Norwegian Sea

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Norwegian Sea

A section of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norway north of the North Sea.

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Norwegian Sea

(Placename) part of the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Norway

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Norwe′gian Sea′

part of the Arctic Ocean, N and E of Iceland and between Greenland and Norway.

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Norwegian Sea - the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North Sea

Lofoten - a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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Haugane pointed that the Norwegian Sea is less mature than the North Sea, which implies a higher risk.

Det norske puts off exploration drilling in Norwegian Sea

The surveys will be performed using the purpose-built vessel BOA Thalassa and will start immediately after completion of the ongoing multi-client project in the Norwegian Sea, carried out jointly with Dutch engineering consultancy Fugro NV (AMS: FUR), EMGS said.

Norwegian Electromagnetic Geoservices gets USD7m deal

On 1 September Norway's Equinor and its partners started production from the Snefrid Nord gas field, the first discovery tied back to the Norwegian Sea Aasta Hansteen field,Trendreports citing the company.

Equinor, its partners start production from Snefrid Nord gas field

NORWEGIAN SEA The Norwegian Sea saw one exploration well spud and two exploration wells complete in August.

Exploration and appraisal activity; NORWAY

There is also another military exercise in the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea.

Russia in its military drills practices blocking of Baltic Sea Latvian Defense Ministry

Dry well near the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea - 6608/11-9

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate - Godalen well, Norway

This record-high award includes eight licences in the North Sea, two licences in the Norwegian Sea and five licences in the southern Barents Sea.

Lundin Petroleum's subsidiary awarded 15 licences in Norwegian licensing round

The 482-km long 36-inch pipeline will run from Nyhamna in western Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field, creating a new "gas highway" from the Norwegian Sea to Europe.

Polarled: first pipeline to take Norwegian gas infrastructure across the Arctic Circle

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- The ships used in the Russian-Norwegian POMOR 2013 naval exercise left the Barents Sea and embarked on joint operations in the Norwegian Sea, spokesman for the Northern Fleet's command Captain 1st class Vadim Serga said.

Russia-Norway Naval Exercise Moves from Barents to Norwegian Sea

SUBSEA trenching company DeepOcean UK has been awarded a contract on the first deep-water gas development in the Norwegian Sea.