Chevron with partner Kerr-McGee has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for marine operations for installation of the Blind Faith platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract value is estimated at approximately USD 35 million.
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EU competition authorities have approved Telenor's acquisition of Vodafone Sweden. Now that EU approval has been secured, Telenor will take over the company on January 5th 2006. (Photo:Morten Karlsen S 
Norway's largest energy producer, Statkraft, now wants to concentrate on the European market, and has hired former undersecretary of state Oluf Ulseth as its new Director for Europe. 
Edeka Group, a large German retail association including SPAR and Netto (Maxh 
Norwegian emplyers in increasing numbers are now looking for no-smokers when hiring new staff. The law does not prohibit employers favouring non-smokers. 
The German retailer Metro Group has chosen TOMRA as its supplier of reverse vending technology in its real,- and Extra stores in Germany. (Photo: Tomra)
Head of Avinor, the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration, Randi Flesland, has stepped down. This follows increasing serious unrest within the organization over recent months. 
