Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway, located on the southwest coast of Norway. It is the fourth largest city and the centre of the third largest metropolitan area in the country.

Modern Stavanger

Since petroleum exploration and production became the most important business sector in the Stavanger area during the mid 1970s, business and cultural climate has changed considerably. The self-esteem of Stavanger people has been strongly reinforced and there is a considerable amount of entrepreneurial spirit. There is a powerful consciousness of the area's large contribution to GNP. The petroleum sector is strongly globalised and it can be argued that the Stavanger area is one of the most dynamic and receptive regions in Norway in terms of business and culture.

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The largest oil company in Stavanger is mainly state-owned oil company Statoil who have their headquarters located in the suburbian area of Forus, located between neighboring Sandnes and Stavanger. University of Stavanger with about 10,000 students was granted full University status beginning January 1, 2005.

Related Topics:
Statoil - Forus - Sandnes - University of Stavanger

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The Nato Joint Warfare Centre is also located at Forus.

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More history from Stavanger here: http://stavangerguiden.com/Historie/historie.htm

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