Ministry of Energy (Norway)

Royal Ministry of Energy
Det kongelige energidepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	11 January 1978; 1 January 1997; 28 years ago (2nd form)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Industry;
Dissolved	1 January 1993 (1st form)
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Oslo
Minister responsible	Terje Aasland, Minister of Energy;
Agency executive	Villa Kulild, Secretary General;
Website	Official website
Footnotes
	List of Norwegian ministries

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Energy (Norwegian: Energidepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Energy Terje Aasland of the Labour Party since 2022. The department must report to the legislature, the Storting.

History

The ministry was originally established in 1978, where petroleum and energy affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Industry. It was merged into the Ministry of Industry as to become Ministry of Industry and Energy in 1993.^[1] In 1997, petroleum and energy affairs was once again transferred to the current ministry. It was renamed again in 2024 as Ministry of Energy.^[2]

Organisation

Political staff

As of June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows:^[3]

Minister Terje Aasland (Labour Party)
State Secretary Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Labour Party)
State Secretary Astrid Bergmål (Labour Party)
State Secretary Elisabeth Sæther (Labour Party)
Political Advisor Jorid Juliussen Nordmelan (Labour Party)

Departments

The ministry is divided into four departments and a communication unit.^[4]

Communication Unit
Technology and Industry Department
Energy and Water Resources Department
Department of Trade and Industrial Economics
Administration, Budgets and Accounting Department

Subsidiaries

Subordinate government agencies:^[5]

Wholly owned limited companies:^[5]

Partially owned public limited companies:^[5]

Equinor (62% ownership)

References

^ ^a ^b "Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (1978–1993)". www.regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Oppretter nytt departement" (in Norwegian). government.no. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^ "Minister of Petroleum and Energy: Organisation". www.regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. "Organisation".
^ ^a ^b ^c Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. "Associated offices and agencies". Archived from the original on 2008-03-02.