2006 in Norway

Events

* Septemberndash The death of Eugene Ejike Obiora at the hands of arresting police officers in Trondheim triggers massive protests across Norway
* Decemberndash Norsk Hydro reveals a proposal to merge its oil business with compatriate oil and gas company Statoil. Gaining approval from both the EU and the Storting, the merger is completed by October 1, 2007.

* The service station chain HydroTexaco which was established in 1995 through a merger between Norsk Hydro and Texaco is sold to Reitangruppen.

Arts and literature

Births

January to June

July to December

Full date unknown

Deaths

* September 7ndash Eugene Ejike Obiora, a naturalized Norwegian citizen posthumously renowned due to the circumstances of his death (b. 1958)

Full date unknown