Petroleum Industry Transformations Lessons from Norway and Beyond

Taking the case of the Norwegian petroleum industry as its vantage point, the book discusses the question of industrial transformations in resource-based industries. The book presents new, empirically-based analyses of the development of the petroleum industry, with an emphasis on three ongoing transformation processes: Technological upgrading and innovation in upstream petroleum. Globalisation of the petroleum industry and suppliers’ experiences of entering foreign markets. Diversification into and out of petroleum – and the potential for new growth paths after oil. Drawing together a range of key thinkers in this field, this volume addresses the ways in which the petroleum industry and its supply industry has changed since the turn of the millennium. It provides recommendations for the development of resource economies in general and petroleum economies in particular. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy policy and economics, natural resource management, innovation studies and the politics of the oil and gas sector.

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chapter 1 - Transformations in petroleum: Innovation, globalisation and diversification By Taran Thune, Ole Andreas Engen and Olav Wicken PART I Chapter 2 - The evolving sectoral innovation system for upstream oil and gas in Norway By Ole Andreas Engen, Erlend Osland Simensen and Taran Thune Chapter 3 - Innovation in the petroleum value chain and the role of supply companies By Erlend Osland Simensen and Taran Thune Chapter 4 - Knowledge networks and innovation among subsea firms By Nina Hjertvikrem & Rune Dahl Fitjar Chapter 5 - Cost-cutting as an innovation driver among suppliers during an industry downturn By Jakoba Sraml Gonzalez Chapter 6 - Norwegian rig service industry: Innovations in contractual relations. By Petter Osmundsen PART II Chapter 7 - Born national – going global By Helge Ryggvik & Ole Andreas Engen Chapter 8 - Norwegian suppliers in Brazil By Helge Ryggvik, Ole Andreas Engen and Antonio José Junqueira Botelho Chapter 9 - Supply companies and the political economy of platform concepts in the U.S Gulf of Mexico By Helge Ryggvik Chapter 10 - Steel, Staff and Solutions: Past, present and future prospects for employment in the Norwegian-based petroleum supply industry By Atle Blomgren and Christian Quale PART III Chapter 11- Versatile competences and product market diversification among oil and gas supply firms By Taran Thune and Tuukka Mäkitie Chapter 12 - Diversification into new markets: Challenges and opportunities for petroleum supply firms By Allan Dahl Andersen and Magnus Gulbrandsen Chapter 13 - From oil to wind, and back again: Resource redeployment and diversification By Tuukka Mäkitie, Taran Thune and Jakoba Sraml Gonzalez PART IV Chapter 14 - The resource endowment challenge: Extending the value chain By Øystein Noreng Chapter 15 - Collaborative innovation in the Norwegian oil & gas industry: Surprise or sign of a new economy-wide paradigm? By Charles Sabel and Gary Herrigel

Taran Thune is Professor in the Center for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo, Norway. Ole Andreas Engen is a Professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Olav Wicken is Professor in the Center for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo, Norway.