Equinor may shun further UK investment if Rosebank, thought to hold up to 500 million barrels, and Jackdaw are refused, Equinor boss Anders Opedal said. The pending ministerial ruling is now also a test of whether a British consent holds once granted, though Opedal still expects both fields to be approved.
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives70
- Confidence60
Norway will ask parliament to temporarily ban AI glasses in at least 12 kinds of place, including schools, beaches and gyms. Private use stays legal, so what a pair of glasses may record would depend on where the wearer stands and who is nearby.
Perspective Coverage
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- Builder
- Builder 26%
- Operator
- Operator 46%
- Investor
- Investor 28%
Reality
- Evidence78
- Adoption15
- Hype gap+30
- Incentives40
- Confidence72
Kazakhstan's July decree lets oil producers supply flared-gas power to crypto miners, as Crusoe did before assembling 10 gigawatts of AI projects. Crusoe sold those flare operations to NYDIG, so AI demand in Kazakhstan more likely lands on new grid capacity.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption15
- Hype gap+40
- Incentives60
- Confidence50
In North Sea drill cores, Dirk Knaust found more than 20 fossil vomit pellets whose shellfish needed steady ocean salinity to live. He argues the mismatch means plesiosaurs brought their meals inshore.
Reality
- Evidence50
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence55
Techouse's compact offshore steam generator clears full-scale tests; the CO2 math is still an estimate
A once-through steam generator developed with TotalEnergies, Equinor and SINTEF passed vibration and fatigue testing at Stord. Commercial launch is targeted for end-2026, and the data analysis is unfinished.
Reality
- Evidence38
- Adoption15
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives68
- Confidence42