A tale of two cities of culture: Liverpool vs Stavanger Jan 14, 2008
In the same way that it could be asked why Stavanger, an already wealthy city, needs the potential cash fillip that being Capital of Culture will bring, it can also be asked why Liverpool, a needs the title ... 5m * Orchestras: Stavanger Symfoniorkester * Art Galleries: Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Rogaland Kunstsenter * Major artists: Jan Groth, New York-based modern artist ... While Liverpool cheered at the sight of Ringo Starr shouting his love for the city, the celebrations nearly 600 miles away in... (Independent)
Liverpool to launch EU culture capital celebrations Jan 11, 2008
Liverpool is sharing the title of European Capital of Culture this year with Stavanger in Norway. The initiative was set up by the European Union in 1985. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
The other capital of culture Jan 10, 2008
By Finlo Rohrer BBC News Magazine, Stavanger ... It's Stavanger in Norway ... A poem written in hay bales at Stavanger's Sola airport. (BBC News -- UK)
The week aheadWhat could make the headlines in the next seven days Jan 7, 2008
The Stavanger area of Norway will represent non-EU countries as their Capital of Culture. SUNDAY 13 JANUARY. (BBC News)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Endeavour Announces Strategic Investment by Smedvig Dec 27, 2007
"Future investments of Smedvig will be on terms appropriate at the time and used to fund growth opportunities for Endeavour." The Smedvig Family Office is based in Stavanger, Norway. The Smedvig companies dates back to 1915, when the first ship owning companies was established. (PR Newswire)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Tokyo Slips From Top 10 Most Expensive Cities on Weak Yen, Low Inflation Nov 26, 2007
World's 10 Most Expensive Cities City Country Previous Rank Luanda Angola 2 Oslo Norway 3 Moscow Russia 4 Stavanger Norway 6 Copenhagen Denmark 7 Kinshasa Congo Democratic Rep. 5 Seoul Korea Republic 8 Libreville Gabon 9 Geneva Switzerland 11 London U.K. 17 Harare, Zimbabwe, was the world's most expensive city in 2006. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
NYMEX Holdings Acquires 15.1% of Norwegian Derivatives Exchange IMAREX Nov 12, 2007
IMAREX is headquartered in Oslo, and has subsidiaries in Singapore, Houston, Stavanger, Norway, Bergen, Norway, Zurich and London. The company's shares are listed on Oslo Bors under the ticker IMAREX. Further information about IMAREX is available on the group's website at. (PR Newswire)
Norway's StatoilHydro oil company posts 26 percent rise in 3Q profit, helped by currency Oct 30, 2007
StatoilHydro, based in the western Norwegian city of Stavanger, is 62. 5 percent government owned, and is the key player in Norwegian offshore production. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Britons join Kurdish rebels to fight Turks Oct 29, 2007
Bill, Stavanger, Norway. kurdish people have best live in turkey now,but the terror group pkk dont allowe. (Yahoo News -- Turkey)
Despite credit crisis, rig bonds attracts investors Oct 17, 2007
The bank, the biggest in Germany, assigned "buy" ratings to $250 million of floating-rate debt by Ocean Rig of Stavanger, Norway, that is due in 2011 and backed by equipment leased to Total and Exxon Mobil. Deutsche Bank also recommended buying $655 million of bonds from Aban Offshore of Madras, India, secured by five "deep driller" rigs, and $390 million of securities from Petrojack of Paradis, Norway. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Loans to finance oil rigs has turned a risky bet into a winner Oct 17, 2007
The bank assigned "buy" ratings to $250 million of floating-rate debt by Ocean Rig of Stavanger, Norway. The debt, due 2011, is backed by equipment leased to Total and Exxon Mobil. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Enventure Strengthens Expandable Expertise in Norway Oct 10, 2007
Lloyd Burnett, Senior Technical Sales Representative, based in Stavanger, Norway will lead the advancement of solid expandable tubular (SET) technology in the Norwegian sector. As Norwegian operators plan expandable technology into their wells, we recognize the need to provide dedicated technical support locally, said Kevin Stewart, Regional General Manager Europe/West Africa. (BusinessWire)
Norway's Statoil to buy 274 gasoline stations from ConocoPhillips in Scandinavia Sep 19, 2007
Statoil, based in the western Norway city of Stavanger, is set to take over the oil and gas unit of smaller rival Norsk Hydro ASA on Oct. 1, and under the new name StatoilHydro ASA will have about 31,000 employees. . (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Petroleum directorate announces oil, natural gas finds off Norway Sep 17, 2007
Statoil's discovery was near its existing Sleipner field in the North Sea, about 175 kilometers (110 miles) off the western Norway port of Stavanger, but it was too early to estimate the size of the find, the company said. "It is encouraging that Statoil has made an oil discovery in a little-explored exploration model that is close to our North Sea infrastructure," said Frode Fasteland, Statoil's acting exploration manager for the North Sea. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Officials: Norwegian, British Fighters Scramble to Monitor Russian Bombers Sep 7, 2007
"They followed a normal route in international air space," Oeglaend said by telephone from the western Norway port of Stavanger. Norway, a member of the NATO alliance, and Russia share land and ocean borders in the Arctic, including the vast Barents Sea. (Fox News -- Politics)
