https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway's Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland says that, in the long term, in light of the current energy and security situation in Europe, there are increased opportunities related to oil exploration in the Barents Sea. https://www.thelocal.no/20221127/norwegian-government-open-to-continued-oil-exploration Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:06:34 +0100 norwegian-government-open-to-continued-oil-exploration Greenpeace activists in Norway blocked a Russian oil tanker from unloading its cargo near Oslo Monday, saying the shipment was helping to finance Russian President Vladimir Putin's "warfare".  https://www.thelocal.no/20220425/greenpeace-activists-block-russian-oil-tanker-in-norway Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:10:53 +0200 greenpeace-activists-block-russian-oil-tanker-in-norway Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, will sell off its stake in China's Li Ning over suspicions of forced labour use in the Xinjiang region, the fund's manager said. https://www.thelocal.no/20220308/norways-oil-fund-divests-chinese-clothing-brand-over-uighur-labour Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:27:06 +0100 norways-oil-fund-divests-chinese-clothing-brand-over-uighur-labour Two NGOs and six young climate activists have decided to take Norway to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to demand the cancellation of oil permits in the Arctic, Greenpeace announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210615/ngos-take-norway-to-european-court-over-arctic-oil-exploration Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:18:00 +0200 ngos-take-norway-to-european-court-over-arctic-oil-exploration Norway, Western Europe's biggest oil producer, plans to continue its oil exploration and drilling in the coming decades, the government said on Friday, despite warnings from the International Energy Agency (IEA). https://www.thelocal.no/20210611/norway-sees-oil-in-its-future-despite-ieas-warnings Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:31:59 +0200 norway-sees-oil-in-its-future-despite-ieas-warnings Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, gained some 38 billion euros (380 billion kroner) in the first quarter, boosted by stock market investments, it said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210421/norways-wealth-fund-gains-38-billion-euros-in-first-quarter Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:28:15 +0200 norways-wealth-fund-gains-38-billion-euros-in-first-quarter Norway's sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's biggest investors, wants to see more diversity, especially gender equality, on the boards of the companies in which it invests, a document published Monday showed. https://www.thelocal.no/20210216/norways-oil-wealth-fund-makes-push-for-more-women-on-boards Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:27:53 +0100 norways-oil-wealth-fund-makes-push-for-more-women-on-boards Did Covid-19 take a chunk out of your income last year? You’re not alone. The pandemic also cost Norway ten percent of its tax earnings. But the revenue loss can’t be spotted when looking at payments from regular tax payers. https://www.thelocal.no/20210125/why-norways-earnings-dropped-in-2020-despite-steady-tax-revenue Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:00:18 +0100 why-norways-earnings-dropped-in-2020-despite-steady-tax-revenue Norway's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a challenge from environmental groups trying to stop oil exploration in the Arctic, after a historic battle over the country's climate change commitments. https://www.thelocal.no/20201222/norways-top-court-rejects-climate-challenge-to-arctic-oil-exploration Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:02:37 +0100 norways-top-court-rejects-climate-challenge-to-arctic-oil-exploration Norway's Supreme Court began examining Wednesday a case brought by two environmental groups seeking the cancellation of oil licenses granted by the Norwegian state in the Arctic. https://www.thelocal.no/20201104/norwegian-court-considers-challenge-to-arctic-oil-licenses Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:46:49 +0100 norwegian-court-considers-challenge-to-arctic-oil-licenses Norwegian oil giant Equinor said Monday it aimed to reach "net-zero" carbon emissions by 2050 but it still plans to increase its oil and gas production in the short term. https://www.thelocal.no/20201102/norway-oil-giant-equinor-aims-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2050 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:45:12 +0100 norway-oil-giant-equinor-aims-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2050 Norway's oil ministry has proposed licensing off 136 new exploration blocks in the Barents and Norwegian Seas, in a move criticised as "insanely irresponsible" by environmentalists. https://www.thelocal.no/20200625/norway-opens-huge-swathe-of-arctic-waters-to-oil-exploration Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:07:28 +0200 norway-opens-huge-swathe-of-arctic-waters-to-oil-exploration Norway's government has proposed extending the 'ice edge' that limits how far into the Arctic oil companies are allowed to explore further south, in a sign that normal political life is starting to resume. https://www.thelocal.no/20200424/norway-proposes-extending-ice-edge Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:22:52 +0200 norway-proposes-extending-ice-edge Two environmental groups said on Monday they were trying to take the Norwegian state to the Supreme Court for granting oil licences in the Arctic. https://www.thelocal.no/20200224/environmental-groups-take-norway-to-supreme-court-over-arctic-oil Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:24:42 +0100 environmental-groups-take-norway-to-supreme-court-over-arctic-oil Norway’s oil and energy minister says that the oil-rich country would be ‘of no help’ to the environment if it ceased its production of the fossil fuel. https://www.thelocal.no/20200206/why-norways-government-says-discontinuing-oil-production-wont-help-cut-global-emissions Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:40:34 +0100 why-norways-government-says-discontinuing-oil-production-wont-help-cut-global-emissions Norwegian oil giant Equinor unveiled Thursday objectives to reduce its climate impact but the plans disappointed environmental activists. https://www.thelocal.no/20200206/norways-equinor-sets-green-goals-but-activists-unimpressed Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:31:57 +0100 norways-equinor-sets-green-goals-but-activists-unimpressed A Norwegian court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by two environmental groups which had sued Norway for granting new oil licenses in the Arctic. https://www.thelocal.no/20200123/blow-to-norwegian-environmentalists-as-lawsuit-over-arctic-oil-defeated Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:59:53 +0100 blow-to-norwegian-environmentalists-as-lawsuit-over-arctic-oil-defeated Oil and natural gas have enabled the Norway to amass the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, but a growing number of Norwegians want the country to speed up its transition to a green economy. https://www.thelocal.no/20191212/mammoth-oil-field-fires-up-duality-of-norways-oil-industry Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:58:06 +0100 mammoth-oil-field-fires-up-duality-of-norways-oil-industry Norwegian state-controlled oil firm Equinor has made a major discovery in the North Sea, showing that there is still life in the more mature areas of the Norwegian continental shelf https://www.thelocal.no/20191106/equinor-makes-major-oil-find-in-north-sea Wed, 06 Nov 2019 14:32:20 +0100 equinor-makes-major-oil-find-in-north-sea Prime Minister Erna Solberg says demand is key in considerations of how Norway will approach gas and oil extraction in future. https://www.thelocal.no/20191009/norways-pm-promises-to-keep-looking-for-oil-as-long-as-it-is-profitable Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:50:36 +0200 norways-pm-promises-to-keep-looking-for-oil-as-long-as-it-is-profitable