Editing Stavanger (section)

==Economy==
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[[File:Hermetikkfabrikker i Stavanger.jpg|thumb|Canning factories in the early 20th century]]
In the early 20th century, Stavanger's industry was mainly related to fisheries and shipping. In the first half of the century it was known for [[canning]], and in the 1950s there were over 50 canneries in town. The town was even called Norway's "canned capital", and included [[Christian Bjelland I|Christian Bjelland]], who founded Chr Bjelland & Co. A/S. The last of these factories were closed down in 2002.

Around 1950, over half of the working population in the city was employed in [[Industrial sector|industry]]. Structural changes in industry and the strong development of the service sector have radically changed the city's economic base, and the service industry now represents over 11 percent of employment. However, the city still has 29 percent of the county's industrial [[employment]].

Engineering is now the main industry with 59 percent of manufacturing employment. This is mostly related to the offshore petroleum industry, and production of oil platforms alone account for 40 percent. Other important industries are publishing – especially high printing and the major daily newspapers in town, [[Stavanger Aftenblad|Stavanger and Rogaland Avis Aftenblad]] – and food and beverage, which includes the processing of local agricultural products from Jæren, including Gilde Vest with one of the largest slaughterhouses.

Employment by place of work and industry in 2007 to 0.6% in primary, 27.4% in secondary and tertiary industries 71.7%. Employment by place of work by sector in 2007 to 24.4% in the public sector and 75.6% in the private sector and public enterprises.

Industry has in recent years become highly decentralized. The most important of the newer industrial areas are [[Forus]] in the south, on the border of [[Sandnes]] and [[Sola, Norway|Sola]], and [[Dusavik]] (mainly petroleum-related activities) in the north, on the border of Randfontein. Significant older industrial areas are [[Hillevåg]], [[Buøy]], the eastern districts, and in some places elsewhere along the coast. Shipbuilding and shipping has also traditionally been of great importance to the city's economic growth, and Rosenberg Shipyard, established in 1896, is located on [[Hundvåg (island)|Hundvåg]]. Today Stavanger is also among the country's most important [[Sea|maritime]] cities, coming in fourth for registered fleets after the cities of [[Oslo]], [[Bergen]] and [[Ålesund]].

For the fourth consecutive year, [[Greater Stavanger|Stavanger Region]] was in 2007 ranked best business region. Telemarksforsking Bo worked with Ministry NM to rank the regions in [[Norway]] with regard to profitability, growth and new businesses.

===Media===
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The city's largest daily newspaper, [[Stavanger Aftenblad]] came out with its first issue in 1893. Competitor [[Rogalands Avis]] was first published in 1899 under the name ''1ste Mai'' ('1 May'), and published daily. In 1987 an attempt was made to establish a new daily newspaper, The West Coast, but it was only released for two months and ended with a total loss of NOK 27 million.

The first newspaper published in Stavanger, "Stavangerske Adressecontoirs Efterretninger", was a handwritten weekly newspaper that probably came out in 1769 and 1770. This was not an ordinary newspaper, but a so-called link newspaper with the privilege of bringing out announcements, small articles and ads. The first ''printed'' newspaper in Stavanger, "Stavanger Addresseavis", published its first issue on Friday, 4 October 1833.

[[Stavanger Avis]] was published from 1888 until 1911. Writer and local Alexander L. Kielland was editor in 1889. Stavanger Avis was also the name of the newspaper that came out from 1942 to 1945, when Stavanger Aftenblad and Stavangeren were merged by the Press Directorate.

Student newspaper ''SMiS'' (Studentmediene i Stavanger) comes out every other month.

Stavanger has one principal television station, TV Vest, that sends local news and reports. Additionally, Viking TV, the channel for the football team [[Viking FK]], started on 2 March 2008, and is distributed via Lyse's broadband network, reaching 120,000 viewers in 45,000 households. [[NRK]] [[Rogaland]] supplies local news broadcasts on radio and television. Local radio stations also provide local news and reports.

===Agriculture and food===
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The Stavanger region is often referred to as Norway's answer to the French food region of [[Lyon]]. The Culinary Institute, based in [[Ullandhaug]], used to provide a very important focus on food in Stavanger. After the Culinary Institute went bankrupt, partly due to activities in [[Oslo]] on 4 June 2008, a new culinary organization was established by the Foundation Rogaland knowledge park and [[Rogaland]] County Council. This new institute, now also known as The Culinary Institute, maintained parts of the work of the original organization, and eventually bought back the name, logo and brand ''Culinary Institute'' from the bankruptcy estate.

In summer 2007, the region's culinary actors were awarded the title "Norwegian Centers of Expertise in Culinology". The building under construction at Ullandhaug will serve as a platform and innovative arena, not only for the region's R & D environment, but also for other expertise among both industry and the public. In July 2008, the Stavanger European championship qualified for the Bocuse d'Or. In 2008, Norway was represented by Geir Skeie, who also won gold. Every year there is a "Happy Food Festival" in the city center. The festival originated in the network of [[Rogaland]] county so that they could impart culinary traditions of the region. By 2020, Stavanger region intends to be the region most Norwegians associate with food products and culinary experiences.

===Oil industry===
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In recent times, the city has come to be called the "oil capital", and Norway's national and largest oil company, [[Equinor]], is based at [[Forus]], in Stavanger. Equinor (at the time known as Statoil) was founded as a limited company owned by the [[Government of Norway]] on 14 July 1972 by a unanimous act passed by the Norwegian parliament [[Stortinget]], to enable Norwegian participation in the oil industry on the continental shelf, to build up Norwegian competency within the petroleum industry, and to establish the foundations of a domestic petroleum industry. Establishing Equinor's headquarters in Stavanger naturally led to Stavanger becoming the center of the oil industry. [[Petoro]], a Norwegian state-owned company responsible for managing the commercial aspects of the state's direct financial interest in petroleum activities on the Norwegian continental shelf, also has its headquarters in the city. With the center of the national oil industry in Stavanger, several other international oil companies have also made their headquarters in Stavanger.
[[File:Troll A Platform.jpg|thumb|The concrete base for the Troll A platform is cast in Vats, 55&nbsp;km north of Stavanger]]

NPD was created in 1972 by Ullandhaug and PSA was established on 1 January 2004 and co-located with the agency, as a regulatory body.

[[Jåttåvågen]], on [[Gandsfjorden]], was from the 1970s to the 1990s a large industrial area, particularly for the construction of large concrete Condeep platforms and oil platforms for the offshore industry. Among others, the Condeep jacket for the three Gullfaks platforms and Troll A were cast here by Norwegian Contractors.

Offshore Northern Seas is the second largest exhibition of its kind in the oil and gas industry. ONS takes place in Stavanger during the last week of August every other year. In 2008, there were 38,000 visitors, half of whom came from abroad.