Competition, market and regulation

Last week, this year’s W@Competition Nordics took place in Oslo. The conference brought together competition experts from across the Nordics and the Baltics for two days of professional discussions, knowledge sharing and networking.

Our colleague Arne Rogde Gramstad is a coauthor of a new article published in Information Economics and Policy.

Sju økonomer i Oslo Economics er inkludert i Lexology Index: Competition 2025 (tidligere Who’s Who Legal). Ingen andre konsulentselskaper har […]

In a judgment dated July 25, 2025, the Eidsivating Court of Appeal ruled that Frogn Municipality had granted unlawful state aid to its wholly owned fitness center, Bølgen Trening. If the judgment stands, it will mark the first time in the Nordics that private actors are awarded compensation for breaches of state aid rules.

Oslo Economics has assisted Bjerkreim municipality with economic analyses in connection with a compensation claim. The parties have reached a settlement of NOK 14 million, which is close to our assessment and significantly lower than the original claim of NOK 40 million.

The Norwegian Competition Authority has approved Schlumberger’s acquisition of ChampionX with conditions. Oslo Economics has assisted with analyses related to potential horizontal effects on competition resulting from the acquisition.

The district court’s ruling aligns with Oslo Economics’ analyses and conclusions. The mobile operators seeking compensation for damages did not have the necessary knowledge to document Telenor’s violation of the Competition Act.

Last week, a case of importance for state aid law and competition economics was heard in the Supreme Court in Norway.

Oslo Economics remains the economics consultancy with most competition experts recognized by Who’s Who Legal in the Nordics. 

Oslo Economics, jointly with Schjødt, was recently awarded a framework agreement with the DG Competition of the European Commission on remedy assessments and interim measures.

Oslo Economics have assisted Schjødt with providing legal councel during the merger investigation related to the merger of two companies, TGS and PGS. Both companies are significant players in the marine seismic data sector.

Oslo Economics conducted economic analyses of the data ESA used in its decision, on behalf of Arntzen de Besche and Thommessen who represented Eviny AS.