Stavanger, Norway
Leif Johan Sevland
Mayor, City of Stavanger
Over the last 35 years Norway has become the sixth largest oil producer and third largest oil exporter in the world. Stavanger lies at the heart of these operations.
Thanks to the foresight of local politicians and entrepreneurs who recognized the possibilities in the 1960s, the Stavanger region is now the undisputed hub of European petroleum exploration activities and EuropeÃs main petro-maritime cluster.
Half of the total Norwegian oil and gas industry is located in one city! Stavanger is a member of the World Energy Cities Partnership. In Stavanger you find the European head offices of all of the major international operators such as Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, TOTAL and Statoil. You also find all of the main suppliers, along with NorwayÃs official administrative center for the petroleum industry.
Stavanger hosts the world renown Offshore Northern Seas Conference Exhibition and Festival.
This is a community with a tradition of daring to test new ideas. The result is a vibrant, welcoming city noted for its friendly, open-minded inhabitants. We are convinced that you will enjoy the energetic city!
Energy facts:
- The Stavanger region has some 300,000 inhabitants
- 45,000 employed in the petroleum sector
- Norway is the sixth largest oil producer in the world, and the third largest oil exporter
- Present oil production: 3.1 million bpd
- Present natural gas production equivalent to 1.5 million bpd
- Total oil and gas resources: 13 billion o.e.
- Production to date: 2.7 billion o.e.
- 2004 investments on the Norwegian Continental Shelf: USD 9 billion