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HFS Goodwille financial experts give Nordic companies in the UK peace of mind
Professional service consultancy Goodwille has joined forces with financial specialist HFS Milbourne to create HFS Goodwille, offering Nordic companies in the UK a broader range of corporate and financial advice. Read more

Statkraft and Statoil awarded wind contract for Dogger Bank
The Crown Estate has announced that the Forewind consortium, comprising Statoil, Statkraft, SSE and RWE npower has been named as the successful bidder for the largest zone in the third licence round (Round 3) for UK offshore wind farms, Dogger Bank. Read more

AGR selects Riserless technology to work in GOM, 100th well
AGR has achieved two highly significant milestones with their proven Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR™) system -- the successful application of riserless mud recovery technology on Statoil's Krakatoa well in the Gulf of Mexico, and the global well count for RMR™ technology surpassing 100. Read more

Wireless power in offshore products
Start-up company WPC in Kristiansand has developed an efficient technology for wireless transfer of electricity. The solution is currently used in surveillance cameras and offshore equipment, but the capability for transmission of hundreds of watt with up to 95 % efficiency means there are many other areas of application. Read more

Aker Solutions awarded BP tie-backcontract for Ula
BP Norge has awarded Aker Solutions an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for a tie-back from Oselvar to the Ula platform. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately NOK 450 million. Read more

Statoil's Gjøa gets its sea legs
During the last few days the deck and hull of the Gjøa platform have been mated together in the fjord outside the Norwegian town of Stord. There were exacting requirements for precision and weather conditions during the operation, which was a success. Read more

Norwegian shipyards in trouble
The Norwegian shipbuilding industry in 2009 got new orders worth 1.3 billion NOK. That is down more than 90 percent from 2008. Several yards now eye survival in the quickly expanding offshore wind power industry. Read more

Statoil launch new biofuel in Norway
Statoil is the first company in Norway to offer 5 per cent bioethanol to general consumers. From January 2010 onwards 40 per cent of Statoil’s stations will be selling the new biofuel “Bensin 95”. Read more

Decisions loom on rural broadband
The UK government wants advice on how to spend the cash being raised for next generation broadband in rural areas. The cash will be generated by imposing a 50p duty on all fixed line phones. Read more

3D TV, e-readers and tablet PCs to debut at CES show
Connectivity, 3D, e-readers and tablet computers are the trends to watch at the world's biggest technology conference in Las Vegas this week. The Consumer Electronics Show, CES, is famed for presenting new technologies before they hit the market. Read more

London unveils digital datastore
More than 200 data sets detailing life in London are to be put online by the capital's governing body. Information about planning decisions, crime rates, abandoned vehicles, house prices, road accidents and many other metrics will form the London datastore. Read more

Special EU summit to focus on economy, jobs
On his first day as president of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy called a special summit to seek a way out of the current crisis and start mapping the EU's economic and social agenda for the next decade. Read more

October 2009 compared with September 2009 - Industrial new orders down by 2.2% in euro area - down by 1.6% in EU27
In October 2009 compared with September 2009, the euro area industrial new orders index fell by 2.2%. In September 3 the index rose by 1.7%. In the EU27 new orders declined by 1.6% in October 2009, after an increase of 1.4% in September. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders fell by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU27. Read more

Environment: Main result of the Council
Environment ministers discussed the outcome and follow-up of the Copenhagen climate conference. They underlined that the EU strives for an international agreement that is legally binding for all parties and sufficiently ambitious to limit global warming to well below two degrees centigrade. In the process following the Copenhagen summit, the EI should continue to offer ambition and leadership. Read more

China major importer of Norwegian salmon
China could soon take over from Japan and become Norway's largest market for the export of salmon to Asia. In 2009 only, the export of salmon to China increased by nearly 60 per cent. Read more

Newsletter from Nortrade
With a global climate characterized by uncertainty and high risk it is increasingly important to find the right suppliers and business partners. Read more

Spotlight Norway!
Celtic Connections in Glasgow, the world’s largest winter music festival, will showcase several exciting Norwegian artists, including Jan Garbarek and Valkyrien Allstars. Read more

Norway wins Biathlon relay
World champions Norway's men won their first 4x7.5km relay gold of the season at the World Cup in Oberhof on Thursday, anchored by defending World Cup champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen. Read more

Tour de Ski: Northug maintains lead
World Cup leader Petter Northug of Norway tightened his grip on this season's Tour De Ski by securing a 10km classic individual bronze in Tolbach on Thursday. Sweden's Daniel Rickardsson won. Read more

Ibsen Stage Company Presents: Hedda
Following guest performances of A Dolls House at the Norwegian National Theatre and the ongoing success abroad with Little Eyolf, Ibsen Stage Company returns to London with a brand new version of Ibsen’s psychological thriller Hedda Gabler. Read more

New Norwegian architects to London
To launch an international exchange programme for emerging architects in Norway and the UK, The Architecture Foundation is hosting a talk by three new Norwegian practices in London on 12 January. Read more