Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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-The Government proposes an increase of about NOK 100 million in the 2006 budget for petroleum research and development (R&D), says Mrs Thorhild Widvey, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy. (14.10.05)
This commitment from the Government enables increased mapping, research and environmental monitoring in the north alongside strengthened co-operation with Russia, says Mrs Thorhild Widvey, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy. (14.10.05)
-Norway is heavily engaged in developing technologies for carbon capture and storage. (14.10.05)
Compared to the Revised National Budget (RNB) 2005 this is an upward adjustment of NOK 50 this year and NOK 65 next year. (14.10.05)
At the deadline for application to the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2005, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy received application from 29 companies. (30.09.05)
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 2nd quarter of 2005. (29.09.05)
As operator on the Snøhvit field, Statoil last night informed the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy that the cost on the Snøhvit development has increased, and the new investment estimate is now NOK 58,3 billion. This is an increase of NOK 7
The government has decided to increase assistance to developing countries seeking Norwegian expertise and experience in the petroleum sector. This assistance will be linked up with requirements for transparency and measures to fight corruption.
The Norwegian authorities decided today that Norway will take part in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) emergency efforts to provide oil products. (02.09.05)
Thorhild Widvey, the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and Mani Shankar Aivar, Minister for Petroleum and Natural gas in India, will meet on Thursday 1 September. (31.08.05)
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is proposing new measures concerning the use of facilities by others, and changes in the Petroleum Regulations concerning the area fee to promote an efficient exploitation of the petroleum resources on the
Political and industrial decision makers from Norway, the Russian Federation, the United States, and the European Union, met today in Kirkenes, Norway. Here you will find the closing statement (07.07.05)
Meeting between Mr Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner responsible for Energy in the European Commission, and Ms Thorhild Widvey, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy (06.07.05)
UK and Norway have today approved the development of Enoch and Blane fields. (1July 05)
The operator Norsk Hydro Produksjon a.s has prepared the PDO on behalf of the licensees in Oseberg. This is the ninth development project under MPE consideration so far in 2005. (01.07.05)
Program for the journalists (30 June 05)
There is an increasing recognition of the potential of the arctic areas as a petroleum province and the importance of sustainable petroleum activity. The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Thorhild Widvey, has taken the initiative to
The value of the State's Direct Financial Interest in the petroleum activities (SDFI) is estimated to NOK 625.7 billion as of 1 January 2005. This is according to a value estimation carried out by Wood Mackenzie for the Ministry of Petroleum and
Norwegian Prime Minister Bondevik and Russian Prime Minister Fradkov have today signed a Joint Declaration on Energy Cooperation in Moscow. (20.06.05)
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set norm prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 1st quarter of 2005. The norm prices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are