04.03.2010

Norway’s oil and gas supplier industry generated NOK 95 billion in export revenues in 2008. Brazil’s growth potential represents the market with the largest growth potential for the Norwegian oil industry, according to Run...

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16.01.2010

When Ekofisk was first developed in the 1970s, it was thought that only 17% of reserves could be recovered. Based on original plans, the field would have finished producing already. Thanks to efficient operations and impro...

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16.12.2009

The subsea cluster in Bergen seeks to embody and enhance the pioneering subsea experience from the North Sea. Through flat organizational structures and team spirit companies provide cost effective products and services. P...

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16.12.2009

In 1958, the Norwegian Geological Society wrote a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It stated: “Do not expect to find coal, oil or sulphur on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.” Then, on the night before Christmas E...

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14.12.2009

Anyone who’s ever studied a map of Norway can see instantly why shipping and maritime activities are such a crucial part of the nation’s economy. The country’s coastline spans 2,200 kilometres as the crow flies, but 10 tim...

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14.12.2009

Since the early 1980s the subsea industry in the region has expanded into one of the world’s most complete environments for subsea technology. In the Bergen region you are forced to deal with the seas and the weather, so t...

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01.10.2009

Aluminium is known as an environmentally friendly metal because it can be readily recycled and used to make lighter vehicles that consume less fuel. Still, the production of primary aluminium by electrolysis is energy inte...

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22.06.2009

The first half of 2008 was part of the longest periods of growth Norway has experienced since the war. The second half, however, was marked by international, economic downturn and recession.

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10.02.2009

From the 472-metre, 656,000-tonne concrete towers of the Troll A platform – the largest structure ever moved by man – to the invisible subsea well heads now operating in the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea, Norway’s histo...

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25.09.2008

The Norwegian furniture industry is thriving. With more than 400 companies producing everything from dining furniture to sofas, from furniture for the health sector to recliners, the mark of quality and design are a nat...

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