In 2014, the oil and gas industry in Norway had the most employees. That year, 38.4 thousand people were working in oil and gas extraction, while 28.4 thousand people were performing in related services. Furthermore, 300 people were running the pipeline transport. In the following years, the number of employees decreased in all sectors. As of 2018, there were 28 thousand employees in the oil and gas extraction sector.
Number of employees in the oil and gas industry in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by sector (in 1,000s)
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Norsk Petroleum. (December 16, 2019). Number of employees in the oil and gas industry in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/827312/employee-number-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-norway-by-sector/
Norsk Petroleum. "Number of employees in the oil and gas industry in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827312/employee-number-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-norway-by-sector/
Norsk Petroleum. (2019). Number of employees in the oil and gas industry in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827312/employee-number-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-norway-by-sector/
Norsk Petroleum. "Number of Employees in The Oil and Gas Industry in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827312/employee-number-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-norway-by-sector/
Norsk Petroleum, Number of employees in the oil and gas industry in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827312/employee-number-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-norway-by-sector/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Number of employees in the oil and gas industry in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], Norsk Petroleum, December 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/827312/employee-number-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-norway-by-sector/