Petoro

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Petoro AS
Type State owned
Founded 2001
Headquarters Stavanger, Norway
Key people Kjell Pedersen (CEO)
Area served Norway
Industry Petroleum
Revenue NOK 177 million (2005)
Operating income NOK 0 million (2005)
Parent Government of Norway
Website www.petoro.no

Petoro, a company wholly owned by the state of Norway, manages Norwegian offshore oil and natural gas properties, State's Direct Financial Interest (SDFI), on behalf of the government. The company functions as a manager for the government and does not directly own the licences. The company also has a control function surveying Statoil's production on behalf of the government. The company is not operator of any fields.

The company was established in 2001 though SDFI has existed from the dawn of the Norwegian oil era. As of January 1, 2006 the value of the portfolio was NOK 875 billion. In 2005 the company produced 1.2 million barrels of oil equivalents per day and had an operating income of NOK 113 billion.

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