Category: Culture / Lifestyle
H.K.H. kronprins Haakon reiser 13. -14. mars til Austin, Texas sammen med blant annet flere norske gründere, techbedrifter og norsk musikkbransje for å delta på konferansen South by Southwest (SxSW). Formålet med besøket er å bidra til synlighet og profilering av norske selskaper for et internasjonalt publikum. SxSW har blitt et utstillingsvindu for noen av […]
Source: Regjeringen
Category: Energy
For to år siden lanserte Torgrim Reitan et ambisiøst mål for at Statoil skulle gå i pluss i USA. Nå er målet nådd. I mange år har virksomheten i USA vært blant Statoils store problembarn. Selskapet investerte enorme summer, men måtte også skrive ned store verdier og tjente ikke penger i landet. Situasjonen forverret seg […]
Source: Sysla
Category: Seafood
Norway exported 198,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 7.7 billion in January. An increase in volume of 23,000 tonnes or 13 per cent and a NOK 143 million or 2 per cent rise in value compared with January last year. «The growth in value seen in Norwegian seafood exports in January is due to whitefish […]
Source: Norwegian Seafood
Category: Government
On Thursday, February 8, 2018, U.S. Ambassador Kenneth J. Braithwaite presented his credentials to Norway’s Head of State, His Majesty King Harald V, and was thereby formally accredited as U.S. Ambassador to Norway. Newly-appointed ambassadors to Norway present their credentials to the King at a formal audience. The formality of the time-honored ceremony, which harks back to […]
Source: US Embassy
Category: Seafood
Norway-based Nordic Aquafarms will develop one of the largest land-based salmon farms, 39 miles southwest of Bangor, on 40 acres near Belfast, Maine. The area has abundant access to sea- and freshwater resources that provide a good match with land-based aquaculture requirements, company officials said. Maine was chosen for its pristine location, cold water conditions, its […]
Source: Area Development