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The article explores the extent, the institutional mechanisms and economic consequences of economically motivated bribery in the Norwegian (and British) oil industry. It focuses on corruption directed against middle-level management in the oil companies. The empirical part of the study is partly based on public information collected from court cases, mainly from British courts; and partly based on systematic interviews of security experts in Norwegian and international oil companies, and British and Norwegian police.
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Andvig, J.C. Corruption in the North Sea oil industry: Issues and assessments. Crime Law Soc Change 23, 289–313 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01298446
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