A major milestone for the Norwegian All Weather SAR Helicopter programme that features an innovative search and rescue configuration The helicopters will be delivered to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security with state-of-the-art equipment, including an all new … Read the full press release
PARIS, 24-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BOURBON announces that it has taken delivery, as scheduled, of the Bourbon Arctic from the Vard Brattvåg shipyard (Norway) and completed her first anchor handling operation. The vessel was engaged in the disconnection and unmooring operation … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BOURBON, Bourbon Arctic, Gaël Bodénès, Sigmund Hertzberg, Vard Brattvåg shipyard
Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland, 18-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Presentations from this year’s Social Media Trends Summit are now available on EBU.ch. The event brought together around 100 experts from EBU broadcasters and big social brands. The event hashtag #EBUsocial – where you … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Media, Norway, Switzerland
Tagged EBU.ch, Eurovision, Jean Philip De Tender, Social Media Trends Summit 2016
A joint industry project (JIP) to standardize subsea processing systems has been kickstarted by DNV GL with industry partners Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Woodside. Subsea development projects have been under substantial pressure due to cost inflation and the low oil … Read the full press release
The root cause of many groundings and collisions, lost anchors are among the top five reasons for claims costs. A rising number of anchor losses reported over the last several years prompted DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club to … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged anchor losses, DNV GL, Gard, Håkon Skaret, The Swedish Club
Hamnefjell Vindkraft AS, a joint venture by Finnmark Kraft AS and private investment company Ardian, has placed a 52 MW firm and unconditional order for 15 Vestas V112-3.45 MW wind turbines. Aarhus, Denmark, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — All turbines will feature … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Norway
Tagged Hamnefjell Wind Farm, Klaus Steen Mortensen, Lise Mette Heggheim, Vestas, wind turbines
An innovative drilling solution avoided mess and chaos around Norway’s new National Museum. The techniques can be transferred to future projects in both Norway and other countries. COPENHAGEN, 25-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ramboll has recently finished a complex and challenging … Read the full press release
OSLO, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Karsten Lundgaard is leaving his role as president of Sapa’s aluminium building systems business area to seek new opportunities outside the Sapa group. He had been responsible for the operations since July 2014. As of Monday, … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged Egil Hogna, Karsten Lundgaard, Salvador Biosca, Sapa Building Systems
OSLO, 08-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Government has today appointed a Committee to assess the equity portion of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The Committee will be chaired by Senior Economist and Adjunct Professor Knut Anton Mork. The objective of … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Insurance, Norway
Tagged Government Pension Fund Global, Professor Knut Anton Mork, The Government of Norway
LEIPZIG,12-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Karsten Heuchert, Chairman of the Executive Board of Leipzig natural gas specialist VNG – Verbundnetz Gas AG (VNG AG), today received his letter of appointment as honorary consul-general from the Norwegian ambassador Elisabeth Walaas. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Norway, Politics
Tagged Dr. Karsten Heuchert, honorary consul-general of Norway, Verbundnetz Gas AG, VNG
OSLO, 30-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank will sell foreign exchange on behalf of the government equivalent to NOK 500 million per day in January 2016. Norges Bank purchases foreign currency from the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) each month. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Norway
Tagged foreign exchange, Government Pension Fund Global, GPFG, Norges Bank, SDFI, State's Direct Financial Interest
ZUG, SWITZERLAND, 30-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced today that Shell has elected to terminate the contract for the harsh environment semisubmersible Polar Pioneer prior to its expiration in July 2017. Transocean will be compensated for … Read the full press release
Kassel/Stavanger, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a request from Tellus Petroleum, Wintershall has consented to release the company from its obligations under the Sales and Purchase Agreement announced on June 18, 2015. Wintershall, a 100% BASF subsidiary, had originally planned to divest … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Norway
Tagged Norwegian Continental Shelf, Tellus Petroleum, Wintershall, Wintershall Holding GmbH
Fornebu, Norway, 17-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor Group today announced that it has surpassed the 200 million mobile subscriber mark. This represents a significant milestone in Telenor Group’s history across Asia, Europe and the Nordics. “Many in Telenor can remember reaching one … Read the full press release
The Nomination Committee of Telenor ASA proposes Ms. Gunn Wærsted as the new Chair of the Board of Telenor ASA. Fornebu, Norway, 17-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gunn Wærsted (born in 1955) is Executive Vice President and member of the Group Executive Management … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Norway, Telecom
Tagged Ms. Gunn Wærsted, Telenor ASA
OSLO, 11-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Architectural Review has selected Pegasus Academy’s Whitehorse Manor in south London as winner of the AR School Awards as the best school in the world. The scheme features a series of architectural aluminium glazing … Read the full press release
In preparation for COP21, the Paris Meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) has collected data on the Nordic countries’ performance in dealing with the environmental challenge. HELSINKI, 7-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Environment, Finland, Government, Iceland, Norway, Society, Sweden
Tagged COP21, NCM, NIB, Nordic Council of Ministers, Peer Stiansen, “Nordic Action on Climate Change”
San Donato Milanese, 4-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Snam S.p.A. signed an exclusivity right with Statoil Holding Netherlands B.V. for the purchase of the 20% interest held by Statoil in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP). The agreed purchase price is … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Italy, Norway
Tagged Snam S.p.A., Statoil, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP)
DNV GL, GTT, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GasLog won the prestigious CWC LNG Technological Innovation Award 2015 for the LNGreen joint industry project, which has developed a state-of-the-art next-generation LNG carrier. The award was handed over at the CWC Sixteenth … Read the full press release
OSLO, 2-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Reference is made to the third quarter 2015 financial statement approved by the Board of Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. (“Höegh LNG” or the “Company”) on 27 November 2015 and the Board decision of the same day … Read the full press release
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