Norway News

Norway's parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal to block Equinor's plan to supply electricity to its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant from the region's power grid, allowing the ongoing development to continue.Opposition parties had sought to revoke the LNG plant's planned link to the power grid, but the motion failed when the Socialist Party withdrew its support for the plan, calling it "in practice unlawful".A total of 48 members of parliament, known as the Storting, backed the opposition's proposal while 54 voted against."For Equinor and our partners, it is crucial to be able

Norway's Socialist Party has withdrawn its support for a proposal to block Equinor's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas plant from receiving a planned onshore power connection, clearing the way for the grid development to proceed.Parliament is due on Thursday to vote on an opposition proposal seeking to revoke the LNG plant's planned link to the power grid, but the motion is likely to fail without backing from the Socialist Party.The government approved the connection in 2023 to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the plant on Melkoeya island off Hammerfest and extend its lifetime.Critics say hookin

Kongsberg Maritime is participating in the prequalification phase of the competition for the Royal Norwegian Navy’s new standardized vessels (P1118). The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has announced a national competition for vessel design and concept development covering up to 28 standardized vessels for the Royal Norwegian Navy.“We are participating in the competition with our full product portfolio, including ship design and integrated system solutions for advanced vessels.

NAVTOR is helping Redningsselskapet (Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue) increase both efficiency and cost savings by making its fleet management solution, NavFleet, available free of charge, while also providing ongoing systems delivery and support. The partnership will help empower optimal operations for the society’s fleet of currently 59 vessels, with intelligent planning and monitoring, more efficient vessel utilization, greater predictability, and the potential for meaningful cost savings through smarter decision-making and deployment.

Tuco Marine Group has entered into an agreement for the delivery of a new 11-meter ProZero Mission Master workboat to Kristiansand Municipality. The vessel has been procured by the municipality as part of its operational cooperation with the Norwegian Archipelago Service.The delivery marks the third time Tuco Marine has supplied ProZero workboats to municipalities operating within the framework of the Archipelago Service in Norway.The new ProZero 11 m Mission Master has been developed for demanding operations in the Norwegian archipelago…

A new generation of hybrid vessels is demonstrating significant gains in both fuel economy and operational output. For Olympic Subsea’s owner and CEO Stig Remøy, it proves that technology-led efficiency is the fastest path to decarbonization—and a powerful business case.When Stig Remøy began pivoting Olympic Subsea toward subsea and renewables a decade ago, the move was met with some internal skepticism. “Naturally, there were internal discussions — some believed oil and gas was the future,” he recalled.

In Norway, made rich by oil and gas, the idea of shutting fields sends chills, but that is exactly what the small Green Party is pushing as a global switch away from fossil fuels looms.And it's a demand with greater meaning after Monday's election, with the ruling Labour Party needing the support of the Greens - who more than doubled the seats they hold to seven - to safeguard a two-seat majority secured by left-leaning parties."We will definitely prioritise putting the climate issue at the forefront…

Norway and Britain on Thursday (September 4) signed a £10 billion ($13.51 billion) agreement aimed at strengthening Norway's maritime defence capabilities, marking the Nordic country's largest military investment to date.Norway, which announced the deal on Sunday (August 31), said it had chosen Britain as its strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates, following a competitive process that included proposals from Germany, France and the United States.Norway is NATO's monitor for the vast 2 million square kilometres (772…

Norway said on Sunday it had chosen Britain as its strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates in its biggest ever military investment, in a deal worth some 10 billion pounds ($13.51 billion) to boost the Nordic country's maritime defence.Germany, France, Britain and the United States had offered rival frigate designs in competition."The frigates are an essential part of our defence because they are key to defend our sovereignty," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a press conference.Norway is NATO's monitor for the vast 2 million square kilometres (772…

As the shipping world prepares to descend on Oslo for Nor’ Shipping 2025, we take a look at the Norwegian fleet which is currently valued at USD 66.2 bn using VesselsValue data. The following charts highlight the Norwegian fleet breakdown by vessel type, top Norwegian companies, S&P transactions, and the breakdown of dual fuel orders by sector. Thanks to government-backed initiatives such as Enova, who offer financial support to facilitate the green transition, Norway is ahead of the game in sustainability when compared to the rest of the world.

A large container ship that crashed into a garden in Norway last week, narrowly missing a house, was refloated again on Tuesday (May 27).The 135m (443ft) Cypriot-flagged ship, the NCL Salten, crashed into the front garden of Johan Helberg last Thursday (May 22) morning, narrowly missing the house by mere metres.The salvage operation succeeded on the first attempt.

Canada’s Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has launched Norway’s NorSat-4 maritime monitoring microsatellite.The seventh spacecraft developed for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) by SFL, NorSat-4 carries a fifth-generation Automatic Identification System (AIS) ship tracking receiver and a first-of-its-kind low-light imaging camera.Built on SFL’s 35-kg DEFIANT microsatellite bus, NorSat-4 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard the SpaceX Transporter-12 rideshare…

According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's projected scenarios leading up to 2050, the difference between high and low production of oil and gas can amount to nearly an entire government pension fund.Norway still has extensive oil and gas resources on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This can provide a basis for high levels of production, export and value creation for the broader society for many years to come, according to the new resource report. However, this potential future will not simply materialize on its own.

Torghatten, a Norwegian ferry operator, and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route.The car ferry service operation is part of the Norwegian highway network – County Road 715 - and connects the city of Trondheim with communities on the Fosen peninsula.The project will see Kongsberg Maritime technologies installed on the ferries, including its auto docking, auto crossing, collision avoidance and situational awareness capabilities.