Model of State Management of Petroleum Sector – Case of Norway

Katarzyna Dośpiał-Borysiak

doi:10.1515/ipcj-2017-0019

Authors

Katarzyna Dośpiał-Borysiak University of Łódź, Faculty of International And Political Studies, Department of Political Systems, ul. Składowa 43, 90–127 Łódź

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/ipcj-2017-0019

Keywords:

Norway, oil and gas sector, management

Abstract

The aim of the article is to discuss the Norwegian Model of hydrocarbon management and its impact on building a just and equal society. Since 1972, the model has been based on the separation of policy, commercial, and regulatory functions. Within each area there is state-controlled institution with its own distinct role. This model of separation of duties is however combined with other unique features which cannot be easily copied by other counties. These include a long tradition and high level of democratic co-operation, intergovernmental checks and balances, socio-democratic traditions of strong public involvement, mature institutional capacity (mainly a competent bureaucracy) and highly developed model of co-operation between government, business and research institutions.

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Author Biography

Katarzyna Dośpiał-Borysiak, University of Łódź, Faculty of International And Political Studies, Department of Political Systems, ul. Składowa 43, 90–127 Łódź

Ph.D. in the field of Political Science, assistant professor (Department of Political Systems, Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Łódź, Poland). A scholar of the Swedish Government (University of Växjö) and Norwegian Government within the European Economic Area Grants (University of Trondheim). She conducted a series of lectures in Maastricht Center for Transatlantic Studies (Netherlands) and other centers, among others, Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Magdeburg (Germany), Tula (Russia). The main sphere of interest concerns international issues, especially regionalism, climate policy, security and European integration, with particular emphasis on the processes taking place in the Baltic Sea Region, Nordic Countries, and the Far North. The author of the monographs: Polityka Szwecji i Finlandii w regionie Morza Bałtyckiego, Państwa nordyckie a Unia Europejska, and scientific articles published in books, and national and international journals.

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