Energy
The chief task of the Ministry of Energy is to develop a coordinated and coherent energy policy. It is an overriding goal to ensure high value creation through the efficient and environmentally-friendly management of the country’s energy resources.
The History of Norwegian Hydropower in 5 Minutes
Modern Norway was built and industrialised when we started to utilize rivers and waterfalls to produce electricity. Hydropower is still the backbone of the Norwegian power system, and will remain so in the foreseeable future.
Gas exports from the Norwegian shelf
Norway is an important supplier of oil and gas to the global market, and almost all oil and gas produced on the Norwegian shelf is exported.
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- Revised National Budget: “Norway Price” for Electricity and District Heating Press release 21/05/2025
- Press Invitation to the Launch of the Longship Project Press release 19/05/2025
- The Revised National Budget: High production generates large revenues from the petroleum industry Press release 19/05/2025
- New Important Step in the Government’s Offshore Wind Initiative: Announcing competition for project areas at Utsira Nord Press release 19/05/2025
- Seminar for National Oil Companies Speech/statement 16/05/2025
Documents
- Norway’s Brazil strategy: Partnership for a common future Plans/strategy 08/05/2025
- Meld. St. 31 (2023–2024) - Long-term Perspectives on the Norwegian Economy 2024 Report to the Storting 09/08/2024
- Meld. St. 30 (2023–2024) - International cooperation on nuclear safety and security in a changed Europe Report to the Storting 21/06/2024
- Meld. St. 21 (2023–2024) - Norway’s integrated ocean management plans Report to the Storting 05/04/2024
- NOU 2023: 25 - The transition to low emissions Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 27/10/2023
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Ministry of Energy
E-mail: postmottak@ed.dep.no
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