Here is a video, in Arabic, he says he interpreted exploration reports from 13 oil wells.They asked him for a draft on how to handle oil industry.
He called for separation between ownership and operation, to treat the Norwegian oil company as a private entity. They did it right when they prepared well. He said his contribution was in establishing a scientific basis for the government role in the oil industry.
The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
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#12Can 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 actu…
Interestingly enough, the government involved norwegian philosophers
It makes me wonder what it'd be like if, as a nation, our upper house of government were replaced with a long-standing group of politically independent philosophers and other "wise people" (here in the UK there is a little of this, as the House of Lords has 26 "Lords Spiritual" who are all Church of England bishops - something more secular but in a similar spirit would also be nice).
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 actu…
Interestingly enough, the government involved norwegian philosophers It makes me wonder what it'd be like if, as a nation, our upper house of government were replaced with a long-standing group of politically independent philosophers and other "wise people" (here in the UK there is a little of this, as the House of Lords has 26 "Lords Spiritual" who are all Church of England bishops - something more secular but in a…
The United States supreme court is the closest thing we have.
Re: The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)
#14Beautiful story - truly exceptional man.
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#15According to Norwegian Wikipedia, he got knighted in 2012.
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#16According to Norwegian Wikipedia, he got knighted in 2012.
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#17Beautiful story - truly exceptional man.
I agree. He comments that "but things have mostly come in a fortunate order. It’s got nothing to do with skill, it’s simply luck." To me this is completely wrong. He had the thought to go to the Ministry and he made the best of a great opportunity.