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ABB delivers second power-from-shore system to Statoils Troll A platform in Norway

2015-10-23 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

ABB has delivered its second power-from-shore system to the Statoil-operated offshore gas platform Troll A in the North Sea, 70km west of the Kollsnes onshore gas treatment plant.

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Total to divest 15% more interest in Gina Krog field offshore Norway

2015-10-20 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Total has signed an agreement to sell a further 15% interest in Gina Krog field off Norway to Sequa Petroleum's subsidiary Tellus Petroleum for Nkr.4bn ($172m).

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Oslo, Norway to Ban Cars in Its City Center By 2019

2015-10-19 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: Oslo will ban cars from its city center by 2019, becoming the first European capital to adopt a permanent prohibition on cars in its downtown area. The newly elected city council announced that the city would also build at least 60 kilometers (37 miles) of new bike lanes by 2019 and provide a massive boost of investment in public transportation. Business owners in central Oslo fear that the car ban will reduce revenues, but leaders of the new council said the ban could even increase visitors to...

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Norway oil-rich capital first to divest from fossil fuels

2015-10-19 14:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: The capital of Europes largest holder of oil and gas reserves blacklisted all fossil fuel assets on Monday, as its new-look city council set out a greener agenda. Oslo agreed to shed oil and gas bets from its $9 billion pension fund after losing coal in March, and halve carbon emissions by 95% within fifteen years on 1990 levels. We are very happy to announce that Oslo will take responsibility for the climate, both through our own policies and our investments, said Lan Marie Nguyen Berg...

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