(IN BRIEF) Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line, and Yara International have collaborated to create the groundbreaking Yara Eyde, the world’s first container ship to be fueled by clean ammonia. This innovative vessel will embark on an emission-free sea … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, News, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bente Hetland, clean ammonia, container ship, Emission-Free Shipping, Germany, Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, North Sea Container Line, Norway, partnership, sustainability, Svein Tore Holsether, Yara Clean Ammonia, Yara Eyde, Yara International
(IN BRIEF) Judicial and law enforcement agencies from seven countries have joined forces to take action against a criminal network responsible for a series of damaging ransomware attacks worldwide. These attacks have affected over 1,800 victims in 71 countries, primarily … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Cybercrime, cybercriminals, EUROPOL, France, Germany, Global Authorities, Judicial, law enforcement agencies, Netherlands, Norway, partnership, Ransomware Network, Switzerland, UKRAINE, USA, Widespread Attacks Eurojust
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a global aluminium producer, has signed a significant agreement with Sanvira Tech LLC to secure a stable supply of carbon anodes from Oman for its Norwegian aluminium smelters. The contract spans eight years with extension options and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged Aluminium Smelters, carbon anodes, Eivind Kallevik, Hydro, Norway, Oman, Sanvira Tech LLC
(IN BRIEF) Skanska, in collaboration with Syltern, has secured a contract with Nye Veier to construct the new E6 highway segment between Berkåk and Vindåsliene in Trøndelag County, Norway. Skanska’s portion of the contract is valued at NOK 1.3 billion, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged E6 Highway, Norway, partnership, Skanska, sustainability, Syltern
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €200 million loan to Ukraine’s state-owned gas entity, Naftogaz (NAK), to support the establishment of strategic gas reserves during the second winter heating season since the Russian … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Denys Shmygal, EBRD, energy security, Espen Barth Eide, Gas Reserves, Matteo Patrone, Naftogaz, Norway, Odile Renaud-Basso, Oleksiy Chernyshov, partnership, sustainability, the Netherlands, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) PGNiG Upstream Norway, a subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, is set to take control of KUFPEC Norway, a hydrocarbon producer, significantly boosting the ORLEN Group’s natural gas output in Norway by over one-third, reaching 4 billion cubic meters … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Poland
Tagged acquisition, Daniel Obajtek, KUFPEC Norway, natural gas, Norway, ORLEN Group, partnership, PGNiG, Poland, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Philips’ AI-enabled clinical applications platform, in collaboration with Norwegian healthcare provider Vestre Viken Health Trust, is helping accelerate the diagnosis of bone fractures in Norway. The AI-based bone fracture radiology application deployed on Philips AI Manager streamlines the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Science, Technology
Tagged AI platform, Bone Fracture, Cecilie B. Løken, healthcare system, Martijn Hartjes, Norway, partnership, Philips, Philips AI Manager, Vestre Viken Health Trust
(IN BRIEF) On November 16, 2023, transmission system operators TenneT and Statnett signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the feasibility of a hybrid interconnector linking Germany and Norway in the North Sea. Instead of connecting North Sea wind … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway
Tagged Germany, Hybrid Interconnector, North Sea, Norway, partnership, Statnett, sustainability, Tennet, Tim Meyerjürgens, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Europris, a leading retail company in Norway, has selected Maersk’s ECO Delivery product to make substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with its seaborne logistics. The collaboration aims to align with Europris’ strategic goal of reducing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Birna Odefors, ECO Delivery Ocean, Europris, Greenhouse Gas Reductions, Maersk, Norway, Pål-Christian Andersen, partnership, Seaborne Logistics, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Siemens has implemented its advanced software solutions, LV Insights® X and Spectrum PowerTM 7 ADMS, for Norwegian distribution system operator (DSO) Elvia to enhance its distribution grid management. The LV Insights® X software allows Elvia to create a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Elvia, Erik Jansen, grid management, LV Insights® X, Norway, partnership, Sabine Erlinghagen, Siemens, software, Spectrum PowerTM 7 ADMS, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Advansia, a subsidiary of AFRY, has been awarded two significant framework agreements aimed at facilitating the development and expansion of Norway’s power transmission network. Statnett, the state-owned enterprise responsible for the country’s power transmission system, is in the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Continental has acquired Vertech AB, a conveyor and maintenance company located in Kiruna, Northern Sweden. Vertech AB specializes in servicing the conveyor industry in mining areas of Sweden and Norway. This acquisition is part of Continental’s strategy to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Continental, Norway, partnership, sustainability, Sweden, Vertech AB
(IN BRIEF) RWE, an energy company based in Germany, has signed a new supply agreement with Equinor, a Norwegian energy company, for natural gas. The agreement spans five years, starting in October, with an annual volume ranging from 10 to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Andree Stracke, energy security, Equinor, Germany, Helge Haugane, Natural Gas Supply, Norway, partnership, RWE, sustainability, transition
