Norway

Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor has named Anders Opedal as its new President and CEO.

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority has approved a Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to help Norway reduce its carbon footprint and meet the European goal of climate-neutrality by 2050.

Quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL has approved Shell’s CANSOLV CO2 carbon capture technology to lower emissions at Fortum Oslo Varme’s waste-to-energy plant in Klemetsrud, Oslo.

Aker Solutions and Norcem, a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, have signed an agreement for the engineering, procurement and construction delivery of a carbon capture, liquification and intermediate storage plant in Norway.

Nordic energy company Gasum has completed an LNG bunkering for Heerema’s Sleipnir, the largest semi-submersible crane vessel in the world.

Nordic energy company Gasum has inked an LNG bunkering deal with Rotterdam shipping company Samskip.

The Global CCS Institute has today welcomed Total, Equinor and Shell’s investment to move ahead Norway’s flagship CO2 transport and storage project.

Equinor, Shell and Total have announced plans to invest almost $6.9bn in the Northern Lights project in Norway’s first exploitation licence for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shell.

Linde has today announced the completion of the divestment of selected non-core assets in Northern Europe to Gasum, a Nordic gas sector and energy market expert.

Norweigan technology company Powerzeek has set up an office in the San Francisco Bay Area as it expands into North America.