| Born: | October 1st, 1942 |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Address (home): | October 1st, 1942 Bolteløkka Allé 7, N-0168 Oslo |
| Telephone (home): | +47 22 60 98 84 |
| Telefax (home): | +47 22 46 47 29 |
| Telephone (mobil): | 90 01 33 98 |
| Address (work): | P.O.Box 580, N-1301 Sandvika |
| Telephone (work): | +47 67 57 05 00 |
| Telefax (work): | +47 67 57 05 70 |
| 1961-67: | Degrees in history and economics, M.A. in political science, University of Oslo |
| 1967-71: | Doctorate (Ph.D.) in political science, University of Paris (Sorbonne I) |
| 1977-78: | Post-doctoral research fellow and Trygve Lie Fulbright Fellow, Institute of Energy Studies, Stanford University |
| 1986-87: | Visiting research scholar and King Olav V Birthday Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
| 1968-71: | Research fellow, Norwegian Humanities Research Council |
| 1971-73: | Research director, The Norwegian Book Club |
| 1973-76: | Counsellor, Planning Department, Norwegian Ministry of Finance |
| 1976-77: | Research and Planning Manager, Marketing Department, Statoil |
| 1978-81: | Research Consultant and Grantee, The Rockefeller Foundation |
| 1977- : | Professor, Norwegian School of Management |
| 1990- : | Norwegian School of Management, holder of the FINA Chair in Petroleum Economics and Management, Programme Director, M.Sc. Course in Energy Management |
Numerous consultancies for Norwegian, foreign and international public and private organizations, including the governments of Norway, Denmark and Sweden, the United Nations, the World Bank and several oil and gas companies
Expert witness at the International Court of Justice, the Hague, Netherlands, LAPCO Arbitration, United States - Iran Claims Tribunal, 1983-1989
MEMBERSHIP
OTHER ACTIVITIES
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
Books:
Oil Politics of the 1980s, New York, 1978, McGraw-Hill
Government Strategy and the Oil Industry in the North Sea, London, 1980, Croom Helm
Olje-Norge (Petroleum Norway), Oslo, 1986, Tano
Petroleum Economic Development, Massachusetts, 1984, Lexington Books
Utenlandske investeringer i Norge (Foreign Investment in Norway), Oslo, 1986, Tano
Den norske utfordring (The Norwegian Challenge), Oslo, 1987, Tano
Tysklands rom i det europeiske hus (The Room of Germany in the House of Europe), Oslo, 1990, Aschehoug
Norge og de nye markedene i Nordøst-Europa (Norway and the new markets in North-east-Europe), Oslo, 1994, ad Notam Gyldendal
Numerous articles in periodicals and books (in Norwegian and English) - latest:
"Prospects for Norwegian Gas to Central and Eastern Europe", in Norwegian Gas in the New Europe, How Politics Shape Markets, Oslo, 1991 Vett og Viten, ed. Ole Gunnar Austvik
"EF's planer om pengeunion og tyske forbehold", in Europa etter Maastricht, ("The EC Plans for a Monetary Union and German Second Thoughts", in Europa After Maastricht), Oslo, 1992, Cappelen
"Germany's Role in the European Energy Market", in Energy Markets and Environmental Issues, ed. Einar Hope and Steinar Strøm, Oslo, 1992, Scandinavian University Press