(IN BRIEF) TenneT, a leading offshore transmission system operator in Europe, has achieved a significant milestone in the DolWin5 grid connection project. The 900 MW offshore platform, DolWin epsilon, left Seatrium Limited’s shipyard in Singapore and is en route to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has entered into a seven-year loan agreement with Norwegian utility company Varanger Kraft to support the upgrade of their hydrogen facility and the improvement of the electricity distribution network in Norway’s Varanger region. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged André Küüsvek, Green Energy, hydrogen, NIB, Norway, partnership, sustainability, Varanger Kraft
(IN BRIEF) Eurojust, the EU’s judicial cooperation agency, welcomes two new Liaison Prosecutors. For the first time, Moldova has stationed a prosecutor at Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague to strengthen cooperation on cross-border crime cases. The new Liaison Prosecutor for … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group is strengthening its presence in Norway and preparing to launch production from the Tommeliten Alpha field, which will yield an additional 0.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. This is part of a series … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland
Tagged Daniel Obajtek, energy security, Norway, ORLEN Group, partnership, Poland, sustainability, Tommeliten Alpha
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has delivered Norway’s first Rheinmetall Mission Master XT, an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) designed for extreme terrains and sub-zero temperatures. The contract was awarded by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment following a competitive bid that emphasized challenging … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Defence, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alain Tremblay, Extreme-Terrain, Harsh Environments, Mission Master XT, Norway, Rheinmetall, ugv
(IN BRIEF) Hydro’s aluminum plant in Sunndal, Norway, aims to replace fossil fuels with local biomethane resources to cut emissions in the production process. The initiative is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes annually, contributing to Hydro’s goal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged aluminium plant, biomethane, emissions, Havila, Hydro, Norway, Ola Sæter, partnership, Sunndal, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Equinor and its partners have successfully completed a project to increase production by 26 million barrels of oil equivalents from the Statfjord Øst field in Norway. The project was finished with strong safety outcomes and within estimated costs, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Camilla Salthe, Equinor, Ketil Rongved, Norway, Statfjord Øst Field
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has entered into an agreement with the Municipality of Bergen in Norway to construct the Midtbygda care home. The contract is valued at approximately NOK 548 million (about SEK 550 million) and will be part of Skanska’s … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) International technology group, ANDRITZ, has secured an order from Norske Skog Skogn to supply a thermomechanical pulping (TMP) line for their newsprint mill in Levanger, Norway. The customized solution provided by ANDRITZ combines both new and secondhand equipment … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Norway, Technology
Tagged Andritz, fossil CO2 emissions, landfilled waste, LC refiner, Levanger, newsprint mill, Norske Skog Skogn, Norway, NOx emissions, paper, pulp, thermomechanical pulping, TMP
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has been awarded a contract worth NOK 800M (SEK 800M) by Vestland County to build the new Ytre Steinsund bridge in Solund municipality, Norway. The bridge will be 811 meters long, situated 50 meters above sea level, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Construction company Skanska has been awarded a contract worth NOK 4.6 billion by the Norwegian Road Authority (NPRA) to build the new E18 highway between Fornebukrysset and Strand near Oslo, Norway. The project includes the construction of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Norway, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BREEAM Infrastructure, E18 highway, Fornebu, Fornebukrysset, Gjønnes Tunnel, Høvik Tunnel, Norway, Norwegian Road Authority, NPRA, Oslo, Skanska, Strand
(IN BRIEF) Construction company Skanska has won a contract to build a research centre in Oslo called Campus Ullevål, which will focus on climate, energy, environment, and engineering-related geosciences. The project, worth NOK 1.0 billion (around SEK 1.0 billion), will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Campus Ullevål research center, construction, Norway, Oslo, Skanska
(IN BRIEF) Gasum, the Finnish state-owned energy company, has selected five teams to move forward in its open innovation competition, GasumHackathon, which was launched in January. The aim of the competition is to find solutions and partners to utilise the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, Media, News
Tagged Austria, biogas, biogenic carbon dioxide, Competition, Denmark, Finland, Gasum, GasumHackathon, Norway, Sweden, Viljami Kinnunen
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has announced the appointment of Stein Ivar Hellestad as the new Business Unit President for Skanska Norway. Hellestad, who has been with Skanska Norway for over 13 years and has served as the Chief Financial Officer for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Anders Danielsson, appointment, Business Unit President, leadership, Norway, Skanska, Ståle Rød, Stein Ivar Hellestad
