Norway Election Loss May Spark Victory for Shell, Exxon in Opening Arctic Sep 11, 2009
Shell, Exxon Mobil, and ConocoPhillips, as well as StatoilHydro, Norways largest oil explorer, were among 34 companies awarded blocks for oil and gas drilling in the Norwegian Sea close to the Arctic Circle in the countrys 20th licensing round in April. Its important for the industry and for long-term planning that we gain access to new areas, otherwise the very nature of our business in Norway will change, , Statoils chief executive officer, said in an interview in Oslo Sept. 2. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Talisman Energy Says It Needs Crude Oil Prices of at Least $60 a Barrel Sep 3, 2009
Talisman, which also produces from the North Sea and explores in the Norwegian Sea, expects to drill a modest number of at least several exploration wells offshore Norway next year, from four to five wells in 2009, Le Gallais said. To contact the reporter on this story: in Oslo at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
How Aerosols Contribute To Climate Change Jun 24, 2009
From a research vessel in the Norwegian Sea and via continuous measurements from a ground station in Barrow, Alaska, Russell s team is analyzing particles likely to have been blown to the Arctic from Europe and Asia. Her group has just compiled a full season of air samples fed through intake valves onto filters collected at Barrow. (Science Daily)
Unique Survey Of Ocean Climate May Improve Climate Predictions May 12, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 11, 2009) A research team from the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, both in Bergen, Norway, has studied observed anomalies in ocean climate, and identified the anomalies progression with the circulation of the Nordic Seas, and the Norwegian Sea in particular ... "The traditional and common understanding is that variability in the exchange of water masses between the Nordic Seas and the North Atlantic Ocean is governed... (Science Daily)
Sunday Obituary: Dr. Starr was family doctor from bygone era Feb 23, 2009
Not normally an emotional man, Dr. Harold Starr could not contain his excitement for this 2005 photo, taken aboard the Norwegian Sea in Seattle as he was about to leave on a long-desired trip to Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Starr family. (Longview Daily News, WA)
