Norway
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- Created on: 07-05-13 18:58
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- Norway
- Social and econimic opputunities created by exploitation of energy resources
- 1960s - discovery of oil and gas in Norwegan waters
- Benefit - oil and gas provides Norways small population with plenty of energy
- Benefit - oil and gas accounts for one third of all export earnings
- Oil and gas industry = vital to economy
- Creates employment 250,000 jobs created directly and indirectly
- Also boosted innovation and tecnological development in other sectors
- Norway has the physical features to develop HEP (accounts for 99% of all electricity production) Therefore Norway is a very clean nation But there is limited capacity for further development
- Oil and gas industry = vital to economy
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