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 (AP) leader Jonas Gahr Støre is against large, new oil exploration operations on the Norwegian shelf but wants to continue mapping existing fields….
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…
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…
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’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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 in the North The Liberals still require protection of Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja if the party is to…
The interest among oil companies to pursue exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf has never been as great as now. Not since the allocation…
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 Northern Norway says no to oil drilling off Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja, according to a new poll. Among those surveyed in a…
Several companies that drill for oil in the Barents Sea, have observed that the instruments are disturbed – without knowing the cause of the disruption….
