Fossil Fuels - At What Cost? Government support for upstream oil and gas activities in Norway

The report by the Global Subsidy Initiative (GSI) identifies and estimates government support for upstream oil and gas production in Norway, specifically analyzing nine subsidies and their impacts on revenue, employment, and carbon emissions.

• The analysis identifies nine subsidies for oil and gas production in Norway, with six of them costing approximately NOK 25.5 billion (US$ 4 billion) in 2009.
• The identified subsidies include research and development grants, accelerated deductions on investments, tax reimbursement for exploration expenses, the provision of infrastructure and facilities by Gassco, the provision of seismic investigations by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, and special treatment of the Snøhvit field in Northern Norway.
• The report evaluates the effects of the three largest subsidies on carbon emissions, employment, and government revenue, and suggests ways for the Norwegian government to increase the transparency of subsidy spending.

APA

Lindgren,, F. A. (2012). Fossil Fuels - At What Cost? Government support for upstream oil and gas activities in Norway. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/fossil-fuels-what-cost-government-support-upstream-oil-and-gas-activities-1

Chicago

Lindgren,, Frian Aarsnes,Petter. Fossil Fuels - At What Cost? Government support for upstream oil and gas activities in Norway. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2012. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/fossil-fuels-what-cost-government-support-upstream-oil-and-gas-activities-1.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lindgren2012fossil, author = {Lindgren,, Frian Aarsnes,Petter}, title = {{Fossil Fuels - At What Cost? Government support for upstream oil and gas activities in Norway}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2012}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/fossil-fuels-what-cost-government-support-upstream-oil-and-gas-activities-1}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }