten
A majority in Northern Norway says no to oil drilling off Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja, according to a new poll. Among those surveyed in a…
