Editing Harstad Municipality (section)

==Economy==
The oil industry of North Norway is centered in Harstad; including [[Statoil]]'s main office for a new operational area for Northern Norway,<ref>{{Cite web |title=New operational area in Northern Norway |url=http://www.statoil.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2012/Pages/21Mar_DriftHarstad.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324191454/http://www.statoil.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2012/Pages/21Mar_DriftHarstad.aspx |archive-date=24 March 2012 |access-date=2 April 2012}}</ref> the [[DNV]] office for Northern Norway,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2012 |title=DNV increases Arctic focus, acquires Norwegian Petro Services |url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/2012/05/dnv-increases-arctic-focus.html |access-date=2022-03-27 |publisher=Offshore-mag.com}}</ref> as well as other regional offices including [[TotalEnergies]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Total.no - Organisation |url=http://www.total.no/normal/En/about/org/Pages/Home.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111034937/http://www.total.no/normal/En/about/org/Pages/Home.aspx |archive-date=11 November 2013 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> [[Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Det norske oljeselskap ASA |url=http://www.detnor.no/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906164657/http://www.detnor.no/ |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> and [[Aibel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multi-billion six year contract on Draugen — Aibel |url=http://aibel.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/billion-nok-contract-gives-aibel-six-years-on-draugen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023115850/http://aibel.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/billion-nok-contract-gives-aibel-six-years-on-draugen |archive-date=23 October 2015 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harstad — Aibel |url=http://aibel.com/en/about/locations/harstad |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022023512/http://aibel.com/en/about/locations/harstad |archive-date=22 October 2015 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> Harstad also has shipyards and other industries that are important for the economy. Harstad and the surrounding area have traditionally been among the most productive agricultural regions in Northern Norway,.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kvaefjord |url=http://www.destinationharstad.no/hno/Kommuner/Kvaefjord |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117115721/http://www.destinationharstad.no/hno/Kommuner/Kvaefjord |archive-date=17 January 2012 |access-date=2022-03-27 |publisher=Destinationharstad.no}}</ref> The old seabed, now dry land due to [[isostatic rebound]] (up to {{convert|60|to|80|m|disp=or}} above sea level), creating fertile soil that is well-suited for farming.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111941/http://www.skogoglandskap.no/filearchive/Rapport_02_98.pdf] {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Skjærstad Harstad Wilse 35840.jpeg|thumb|right|Agricultural area in Harstad; 1930.]]