• Are high oil prices profitable for OPEC in the long run? 

      Aune, Finn Roar; Glomsrød, Solveig; Lindholt, Lars; Rosendahl, Knut Einar (Discussion Papers;No. 416, Working paper, 2005)
      High oil prices are favourable for OPEC in the short run, but may undermine its future revenues. We search for the optimal oil price level for the producer group, using a partial equilibrium model for the oil market. The ...
    • Did Norway gain from the 1979-85 oil price shock? 

      Eika, Torbjørn; Magnussen, Knut A. (Discussion Papers;No. 210, Working paper, 1998)
      Macroeconomic effects of the high oil prices in the period 1979-85 for the Norwegian economy are considered. An alternative low oil price scenario is developed and effects of the oil shock are calculated as the deviation ...
    • Does oilrig activity react to oil price changes? An empirical investigation 

      Ringlund, Guro Børnes; Rosendahl, Knut Einar; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 372, Working paper, 2004)
      Abstract: In this paper we analyse how oilrig activity in different Non-OPEC regions is affected by the crude oil price. Oilrig activity outside OPEC is an important indicator for production in the near future, and ...