Premise: Finally, the last thing that I want to do -I'm answering soliloquy with soliloquy here. I'm not sure if this is a dialogue. Finally, I am acutely cognizant of the fact that this trial has abundant media coverage, and it is surely not my intent to force a constitutional confrontation with two reporters and to create a side show that we don't need to. That's why we're meeting in chambers.
Hypothesis: The Norwegian government does not plan to cut its stake in Statoil, industry Minister Monica Maeland reiterated to parliament on Wednesday