Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (Norwegian: Olje- og energidepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Petroleum and Energy Åslaug Haga (Centre Party). The department must report to the legislature, Storting.

Organisation

The ministry is divided into the following sections:¹

• Political staff
• Communication Unit
• Technology and Industry Department
• Energy and Water Resources Department
• Department of Trade and Industrial Economics
• Administration, Budgets and Accounting Department

Political staff

• Minister Åslaug Haga (Centre)²
• State Secretary Guri Størvold (Centre)
• State Secretary Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt (Centre)
• Political Advisor Geir Pollestad (Centre)³

Subsidiaries

Subordinate government agencies:⁴

• Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
• Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
• Enova
• Gassnova
• Statnett

Wholly owned limited companies:⁴

• Gassco
• Petoro

Partially owned public limited companies:⁴

• StatoilHydro (62% ownership)

External links

• Official web site

References

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