Nerijus Adomaitis

Firm issued fake insurance for Russian oil tankers, Norway's FSA says The insurance issued to dozens of ageing oil tankers used by Russia to skirt international sanctions was bogus, according to Norwegian authorities now investigating the small firm behind the forged documents.

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Tesla sales decline across Scandinavia as Musk faces test of brand Tesla's Scandinavian sales fell sharply in February from a year ago, eroding its market share as the electric vehicle maker faces a test of brand loyalty amid CEO Elon Musk's role in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

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Exclusive: U.S. piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

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Tesla sales tumble across Europe as Elon Musk’s brand changes from cars to politics Tesla sales fell steeply around Europe in January, as Elon Musk intervened in EU elections and became embedded in Donal Trump’s White House.

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Ex-NATO chief Stoltenberg becomes Norway's finance minister Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg became Norway's new finance minister on Tuesday as part of a cabinet reshuffle, taking up the post as the Nordic country eyes the impact of a potential transatlantic trade war.

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Jens Stoltenberg, former Norway’s PM and NATO’s gensec dubbed “Trump-whisperer” is back as Norway’s new finance minister. Surprise, surprise…

Thanks, Fredrik!

Tesla loses market share in Sweden, Norway as Musk looms large Tesla lost market share in Sweden and Norway in January, car registration data showed on Monday as the U.S. electric vehicle maker faces a test of popularity following billionaire CEO Elon Musk's high-profile foray into politics.

Tesla sales fall in Norway, Sweden in January. 🤔https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-loses-market-share-sweden-norway-musk-looms-large-2025-02-03/

As reported by my colleague @johan-ahlander.bsky.social

Sweden says ship broke Baltic Sea cable by accident The cargo ship Vezhen did damage a subsea cable linking Sweden and Latvia last month but it was an accident, not sabotage, a Swedish prosecutor said on Monday, adding that the Maltese-flagged vessel had been released.

'No, it wasn't a hybrid attack'. Finally some explanation from Swedish prosecutors on the latest cable cutting accident in the Baltic Sea. I'm still wondering how did the crew miss the anchor being dragged for more than 24 hours? www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Norway's Equinor cuts 20% of staff at renewables unit Norway's Equinor is trimming 20% of the staff from its renewable energy division and will compete for a smaller number of new projects as it streamlines the business unit, the company told Reuters on Thursday.

Equinor is cutting the number of people working with renewables by 20%.

The company's 12-16 GW by 2030 renewables target still stands. A revision could come on Feb. 5 at the capital markets update. What might a new target be?

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