According to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy has presented the following key points in the government's plans for offshore wind in Norway...

The Norwegian and Swedish governments have finally come to terms on a Swedish expansion of the ElCert.

As part of efforts to facilitate a more consumer-friendly electricity market, the government today proposed changes to the Energy Act, the Marketing Act, and the Consumer Purchases Act..

Today, the Supreme Court ruled on the so-called ACER case, where the central question was whether the Constitution was violated when the Norwegian Parliament...

With regards to the presentation of the revised National Budget, the Norwegian government announced their plans concerning the introduction of a moderate production tax on onshore wind power production from 2022.

Norwegian Conditions for Purchase 2016 (NIB 2016) is a new standard contract for use on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), intended for use between contractors and subcontractors.

On October 12, 2023, the government appointed Electricity Price Committee presented their report.

A common Nordic market is developing for green certificates (for further details please see "Nordic Market Anticipated for Green Certificates"). The authorities had aimed to present a defined plan to the Norwegian Parliament in Spring 2004, but did not stay on schedule. However, on November 24 2004 the Norwegian government presented a proposal based on the EU Renewable Energy Directive, which sets targets for renewable energy consumption in EU member states. The proposal aims to increase renewab

Europaparlamentet fattet i mars formelt vedtak om revidert bygningsenergidirektiv (Energy Performance of Buildings, EPBD).

In a judgment handed down on 20 March 2023, the Supreme Court of Norway ruled that the Norwegian continental shelf off Svalbard is not within the geographical scope of the Svalbard Treaty.

Det har lenge vært fremhevet at Norge har gode forutsetninger for å utnytte de store forekomstene av mineraler i den norske naturen.

Nowhere is the complexity of energy sector accounting and tax practice more clearly illustrated than in Europe's North Sea.

With the draft Act on Offshore Renewable Energy Production, submitted to the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) in June 2009, the Government takes an important first step in facilitating offshore renewable energy production

In a new consultation paper, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy have proposed changes to the Energy Act...

The last few years have seen significant political turmoil and conflict across the globe and recent events indicate that shows no sign of slowing down.

Clean hydrogen is crucial to the future energy system in the EU, and the time is right for develop-ment of the green industry essential to address the climate crisis.

Financial capacity and financing plan among prequalification criteria for licence applicants, but no framework outlined for taking security by lenders.

Norway has great natural potential for windpower, although there are some particular technical difficulties. In this article, we outline the current regime and new opportunities provided by recent developments.

The Norwegian government issued an update related to its offshore wind strategy on February 9th, 2022. The strategy aims to support the further development of offshore...

On Friday, June 12 2020, by royal decree, the areas "Utsira Nord" and "Sørlige Nordsjø II" were opened for offshore renewables, including offshore wind power