(IN BRIEF) Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Statkraft for renewable power to support its proposed 300 megawatt green hydrogen and green ammonia facility at the Holmaneset Project site in Norway. FFI undertook … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) DNV, a provider of assurance and risk management services, has achieved record turnover in 2022, posting revenues of 25,031 million Norwegian Kroner (NOK), a year-on-year growth of 16.6%. The company is well-positioned to achieve its 45% revenue growth … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Norway, Security & Safety
Tagged cyber security, DNV, Norway, Remi Eriksen
(IN BRIEF) DNV, a global quality assurance and risk management company, has appointed Anette Roll Richardsen as the Director of its Cyber Security business in Norway. Richardsen will lead a team of IT and operational technology security experts as DNV … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anette Roll Richardsen, appointment, cyber risks, cyber security, cyber threats, DNV, ISACA, IT, leadership, Liv A. Hovem, Nixu, Norway, SC Media, security experts, Watchcom Security Group, WiCyS, Women in Cyber Security
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium producer, has delivered its first ever batch of aluminium profiles made with 100% recycled post-consumer aluminium to the Innovationsbogen project in Augsburg, Germany. Through its building system brand WICONA, the company will provide door, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Augsburg, building industry, CIRCAL 100R aluminum, CO2 emissions, decarbonize, Eivind Kallevik, Europe, Germany, Henri Gomez, Hydro, Innovationsbogen, Norway, Wicona
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group’s diversification of natural gas supplies has helped enhance Poland’s energy independence and strengthen fuel and commodity security in the region. In 2022, LNG and pipeline deliveries from new suppliers in Norway and Lithuania represented more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Daniel Obajtek, imported gas, Lithuania, LNG, Norway, ORLEN Group, PGNiG, pipeline
(IN BRIEF) Construction company Skanska has announced a NOK 410 million ($48.5 million) contract to build a mixed-use building in the Helgerudkvartalet urban development project in Sandvika, Norway. The building will include 8,500 square metres of housing and 8,200 square … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Andenæs Eiendom, construction, Helgerudkvartalet, Norway, Sandvika, Skanska, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Henriette Borgund, Cyber Security Manager and Ethical Hacker at Hydro, has been recognized as one of the top 50 women in tech in Norway. The list is compiled by Abelia, the business association of Norwegian knowledge and technology-based … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 5-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced the issuance of a Certificates of Conformity (CoC) for the Baltic Pipe project to Energinet, the Danish national transmission system operator for electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Norway, Poland
Tagged 10 billion cubic meters, annual capacity, Baltic Pipe project, Certificates of Conformity (CoC), construction, Danish Continental Shelf Law, Danish national transmission system operator, Denmark, DNV, DNV certification regime, DNV-SE-0475, DNV-ST-F101, electricity, Energinet, engineering, EU, European market, European Union, Everdrup, gas pipeline, gas supply corridor, gas transport, independent modeling, independent verification, installation, Jonas Gahr Støre, Mateusz Morawiecki, Mette Frederiksen, natural gas, Norway, Nybro gas terminal, Paris Agreement, Poland, procurement, recommended practices, REPowerEU, Russian fossil fuels, strategic infrastructure project, submarine pipeline certification, technical assurance services, underlying DNV standards
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 21-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced a new EUR 29 million (NOK 306 million / SEK 320 million) contract with the Student Welfare Organization in Stavanger, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged construction, Norway, Skanska, sports center, Stavanger, Student Welfare Organization, welfare center
(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 6-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced the submission of the the plan for development and operation (PDO) for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Norway, Technology
Tagged Aker BP ASA, Åsgard Transport, Bodø, Bodø Science Park, Brønnøysund, Equinor, exploration, gas, Geir Tungesvik, Grete Birgitte Haaland, Kårstø, Norne vessel, Norway, Norwegian Sea, oil, Petoro AS, PGNiG Upstream Norway, Sandnessjøen, Vår Energi ASA, Verdande
(PRESS RELEASE) ABERDEEN, 30-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood PLC, one of the world’s leading consulting and engineering companies operating across Energy and the Built Environment, has announced that its pipeline engineering team in Norway will provide detailed design of subsea … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Åsgard B platform, design, engineering, Equinor, gas, Halten Øst, Halten Øst project, hydrocarbons, Matt Kirk, Norway, offshore, oil, subsea pipeline, subsea pipelines, Wood
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) ABERDEEN, 30-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood PLC, eines der weltweit führenden Beratungs- und Ingenieurunternehmen, das in den Bereichen Energie und the Built Environment, hat bekannt gegeben, dass sein Pipeline-Engineering-Team in Norwegen die detaillierte Planung von Unterwasserpipelines für das Halten … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 17-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced that the company is part of a new project for the construction … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Anders Opedal, Bergen, ConocoPhillips, electricity grid, Equinor, floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Tampen, Kollsnes plant, Kristin F. Kragseth, Magnus Frantzen Eidsvold, Norway, Oseberg, Petoro, Phil Cunningham, Shell, Thomas Brostrøm, TotalEnergies, Troll, Trollvind, wind farm
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