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P206	Monday, 29 December, 2003 Contraction and Convergence	EU Far Behind Kyoto Targets De Palacio Breaking EU Unity Spanish Industry Demands Renegotiation No Change in the Kremlin Post Mortem Options Discussed COP9 Agrees on Artificial Sink
P205	Tuesday, 16 December, 2003 Now What?	Government Closes Nordland VI For Now Most of Barents Sea Reopened 95 Blocks Offered in 18th Round No Permanent Petroleum Free Zones Large Areas Deemed Particularly Sensitive Tax Reform Even More Necessary What's the Best Strategy for June - and Beyond?
P204	Thursday, 11 December, 2003 The Coming Generations	What's Best For Our Descendants?
P203	Thursday, 11 December, 2003 The Mouse and the Elephants	Liberals Stake Government on No To Lofoten E&P But What Areas are "Close to Lofoten"? Government Compromise Expected Next Week Scared Conservatives and Statoil Almost Dumped All Of Nordland VI Conservative MP Reprimands Oil Companies for Passivity
P202	Tuesday, 2 December, 2003 Confirmation	19 Licenses Offered in APA 2003 Considerable Acreage Licensed No Wells Committed Confirms Potential, Not Commerciality
P201	Wednesday, 26 November, 2003 Tax Or SDFI?	Steensnæs: SDFI Down, More Income From Tax What Does He Mean? Muddled Thinking Also From Labour, SV SDFI More Flexible Than Tax For New Awards
P200	Tuesday, 11 November, 2003 Storms and Silence	Solar Storms and Heat Records New Defeat for "Hockey Stick" Onarheim Says Solar Research is Interesting "Conservatives Could Reevaluate Climate Policies"
P199	Wednesday, 5 November, 2003 Miracle Person Wanted	Jannik Lindbæk New Statoil Chairman Statoil to Front Anti-Corruption Cause Statoil Encounters Problem With Iranian Studies Two Unions Working Against Internationalisation
P198	Tuesday, 29 October, 2003 Labour Moving Closer to the Industry	Brustad Expects Labour Yes to Northern E&P Also Open Attitude to Tax Reform Steensnæs: Tax Cuts "Sooner or Later" Conservatives: At Least for Tail Production Everything Coming Together in June<
P197	WTuesday, 7 October, 2003 Risks and Rewards	Organisations Comment on ULB Joint Statement From OLF, TBL and LO Veritas: Total Risk Down 12% With Norwegian E&P Fishermen Not Fundamentalists; Object to Sensitive Areas
P196	Friday, 3 October, 2003 Moscow's Cosmic Dilemma	Putin Says Russia Undecided On Kyoto Millstone for Russian Economy, Top Moscow Finance Wizard Says Growth in "Kyoto countries" Tails Others By 1.8% Annually Pravda: Moscow Appears to Have Killed Kyoto US or European Relations More Important? Russian Scientists Split, Increasing Support for Solar Theory Canadian/Israeli Cosmic Ray Study Makes Impression in Russia IPCC's Russian Vice Chairman Turning Sceptic Time Working Against Russian Ratification
P195	Wednesday, 24 September, 2003 Exit Fjell	Løddesøl, Fjell Resign Kaci K. Five Expected Acting Chairman Inge K. Hansen Acting CEO New Information Still Unknown Was it Actually Illegal? Remember "Industry Co-operation"?
P194	Wednesday, 17 September, 2003 Narrow Escape	No More Statoil Resignations - For Now Board Says Iran Contract Must Be Once-Off Mistake What Are the Consequences of Increased Risk Aversion? Could Government Dare a More Pragmatic Approach? How Encourage Internationalisation If We Close Many Doors?
P193	Sunday, 14 September, 2003 Don't Sack Fjell	Statoil's Board to Consider Fjell's Position Naïve Debate About Business in Centralized Countries Scratches Unavoidable if Internationalisation is to be Taken Seriously
P192	Thursday, 11 September, 2003 High Value at Risk	AAF Report: NCS Cluster's IC 80% of GoM High Score on Core Competence Low Score on Vision and Strategy High Risk of Erosion
P191	Tuesday, 2 September, 2003 Mixed Response	Mixed Initial Reactions to Tax Report Media, Politicians Commenting From Pre-Conceived Positions Merits of Report Will Gradually Convince More
P190	Monday, 1 September, 2003 The Rest of the Agenda	Activity Report: Annual Rounds, More Predictability Cost/Benefit Also For HSE
P189	Thursday, 28 August, 2003 Battle Start	Kon-Kraft Studies Released Tax Study: Special Tax Reduction Lack of Materiality Destroys Neutrality
P188	Friday, 15 August, 2003 Illegal Politics	Minister Won't Allow Petoro to Optimise Portfolio Instruction Violates Petroleum Act
P187	Thursday, 14 August, 2003 Oh, Ellida	Careful Optimism After Ellida Oil Discovery Major Uncertainty Remaining Makes Tax Reform More, Not Less Important
P186	Thursday, 7 August, 2003 Further Decline	Only 43 Blocks Nominated for 18th Round Against 93 in 17th Nordland VI Blocks Dependent on Impact Study How to Apply if Fiscal Terms Remain Uncertain?
