Oil discovery at Jetta, offshore Norway
Dana is pleased to report that it has discovered oil at the Jetta prospect offshore Norway, close to the Jotun producing oil field in which Dana is a partner. Read more

StatoilHydro becomes Statoil
StatoilHydro ASA is changing its name to Statoil ASA, and simultaneously adopting its new visual identity. The group took the opportunity to clarify its future ambitions and strategy. Chief executive Helge Lund was leading a global town hall meeting on Monday 2 November which could be followed simultaneously by all employees from Beijing to Calgary. Read more

Farstad reports vessel delivery and long-term financing
Farstad Shipping says that "Far Sagaris" has been delivered from STX Norway Offshore AS, Langsten, to Farstad Supply AS. Read more

Continued high activity
Statoil will maintain a high activity level in times ahead, but challenges the supplies industry to adapt and meet new challenges together with the company. This year’s meeting with suppliers attracted close to 200 representatives from the supplies industry. They were introduced to the company’s future plans and not least the new vision. Read more

Initiates 21st licensing round
Mr. Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, has invited oil companies to nominate blocks that ought to be included in the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf. The invitations have been sent to all licensees on the shelf and pre-qualified companies. Read more

The Arctic challenge
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, talks to DNV Forum on the Norwegian Government’s High North Policy and the DNV-led project to safeguard petroleum activities in this fragile yet resource rich area. Read more

Eco-friendly Coast Guard vessel
The new Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Barentshav can now refuel natural gas close to the areas it is protecting in the Barents Sea. The Norwegian company Barents NaturGass is the first to deliver natural gas to vessels in Northern Norway. Read more

Better than expected Q3 for Statoil
Norwegian energy producer Statoil reports a third quarter 2009 net operating income of NOK 28.3 billion, compared to NOK 47.0 billion in the third quarter of 2008. This is better than expected by most analysts. Read more

Future internet to make Europe's systems smart and efficient: fewer traffic jams, lower emissions, better healthcare
Less congested roads, better and more efficient energy delivery or state of the art medical treatment managed at home are typical examples made possible by the Internet of the Future. It will connect physical objects such as cars or mobile devices with infrastructures (for example traffic management systems), so that massive amounts of data can be used in real-time to improve their business process and efficiency. Read more

Celebrating 40 years of the net
At 2100, on 29 October 1969, engineers 400 miles apart at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and Stanford Research Institute (SRI) prepared to send data between the first nodes of what was then known as Arpanet. Read more

EU leaders fail to hammer out climate funding details
EU leaders have agreed on the need to provide €100 billion a year to fund climate efforts in developing countries, but failed to commit the EU to any specific sums, delaying their decision until after December's UN conference in Copenhagen. Read more

EU outflanked by Asian rivals on green economy
Europe's stimulus spending on greening the economy is dwarfed by China's investment, with some EU countries diverting less than 2% of national recovery plans into sustainable industries. The disparity has sparked fears that 'green jobs' will migrate to Asia. Read more

Autumn forecast 2009-2011: EU economy on the road to a gradual recovery
The Commission's autumn forecast projects that the EU economy will emerge from recession in the second half of this year, although for 2009 as a whole, GDP is still set to fall by some 4%. A gradual recovery is expected with GDP forecast to grow by ¾% in 2010 and around 1½% in 2011. Read more

Single Euro Payment s Area (SEPA): cross-border direct debits now a reality
From 2 November, banks started to offer customers the possibility to make regular payments using the new SEPA Direct Debit scheme. This means that, for the first time, consumers and businesses will be able to make direct debit transactions between different countries in the euro area. Read more

September 2009 - Euro area unemployment up to 9.7%. EU27 up to 9.2%
The euro area 1 (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate 2 was 9.7% in September 2009, compared with 9.6% in August 3. It was 7.7% in September 2008. The EU27 1 unemployment rate was 9.2% in September 2009, compared with 9.1% in August 3. It was 7.1% in September 2008. For the euro area this is the highest rate since January 1999 and for the EU27 since the start of the series in January 2000. Read more

London office space is back in demand as slump ends
The London office property market is set to show its strongest recovery since the collapse of Lehman Brothers as the third quarter ends. Strengthening demand for prime offices indicates that banks and other key financial institutions are already shaking off the effects of the credit crunch and looking to upgrade their premises. Read more

London: Best business location in Europe
The UK’s capital celebrates two decades at the top. The latest European Cities Monitor 2009 has ranked London for the 20th consecutive year as the number one European city in which to locate a business. Extending its lead on nearest rival Paris, London came first in all three major rating criteria; access to markets, talent supply and connectivity (digital and physical). Read more

MORE CHOICE FOR TRAVELLERS WITH ADDITIONAL ABERDEEN SERVICE
UK regional airline Eastern Airways is to introduce a second daily weekday flight from Bergen Airport Flesland to Aberdeen following last month’s launch to north east Scotland. Last month Eastern Airways also restored links to Newcastle with a daily weekday service from Bergen. Read more

Ousland wins Canadian book prize
Norwegian Polar adventurer Børge Ousland has been awarded the prize for the Best Adventure Travel book of the 2009 Banff Mountain Book Festival in Canada, for his book The Great Polar Journey — In the Footsteps of Nansen. Read more

Football: Two more years for "Drillo" Olsen
Egil Olsen (67) continues as Norway's national coach until the next Euro qualification round is over. He will then be succeeded by Staale Solbakken, presently coach of Danish club FCK. Read more

Managing your Human Resources efficiently - Stay ahead of the game, manage your human resources efficiently – be a competitive unit
How do you manage your work force during a recession? Is redundancy always the best way forward?  Are there any alternatives such as flexible working or sabbaticals? What are the dos and don’ts during a redundancy consultation process? Read more

EXHIBITION: Bernard Rangel
Yemeni Brazilian Indian/Irish artist Bernard Rangel takes a halt at The Brick Lane Gallery, in a joint exhibition. Bernard playfully describes his work as ‘Contemporary Tribal Surrealism’ inspiration sought from the East – West axis and the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Bernard has seen people, places and culture energy fused into his paintings. Read more

Norwegian Events in the UK – November
Don’t miss the Röyksopp concert or the many gigs with Norwegian jazz musicians this month. Art lovers can look forward to exhibitions by established artist Ørnulf Opdahl and young hot shot Mathias Faldbakken, whilst the London Children’s Film Festival includes Norwegian movie ‘Orps’. Whatever you do, enjoy it! Read more

London Lutefisk 09
Join us on Saturday 14th November in London. We have imported and fished the absolute best cod from Northern Norway, and sourced the best Norwegian Aquavit (can be a hard job). We have found one of London's premier private clubs to have a night to remember with good food, good friends and good stories. It is a perfect opportunity to meet new people or to have a great weekend in London with a bit of Nordic twist. Read more