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Equinor taps Shearwater for 4D survey off Norway
Splash 247
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June 20, 2025
EuropeOffshore Shearwater GeoServices Norwegian energy giant Equinor has contracted offshore seismic vessel player Shearwater Geoservices to perform a 4D towed streamer seismic survey over the Tyrihans field offshore Norway. It is the first...
Ventyr picks substation contractor for Norwegian offshore wind farm
Splash 247
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June 20, 2025
Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has awarded Worley Rosenberg a preferred contractor agreement for the development of the offshore substation on the Sørlige Nordsjø II offshore wind development in Norway. The...
Science says plastic bag bans really do work
Grist Magazine
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June 19, 2025
When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches. That’s the intuitive finding of a paper published Thursday in the journal Science, which involved an analysis of policies to restrict plastic bag...
Norway’s Responsibility to Future Generations
Project Syndicate - New York
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In May, Norway’s Future Panel, comprising 66 citizens selected through a representative process, formally demanded a legal framework – including a dedicated commissioner – to safeguard future generations. If the government adopts this model, which...
Subsea7 Wins Substantial Pipeline Contract Offshore Norway
Pipeline Technology Journal
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June 19, 2025
Subsea pipeline engineering and construction company, Subsea 7, has been awarded a substantial engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract offshore Norway. According to the company’s announcement on Tuesday, June 17,...
A Major Norwegian Climate Success
Bellona International
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June 19, 2025
The month of June marks a time that Frederic Hauge, founder of Bellona, has worked toward and anticipated for 30 years. On June 18th, full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) at the cement factory in Brevik officially begins operation, the...
Ventyr Awards Substation Contract for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore Wind
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June 19, 2025
Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has awarded Worley Rosenberg a preferred contractor agreement for the development of the offshore substation of the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind farm in...
Powertrain Technologies Market To Exceed USD 1.2 Trillion By 2034 Exactitude Consultancy
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Powertrain Technologies Market Outlook 2025-2034 Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Future of Powertrain Technologies: A Market Transformation Story In the heart of the...
Norwegian Firm K33 Targets Massive 1,000 BTC Purchase With New Funding
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) In a strategic move to strengthen its investment portfolio, Norwegian cryptocurrency firm K33 has announced plans to raise additional funds with the aim of acquiring up to 1,000 bitcoins. This ambitious effort underscores...
Norway’s SWF renews focus on London property
fDi Intelligence
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Since November 2024, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund of Norway, has invested almost £1bn in mixed-use property in London’s West End, ending its six-year pause on new deals in the British capital. For Jayesh Patel, head...
Heidelberg sells out of net-zero cement from Norway plant, CEO says
ETEnergyworld.com
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June 19, 2025
Brevik: Germany's Heidelberg Materials has pre-sold all the cement it will produce this year from a Norwegian production line upgraded with zero-emissions technology, its CEO said on Wednesday, as builders seek to reduce their carbon footprint....
Heidelberg sells out of net-zero cement from Norway plant
ETManufacturing.in
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June 19, 2025
Germany's Heidelberg Materials has pre-sold all the cement it will produce this year from a Norwegian production line upgraded with zero-emissions technology, its CEO said on Wednesday, as builders seek to reduce their carbon footprint....
World's first commercial subsea desalination plant set to launch at Mongstad, Norway
Smart Water Magazine
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June 19, 2025
Flocean has announced that plans have been finalized to launch the world’s first commercial subsea desalination plant at Mongstad, Norway’s largest offshore supply base and a key industrial hub on the country’s west coast. The project is located...
Artificial Stupidity: AI chatbots are making users less intelligent, researchers say
LBC
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19 June 2025, 08:35 AI chatbots are having significant neural effects on users, the researchers said. Picture: Alamy A new study has warned consistent use of AI chatbots could diminish cognitive skills like memory, language and critical thinking....
Bristow eyes UK operational trials of VX4 as it looks to mirror Norwegian initiative
FlightGlobal
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Bristow Group is hoping later this decade to perform operational trials of the Vertical Aerospace VX4 in the UK in advance of the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft’s certification. Dave Stepanek, Bristow chief transformation...
EIT deep tech talent scheme reaches 1 million talents trained
Science|Business
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June 19, 2025
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is proud to announce that the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative has achieved its goal of training one million people in deep tech fields. This major milestone strengthens the EU’s...
5:00 a.m. tomorrow tomorrow Who Will Own the ‘God Molecule’? By Kimon de Greef Psychedelics devotees are racing biotech entrepreneurs to turn 5-MeO-DMT, one of the world’s most powerful drugs, into a pharmaceutical.
New York Mag
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June 19, 2025
Amanda Feilding in the 1970s. Photo: courtesy of the Beckley Foundation This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Beckley Park, a country estate in Oxfordshire, lies...
Norway-based Kenyan man donates sports kits to former primary school: "My...
TUKO
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June 18, 2025
In a touching act of gratitude, Norway-based Kenyan Nathaniel Odongo returned to his roots to donate brand-new sports kits to pupils at Kital Primary School, his former school Nathaniel emphasised the role of sports in shaping children's growth...
AI and automation take centre stage in Oslo
Splash 247
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June 19, 2025
Splash gets a little help in reporting from a recent tech conference. No longer are artificial intelligence (AI) and automation speculative technologies waiting on the horizon; they are already actively redefining the contours of modern shipping....
Macron to visit Norway ahead of NATO summit
BGNES
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June 19, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Norway on Monday and Tuesday (June 23 and 24) to strengthen cooperation, particularly in the field of defense, before leaving for the NATO summit, the Elysée Palace announced. During the first visit by a...