An offshore gas rig owned by a state-owned Norwegian company. “We’re so happy we have this oil fund – where the money comes from, no one wants to talk about,” says Prof. Marianne Takle. Credit: Olaf Nagelhus / Equinor
Norway’s oil and gas industry has generated unimaginable wealth for its population. Is it really dirty money? And what can Israel learn from it?
OSLO – At 2 Bankplassen Street in the center of this city, two copper-colored metal doors open into a foyer that obviously hasn’t been renovated for decades. Potted petunia plants, a courteous clerk at the reception desk. There is not the slightest hint of the gargantuan economic power residing within the confines of this old building.
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