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Investing current revenues from oil and gas in the Fund and limiting Fund transfers in line with the fiscal policy guideline, reduces Norway's exposure to oil price risk.
Norges sårbarhet overfor oljeprisrisiko reduseres ved å investere de løpende inntektene fra utvinning av olje og gass i pensjonsfondet, og begrense uttakene fra fondet i tråd med handlingsregelen for finanspolitikken.
Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG)
Statens pensjonsfond utland (SPU)
Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN)
Statens pensjonsfond Norge (SPN)
The Government Pension Fund
Statens pensjonsfond
St. 19 (2013-2014) - The Management of the Government Pension Fund in 2013
19 (2013–2014) - Forvaltningen av Statens pensjonsfond i 2013
Communication Unit / Press Contacts E-mail: kommunikasjonsenheten@fin.dep.no Phone: +47 22 24 44 11 Address: Postboks 8008 Dep, 0030 Oslo Visitor address: Akersgata 40, Oslo
Pressekontakter / Kommunikasjonsenheten E-post: kommunikasjonsenheten@fin.dep.no Telefon: 22 24 44 11 Adresse: Postboks 8008 Dep, 0030 Oslo Besøksadresse: Akersgata 40, Oslo
A sound and responsible management of the Government Pension Fund
Forvaltningen av Statens pensjonsfond videreutvikles
"The suffering men, women and children of Syria need peace and an end to the violence.
- The suffering men, women and children of Syria need peace and an end to the violence.
They need the opposing parties to commit to this process so that they can freely choose their future leaders", said Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Børge Brende in his address at the Geneva II Conference on Syria.
They need the opposing parties to commit to this process so that they can freely choose their future leaders, sa utenriksminister Børge Brende i sitt innlegg på Genève II-konferansen.
Let me join others in thanking UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for convening this international conference on Syria and also for your leadership.
Let me join others in thanking UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for convening this international conference on Syria and also for your leadership.
I would also like to thank Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Lavrov for their tireless efforts, as well as Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi and his team, for their courage and work in a difficult situation.
I would also like to thank Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Lavrov for their tireless efforts, as well as Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi and his team, for their courage and work in a difficult situation.
It is with great responsibility we are gathered here – a responsibility towards the Syrian people to stop the unfolding bloodshed.
It is with great responsibility we are gathered here – a responsibility towards the Syrian people to stop the unfolding bloodshed.
More violence and fighting will only prolong the human suffering.
More violence and fighting will only prolong the human suffering.
We are here to take the first steps toward a political solution to the conflict.
We are here to take the first steps toward a political solution to the conflict.
We have to seize this opportunity, to replace the logic of war with the logic of peace.
We have to seize this opportunity, to replace the logic of war with the logic of peace.
A lot is at stake – 3 years ago, Syria was a middle-income country.
A lot is at stake – 3 years ago, Syria was a middle-income country.
It is now the site of a humanitarian disaster.
It is now the site of a humanitarian disaster.
50 % of its GDP is gone.
50 % of its GDP is gone.
Three years ago, Syria was a safe haven for refugees.
Three years ago, Syria was a safe haven for refugees.
Now it is one of the largest refugee crises we have seen in our lifetime.
Now it is one of the largest refugee crises we have seen in our lifetime.
Three million people have fled, 9.3 million people are urgently in need of humanitarian aid.
Three million people have fled, 9.3 million people are urgently in need of humanitarian aid.
More than 2 million children are out of school.
More than 2 million children are out of school.
Foreign Minister Muallem and Syrian coalition President Jarba, by coming here, you have taken the first brave step.
Foreign Minister Muallem and Syrian coalition President Jarba, by coming here, you have taken the first brave step.
Remaining at the negotiating table will be even more challenging, but essential.
Remaining at the negotiating table will be even more challenging, but essential.
Your responsibility is to end the violence and reach a comprehensive agreement for a political settlement that fully implements the Geneva Communiqué.
Your responsibility is to end the violence and reach a comprehensive agreement for a political settlement that fully implements the Geneva Communiqué.
This includes a mutually agreed transitional governing body, with full executive powers, that can pave the way for democratic institutions.
This includes a mutually agreed transitional governing body, with full executive powers, that can pave the way for democratic institutions.
Implementing the Communiqué also means preserving the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria.
Implementing the Communiqué also means preserving the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria.
As well as protecting the rights of all citizens – including women, minorities and religious communities.
As well as protecting the rights of all citizens – including women, minorities and religious communities.
Past experience has shown that functioning state institutions should be maintained and reformed.
Past experience has shown that functioning state institutions should be maintained and reformed.
The full and effective participation of women and civil society in this process must be ensured.
The full and effective participation of women and civil society in this process must be ensured.
Norway stands ready to assist.
Norway stands ready to assist.
