It’s time for Arctic Challenge!

29/06/2006 :: Twenty billion barrels of oil have been pumped up from the Norwegian continental shelf since production started in June 1971. It all began at the Ekofisk field, which in 2006 is Norway's most productive oil and gas field and a national cultural heritage monument.
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01/03/2006 :: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to lead a panel that aims to strengthen the UN's work in the world's poorest countries. + More

21/04/2006 :: The approximately 1800 people who live in Longyearbyen on Svalbard have at least one thing in common with the first inhabitants who arrived in 1906: They reside in a climate that is dominated by seasons that are either pitch dark or always illuminated by the midnight sun. In 2006 they celebrate 100 years as a community on Norway's northernmost territory. + More

01/03/2006 :: Amidst tough competition, the Norwegian gender researchers received NOK 32 million (EUR 3,2 million) from the European Union. They will research how the modern women's movement has contributed, challenged and altered how women and men participate in society. + More