Norway and Russia share energy knowledge

The Norwegian companies Hydro and Statoil are merging their oil and gas operations to form the world’s largest offshore operator.  

Twenty billion barrels of oil have been pumped up from the Norwegian continental shelf since production started in June 1971. It all began at the Ekofisk field, which in 2006 is Norway's most productive oil and gas field and a national cultural heritage monument.

Norway is the world’s third largest exporter of both oil and gas. Its role as an oil and gas nation is important for the country’s economy as well as for the energy supply security of our trading partners.