Norway NewsNews on Norway continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Technip Awarded Contract for the Gjoa Field Development in Norway- June 23, 2008 Regulatory News: Technip has been awarded by StatoilHydro an engineering, procurement, construction and installation lumpsum contract, worth approximately 60 million, for the Gj a oil field development.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/technip-awarded-contract-for-the-gjoa-field-deve... Oslo Construction Work Brings Up History- June 22, 2008 Construction workers on the waterfront of the Norwegian capital have discovered the remains of three ships that may be around 400 years old.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/oslo-construction-work-brings-up-history?fromrss... UPI NewsTrack Business June 17, 2008- June 21, 2008 U.S. stock indexes fell Tuesday on inflation news and declining housing starts. The government said said producer prices rose sharply, up 1.4 percent in May.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/upi-newstrack-business-june-17-2008?fromrss=1 Record-breaking environmental fund targets Congo rainforest- June 20, 2008 In an effort to curb global C02 emissions, Britain and Norway are organizing a 108m fund to combat the deforestation of the Congo basin rainforest.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/record-breaking-environmental-fund-targets-congo... Norwegian shipping company to move to Malta- June 20, 2008 One of Norway's largest ship-owning and operating firms will be moving its activities to Malta in order to have more stability for the group's operation.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/norwegian-shipping-company-to-move-to-malta?from... Norway minister resigns amid real estate scandal- June 20, 2008 OSLO: Norway's petroleum and energy minister, who has been the subject of a scandal concerning her real estate holdings, said yesterday she would resign for health reasons.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/norway-minister-resigns-amid-real-estate-scandal... Caesarean sections associated with risk of asthma- June 19, 2008 Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 % increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/caesarean-sections-associated-with-risk-of-asthm... Opera Software targets 48 pct growth in 2008- June 19, 2008 Norwegian browser maker Opera Software said it is targeting revenue growth of around 50 percent in 2008 and even more in 2009 on increasing demand.http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/opera-software-targets-48-pct-growth-in-2008?fro... Young Environmental Activists At UN Conference- June 19, 2008 Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 7:26 am Press Release: United Nations Young environmental activists tell their story at UN children's conference 17 June 2008 - A young Australian filmmaker and an Indian child ...http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/young-environmental-activists-at-un-conference?f... Norway forest fire 'under control'- June 18, 2008 Norwegian firefighters and hundreds of assistance personnel were able to bring under control the largest forest fire in the country since the Second World War in the south-east of Norway, said government ...http://www.topix.net/world/norway/2008/06/norway-forest-fire-under-control?fromrss=1 |