They can thank the North Sea for giving them all that oil.
The quotes sound eerily eugenicist...
From Wikipedia: In 2011, Norway was the eighth largest crude oil exporter in the world (at 78Mt), and the 9th largest exporter of refined oil (at 86Mt). It was also the world’s third largest natural gas exporter (at 99bcm), having significant gas reserves in the North Sea
Norway also exports electric from their hydroelectric plants.
All of this from a country of less then 6 million people.