Confidence building measures are vital to get the process started.
Confidence building measures are vital to get the process started.
The parties need to take real steps on the ground.
The parties need to take real steps on the ground.
We call for ceasefires to be implemented immediately.
We call for ceasefires to be implemented immediately.
And for a full stop of attacks on non-military targets.
And for a full stop of attacks on non-military targets.
Release of arbitrary detained prisoners should be arranged.
Release of arbitrary detained prisoners should be arranged.
The parties should ensure immediate, full humanitarian access and protection, and respect humanitarian principles.
The parties should ensure immediate, full humanitarian access and protection, and respect humanitarian principles.
All parties have an obligation to respect international humanitarian law and to protect humanitarian actors.
All parties have an obligation to respect international humanitarian law and to protect humanitarian actors.
They must allow the delivery of humanitarian supplies to all those in need, in all parts of the country.
They must allow the delivery of humanitarian supplies to all those in need, in all parts of the country.
In Yarmouk, Damascus and Homs we have seen and are continuing to see the starvation of hundreds of thousands of civilians.
In Yarmouk, Damascus and Homs we have seen and are continuing to see the starvation of hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Calls for humanitarian access have largely been ignored.
Calls for humanitarian access have largely been ignored.
Tactics like these are inhuman, and they have to stop.
Tactics like these are inhuman, and they have to stop.
Nor can we ignore the extremists and foreign fighters.
Nor can we ignore the extremists and foreign fighters.
Their cause is alien to the Syrian people and it runs counter to Syria’s history of tolerance and coexistence.
Their cause is alien to the Syrian people and it runs counter to Syria’s history of tolerance and coexistence.
Those who are responsible for atrocities and war crimes on all sides of the conflict must be held accountable for their actions.
Those who are responsible for atrocities and war crimes on all sides of the conflict must be held accountable for their actions.
In Kuwait last week, the international community pledged 2.4 billion dollars of the 6.5 billion the UN has asked for.
In Kuwait last week, the international community pledged 2.4 billion dollars of the 6.5 billion the UN has asked for.
This is encouraging, but it is not enough.
This is encouraging, but it is not enough.
We need to do even more.
We need to do even more.
By providing humanitarian assistance, and also by supporting democracy-building and the long-term reconstruction of Syria.
By providing humanitarian assistance, and also by supporting democracy-building and the long-term reconstruction of Syria.
Similarly, influential regional actors need to contribute to finding a lasting political solution.
Similarly, influential regional actors need to contribute to finding a lasting political solution.
The Syrian people should not be pawns in a game of regional interests.
The Syrian people should not be pawns in a game of regional interests.
Mr Secretary-General,
Mr Secretary-General,
The suffering men, women and children of Syria need peace and an end to the violence.
The suffering men, women and children of Syria need peace and an end to the violence.
They need the opposing parties to commit to this process so that they can freely choose their future leaders.
They need the opposing parties to commit to this process so that they can freely choose their future leaders.
Norway will remain a friend and supporter of the Syrian people.
Norway will remain a friend and supporter of the Syrian people.
We stand ready to assist the UN and the parties in this political process.
We stand ready to assist the UN and the parties in this political process.
Norway pledges NOK 460 million for Syria
Norge gir 460 millioner til Syria
Address at Geneva II Conference
Innlegg på Genève II-konferansen
Montreux, 22 January 2014
Montreux, 22. januar 2014
"Our close relations, high level of competence and industrial opportunities form an excellent basis for future cooperation", said State Secretary Bård Glad Pedersen in his address at the annual Russian–Norwegian Oil and Gas Conference in Tromsø.
- Our close relations, high level of competence and industrial opportunities form an excellent basis for future cooperation, sa statssekretær Bård Glad Pedersen i sitt innlegg på den norsk-russiske olje- og gasskonferansen i Tromsø.
Thank you for this opportunity to speak here at the closing of INTSOK’s 12th annual Russian–Norwegian Oil and Gas Conference.
Thank you for this opportunity to speak here at the closing of INTSOK’s 12th annual Russian–Norwegian Oil and Gas Conference.
I have been told that you have had an interesting and fruitful day discussing how to responsibly drill and develop oil and gas fields in the Arctic.
I have been told that you have had an interesting and fruitful day discussing how to responsibly drill and develop oil and gas fields in the Arctic.
I would like to underline how the Government see this initiative as a cornerstone in Norway’s Arctic policy, and in our relations with Russia.
I would like to underline how the Government see this initiative as a cornerstone in Norway’s Arctic policy, and in our relations with Russia.
The Arctic is at the very top of Norway’s international agenda.
The Arctic is at the very top of Norway’s international agenda.
The Prime Minister was here in Tromsø this morning to underline this fact and to outline the Government’s priorities.
