Sokkeldirektoratet - ODs tidligere ressursdirektør Farouk Al-Kasim er slått til Ridder 1. klasse av Den Kongelige Norske St. Olavs Orden for sin innsats for norsk oljevirksomhet. Dekorasjonen ble overrakt av fylkesmann Tora
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![Did you know that it was an Iraqi immigrant who found the oil in Norway? Farouk Al-Kasim is a petroleum geologist, and at that time he had more academic training/experience in oil Did you know that it was an Iraqi immigrant who found the oil in Norway? Farouk Al-Kasim is a petroleum geologist, and at that time he had more academic training/experience in oil](https://preview.redd.it/did-you-know-that-it-was-an-iraqi-immigrant-who-found-the-v0-36b6vco7yq0a1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=680cf32597d0b8029a29dd0d234c05f360c4287b)
Did you know that it was an Iraqi immigrant who found the oil in Norway? Farouk Al-Kasim is a petroleum geologist, and at that time he had more academic training/experience in oil
![It was thanks to the success of only one Iraqi petroleum geologist that Norway escaped the corruption, infighting, and wealth disparities that oil-producing countries tend to fall into. - GIGAZINE It was thanks to the success of only one Iraqi petroleum geologist that Norway escaped the corruption, infighting, and wealth disparities that oil-producing countries tend to fall into. - GIGAZINE](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2023/04/30/al-kasim-norway-oil/01.jpg)