https://sagire.online/topic/norway/ Articles and notes about Norway. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:40:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/abcdf367/https://sagire.online/wire/abcdf367/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:22:00 -0300Equinor halted output at its Visund oil and gas platform in the Norwegian North Sea after a fire in an electrical switchboard room; the flames are out, no one was injured and the company reported the incident to authorities. A notice from Norwegian gas system operator Gassco cut the platform's capacity to 2.5 million cubic meters per day on Wednesday and to zero for Thursday's gas day, with the duration listed as uncertain; the field's 13.2 million cubic meters per day of gas export capacity goes off the market from Thursday. Equinor moved between 70 and 80 of the 128 workers on board to nearby installations and said repairs will be needed, with no timeframe for restarting production. Visund has produced since 1999 and sent 5.1 billion cubic meters of gas to market in 2025, shipped through the Kvitebjørn pipeline to the Kollsnes plant and on to Europe.NorwayEnergyEurope https://sagire.online/wire/818613cc/https://sagire.online/wire/818613cc/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 13:20:00 -0300The free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) took effect for trade between Brazil and Norway this Sunday, November 1, Valor Econômico reported. Counting farm and industrial goods, nearly 99 percent of the value of Brazilian exports to the bloc, 99.8 percent in Norway's case, will have duty-free access. From January to September 2026, trade between Brazil and Norway reached US$ 1.7 billion, with a US$ 290.6 million surplus for Brazil, according to Poder360.BrazilNorwayTradeEconomy https://sagire.online/wire/df811e6d/https://sagire.online/wire/df811e6d/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:24:00 -0300Finnish President Alexander Stubb defended the phone call he and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre made to Vladimir Putin this week, after criticism from some anti-Moscow hawks in Europe, according to RT. Stubb said it was important to hear firsthand the Russian leader's view of the root causes of the Ukraine conflict and described the direct exchange of opinions as a turning point. According to him, the channel was reopened at Kyiv's request, with messages from Zelensky relayed to Putin.FinlandNorwayRussiaUkraineDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/c2d2fef0/https://sagire.online/wire/c2d2fef0/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:22:00 -0300Norway’s National Security Authority (NSM) raised the country’s cyber risk level to “high”, the second-highest on its scale, citing a deteriorating security situation and events in recent months. According to Haugstoyl of the NSM, businesses have hours, not days or weeks, to close known vulnerabilities.NorwayCybersecurity https://sagire.online/wire/f67689db/https://sagire.online/wire/f67689db/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:22:00 -0300Finland's president and Norway's prime minister on Tuesday held a “frank and substantive” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about efforts to end the war in Ukraine, according to Le Monde. A statement from the two Nordic leaders said the call was held in consultation with Ukraine and followed an October 20 meeting in Oslo between Støre, Stubb, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoy Steve Witkoff.FinlandNorwayRussiaEuropeDiplomacyConflict https://sagire.online/wire/f1cca976/https://sagire.online/wire/f1cca976/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:21:00 -0300US intelligence sharing for early warnings of Russian attacks is working again, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday in Oslo. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said US envoy Steve Witkoff is due to travel to St. Petersburg to present Russia’s leadership with proposals drawn up during the Oslo talks. The Kremlin said it hopes Witkoff will brief President Vladimir Putin on those talks in the coming days.UkraineRussiaUnited StatesNorwayDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/c3473936/https://sagire.online/wire/c3473936/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:21:00 -0300Russia launched another missile and drone blitz of civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least seven people, officials said Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky scrambled to ensure more American and European help during his visit to Norway. In the Kyiv region, four people were killed and 27 others wounded, including children, in Russian missile and drone attacks over the past day, regional police said. In Oslo, US envoy Steve Witkoff, who along with Jared Kushner has tried without success to steer Russia and Ukraine toward a settlement, was also in the city, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb were also due to meet with Zelensky.UkraineRussiaNorwayConflictDefenseDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/34a61525/https://sagire.online/wire/34a61525/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:23:00 -0300Chinese-made cars filmed sensitive information during a Norwegian military exercise, including access codes at secure sites and officials’ comings and goings, raising concerns about the risks posed by connected vehicles, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The recordings came from rental cars, at least two of them Deepal brand cars made by Chinese state-controlled carmaker Changan and supplied to the army by Hertz Norge, according to the newspaper.NorwayChinaCybersecurityDefense https://sagire.online/wire/90b46716/https://sagire.online/wire/90b46716/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:22:00 -0300Norway is expected to overhaul the ethical rules for its $2.3 trillion wealth fund following the findings of a state-appointed commission due on Thursday, according to Reuters; the review follows the Trump administration’s protest against the divestment from Caterpillar shares over the use of the US company’s bulldozers in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, according to Reuters.NorwayEconomyUnited StatesGazaWest Bank https://sagire.online/wire/7a8d160c/https://sagire.online/wire/7a8d160c/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:23:00 -0300Navanethem Pillay, a former UN human rights chief, is the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, announced on Friday in Oslo. Israel is angry about the honor, according to RT, because Pillay chaired a UN commission.NorwayUnited NationsIsraelHuman rights https://sagire.online/wire/427f85a7/https://sagire.online/wire/427f85a7/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:22:00 -0300President Donald Trump reposted a message saying the Nobel Committee shamed itself beyond repair and demeaned the once great Nobel Peace Prize by giving it to Navi Pillay, according to Politico. The post came from the law firm of attorney David Schoen, Politico reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Nobel Committee has lost its moral compass, according to Politico. Pillay is a South African human rights lawyer and judge who led a United Nations commission that stated Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, according to Politico.United StatesNorwayUnited NationsIsraelInternational justiceHuman rights https://sagire.online/wire/ef1d76ee/https://sagire.online/wire/ef1d76ee/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:28:00 -0300US President Donald Trump reshared a Truth Social post on Friday morning that attacks the Norwegian Nobel Committee and calls this year’s winner, Navanethem Pillay, an unabashed hater of the United States and Israel, according to Forbes. The reshared text says Pillay is an unabashed hater of the United States and Israel.United StatesIsraelNorway https://sagire.online/wire/f569183c/https://sagire.online/wire/f569183c/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:22:00 -0300Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Norway’s ambassador in Tehran to deliver an official protest over Norway’s continued inaction on unauthorized Starlink activities in Iranian territory, according to Mehr News. Tehran says the United States and what it calls the Zionist regime are using Starlink satellite internet systems to advance interventionist actions against Iran.IranNorwayTechnologyDiplomacy