Nordic Nights

Sample Stavangers fine dining and stunning scenery.

- Ron Bernthal

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS the Stavanger region led Norway’s development as an energy nation. The city hosts about 35 oil and gas companies as well as 400-plus oilfield service and technology firms. Norway’s largest oil company, Equinor, has its headquarters in Stavanger, and many international energy companies maintain regional headquarters here.

This city of 121,000 on Norway’s southwest coast enjoys a reputation as a business-friendly destination, offering excellent hotels, restaurants and meeting venues — not to mention breathtaking fjords and mountains just outside the city.