Norway
Norwegian oil giant Equinor to buy U.S.-based battery storage firm
Although it is involved in renewable energy projects, Equinor is a major producer of fossil fuels. The Norwegian state has a 67% holding in the company. Hakon Mosvold Larsen | Afp | Getty Images Norway’s Equinor is to acquire U.S.-based battery storage developer East Point Energy after signing an agreement to take a 100% stake […]
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European gas prices fall after Norway’s government steps in to end oil and gas strike
Norway’s government said that based on the announced strike numbers, it had been feared that more than half of the country’s daily gas exports would have been lost by the weekend. Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images European gas prices on Wednesday fell away from four-month highs after Norway’s government intervened to bring an […]
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Cyberattack hits Norway, pro-Russian hacker group suspected
A hacker program is open on a laptop on 7May 2022. A cyberattack temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24 hours, Norwegian authorities said Wednesday. Silas Stein | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A cyberattack temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24 hours, […]
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UK bolsters gas stockpile for winter with Ukraine war squeezing supply and sending prices soaring
Russia is a significant supplier of oil and gas. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons following its invasion of Ukraine. Sean Gladwell | Moment | Getty Images Norwegian energy firm Equinor said Thursday it would deliver extra gas to the U.K.’s Centrica over the next three […]
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Op-ed: Russia’s war on Ukraine shows the urgent need to move away from fossil fuels as fast as possible
Drift ice – ice flows in the Arctic Ocean, Nordaustlandet, North East Land, Norway. Arterra | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Espen Barth Eide is Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment. Fatih Birol is the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s inexcusable aggression against Ukraine has focused […]
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Giant undersea cables set to give the UK and Germany their first direct energy link
Onshore wind turbines in Germany. The NeuConnect project says the interconnector will enable Britain to “tap into the vast energy infrastructure in Germany, including its significant renewable energy sources.” By Thomas E. Gunnarsson | Moment Open | Getty Images Key contracts totaling more than £1.5 billion ($1.95 billion) have been awarded for a major interconnector […]
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Some passports are better than others. Here’s a list of the most powerful ones
A new index ranks Luxembourg as the top passport in the world for aspiring global citizens. The small European country ranked No. 1 out of 199 places in the “Nomad Passport Index 2022” published by the tax and immigration consultancy Nomad Capitalist. While many passport rankings focus solely on visa-free travel, this index adds […]
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This country has been named the world’s happiest for the fifth year in a row
Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to an annual report, with fellow Nordic countries also continuing to rank highly. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s 10th World Happiness Report, published Friday, found that Finland’s score was “significantly ahead” of other countries in the […]
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