Jets intercept Russian bombers Sep 7, 2007
Eight Russian Tupolev-95s were detected in international air space over the Barents Sea on Thursday, Wing Commander Jon Inge Oegland, a spokesman for Norway's general staff in Stavanger, said. "We sent up two F-16s [fighters jets] to mark out Norwegian air space. The Russian planes were close to Norwegian air space but they did not enter," he said. (Aljazeera.Net)
Norway, Britain Jets Monitor Russians Sep 6, 2007
"They followed a normal route in international airspace," he said by telephone from the western Norway port of Stavanger. He said they flew near Norway's northern tip over the Barents Sea, then over the North Atlantic and back. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Dead Brisbane BASE jumper named Aug 16, 2007
Vibeke Knutson, vice-president of the Stavanger BASE Klubb, told the Aftenposten newspaper that witnesses said Mr Anderton had problems getting hold of the lever that opens the parachute ... Police said Mr Anderton lived in Stavanger, in Norway's southwest. (The Age, Australia)
Cruising Norway's Coastline Aug 13, 2007
Despite the effect on your slumber schedule, the best way to discover the coastline s tucked-away treasures is by taking the Norwegian Coastal Voyage, which goes between Stavanger in the south to beyond the North Cape, providing a passing panorama of towering peaks, rolling green hillsides, waterfalls, and glaciers ... Prosperous Stavanger s Old Town oozes charm and Tromso s Arctic Cathedral provides a spectacular photo opportunity. (Suite101.com)
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On Wednesday, D-R officials announced three new contracts, including one with Statoil, an oil and gas company based in Stavanger, Norway. The Statoil contract is a multi-year agreement for equipment and services valued at approximately 1 billion over the next 10 years. (Corning Leader, NY)
Dresser-Rand Concludes Procurement Agreements with Statoil Aug 1, 2007
"As long-time alliance partners, we have developed a business model focused on lowest life cycle cost and minimal emissions." Commenting on the new frame agreements, Rune Norseng, Statoil vice president for procurements in operations support, Exploration ction Norway, noted that the selected companies would be "important partners in our work to increase energy efficiency and to reduce emissions from our facilities. Statoil is an integrated oil and gas company with headquarters in Stavanger,... (PR Newswire)
Norwegian oil company Statoil reports 11 percent rise in 2Q net profits Jul 31, 2007
The group, based in the Norwegian coastal city of Stavanger, said its net profit for the April through June quarter was 10. 95 billion kroner ($1. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Rogers and Dalhausser Win FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Switzerland Jul 31, 2007
This season, Rogers and Dalhausser placed third in Berlin and fifth in both Paris and Stavanger, Norway. The win in Gstaad was special to Dalhausser for another reason - he was born in Switzerland. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
KBR subsidiary wins Norway contract Jul 24, 2007
Houston-based KBR (NYSE: KBR) said M.W. Kellogg will upgrade and develop Statoil's gas treatment facility in Karsto, north of Stavanger, Norway ... The company has also sub-contracted the civil engineering detail design to Norconsult, based in Oslo and elements of the instrument upgrade to Sorco, also based in Stavanger, for this phase of the project. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Cheap Flights To Istanbul, Turkey Jul 15, 2007
Norwegian Air operates services to the only city that s in both Europe and Asia from many cities; these are Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Tromso and Bodo. Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Istanbul, Turkey from The Netherlands. (Suite101.com)
Boss/Ross Tandem Wins SWATCH-FIVB Gold In Norway Jul 2, 2007
Former WOT volleyball player April Ross teamed up with another former WOT Jennifer (Kessy) Boss to win the SWATCH-FIVB Tour event in Stavanger, Norway ... LOS ANGELES -- The current women's beach volleyball tandem of former USC players Jennifer (Kessy) Boss and recorded a stunning win today by capturing the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam title in Stavanger, Norway. (Pac-10.org)
Norway looks after its elderly - in Spain Jun 26, 2007
The governments of chilly cities such as Oslo or Stavanger have already opened five residences, most of them near the town of L'Alfas del Pi, home to about 10,000 Norwegians ... rumshjemmet in Altea, a centre run by Baerum, Stavanger and Oslo. (Guardian Unlimited)
Major Order for Volvo Buses in Norway Jun 19, 2007
The bus operator Veolia Transport has ordered 173 Volvo buses that will be deployed in traffic operations in the Stavanger area. During the spring, Veolia Transport Sr AS won the procurement process for all public transport in Sr-Rogaland, around Stavanger in southern Norge ... Most of the maintenance will be conducted in Stavanger, Sandnes and Egersund. (BusinessWire)
Icelandic Stocks, Currency Lure Investors (Again) a Year After Meltdown Jun 14, 2007
It's a good investment to buy fixed income in Iceland,'' said Ross Porter, a money manager at Stavanger Fondsforvaltning AS, which oversees $11 billion in Stavanger, Norway. Concerns about the current account last year were overdone, inflation is falling rapidly and will reach its target level within the year. (Bloomberg)
Statoil Profit Falls 28 Percent as Energy Prices Drop, Production Declines May 30, 2007
