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| Company type | Lobbying organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Key people |
Inger-Lise M. Nøstvik (secretary general) Håvard Kjærstad (board chairman) |
| Website | www.np.no |
The Norwegian Petroleum Institute ( Norwegian: Norsk Petroleumsinstitutt) is a Norwegian petroleum lobbying organization formed in 1970. Its purpose is to "attend to and promote the common interest of the [petroleum] industry". [1]
The petroleum companies Esso Norge, YX Energi Norge, Norske Shell, Statoil Norge, AGA AS, Castrol Norge, Yara Industrial, Nynas, Valvoline Oil and Progas are behind the Norwegian Petroleum Institute. [1] It also has ties with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. [2] Its board consists of Håvard Kjærstad (ESSO), Tage Kruse (YX), Lars Inge Lunde (Shell), Dag Roger Rinde (Statoil), Sven Borger Fiedler (Castrol) and secretary Inger-Lise M. Nøstvik. [3]
It has been criticized for manufacturing quasi-journalistic information and news, which was picked up by the Norwegian news media, and eventually had political impact. [2]
- ^ a b About the Norwegian Petroleum Institute
- ^ a b Einar, Spurkeland (2004). Rødt lys for biljournalistikken. Kristiansand: Norwegian Academic Press. p. 70. ISBN 82-7147-257-7.
- ^ The board of the Norwegian Petroleum Institute[ permanent dead link]
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| Company type | Lobbying organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Key people |
Inger-Lise M. Nøstvik (secretary general) Håvard Kjærstad (board chairman) |
| Website | www.np.no |
The Norwegian Petroleum Institute ( Norwegian: Norsk Petroleumsinstitutt) is a Norwegian petroleum lobbying organization formed in 1970. Its purpose is to "attend to and promote the common interest of the [petroleum] industry". [1]
The petroleum companies Esso Norge, YX Energi Norge, Norske Shell, Statoil Norge, AGA AS, Castrol Norge, Yara Industrial, Nynas, Valvoline Oil and Progas are behind the Norwegian Petroleum Institute. [1] It also has ties with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. [2] Its board consists of Håvard Kjærstad (ESSO), Tage Kruse (YX), Lars Inge Lunde (Shell), Dag Roger Rinde (Statoil), Sven Borger Fiedler (Castrol) and secretary Inger-Lise M. Nøstvik. [3]
It has been criticized for manufacturing quasi-journalistic information and news, which was picked up by the Norwegian news media, and eventually had political impact. [2]
- ^ a b About the Norwegian Petroleum Institute
- ^ a b Einar, Spurkeland (2004). Rødt lys for biljournalistikken. Kristiansand: Norwegian Academic Press. p. 70. ISBN 82-7147-257-7.
- ^ The board of the Norwegian Petroleum Institute[ permanent dead link]