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How sparsely populated Norway amassed $1.8 trillion
Fortune
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Of all the world’s sovereign wealth funds, Norway’s is one of the most unusual. These giant, state-linked investment vehicles tend to pick and choose what assets they hold to manage risk, maximize returns and further national strategic interests....
$750 Billion EU-U.S. Energy Deal Faces Reality Check
Oil Price
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July 30, 2025
As part of the U.S.-EU trade deal agreed over the weekend, the EU committed to purchasing a mindblowing $750 billion worth of US energy products over three years ($250 per year) including LNG, oil, and nuclear fuel (again this is very big picture:...
Deep-sea mining meeting closes without resolving whether mining can start in July
Pacific News Service
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As meetings to oversee deep-sea mining on the high seas draw to a close, it remains unclear whether regulators will allow it to commence in the near future. At the 07-31 March meetings in Kingston, Jamaica, of the International Seabed Authority...
Norway: Oslo’s Øya Festival 2025 is nearly here – 6th–9th August
The Travel Magazine
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July 28, 2025
1 WHAT: Oslo’s Øya Festival is not your average park-bound weekend of cheap lager and trashy toilets. It’s one of Europe’s most meticulously curated, progressive utopias of music and sustainability, bathed in Scandinavian cool. Since 1999, Øya has...
Aker BP prolongs Saipem rig’s stay in Norway
Offshore Energy
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July 30, 2025
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has extended the contract for the assignment of a semi-submersible drilling rig owned by Italian energy giant Saipem offshore Norway. Scarabeo 8 rig; Source: Saipem Since Aker BP has activated the option for...
Norwegian Cruise Line announces 500 sailings including new destinations in Europe, the Caribbean and more
GB News
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July 28, 2025
Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled its programme for spring and summer 2027, with more than 500 individual sailings across a fleet of 20 vessels. The deployment spans from April to October 2027, with ships departing from approximately 30 major...
Microsoft Restores Services To Russian Oil Firm Nayara Energy After Court Case
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Tech giant Microsoft on Wednesday informed that services were restored to the Russia-backed oil exploration and marketing company Nayara Energy, two days after Nayara alleged that Microsoft had abruptly cut...
Montenegro’s EPCG, NTE Energy sign memorandum of understanding
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 29, 2025
The memorandum of understanding envisages the exchange of information, coordination of activities, and consideration of specific projects through joint venture Zeta Energy, established by state-owned Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and NTE...
Sustainability, innovation, and consumer trends featured in 2025 Seafood Expo Asia conference program
SeafoodSource
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Seafood Expo Asia (SEA) – running from 10 to 12 September at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore – has announced the conference program for its 2025 edition. The 13th edition of SEA, owned and operated by Diversified, will feature a...
"Beyond Realistic": Why Europe's Pledge To Buy $750BN In US Energy Is Mathematically Impossible
Zero Hedge
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As part of the U.S.-EU trade deal agreed over the weekend, the EU committed to purchasing a mindblowing $750 billion worth of US energy products over three years ($250 per year) including LNG, oil, and nuclear fuel (again this is very big picture:...
Lutherans celebrate Centennial year
Ketchikan Daily News - Alaska
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Ketchikan’s First Lutheran Church is celebrating its Centennial next week with a series of public events that highlight the church’s longtime role in the community. The three-day celebration, from Aug. 8-10, will feature concerts, historic...
Kildare's Tiernan sees Norway game as important step for Ireland women’s squad Wed, 23 Jul, 2025 Liffey Celtics’ Sorcha Tiernan insists next Saturday’s senior international game against Norway will play an important part in Ireland’s preparation for th…
Kildare Nationalist
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July 29, 2025
Liffey Celtics’ Sorcha Tiernan insists next Saturday’s senior international game against Norway will play an important part in Ireland’s preparation for the upcoming FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 qualifiers, starting later this year. With the draw...
WA ‘displaced’ as top mining investment destination on regulatory and policy concerns
The West Australian
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July 30, 2025
WA has plunged down a global list of the world’s best mining destinations, with survey respondents citing approval delays and policy uncertainty. The annual mining survey by Canada’s Fraser Institute has the State falling from fourth to 17th in...
Can’t Make It to the Norwegian Fjords? Try This Maine Alternative
Only In Your State
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Dreaming of dramatic cliffs and crystal-clear water like the kind you’d find in Norway’s iconic fjords? Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to hop across the Atlantic to bask in that kind of natural beauty—but the good news is you don’t have...
TD Cowen Initiates Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) With Buy rating, $31 PT
Yahoo Finance
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) is one of the most undervalued stocks to buy and hold for 3 years. On July 22, TD Cowen initiated coverage of Norwegian Cruise Line with a Buy rating and a $31 price target. The firm believes that...
Europe breaking reliance on US science
Gulf Times
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August 2, 2025
European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and...
► Kongsberg and Advanced Protection Systems enter Polish-Norwegian Partnership for Counter-UAV Solutions
EDR Magazine
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July 29, 2025
29.7.2025 – Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) and Advanced Protection Systems have signed a Teaming Agreement to jointly develop and deliver advanced Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) solutions. The two partners bring complementary...
Agentic AI system functions as autonomous drilling engineer
Offshore
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July 29, 2025
By Ariana Hurtado, Editor-in-Chief Norway-based Pions (formerly known as eDrilling) has released the next generation of Ida, the company's first AI-powered engineer. The technology is designed to provide advanced reasoning and inference...
Norway’s EV Surge Powers Global Shift in Clean Transport
Kalkine Media
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July 28, 2025
Highlights,Norway records dominant new EV sales backed by long-term policy support,National goal targets an emissions-free fleet powered by electric and hydrogen,Incentives and infrastructure play key roles in mass EV adoption,The clean energy...
INPEX negotiates farm-ins to multiple Norwegian production licenses
Offshore
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July 29, 2025
The company will take a 10% share in four licenses covering the Aker BP-operated Valhall and Hod oil and gas fields in the southern North Sea and 20% in two licenses containing the Mistral and Slagugle oil and gas discoveries in the Norwegian Sea....