92 kroner, a year earlier, Stavanger, Norway-based Statoil said today in a statement to the Oslo Stock Exchange. Sales declined 10 percent to 100. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Statoil strikes oil with wildcat well in the North Sea May 29, 2007
The light oil and small natural gas deposits were found at a prospect called Ermintrude, north of Statoil's Sleipner field and about 175 kilometers (110 miles) off the western Norway port of Stavanger ... Statoil, based in Stavanger, owns 100 percent of the find. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Memorial Day Parade Draws Throng May 27, 2007
He returned to the United States and resumed his military career, eventually becoming chief of staff, Headquarters Allied Forces North Europe, in Stavanger, Norway. He retired in 1996. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
Through fire and ice May 7, 2007
Compare any of the cynical new "executive" housing estates near you with modern homes like those in central Stavanger, shown in Extreme North ... Inside the Stavanger homes, you might find such delightful things as the Red Lamp by Lars Ernst Hole Design; what could make more sense in the winter gloaming than a soft, warm red lamp. (Guardian Unlimited)
Men First, Women Third Entering Final Day of BIG EAST Championships May 6, 2007
Leading the way was freshman , a native of Stavanger, Norway and the reigning BIG EAST indoor 200m champion, who set a school record in the outdoor 200m with a time of 23. 65 seconds to advance to Sunday's final as the top qualifier in the event. (Uoflsports.com)
What can the Danes teach us about happiness? Apr 18, 2007
Kenneth Muirhead, Stavanger, Norway. It wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that their country isn't bursting at the seams with immigrants, would it. (BBC News -- UK)
Skanska Secures Construction Contract in Stavanger for NOK 400 M, SEK 460 M Apr 12, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skanska (STO:SKAB) has been contracted to construct a combined office and housing project in Stavanger, Norway. The contract amount is NOK 400 M, about SEK 460 M. The order amount will be included in order bookings for the second quarter of 2007. (BusinessWire)
Norway Says to Form State CO2 Storage Company Mar 5, 2007
For now, that also means involvement in a planned CCS project at a gas-fired power plant to be built at the Kaarstoe gas-processing plant north of Stavanger, he said. "There will be a minor staff taking care of the state's interest in Mongstad phase 1 and also at Kaarstoe," Enoksen said. (Planet Ark, United States)
The bigger picture Feb 17, 2007
In April 2004, there was an armed robbery at the Norwegian Cash Service (Nokas) offices in the western port of Stavanger ... Stensrud floated the theory that perhaps the Munch Museum robbery was actually an attempt to divert police resources from their armed-robbery-and-murder hunt in Stavanger ... When one David Toska was arrested in April 2005 and charged with leading the Stavanger robbery, Stensrud told Norwegian papers he believed this would lead to the discovery of the Munch paintings -... (Guardian Unlimited)
Norway's Statoil says 4Q profit rose 41 percent Feb 12, 2007
Based in the western Norway port of Stavanger, Statoil was founded by the government in 1972 to help manage petroleum resources that now make Norway the world's third-largest oil exporter, after Saudi Arabia and Russia, and a major natural gas supplier. . (International Herald Tribune)
Serica Energy announces entry into Norway with award of two new offshore licences and near term development potential Jan 31, 2007
The two offshore licences are contiguous and lie in the Egersund Basin, about 120 kilometres southwest of Stavanger, Norway's fourth largest city and largest port serving the oil industry. The northern licence covers an area of approximately 725 square kilometres comprising parts of the following licence blocks: 17/8, 17/9, 17/11, 17/12, 18/7 and 18/10. (Canada Newswire)
No dummies, they save lives Jan 28, 2007
The mannequins are assembled in Gatesfield, Texas, and the software used to run them is developed in Stavanger, Norway. Long-Goding acknowledges that the $35,000 cost per mannequin is steep but maintains that returns will come back tenfold as the school helps combat a statewide nursing shortage by educating new nurses with advanced training. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Schlumberger Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2006 Results Jan 19, 2007
Reservoir Seismic Services in Stavanger will integrate the Q-Marine measurements with 0degaard advanced surface seismic data inversion software into the 4D simultaneous AVO workflow to quantify changes in reservoir properties as a result of hydrocarbon production. During the quarter, WesternGeco began a pilot Q-Land acquisition project for Qatar Petroleum to achieve improved resolution of a carbonate reservoir. (Canada Newswire)
> read more Jan 12, 2007
Comet McNaught was a spectacular sight on January 10th, as seen in the skies over Stavanger, Norway. Svein Torske Although Friday is the last good chance for folks in the northern hemisphere to catch Comet McNaught, the reports are streaming in and the comet is clearly a hit. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
GE in $1.9 bln deal for oilfield equipment maker Jan 9, 2007
The company has 5,000 employees in more than 30 countries, with key centers in Houston in the United States, Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, Stavanger and Oslo in Norway and Singapore, GE added. GE is the world's second-largest company by market value, trailing oil company Exxon Mobil Corp.
