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richard		#1 Posted : 08 January 2013 12:07:24(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Registered, Administrators Joined: 16/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,035 Location: Bradford Thanks: 97 times Was thanked: 306 time(s) in 255 post(s)		Although oil and gas production are major and valuable contributors to the Norwegian economy, the industry is not without its stresses. According to a report from Bloomberg last August, Norway desperately needs to simplify its rules for offshore oil rigs and reduce labour costs. This was the finding of a government-appointed committee, which discovered that drilling costs in Norway were about 40-45 percent higher than in the UK. As a result, Norwegian companies were drilling less and exploitable resources were being left in the ground. Thus, the Norwegians need new regulations like a hole in the head - certainly according to Lundin Petroleum AB (LUPE), which holds a stake in the biggest oil discovery off the coast of Norway since the 1970s. President and Chief Executive Officer Ashley Heppenstall said of his government, "They've got to acknowledge the issue, and they've got to get the balance right between regulation and cost". View full article here
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mmatis		#2 Posted : 08 January 2013 14:21:38(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 17/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 433 Location: Cocoa, Florida Thanks: 84 times Was thanked: 35 time(s) in 26 post(s)		The answer to AM's question is surely obvious. Their rampant Europhilia and fetish for pleasing their masters in Brussels WILL see them continue peddling blatant lies about Norway and Switzerland supposedly having no say in EU matters yet having to accept everything handed down from the EU bureaucrats. And the Media shall give them as much cover for same as they possibly can. Again, my bet is that Cameron is looking for a military victory in the Falklands to take the heat off his supposedly upcoming speech. But then again, I am merely a cynic, and a nattering nabob of negativism. At least when it comes to governmental "leadership" and the Media...


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AndyBaxter		#3 Posted : 08 January 2013 15:11:46(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 18/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 79 Location: North East Thanks: 30 times Was thanked: 19 time(s) in 12 post(s)		"EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee on 27 November 2012," Mana from heaven.............. warms the cockles of my heart, but you wont see it on any MSM.........unless Mr Booker, wants to use it?


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richard		#4 Posted : 08 January 2013 15:22:38(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Registered, Administrators Joined: 16/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,035 Location: Bradford Thanks: 97 times Was thanked: 306 time(s) in 255 post(s)		Originally Posted by: AndyBaxter ...unless Mr Booker, wants to use it? not impossible.
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vincent		#5 Posted : 08 January 2013 21:01:21(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 17/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 922 Location: Sunderland Thanks: 76 times Was thanked: 31 time(s) in 28 post(s)		On the other side of the coin and I know I have posted this before but this does also help blunt Persson's assertion that the UK can have an affect on EU regulation by being at the "table". Michale Fallon says that he has failed to get the Commission to follow through on its promise to exclude SMEs and micro businesses from EU regulations http://www.telegraph.co....ust-come-to-an-end.html Quote: The EU also promised a year ago that as well as adapting for small firms where necessary, they would also exempt micro-businesses of under 10 employees entirely. Two issues are still irritating the minister. The first is on the matter of “adaptations”, where EU regulations are changed for small businesses so they are not too onerous. The second is on micro-business exemptions which are still as rare as the proverbial hen’s teeth. “For SMEs, the thing is to continue to press Brussels for more exemptions – in the jargon these are called adaptations,” Fallon says. “Of the 42 directives that had an impact on British business in the first 11 months of last year, 2012, only 14 had any type of exemption for small firms. That isn’t good enough. There are no examples in a year of any micro-exemptions. I have challenged the Commission directly to live up to their promise on that. So, only a third of business directives are adapted or adjusted for small business and there are no micro-exemptions at all.” We also learn 12 EU member states have signed a Vince Cable letter to complain about this,but without a majority it is futile.QMV is an abomination And the reason Persson thinks this is good for UK business is?He is covering for Cameron saying one thing(the UK has a say on EU regulation) whilst the Business minister has just proved the opposite....get us out of there. Edited by user 08 January 2013 21:02:04(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified


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