State-ownership in the energy sector
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State-ownership in the energy sector
In the government’s view, private ownership should be the main rule in Norwegian business and industry. Direct state ownership requires a special justification.
Part-owned company
Statoil is an international energy company with about 22 000 employees in 37 countries. Its main activities are oil and gas production.
Wholly-owned companies
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy administers the state's ownership of the companies Petoro, Gassco, Statnett, Enova and Gassnova.