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Jonas Karlsbakk

Jonas Karlsbakk
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Jonas has been working for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat since 2008. He has a Masters Degree in Geography from NTNU in Trondheim from 2003. Between 2003 and 2008 he worked as a journalist in the local newspaper in Kirkenes, Sør-Varanger Avis.

Content by Jonas Karlsbakk

Ill: Reilulf Ramstad Architects (Click to enlarge)

Sky high Barents House plans

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat wants to materialise the role of the High North with the building of a signature building in the Arctic border town of Kirkenes. The building will be the highest wooden building ever constructed, and made in line with the best possible environmental standards.

June 05, 2009
Melkøya (Photo StatoilHydro.com)

StatoilHydro closing down Snøhvit again

StatoilHydro will close down the Snøhvit LNG-plant in northern Norway for 80 days in August due to maintenance. The oil company says that this production stop will put a final end to all the problems they have had with the plant.

June 03, 2009
Murmanshelf Deputy General Dmitry Maslow and Harald Sørensen

Barents Secretariat teams up with Murmanshelf

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat last week signed membership with Murmanshelf, an association of oil- and gas suppliers in Murmansk Oblast and Northwest Russia.

June 03, 2009
NATO ambassadors at Norwegian Barents Secretariat

NATO ambassadors on High North study trip

Six ambassadors of NATO-member countries are this week on a study trip in northern Norway. In Kirkenes the ambassadors were told about the good results of Norwegian - Russian cooperation projects.

May 28, 2009
West Phoenix rig (Photo: Total)

High expectations for Victoria

The energy company Total is spending 120 million EUR on the Victoria well, which is considered to be the most important exploration drilling on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2009.

May 08, 2009

Kirkenes town mayor wants Nikel consulate office

The mayor of the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes, Linda Beate Randal, has written a letter to the Norwegian Foreign Minister asking him to ease the visa application prosess for Nikel citizens and opening a Norwegian consulate office in the Russian border town.

May 07, 2009
Statoil logo

Statoil’s new logo launched

As of November 1st 2009, StatoilHydro will change its name to Statoil. Recently the company released the new logo which will adorn the group’s installations and buildings in the future. However, the new profile had to endure a lot of criticism.

May 06, 2009

StatoilHydro dissatisfied with Barents Sea progress

The Norwegian energy company had hoped for a breakthrough in the Barents Sea in 2008. However, the exploration drilling last year ended up with disappointing results.

April 28, 2009

Labour party postpones Arctic oil decision

The Norwegian Labour party in its annual congress this week decided to postpone its official party decision on whether to open up for oil and gas exploration in the Lofoten and Vesterålen area. Some say that the powerful party inevitably will say yes to petroleum activity in the area.

April 22, 2009
Lars Miguel Utsi, International Barents Secretariat

Strengthened indigenous peoples focus in Barents Region

The International Barents Secretariat has employed Swedish Lars Miguel Utsi as its Indigenous Peoples adviser. One of his commitments is to encourage good entrepreneurship among indigenous peoples.

April 16, 2009