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Sverdrup

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[sver-druhp, sfer-, svar-droop] / ˈsvɛr drəp, ˈsfɛr-, ˈsvær drʊp /

noun

  1. Otto Neumann 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.

  2. Also called Sverdrup Islands. a group of islands in the N Northwest Territories of Canada, in the Arctic, W of Ellesmere Island: named after Otto Neumann Sverdrup.


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The call with management later Wednesday will likely focus on outlook for the Johan Sverdrup and Johan Castberg fields, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

One of the three judges in the trial, Judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad, began the session early on Monday with a summary of their conclusions, before going into a 128-page ruling explaining the verdict.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Prices for oil from the Johan Sverdrup field off the coast of Norway have jumped to record premiums over Brent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

“For Norway to have a future,” said Mr. Sverdrup, the director of the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, “we have to be aligned to the future energy system in Europe.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

In the course of the winter Sverdrup set up a bear-trap of his own invention, but it did not prove very successful.

From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Jacob B. Bull

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