Mayor of Stavanger meets ExxonMobil CEO
A delegation headed by Mayor of Stavanger Leif Johan Sevland visited Dallas and Houston January 21 - 26. In Dallas the delegation met with with CEO and Chairman of ExxonMobil, Rex W. Tillerson.
2/20/2007 :: In Houston the delegation met with CEO of Greater Houston Partnership, Jeff Moseley, with President of Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC Øyvind Reinertsen and with Consul General Svein Holst Andreassen and members of the Norwegian Consulate General and Innovation Norway.
Stavanger is well known for its petroleum industry supporting Norway's stand as the world's third largest exporter of oil. In 2005 the Stavanger Region was awarded the position of being Norway's most successful region.
The Council of the European Union has designated Stavanger as European Capital of Culture 2008 .
"The Stavanger region's history, culture, mentality and attitudes are characterized by their European influence. This has given us the inspiration to seek out international contacts and challenges", mayor Sevland says.
The City of Stavanger is situated in the south-western part of Norway. The city itself has about 113 000 inhabitants. The Greater Stavanger Region is Norway's 3rd largest urban area with its 300 000 inhabitants.
Stavanger will be well represented at the upcomingen Offshore Tecnology Conference (OTC) in Houston which will take place April 30 - May 3. In thhese days Greater Stavanger Economic Development is organizing a delegation of business representatives to the OTC.
In 2006 more than 40 Norwegian companies participated at OTC in Houston.
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