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Latest Corona-related news in brief: May 14, 2021 PRIME MINISTER ERNA SOLBERG defends her government’s decision to go along with health authorities’ advice and send more Corona vaccine to regions where infection is highest. It means other regions will get less, but Solberg insists that will benefit the entire country. The reallocation announced Wednesday has sparked fury among some mayors of towns and cities that now will receive less vaccine. Mayors in Vestfold and Grenland, where infect...

Norway’s Ørland Air Force Base goes live with the new AW101-612 From Leonardo | May 17, 2021 Estimated reading time 3 minutes, 4 seconds. Ørland  Air Force Base is the second search-and-rescue (SAR) base to go-live with the new AW101-612. The SAR Queen is taking over duties from the Sea King and this base marks a significant milestone as the first base to go-live separately from the 330 squadron’s home and support of the test and evaluation unit in Sola. The AW101 can rescue more th...

By Dominic Perry2021-05-14T15:54:00+01:00 The Royal Norwegian Air Force has begun initial operations with search and rescue-roled Leonardo Helicopters AW101s at Orland air base – the second location to go live with the 15.6t rotorcraft. Taking over from aged Westland Sea Kings, the three-engined AW101s have so far only been operated from Sola air base in the south of the country. That is the home of 330 Sqn and the location of a test and evaluation unit for the helicopter. Source: Norwegian...

Statoil Awards Pre-FEED Contract to Foster Wheeler Share 17 April 2011 Statoil Petroleum has awarded a contract to Foster Wheeler to perform pre-front end engineering for the Snohvit future development project at Statoil’s LNG facility on Melkoya Island, Norway. Under the contract, the work will consist of concept design activities to support the finalisation of the development concept and the plant’s capacity for production expansion at the Melkoya LNG facility. The Snohvit LNG facility, ...

Rower Karen Weekes Aims to Be First Irish Female to Complete the Solo Atlantic Crossing 13th May 2021 If she completes it, Weekes will be only the 20th woman to row any ocean on the globe solo. “A near-collision with a drilling ship, two capsizes, lots of peanut butter and Nutella consumed” was how Jasmine Harrison (21) of North Yorkshire described her successful Atlantic crossing earlier this year. Harrison set a new world record for the youngest female to solo row the 3,000 mile (4,800k...

12 maggio 2021 06:47 Fonte: Adnkronos #altro MONTRÉAL, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tacora Resources Inc. ("Tacora" or the "Company") today announced that it has successfully completed a $175 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior secured notes due 2026 (the "Notes). The Notes will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year beginning on November 15, 2021, and will mature on May 15, 2026, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. The net proceeds fr...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Tacora Resources Inc. Announces Closing of Senior Secured Notes Offering May 11, 2021 GMT TAcora Resources Inc. (PRNewsfoto/Tacora Resources Inc.) MONTRÉAL, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tacora Resources Inc. (“Tacora” or the “Company”) today announced that it has successfully completed a $175 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior secured notes due 2026 (the “Notes). The Notes wil...

BBC News By Joshua Nevett image copyrightHelene OBarry image captionThe tame beluga whale has been living in waters off Norways coast for more than two years A mysterious beluga whale was dubbed a spy when he appeared off Norways coast wearing a Russian harness. Two years on, little more is known of the animals past, but now activists are concerned for his future welfare. One campaign group led by an American filmmaker wants to create a sanctuary and is urging Norway to support it. The whales f...

BBC News By Joshua Nevett image copyrightHelene OBarry image captionThe tame beluga whale has been living in waters off Norways coast for more than two years A mysterious beluga whale was dubbed a spy when he appeared off Norways coast wearing a Russian harness. Two years on, little more is known of the animals past, but now activists are concerned for his future welfare. One campaign group led by an American filmmaker wants to create a sanctuary and is urging Norway to support it. The whales f...

Seeking sanctuary for whale dubbed a Russian spy A mysterious beluga whale was dubbed a spy when he appeared off Norways coast wearing a Russian harness. Two years on, little more is known of the animals past, but now activists are concerned for his future welfare. One campaign group led by an American filmmaker wants to create a sanctuary and is urging Norway to support it. © BBC The whales first known sighting in Norway came at the end of April 2019, when a blob of white flashed past fisher...