News of Norway Quarterly Magazine
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Overview of a Recent Issue
COVER:The oil and gas industry is the largest industry in Norway, employing 36,000 people.
Feature Articles
Making Oil a Blessing, Not a Curse by Helle Winge Laursen
As a country blessed with petroleum resources, Norway is committed to helping developing countries manage their natural resources in ways that will lift their people out of poverty and contribute to their development,” said Petter Nore, the director for Norway's Oil for Development initiative. Addressing students at the University of Houston Law Center this fall, Mr. Nore emphasized the importance of improving governance and protecting the environment while managing energy resources.
Norway’s Energetic Connection with Houston by Arild Strommen
As a center for oil and gas activity in the United States, Houston, Tx, is home to more than 100 Norwegian companies, and around 6,000 Norwegians – the highest number of Norwegian expatriates outside of Scandinavia. 80 percent of these companies are in the energy sector.
Contributing to U.S. Energy Needs by Arild Strommen
The world is struggling to meet its energy needs. Renewable energy
will become more and more important as relevant technologies
are developed, but for the time being it takes development
of energy of any kind to meet world demand,” said John Hurter, who
heads up the Houston branch of Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners
(INTSOK). “Norway definitely has a role to contribute to the United
States’ energy needs.”
Crisis Managed by IntraPoint by Arild Strommen
Every day somewhere in the world bad things happen to good companies. In virtually every case, the impact of these events could have been minimized or even avoided with better use of existing resources or access to better information,” says Idar Voldnes, CEO of IntraPoint Inc. in Reston, Virginia. The company founded in 1999 in Trondheim, Norway, provides its clients with solutions which allow for better use of resources and access to actionable information in preparation for, and during emergency situations.
Has Drilling Market Cornered by Arild Strommen
More than 90 percent of offshore oil- and gas drilling equipment world wide is currently being supplied by a cluster of companies in Southern Norway. National Oilwell Varco (NOV) and Aker Solutions, the two largest suppliers of such equipment are located side by side in an area called “Drilling Bay,” five miles outside of Kristiansand, Norway.
Nunnery Make Over by Ingerid Albertine Christine Lund
Next to the monastery from 1207 on Tautra island outside of Trondheim a new nunnery was built – so revolutionary that it has won architectural prizes.
High School to be Co-located with Cancer Biotech Companies by Arild Strommen
A new $150 million innovation center
in Norway is set to house
researchers, cancer biotech companies,
and a high school — all under
the same roof. Students will intern at
the companies and be exposed to
medical students and university
biotechnology researchers onsite.
The Future of Disarmament by Velaug Hobbelstad Sælid
Cluster bombs were banned by close
to 100 countries at a convention in
Norway in December. “Cluster munitions
have killed and maimed innocent
civilians for more than 50 years.
Most of the world’s countries choose
to ban any further use of these merciless
weapons,” said Norway’s
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Embassy Chef's Rack of Lamb with Rutabaga Purée by Ingerid Albertine Christine Lund
This fall, newly arrived Norwegian Embassy chef Lars Ulstein serves a lamb dish incorporating typical Norwegian fall ingredients.
Other short Articles
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Last Action Hero by Anne Myklebust
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Seierstad Returns with "The Angel of Grozny" By Ingrid Kleiva Møller
Calendar of Events
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