In recommending last week that oil stocks be excluded from its equity benchmark index, Norges Bank, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) manager, has moved oil stocks from a mainstream investment to a speculative grade risk. If Norway’s Finance Ministry and Parliament agree, GPFG will still invest in oil and gas stocks, but under […]
Aug. 30, 2017 (IEEFA.org) – The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) today published a report urging Norway to allocate more of its Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) assets to the fast-growing global renewable energy market. The report — “How Renewable Energy Holdings Can Contribute to the Growth of Norway’s Pension Fund in […]
We published a report this morning that highlights how Norway is at a historic crossroads in how it manages some of its vast national wealth bound up in the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). Indeed, GPFG is facing an unusually opportune moment this summer, as Parliament considers whether to enact a mandate that would have […]
Case for Divesting Coal from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global By Tom Sanzillo, Director of Finance, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis View in Norwegian.
The South American country of Guyana, the latest nation to have discovered commercial reserves of oil and gas, hopes to raise its standard of living, cut its debt, eliminate its deficit and create a sovereign wealth fund. It is in a weak position to accomplish these goals. Consider the example of Angola, which has hosted […]
It was a dismal year for oil and gas. As the pandemic sucked the wind from the sails of the global economy, oil demand slumped, stockpiles swelled, prices sagged, capital spending collapsed, debt ballooned, profits evaporated, and bankruptcies skyrocketed. After this torrent of bad news, the energy sector ended the year in last place in […]
Long-term low oil prices and competition from other countries and technologies have driven the Norwegian government, heavily dependent on its large state-owned oil and gas producer, to acknowledge a permanent profit squeeze. Twenty-six percent of the country’s annual budget revenues and 17 percent of its GDP are tied to the oil and gas market. The […]
IEEFA update: Norway’s GPFG sovereign fund to invest up to $14bn in unlisted renewables
IEEFA finance director says it is “good for the fund and the planet.”NEW YORK, April 5, 2019 (IEEFA) — Norway’s decision today to allow the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to invest in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure represents a significant step by the world’s largest (US$ 1 trillion) pension fund, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The policy change will be presented for […]