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Another century’s worth of oil for Norway

Th Aker Barents drilling rig in the Barebts Sea. Photo: Harald Pettersen – Statoil

Maritime delimitation treaty between Norway and Russia approved by the Storting

Mexico blowout could hardly have happened outside of Lofoten

April 20 the Deepwater Horizion was hit by an explosion. NPD doubt that a similar blowout will take place outside Lofoten.

Lights out 94 blocks in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea

Agreement reached between Norway and the Russian Federation in the negotiations on maritime delimitation

Prime Minister Stoltenberg and President Medvedev at the joint press conference Tuesday. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister.

Here is the dividing line

Jens Stoltenberg and Minister Jonas Gahr Store unveiled maps of where the new border between Russia and Norway yesterday. PHOTO: Heiko JUNG / SCANPIX

Norway and the EU have concluded a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2010 and a long-term agreement on management of North East Atlantic mackerel

Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Statoil awarded exploration licences

Tove Stuhr Sjøblom, Statoils senior vice president of exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf. (Photo: Hild Bjelland Vik) The Norwegian authorities awards in predefined areas in 2009 (TFO2009) constitute the seventh round since the inception of such mature area awards in 2003.   “We are very pleased with this year’s awards. The annual availability of acreage in mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf has provided the industry with constancy and formed the basis for the good

Russian-Norwegian cooperation project on safeguarding industrial activities in the Barents Sea concluded

APA 2009 – Awards