The Prime Minister was here in Tromsø this morning to underline this fact and to outline the Government’s priorities.
Developments here are important not only for northern Norway, but for Norway as a whole, for Norway’s position in the world, as well as from a global perspective.
Developments here are important not only for northern Norway, but for Norway as a whole, for Norway’s position in the world, as well as from a global perspective.
Fish, oil, gas, minerals, tourist destinations and centres of knowledge are all to be found here in the north.
Fish, oil, gas, minerals, tourist destinations and centres of knowledge are all to be found here in the north.
The task of the Government is to ensure that we are able to grasp the opportunities nature and natural resources provide.
The task of the Government is to ensure that we are able to grasp the opportunities nature and natural resources provide.
And the key is knowledge.
And the key is knowledge.
Our aim must be to ensure that the Arctic becomes one of the most innovative and knowledge-based regions of growth in the world.
Our aim must be to ensure that the Arctic becomes one of the most innovative and knowledge-based regions of growth in the world.
And this is possible.
And this is possible.
In our northernmost county, Finnmark, the offshore supply industry achieved an annual growth rate of 37 % between 2004 and 2011.
In our northernmost county, Finnmark, the offshore supply industry achieved an annual growth rate of 37 % between 2004 and 2011.
Our aim is a results-oriented Arctic policy that fosters the development of clusters with knowledge-based enterprises in the north.
Our aim is a results-oriented Arctic policy that fosters the development of clusters with knowledge-based enterprises in the north.
The energy industry will be a key component in this.
The energy industry will be a key component in this.
Successful offshore oil and gas activities generate positive effects for the region.
Successful offshore oil and gas activities generate positive effects for the region.
The on-going activities have already generated extensive ripple effects, including commercial opportunities for suppliers of goods and services to the industry.
The on-going activities have already generated extensive ripple effects, including commercial opportunities for suppliers of goods and services to the industry.
The challenge for regional businesses is to develop their competence and capacity to be able to compete for contracts.
The challenge for regional businesses is to develop their competence and capacity to be able to compete for contracts.
And the oil and gas companies have a role in enabling this.
And the oil and gas companies have a role in enabling this.
To this end, education and competence building are key.
To this end, education and competence building are key.
Young people educating themselves to meet the needs of the petroleum and energy industry in the northern regions will have a wide range of opportunities for the future.
Young people educating themselves to meet the needs of the petroleum and energy industry in the northern regions will have a wide range of opportunities for the future.
We want our young people to see the highly attractive and long-term employment opportunities offered by the petroleum sector.
We want our young people to see the highly attractive and long-term employment opportunities offered by the petroleum sector.
Northern Norway is a land of opportunities in oil and gas.
Northern Norway is a land of opportunities in oil and gas.
The defining issue with regard to the future development of the Arctic is climate change.
The defining issue with regard to the future development of the Arctic is climate change.
It determines access to resources and transport routes.
It determines access to resources and transport routes.
And a melting Arctic has global implications:
And a melting Arctic has global implications:
It increases global warming, accelerates sea level rise and could change weather patterns throughout the northern hemisphere.
It increases global warming, accelerates sea level rise and could change weather patterns throughout the northern hemisphere.
The only responsible way to approach Arctic climate change is to try to limit it by effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The only responsible way to approach Arctic climate change is to try to limit it by effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The challenge we face is how we can meet the climate challenges, while at the same time providing a growing global population with the energy needed to support development and a path out of poverty for all.
The challenge we face is how we can meet the climate challenges, while at the same time providing a growing global population with the energy needed to support development and a path out of poverty for all.
Oil and gas will remain important for decades to come.
Oil and gas will remain important for decades to come.
The International Energy Agency has shown us this.
The International Energy Agency has shown us this.
With large fields across the globe nearing the end of production, no one should underestimate the challenge of finding and producing the oil and natural gas that is needed, also under a two-degree scenario.
With large fields across the globe nearing the end of production, no one should underestimate the challenge of finding and producing the oil and natural gas that is needed, also under a two-degree scenario.
CO2-efficient production of oil and gas from the Arctic can be part of the solution.
CO2-efficient production of oil and gas from the Arctic can be part of the solution.
Russia is the most important Arctic state in terms of territory, resources and activities.
Russia is the most important Arctic state in terms of territory, resources and activities.
For example, the Russian part of the Arctic is home to seven million people, whereas the three northernmost counties of Norway have 468 000 inhabitants.
For example, the Russian part of the Arctic is home to seven million people, whereas the three northernmost counties of Norway have 468 000 inhabitants.
Russia has jurisdiction over half of the Arctic coastline.
Russia has jurisdiction over half of the Arctic coastline.
Russia is our neighbour in the north.
Russia is our neighbour in the north.
We are sharing opportunities and challenges in the north together with Russia, and we are addressing many of them together.
