The Norwegian government said total revenues for the oil-rich economy were down by nearly 5 percent for the second quarter of 2015. Statistics Norway, the government’s data-recording agency, said total revenue for the second quarter of the year was $40.4 billion, down 4.7 percent from the same period last year. “Sales revenue, transfers and the operating surplus from petroleum activities have all been reduced from the second quarter of 2014,” the agency said in a statement. The Norwegian government said its oil-driven economy has been pressured by lower crude oil prices, with overall investments expected to decline by 12 percent this year. Slow global growth leaves the government somewhat pessimistic, but an uptick is expected to emerge on the horizon. German energy company Wintershall last week said it aims to […]