Norway

Crude Oil

Aker BP to Invest $19 Billion in Offshore Oil Projects in Norway

Norway’s oil and gas firm Aker BP approved plans to invest $19 billion in developing new projects offshore Norway by 2028, raising its initial capital expendit…

Hydrogen Project

COP27: Egypt and Norway to Build 100MW Green Hydrogen Plant

Plant will be built in Egypt’s Ain Sokhna region, on the Red Sea coast, and will be implemented in cooperation with Scatec, the Norwegian energy giant.

Offshore Wind Power

Nine New Countries Sign Up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27

COP27 has seen nine new countries – including Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US – join the Global Offsho…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor Starts Production at Norwegian Floating Wind Farm

The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm off the west coast of Norway, which will supply power to oil and gas fields and cut their emissions, started produ…

Floating Offshore Wind

The ‘World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm’ Produces Its First Power

Norwegian energy firm Equinor said power production from Hywind Tampen’s first wind turbine took place on Sunday afternoon.

Energy Transition

Panama, Uruguay, and Norway Join Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative at COP27

The governments of Panama, Uruguay, and Norway have signed up to the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative, a worldwide cross-sector initiative aimed at catalyzin…

Hydropower Plant

Norway’s Power Outlook Improves After Efforts to Save Water

Norway's depleted hydropower reservoirs have received a boost in the past few weeks from rain and efforts to save water, but stocks will remain low by the end o…

Offshore Wind Power

20th CPC National Congress | Chaozhou in China Is Planning 43.3 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Farm Before 2025

The city of Chaozhou, in China’s Guangdong province, is going to build an offshore wind farm so large that it is expected to provide more power than all of Nor…

Norway

Norway Eyes New Rules to Protect Hydropower Supply in Spring, Says Energy Minister

A mechanism to safeguard sufficient hydropower supply in Norway, which could ultimately curb power exports, will likely come in the spring, its oil and energy m…

Oil Field

Norway’s Equinor Considers Buying Chinese North Sea Oilfields

Reuters reported on Monday that Norway's Equinor ASA is considering buying oilfields in the British North Sea from China's CNOOC Ltd.

Electric Car

E-Bus Deal Puts Oslo on Track for Zero-Emissions Public Transport Goal

Oslo is on course to become the first capital city in the world with an all-electric public transport system, targeting that goal for the end of 2023 as part of…

Energy Transition

North Sea Decarbonisation Needs a Clear Vision and an Attitude Change

Climate and energy security goals are at risk in the UK, Norway and Denmark due to a lack of clear net zero strategies and in some instances due to governmental…

Oil&Gas Drilling

No Luck for Equinor and ConocoPhillips With Exploration Wells Offshore Norway

Separate wells drilled near Balder and Oseberg Ost fields

Crude Oil

Norwegian Energy Giant Equinor Completes Russia Exit

It has exited from four joint ventures with state-owned Rosneft as well as the Kharyaga oilfield project

CCS

Milestone for Cross-Border CO2 Transport and Storage in Europe

Ammonia distributor Yara and energy consortium Northern Lights have signed what has been hailed as the world’s first cross-border commercial agreement for CO2 …