The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
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Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#2Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#3Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/38scem/norways_89...
It was discussed on reddit.
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#4Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/38scem/norways_89... It was discussed on reddit.
Was discussed on HN back in '09 as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=794116
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#5Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
I can't verify this particular story, although it sounds true. However, all the general stuff about norwegian policies and ways of thinking are correct.
Interestingly enough, the government involved norwegian philosophers when making plans for all the oil-money that was going to come in. This in turn lead to the oil-fund we have today, where the government can only spend the returns of it, and never dig into the actual fund itself.
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#6Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
He was a guest on a chat show here in Norway a couple of months ago. I had never heard of this guy before, and few norwegians have, so its nice he finally gains some credit for his work.
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#7Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
This story is indeed true. The Norwegian Broadcasting Company did a series on oil exploration in Norway and I believe they did credit him for this.
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#8Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
His article on the Norwegian Wikipedia existed already before 2009, although it didn't have many details back then, and still doesn't.
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#9Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
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Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#10Can someone that reads Norwegian verify this? I haven't found a lot of material in English.
I learned of this story at uni, when I took a course at the institute for petroleum at Norwegian University of Science and Technology.