We are sharing opportunities and challenges in the north together with Russia, and we are addressing many of them together.
We have been doing so through our broad bilateral relationship with Russia and through two decades of Barents cooperation.
We have been doing so through our broad bilateral relationship with Russia and through two decades of Barents cooperation.
We enjoy close cooperation with Russia, and we also have an open dialogue on issues where we disagree.
We enjoy close cooperation with Russia, and we also have an open dialogue on issues where we disagree.
The Foreign Minister was in Moscow yesterday.
The Foreign Minister was in Moscow yesterday.
There, he had meetings with his colleague Foreign Minister Lavrov and other important Russian friends, including representatives of the energy industry.
There, he had meetings with his colleague Foreign Minister Lavrov and other important Russian friends, including representatives of the energy industry.
Until 25 years ago, the border between our countries was a barrier.
Until 25 years ago, the border between our countries was a barrier.
We want to turn it into a bridge – and to continue and intensify our cross-border cooperation.
We want to turn it into a bridge – and to continue and intensify our cross-border cooperation.
Relations between Norway and Russia have been strengthened through the treaty on maritime delimitation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Relations between Norway and Russia have been strengthened through the treaty on maritime delimitation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Our common goal is sustainable management of the Arctic resources and responsible cooperation in the region.
Our common goal is sustainable management of the Arctic resources and responsible cooperation in the region.
The treaty creates new opportunities for petroleum activities and cooperation in the Barents Sea.
The treaty creates new opportunities for petroleum activities and cooperation in the Barents Sea.
This is a new chapter in our cooperation – and in our energy dialogue.
This is a new chapter in our cooperation – and in our energy dialogue.
It takes time to develop a new petroleum region.
It takes time to develop a new petroleum region.
Thirty-two years have passed since acreage in the Barents Sea was first opened for petroleum activities.
Thirty-two years have passed since acreage in the Barents Sea was first opened for petroleum activities.
Thirty years have gone by since the discovery of the Snøhvit gas field, which entered into production in 2007.
Thirty years have gone by since the discovery of the Snøhvit gas field, which entered into production in 2007.
The Goliat oil field was the second significant Norwegian discovery in the Barents Sea.
The Goliat oil field was the second significant Norwegian discovery in the Barents Sea.
It was made in the year 2000 – nearly twenty years after the Snøhvit discovery.
It was made in the year 2000 – nearly twenty years after the Snøhvit discovery.
We expect production to start this year.
We expect production to start this year.
In recent years we have had discoveries clearly demonstrating the great potential for the future.
In recent years we have had discoveries clearly demonstrating the great potential for the future.
Wells have been responsibly drilled for 30 years.
Wells have been responsibly drilled for 30 years.
But this is still a petroleum region with great exploration potential.
But this is still a petroleum region with great exploration potential.
According to the Petro Foresight 2030 report, investments and operating costs offshore northern Norway will in 2030 be on par with investments and operating costs in the North Sea.
According to the Petro Foresight 2030 report, investments and operating costs offshore northern Norway will in 2030 be on par with investments and operating costs in the North Sea.
By 2040, northern Norway may have overtaken southwestern Norway as a petroleum region.
By 2040, northern Norway may have overtaken southwestern Norway as a petroleum region.
The new discoveries in the Barents Sea, including promising oil discoveries in new areas, such as the Wisting field are encouraging.
The new discoveries in the Barents Sea, including promising oil discoveries in new areas, such as the Wisting field are encouraging.
This year, we expect record levels of exploration activities.
This year, we expect record levels of exploration activities.
In June last year, the Norwegian Government awarded 24 production licences in the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf – 20 in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian Sea.
In June last year, the Norwegian Government awarded 24 production licences in the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf – 20 in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian Sea.
Also two Russian companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, were awarded licences in the Barents Sea.
Also two Russian companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, were awarded licences in the Barents Sea.
Last summer the Norwegian parliament decided to open the Barents Sea South-East.
Last summer the Norwegian parliament decided to open the Barents Sea South-East.
This includes previously disputed areas, and will require even closer dialogue between our countries.
This includes previously disputed areas, and will require even closer dialogue between our countries.
The delimitation agreement between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea includes provisions for cooperation between Norway and Russia in case an oil or gas discovery is made that could extend across the delimitation line.
The delimitation agreement between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea includes provisions for cooperation between Norway and Russia in case an oil or gas discovery is made that could extend across the delimitation line.
We have to cooperate to find practical solutions to challenges that may arise, as we have in the past.
We have to cooperate to find practical solutions to challenges that may arise, as we have in the past.
One of the keys to continued responsible development of the resources in the north is improved maritime safety and emergency preparedness and response.
One of the keys to continued responsible development of the resources in the north is improved maritime safety and emergency preparedness and response.