The next parliamentary elections will be held in October. As it always happens, individual parties prepare a series of election promises. This is also the case here. Unfortunately, in view of the recent problems with crude oil, some of the election promises will not be realized. Elections and oil go hand in hand. This is shown very clearly in the latest report - Norway is a country dependent on oil. If we even take a closer look at the capital city of the country - Oslo - about 7.000 workers would lose their jobs if the oil industry ceased to exist.
Elections and oil - an inseparable relationship
ARENDAL (Nettavisen Ekonomia): Without the oil and gas industry, Norway would have been forced to apply severe cuts to welfare programs, according to a recent report. "Election promises are worth nothing without the money from oil and gas extraction. " - Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen in an interview for Nettavisen Ekonomia.
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Crude oil - the wealth of Norway ...
Some time ago at the special request of the organization Norsk oil og gass a special survey was conducted among the Norwegian community. What is the result of it? It turns out that as many as 70 percent of respondents support the continued extraction and production of oil and gas in Norway. At the same time, a large number of people say that the money from oil and gas extraction today is unreal and unimaginable. This mainly applies to the youngest generations. Today's kids, young people do not remember or know what the country of fjords looked like before the discovery of "oil wealth".
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Elections and oil - what about the oil industry?
Oil industry representatives are watching with interest as oil and gas issues emerge in election promises.
“I believe there is a broad consensus on oil policy, with today's government coalition standing by the wall behind its main findings. At the same time, politicians are pushing for emissions reduction and the most efficient possible capture and retention of carbon dioxide. These are extremely important issues with which we, as representatives of the oil industry, fully agree. I think we will continue to witness a broad consensus on oil and gas policy. " - Schjøtt-Pedersen for Nattevisen.
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Elections and oil. At first glance, you can see that the topic of the oil industry raises a lot of emotions. Not only on the political and electoral grounds. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with our previous publications in this regard: Cheapest crude oil in 8 months. The price per barrel is 25% lower
