Showing posts with label Norway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norway. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
More than 20 people missing and 10 injured after landslide in Norway - thejournal.ie
MORE THAN 20 people are unaccounted for, ten injured and some 500 have been moved to safety after a landslide overnight in a small Norwegian town north of Oslo, police and local media said.
Friday, March 02, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
No basis to Greenpeace claims, Norway says
Ετικέτες
Arctic,
Barents Sea,
Greenpeace,
Norway,
Statoil
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Lithuania seeking European support to buy out LNG terminal's vessel
Ετικέτες
European Union,
Gazprom,
Lithuania,
LNG,
natural gas,
Norway,
Russia
Monday, January 25, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Ancient crops to be deposited in Norway’s Arctic seed vault for future generations (UN)
UN, 27 August 2015 – As a significant step towards preserving the world’s most important ancient crops for future generations, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency, together with scientists and delegations from Peru, Costa Rica and Norway, today witnessed a ceremony during which potato seeds were deposited to the “safety box” in Arctic seed vault.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Monday, October 27, 2014
Lithuania Hopes for Energy Independence, Security With New LNG Terminal
Lithuania's liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal "Independence" is a geopolitical project that will lead to energy independence and security of the whole Baltic region, Lithuania's president said at the official ceremony of welcoming the off-shore liquefied natural gas vessel Independence in the port of Klaipeda.
"Klaipeda's LNG terminal will cover almost 90 percent of gas needs of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia," Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuania's president, said at the ceremony.
"Klaipeda's LNG terminal will cover almost 90 percent of gas needs of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia," Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuania's president, said at the ceremony.
Ετικέτες
Baltic Sea,
energy,
Gazprom,
Lithuania,
LNG,
natural gas,
Norway,
prices,
security,
Statoil
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Norway unable to supply extra gas to Europe (Energy Minister)
Norway cannot be a sufficient alternative to Europe in case of a possible cut in gas supplies from Russia, Norway's Energy Minister has said.
According to Aftenposten newspaper, Norwegian Energy Minister Tord Lien sent a letter to European Union officials saying that Norwegian gas will not be an adequate source for Europe if Russia cuts off gas supplies.
There was no way to expand production capacity and to try to do so would overload the system, Lien said in the letter.
EU officials asked Norway, the second gas supplier of Europe after Russia, to report on its possible contribution to European gas flow in early July.
According to Aftenposten newspaper, Norwegian Energy Minister Tord Lien sent a letter to European Union officials saying that Norwegian gas will not be an adequate source for Europe if Russia cuts off gas supplies.
There was no way to expand production capacity and to try to do so would overload the system, Lien said in the letter.
EU officials asked Norway, the second gas supplier of Europe after Russia, to report on its possible contribution to European gas flow in early July.
Ετικέτες
energy,
European Union,
Gazprom,
natural gas,
Norway,
Russia
Monday, October 13, 2014
European Commission welcomes electricity subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK (EC - 13.10.14)
European Commission, Statement, Brussels, 13 October 2014:
"The EU Commission welcomed the
announcement made today by the Norwegian government to licence the
construction of two subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK. The
two 1400 MW subsea cables will enable the three countries to exchange
electricity and use the Norwegian hydropower potential.
Vice-President of the EU Commission, responsible for Energy, Günther H. Oettinger said: "This
will help enormously to integrate renewable energy in North-West
Europe. Germany and UK can sell renewable energy to Norway when weather
conditions are such that they produce a lot and Norway can sell
electricity from hydropower. This will benefit both sides and balance
the system."
Sunday, September 07, 2014
Russia dispatches naval force to reopen Arctic base
MOSCOW:
Russia on Saturday (Sep 6) sent six ships carrying personnel and
equipment to a Soviet-era military base in the Arctic that it is
reopening to bolster its presence in the region, Russian news agencies
reported. Moscow is ramping up its military presence in the pristine but
energy-rich region as other countries such as Canada and Norway are
also staking claims to access its resources.
President Vladimir Putin last year ordered the military to return to a base on the far-Northern New Siberian Islands that was abandoned in 1993. On Saturday, a fleet of six ships including two large landing ships set off from the port of Severomorsk in northern Russia, a spokesman for the Western military district, Vadim Serga, told ITAR-TASS news agency.
President Vladimir Putin last year ordered the military to return to a base on the far-Northern New Siberian Islands that was abandoned in 1993. On Saturday, a fleet of six ships including two large landing ships set off from the port of Severomorsk in northern Russia, a spokesman for the Western military district, Vadim Serga, told ITAR-TASS news agency.
