The competitiveness of different companies and industries is considered as one of the main criteria for evaluating their success. In a general definition, competitiveness is the ability of a company or industry to maintain or increase its share in national and international markets using different means. Upstream contracts, oil and gas industry is one of the key industries of the country. More than a hundred years have passed since the discovery of oil in Iran, and although this industry has a decisive role in the country's economy, Iran has never been able to be among the developers of the world's oil industry technologies, while the success of countries' trade, internationalization Oil and gas companies are based on technical and engineering capabilities and strong technological infrastructure, and not just selling crude oil. The purpose of this research is to compare the competitiveness of upstream oil and gas activities in the legal system of Iran and Norway. The research method is library. The results of this research show that considering that Norway does not rely only on the sale of crude oil and has achieved significant growth in this field with the development of technology. And with appropriate strategies such as using internal capacities (private companies) which causes more competition in this field. has provided. It is suggested that although the production of oil and gas may be under the control of the government or the private sector, its transmission and distribution should be managed by the private sector under special conditions and be competitive in the free market. Keywords: Competitiveness, oil and gas upstream activities, Iran's legal system, Norwegian legal system
Eliasi H, TAJARLOU R. Comparative study of the competitiveness of upstream oil and gas activities in the legal system of Iran and Norway. QEER 2024; 20 (81) :121-91 URL: http://iiesj.ir/article-1-1608-en.html