Norway greenlights increase in aid to Ukraine to almost US$8bn this year

Stock Photo: Getty Images The Norwegian government discussed and approved an increase in assistance to Ukraine by NOK 50 billion (US$4.6 billion) for 2025, bringing the total to NOK 85 billion (US$7.8 billion), during a meeting on 4 April. Source: Norway…

Norway State Fund Invests in RWE Wind Projects Offshore Denmark, Germany

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the fund management arm of Norway’s central bank, has signed an agreement with RWE to acquire a 49 percent stake in the German utility’s Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind projects in Germany and Denmark …

Turning San Quentin into Norway isn’t the worst idea

Norway salmon prices flat or barely down, Chile ease, Scots dive

Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon are either flat or just down slightly for week 15 of 2025 (commencing April 7), while Chilean fresh salmon fillet prices to the US remain steady-to-soft and Scottish are falling to come into line with Norwegian …

British climber was killed by avalanche in Norway

A British man was killed by an avalanche while scaling a frozen waterfall in Norway, a coroner said. Henry Crosby was climbing Gaustatoppen mountain on 21 February when he died. The 41-year-old from Saffron Walden was near the summit when he became " …

The UN joins Norway and Sweden in condemning Georgia’s new ‘restrictive’ and ‘repressive’ laws

On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights office wrote on X that they were ‘concerned’ by the recent ‘restrictive’ legislation passed by the Georgian Parliament. That same day, both Norway and Sweden issued their own statements marking their alarm with Georgia’s …

Peab secures contract to expand smolt facility in Bjørnafjorden, Norway

Peab, a Nordic construction and civil engineering company, has been awarded a contract to expand the smolt facility at Sævareid in Bjørnafjorden, Norway. The contract, valued at Nkr116m ($11m), was secured from Artec Aqua, a turnkey supplier for onshore …

Equinor’s Activity in Norway Major Driver of Supplier Services Across Country

A new report has found that deliveries within exploration, development projects and operation of Equinor-operated fields and onshore facilities in Norway continued to grow in 2024. Equinor procured goods and services with a total value of $13.85 billion, …

Norway council to seek out generator proposals

NORWAY — Norway is shopping for two backup generators after the council Wednesday approved issuing a request for proposals. City Manager Dan Stoltman explained that the city had budgeted $14,000 for the generators the past two years. The equipment would be …

Norwegian CHOD: New NATO Air Operations Centre Should be Located in Northern Norway

Les på norsk. In February, Norway was given the green light from NATO to establish a new regional Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC). The existing CAOCs are located in Uedem, Germany and Torrejón, Spain. This third centre will be responsible to plan, …