Jonas Karlsbakk

EU demands traceable fish

The European Union demands that from the start of 2010, all fish sold on the EU market must have a certificate which can trace it back to where it was caught.

February 11, 2009

Matchmaking without Norwegians

The International Matchmaking Conference for businesses in the Barents Region is this year held in Luleå, Sweden. However, Norwegian companies seem to have other plans for the week.

February 11, 2009

Neglected Saami language service

The northern Finnish municipality of Enontekiö has been given a conditional fine of 5000 EUR for neglecting Saami language service in their day care services. The fine is the first of its kind ever given in Finland.

February 10, 2009

Planning park of 250 windmills at sea

The company Troms Energy is planning to build a gigantic park of 250 windmills outside the coast of northern Norway. The total costs of the project could be up to 2.5 billion EUR.

February 06, 2009

10.000 visited Barents festival

All the activities of the Barents Spektakel 2009 festival had a total of 10.000 visitors, which is twice the number in 2008.

February 06, 2009

− Offshore development is best

The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment supports oil company ENI’s decision to develop an offshore production rig for the Goliat field.

February 05, 2009

Planning oil reloading terminal

A new quay terminal for reloading of Russian oil is under planning in the North-Norway municipality of North Cape. So far all oil reloading in northern Norway has been performed ship-to-ship.

February 04, 2009

Lofoten hot spot of the North

The fight for opening Lofoten in northern Norway for petroleum activity is intensifying. − It is absurd that the danger of minimal losses for the fishing industry are more important than the several billion EUR of possible incomes from oil and gas production in Lofoten, says Norwegian economist Rögnvaldur Hannisson.

February 03, 2009