Paul Grøstad
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Paul M. Grøstad was a Norwegian businessperson.
He took the cand.jur. degree, and worked in Norske Shell (Royal Dutch Shell
in Norway) from 1960 to 1993. He is best known as the chairman of the company, from 1997 to 2003.
During his time in Norske Shell, he was involved in both building up and closing down the oil refinery in Sola
. The company also became involved in the Ormen Lange gas field, eventually becoming the field operator. Grøstad also handled a boycott of Shell, which started because of alleged corporation with apartheid-era South Africa.
He took the cand.jur. degree, and worked in Norske Shell (Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
in Norway) from 1960 to 1993. He is best known as the chairman of the company, from 1997 to 2003.
During his time in Norske Shell, he was involved in both building up and closing down the oil refinery in Sola
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
. The company also became involved in the Ormen Lange gas field, eventually becoming the field operator. Grøstad also handled a boycott of Shell, which started because of alleged corporation with apartheid-era South Africa.