1st Edition

Norway, Oil, And Foreign Policy

By John C. Ausland Copyright 1979
    152 Pages
    by Routledge

    152 Pages
    by Routledge

    This first English-language study examines the problems, benefits, and prospects for the future faced by Norway as an oil-producing nation. It demonstrates the impact of oil on Norway's foreign policy.

    Key Dates -- Introduction -- The Context -- The World in Disorder -- The Energy Crisis -- The OPEC Revolution -- Norway’s Role as an Oil Nation -- The Importance of Norway’s Oil -- Norway’s Dilemma: OPEC versus IEA -- The Functional Issues -- The Question of Pace -- The Question of Prices -- The Question of Profits -- The North Sea -- Nationalism versus Internationalism -- Ekofisk—Landing the Oil and Gas -- Frigg—Dividing the Pie -- Statfjord—The Modernization of Norwegian Industry -- Spitzbergen and the Barents Sea -- Norway and the Great Powers -- Crisis Management -- Accidents—The Bravo Blowout -- Security—Terrorism and War -- The Prospects -- Comments and Speculation

    Biography

    Ausland, John C.