Norwegian Petroleum Institute

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]

Norwegian Petroleum Institute
Company typeLobbying organization
Founded1970
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Key people
Inger-Lise M. Nøstvik
(secretary general)
Håvard Kjærstad
(board chairman)
Websitewww.np.no

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b About the Norwegian Petroleum Institute
  2. ^ a b Einar, Spurkeland (2004). Rødt lys for biljournalistikken. Kristiansand: Norwegian Academic Press. p. 70. ISBN 82-7147-257-7.
  3. ^ The board of the Norwegian Petroleum Institute[permanent dead link]