NEWS

Forbes: Norway Relaxes Coronavirus Restrictions, But Event Ban Continues

Category: Business News

The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced that several of the country’s emergency measures will be relaxed after Easter. Kindergartens will open again from April 20, while schools for the youngest age groups will open one week later. The reopening of schools for older children will be assessed. Some businesses forced to close because […]

Source: Forbes

Published: April 7, 2020

Press Release: The Norwegian Minister of Defence wants to meet with the defence industry to discuss measures of support

Category: Business News

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence has implemented measures and is continuously assessing the need for new measures to support the national defence industry. Invasive measures to limit the spread of covid-19 infection is a challenge to the supply security across all sectors of the Norwegian society, including the defence industry. – I want to keep […]

Source: Regjeringen.no

Published: April 8, 2020

World Oil: Norway greenlights new wind farm to power offshore production platforms

Category: Business News

OSLO – The Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved the plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen wind farm. The Snorre and Gullfaks platforms will be the first platforms in the world to receive power from a floating offshore wind farm. On 11 October 2019, Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners […]

Source: World Oil

Published: November 25, 2024

AWS Public Sector Blog: From research sharing to collaborative communications – addressing the needs of our public sector customers during unprecedented times

Category: Business News

In support of governments and educational institutions around the world, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is quickly deploying people and technology to enable remote learning and home working. Our services can help address our customer’s most pressing challenges during this unprecedented time, including making sure citizens are productive with remote working solutions, that students can access online […]

Source: AWS

Equinor: Oil discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico

Category: Business News

Equinor and co-venturers Progress Resources USA Ltd and Repsol E&P USA Inc. have encountered oil in the Monument exploration well in the US Gulf of Mexico. The Monument exploration well found approximately 200 feet (c. 60 metres) of net oil pay with good reservoir characteristics in Paleogene sandstone. This provides an early indication of the […]

Source: Equinor

Published: April 6, 2020