The Political Oil Decisions Resemble A Rave Party with High Drug Factor Commentary: There is something highly symbolic about the Norwegian parliament, Stortinget, yesterday choosing to close its doors when seeking an explanation for the NOK 200 billion Equinor collapse in the USA. Coincidentally, that happened at the same time as news broke that the Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy a few years ago manipulated its way into opening southeastern parts of the Barents Sea for oil exploration.