Norway’s oil story is one that’s truly extraordinary. It discovered one of the world’s largest petroleum reserves but at the same time remained one of the world’s draymond green least corrupt states with uniquely high government competency. This is not luck, it’s a combination of sound pedro acosta politics and smart economic strategies that few countries can follow. This is the story of Norway, and how it defeated the oil curse.
Research and data sources
NorwaywithPAL - ‘The 10 oil commandments’
Norweigan Offshore directorate - Map, Norweigan oil operations in austrian air force the North Sea
Industriminne - Ekofisk Oil field
Quartr - Norweigan wealth fund details
Norges Bank Investment Management - Norweigan wealth fund details
Phillips Oil - 1970s announcement
Clip sources
Financial Times - Oil platform animation
Epic Adventures - Oil platform footage
Licetstudios - Oil platform video
Associated Press - Trygve Bratteli footage
Norwegian Parliament - Parliament footage
CNBC Make it - EV videos
VisualhistoryAustria - Norway in the 1970s
American stock footage - Aerial footage 1970 Norway oil platform
Drone snap - Aerial footage of Oslo