P185	Saturday, 26 July, 2003 The Bumble Bee	Oil Industry Defies Classic Competition Theory Tough Challenges for Statoil/Hydro
P184	Wednesday, 9 July, 2003 Our Common Work Program	NPD Releases New Resource Report Shows Compelling Need for Fiscal Improvements
P183	Tuesday, 1 July, 2003 Once in 460 Years	Impact Study Says Barents E&P is Safe Low Risk For Accidents and Spills, Says Minister Environmentalists Enraged, Prepare Civil Disobedience
P182	Thursday, 19 June, 2003 Statoil and its Younger Brother	Carefully Positive Reactions to Statoil's Capital Markets Day Disagreement OLF/Petoro Over SDFI's Future How Should We Solve the Inherit Petoro Dilemma?
P181	Thursday, 19 June, 2003 Dollars on the Pavement	Bjerkedal Committee Member Defends Petroleum Tax System Instructive Information About Opposition's Thinking
P180	Wednesday, 18 June, 2003 A Norwegian TVA?	Fishermen's Association Says No to Nordland V, VI and Troms II Joint Statement OLF/Fishermen's Association on Oil Spill Contingency Plans Upside for Fishermen Seems Required
P179	Tuesday, 10 June, 2003 The Good Boy	Legislation on Abandonment Costs, Petroleum Act Approved OLF's Opinions Not Even Considered by Committees
P178	Friday, 6 June, 2003 Double-Edged Sword	Statistics Norway Models Macro Effects of NCS Scenarios Falling NCS Demand Causes Strong Negative Effects Significantly Higher Unemployment, Lower Growth "Action Rule" Oil Money Allowance Too Small to Cover Loss of Demand Model Does Not Include More Damaging Effects From Loss of Knowledge Capital Etc Report a Double-Edged Sword - With an Extra Upside
P177	Monday, 26 May, 2003 Grow or Get Out	Abandonment Act Removal to Parliament Tax Value of Deduction to be Paid Out if Licensee Abandons the NCS Niche Companies Must Grow Fast or Get Out
P176	Monday, 19 May, 2003 Narrow Perspective	Government Presents Supply Industry Study No Action Proposed, Leaves All at Industry's Doorstep
P175	Tuesday, 13 May, 2003 Time Fence	Torvund Speaks Out On Fiscal Reform Improved Tax System for New Investment Only
P174	Wednesday, 7 May, 2003 Lukewarm	Finance Committee Submits Report on Progress Party Proposal Major Marketing Campaign Ahead for Industry
P173	Tuesday, 29 April, 2003 Wildcats and Other Predators	NPD Firm On 10-12 Wildcats Only in 2003 Total Forecast 15-20 Including Appraisals Semantic Confusion Used by Environmentalists The House of Mirrors - and the Exception
P172	Thursday, 17 April, 2003 Broken Hockey Stick	Harvard Scientists Say 20th Century Not the Warmest Confirm Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age
P171	Tuesday, 15 April, 2003 Coexistence	Northern Norway Mayors Want Both Oil and Fish Recommend Coexistence Charter Close Contacts Oil/Fish Organisations Confirmed
P170	Monday, 7 April, 2003 As Expected	Foss Responds to Progress Party Proposal Mainly Negative, Still Open
P169	Thursday, 3 April, 2003 Oh So Slow	Almost All Applications Granted in North Sea Round Offers No Firm Well Commitments in Whole Round Fiscal Challenge for Mature Areas No Different From Frontier Areas
P168	Friday, 28 March, 2003 Extended Legal Reach	Petroleum Act Amendments to Parliament More Onshore Facilities to be Included
P167	Thursday, 27 March, 2003 Thick Jungle	Parliament Committee Submits Report on Domestic Use of Natural Gas No Grenland Pipeline at This Time
P166	Friday, 21 March, 2003 Invitation From Parliament	Progress Party Backs Kon-Kraft Tax Effort Finance Committee Invites to Hearing
P165	Wednesday, 12 March, 2003 Breaking Out	Statoil CEO Indicates Priority For New Market Issue No Specific Plans For Now
P164	Monday, 3 March, 2003 Balancing Risk/Reward	OLF Objects to NPD Split Where Should Risk and Reward be Balanced? What Happens When Facilities Move Onshore?
P163	Thursday, 20 February, 2003 On the Review List	BP Norway Wants to Share Exploration Costs; Gets Out of Gyda BP Redefining Global Strategy; Divesting From Low-Yield Projects More Demanding to Maintain Majors' Interest in NCS And then Comes New Russia and New Iraq...
P162	Monday, 10 February, 2003 New Reve-Roland	Harvest or Revitalizing? Privatise Statoil, Hydro, Statkraft, Economists Say
P161	Thursday, 6 February, 2003 Erosion is Here	Only 9 Companies Apply in North Sea Round Total Volume Still Unknown How Much is New Exploration? Earlier 18th Round an Option
P160	Wednesday, 5 February, 2003 Tax Neutrality	The Minister's Tax Neutrality Principle Weaknesses With IRR/NPV Considerations Alternate Ways to Test for Neutrality
P159	Friday, 31 January, 2003 Steensnæs and Palacio	EU Commission and Norway Agree to Talk More What Happened to Our Important Issues?
P158	Friday, 17 January, 2003 Abandonment Act to be Abandoned	Abandonment Cost Distribution Act to be Repealed "Carry back" Still a Controversial Point, MoF is Inconsistent
P157	Friday, 10 January, 2003 Now You See Them,...	Ocean Basically Clean, Says Report Petroleum Industry Makes Strongest Environment Effort Co-Existence Oil, Fish, Fish Farming & Shipping Recommended Fishermen, Environmentalists in Working Group What the Environmentalists Say When You Don't See Them
P156	Wednesday, 1 January, 2003 2003 Agenda	What's on the 2003 Agenda?