Offshore drilling workers in Norway began a strike today, which will reduce oil and gas production, the union that organized the strike told Reuters. The strike, in which workers are demanding pay rises and compensation for rising inflation, comes at a time of rising oil and gas prices, with gas supplies to Europe virtually tight […]
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Norway: Two women chase and overturn car of far-right anti-Islamist who publicly burned Koran
After a spectacular highway chase, the head of an extremist, anti-Islamic group in Norway was attacked by a car, minutes after burning a Koran, on the outskirts of Oslo. Norwegian police have announced that they have arrested two people, including the driver of the vehicle that deliberately crashed into Lars Toren’s 4×4 and overturned it. […]
Norway: Oslo bar suspect named as suspect
A Norwegian court has announced that the name of the suspect in the deadly attack on a gay bar in Oslo is Zannier Matapur, as the capital prepares for a demonstration in solidarity with the victims later today. Matapur, a Norwegian citizen of Iranian descent who police have described as a radical Islamist with a […]
Attack on Norway: Terrorist investigation launched
Norwegian police say they are treating as a “terrorist act” the overnight firefight in front of nightclubs in central Oslo, killing two people and injuring at least 21, ten of them seriously. “Police are investigating the case as a terrorist act,” it said in a statement. The suspect arrested after the shootings that took place […]
Norway: Islamist suspect suspected of ‘terrorist’ attack mentally ill
LAST UPDATE: 17.10 The suspect, who was arrested for yesterday’s attack with two dead and 21 wounded in Oslo, is considered to be a radical Islamist who was suffering from a mental illness, the Norwegian secret service, the PST, announced today. The suspect arrested after the shootings that took place around 01:00 local time (02:00 […]
Norway: Two killed and ten injured in Oslo nightclub shooting
Two people were killed and ten others were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Oslo, according to Norwegian police. The public broadcaster NRK and other Norwegian media outlets reported that the armed attack took place at the “London Pub”, a popular nightclub in the gay community in central Oslo. NRK journalist Olaf Ronenberg, […]
Norway will increase gas supplies to the European Union
The EU and Norway have agreed to step up energy co-operation and Norway to increase gas supplies to the EU. According to a statement from the European Commission, Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans, Energy Commissioner Kadri Simpson and Norwegian Oil and Energy Minister Terge Asland agreed to further strengthen EU-Norway energy co-operation, with a view […]
Norway: The central bank has raised interest rates the most since 2002
Norway’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points on Thursday, the biggest increase since 2002 and double what economists had expected, and plans to raise it again in August as the country tries to curb inflation. . Norges Bank’s monetary policy committee raised its spot deposit rate to 1.25% from 0.75%, […]
Norway: Oil workers’ agreement to prevent strikes
Oil companies in Norway and their workers agreed in principle on a wage level agreement, preventing for the time being strikes in nine drilling rigs that would hit the country’s oil production, workers announced today. in the mentioned field. Two of the three workers ‘unions that have negotiated with the oil companies will seek the […]
Norway: LNG plant in Hammerfest scheduled to reopen on May 27
The reopening of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Hammerfest, Norway, is expected to take place on May 27, four days after the previous plan, with a further delay in its operation, due to a fire that broke out in 2020, as announced yesterday, the gas system operator in Gassco. This is the second […]