Category: Business News
Following a rise in positive COVID-19 tests over the last two weeks, the Norwegian government has extended its emergency measures and introduced some new restrictions. Ban on large events, late-night alcohol The maximum limit of 200 people at events is to be retained, as will the ban on grass-roots sports. There is also a new […]
Source: Forbes
Published: August 7, 2020
Category: Business News
North Sea nations and oil companies face costs of more than $100 billion to shut down old wells in the depleted region. Researchers in Norway believe they can cut that figure dramatically. A new technology center in Trondheim hopes to halve the costs of plugging and abandoning wells — a procedure known as P&A that […]
Source: Bloomberg
Published: August 5, 2020
Category: Business News
Norway’s Covid-related economic-support measures need to be phased out gradually and the government’s use of oil money should be tightened in the 2021 budget, the country’s finance minister said. In an interview with E24.no, Jan Tore Sanner said he has a clear goal of reducing the use of oil revenue, and believes it should happen as early […]
Source: Bloomberg
Published: January 8, 2020
Category: Business News
When COVID-19 started rapidly spreading throughout Europe in March, Norway was hard hit. But under Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s leadership, the country quickly adopted strict lockdown measures and ramped up testing. Five months later, Norway now enjoys one of the lowest fatality rates in Europe. “This is the rainiest day Norway has had since the […]
Source: Time Magazine
Category: Business News
The government agreed in court to rescind an edict from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requiring international students to take classes in person during the worsening pandemic. The rule, announced last week, was viewed as an effort by the Trump administration to pressure colleges into opening in the fall, and it sparked lawsuits from states […]
Source: Washington Post
Published: May 2, 2026