Dispatches from two cold water oil cultures

Describing the quickly changing conversations about offshore oil development in the COVID-19 pre-pandemic and pandemic years, Dale and Farquharson present the deep historical connections across the North Atlantic between Norway and Newfoundland and Labrador in contrast to the profound differences in how the two places are currently managing offshore oil production and futures. Offshore oil matters in these two locations, but in increasingly diverse ways for their political leaders and communities. Dale and Farquharson analyse social media, government documents, and traditional media sources within the context of their own experiences to provide snapshots of two cold water oil cultures.