Ετικέτες
Arctic,
Canada,
energy,
military base,
Natural Resources,
Norway,
Russia
Monday, May 26, 2014
Greenpeace complaint halts Norway plans to drill northermost oil well
Environmental activists from Greenpeace have blocked plans by Norwegian state-owned oil company Statoil to drill the world’s northernmost oil well, the activists' organization told ITAR-TASS on Monday. Campaigners accuse Statoil of violating the law that bans drilling in ice and near an ice boundary. Russia to apply for Arctic shelf borders in 2015 — minister Sergei Donskoy said.
The halt was called as Transocean operators' Spitsbergen rig made its way towards the site in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. Work is now on hold until a Greenpeace complaint is investigated, said the protest group's press officer, Maria Favorskaya.
The halt was called as Transocean operators' Spitsbergen rig made its way towards the site in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. Work is now on hold until a Greenpeace complaint is investigated, said the protest group's press officer, Maria Favorskaya.
Ετικέτες
Arctic,
drilling method,
Greenpeace,
ice sheet,
Norway,
Oil,
Statoil
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Norway overtakes Russia as Europe’s biggest gas supplier
Russia lost its position as the main supplier of gas to EU last year
as Gazprom exports fell by 10% knocked down by coal and high prices.
High gas prices in the EU coupled with cheap coal from the US, have made coal a more attractive fuel for power stations, according a new energy report from BP. On average, generating power in Europe is 45% cheaper with coal than with gas, BP chief economist Christof Rühl explains in the report. That’s why Europe did not compete for liquid natural gas (LNG) and its imports to Europe fell by 25%. EU imports from Gazprom also dropped by 10%, as Russia’s gas prices are tied to oil prices and therefore remained high, BP’s economist said. Norway’s gas pricing is not pegged to oil and are therefore lower. Imports from Norway rose 12%, and 2012 became the first year when Norway sold more gas to the EU than Russia, Rühl said.
High gas prices in the EU coupled with cheap coal from the US, have made coal a more attractive fuel for power stations, according a new energy report from BP. On average, generating power in Europe is 45% cheaper with coal than with gas, BP chief economist Christof Rühl explains in the report. That’s why Europe did not compete for liquid natural gas (LNG) and its imports to Europe fell by 25%. EU imports from Gazprom also dropped by 10%, as Russia’s gas prices are tied to oil prices and therefore remained high, BP’s economist said. Norway’s gas pricing is not pegged to oil and are therefore lower. Imports from Norway rose 12%, and 2012 became the first year when Norway sold more gas to the EU than Russia, Rühl said.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Σώζοντας τον τελευταίο κοραλλιογενή ύφαλο της Σουηδίας
Στον ύφαλο κυριαρχούν τα κοράλλια του
είδους Lophelia pertusa, το οποίο επιβιώνει μόνο σε συνθήκες υψηλής
αλμυρότητας και χαμηλών θερμοκρασιών καθ όλη τη διάρκεια του έτους.
Τέτοιες συνθήκες επικρατούν ανοιχτά των ακτών της δυτικής Σουηδίας, μόνο
στο σημείο, όπου παγωμένο νερό από τα βάθη του Ατλαντικού Ωκεανού
διοχετεύεται μέσω της Νορβηγικής Τάφρου. (Πηγή: Lophelia II 2009
Deepwater Coral Expedition)
Στο άκουσμα των λέξεων «κοραλλιογενής ύφαλος», ο νους δεν ταξιδεύει στη Σκανδιναβία, αλλά στη μακρινή Αυστραλία και στο αχανές θαλάσσιο οικοσύστημα του Μεγάλου Κοραλλιογενούς Υφάλου.
Και όμως, η Σουηδία διαθέτει έναν και μοναδικό τέτοιο ύφαλο, τον Σέκεν, ο οποίος όμως απειλείται με κατάρρευση. Μία ομάδα επιστημόνων έχει επιδοθεί σε αγώνα δρόμου για να τον σώσει.
Στο άκουσμα των λέξεων «κοραλλιογενής ύφαλος», ο νους δεν ταξιδεύει στη Σκανδιναβία, αλλά στη μακρινή Αυστραλία και στο αχανές θαλάσσιο οικοσύστημα του Μεγάλου Κοραλλιογενούς Υφάλου.
Και όμως, η Σουηδία διαθέτει έναν και μοναδικό τέτοιο ύφαλο, τον Σέκεν, ο οποίος όμως απειλείται με κατάρρευση. Μία ομάδα επιστημόνων έχει επιδοθεί σε αγώνα δρόμου για να τον σώσει.
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