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- Success reported in New York's Herkimer sand
By OGJ editorsHOUSTON, Oct. 13 -- Norse Energy Corp., Lysaker, Norway, reported having completed 11 successful gas wells in fractured Silurian Herkimer sandstone in south-central New York. The company holds mineral rights to more than 130,000 acres in
- EU and Norway join forces to tackle North Sea discards
THE EU and Norway have today vowed to step up efforts to tackle the problem of discards in the North Sea. At a meeting held in Brussels, scientists, administrators and control experts from the EU and Norway agreed on the urgent need to consider concrete
- Norway endorses the Santiago...
Norway supports the Generally Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP) for Sovereign Wealth Funds which have now been made public. - The Santiago-principles outline a set of sensible principles for the organization and management of sovereign wealth
- Europe bank moves drive energy stocks
Oil stocks rose Monday after European leaders agreed to make their banks lend to each other again, and extra moves were announced to shore up financial institutions posing some risk to consumers. In Norway, Norges bank agreed to offer $60 billion in
- TGS Announces Multi-Client 3D Sweep Of Offshore Liberia
ASKER, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) today announced that it has commenced the acquisition of approximately 9,000 square kilometers of multi-client 3D seismic data located offshore Liberia. Additional planned phases could
- Oslo taught that a two-state solution remains the best
Back in September 1993, when the Oslo Declaration of Principles was signed on the White House lawn, it was fashionable among many Israeli and international political circles, on both the left and the right, to declare that the Oslo process was
- Latham wins first World Cup jumping round in Norway
Spain's Rutherford Latham claimed the first leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup showjumping competition of the season in Oslo, Norway, at the weekend. The Spaniard was no less than 1.87 second faster than what seemed to be the winning result of Thomas Velin
- Hanley wins in Oslo final
Mayo's finally struck gold at the World Cup show in Oslo, Norway, this Sunday when he claimed his first win of the weekend with victory in the 1m45 jump-off final. The Claremorris-born rider was one of 20 competitors at the four-star event to qualify
- Norway's minimum wage is double that of Britain
Polish workers are now flocking to Norway, where 40,000 have arrived so far this year - half of them from Britain. Spain is another popular destination, offering higher wages and a better quality of life than the UK. But thousands more Poles are just
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Despite its neutrality, Norway was not able to avoid occupation by Germany in World War II. In 1949, neutrality was abandoned and Norway became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norways economic fortunes. The current focus is on containing spending on the extensive welfare system and planning for the time when petroleum reserves are depleted. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU.
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