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Norwegian Election Manifesto Analysis: How the parties shape up on oil and gas phase-out policies

As Norway heads into its parliamentary election on September 8th 2025, we analysed the manifestos of all major political parties represented in Parliament to evaluate how their proposed oil and gas policies would shift Norway’s trajectory.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Norway’s most important climate measure or another Mongstad disaster?

Longship, Norway's flagship investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS), will be formally launched on 17th and 18th June 2025. Langskip and Northern Lights are described by the government as Norway's most important climate measures, but the truth is rather different.

Karbonfangst og -lagring (CCS): Norges viktigste klimatiltak eller ny Mongstad-fiasko?

Langskip, Norges storsatsing på karbonfangst og -lagring (CCS), markeres 17. og 18. juni 2025. Langskip og Northern Lights (transportløsningen for CCS) omtales av regjeringen som Norges viktigste klimatiltak, men sannheten er noe annet.

Norwegian Government “must immediately stop human rights violations against the Sámi”

Two years ago today, the Norwegian Supreme Court ruled that one of the biggest wind turbine developments in Europe had violated the rights of the Indigenous Sámi reindeer herders in the country.

Climate hypocrite: Norway has opened up billions of barrels of new oil and gas resources

A new briefing released today by OCI reveals that over the last ten years Norway, which calls itself a climate leader, has become Europe’s “most aggressive explorer for new oil and gas.” It is climate hypocrisy..

Will Norway’s new government act on the need to phase out oil and gas?

The Parliament election in Norway, Europe’s largest oil and gas producer, ended up securing support for a shift in Government, from today's Conservative-coalition government to a Labour-coalition government. Talks and negotiations are happening over the next weeks, and one of the biggest issues is the future of the Norwegian oil and gas industry. Will Norway's new government pass a more restrictive oil and gas policy?

Post-COVID-19: Norwegian oil industry plans huge offshore expansion after tax break by Gov.

The Norwegian Government has just given lucrative tax breaks to the oil industry to carry on drilling, despite the urgent need to tackle our climate emergency.

Your Help is Needed to Achieve an #Oil-Free Lofoten Islands

An international petition has been launched to put pressure on the Norwegian Government to establish permanent protection for the iconic Lofoten islands, which are a key battleground between the oil and gas industry and conservationists.

“Shockwaves” as Norway’s $1Trill wealth fund plans to disinvest from upstream oil

The beginning of the end of the age of oil moved a step closer today

An Early April’s Fool? Statoil Rebrands itself As Equinor

The Norwegian company, Statoil, is proposing to change its name to “Equinor”. The rebranding exercise – or what some may call greenwashing exercise - will cost as much as 250 million kroner or $32 million.