Stavanger has a long tradition of being an outgoing and international city. The Greater Stavanger region is a multicultural, friendly, professional environment, with around 150 different nationalities represented here. Oil and gas operations have been one reason for this, with understandably many people having moved here from abroad to work in the energy sector. Still, activities and areas of business go far beyond this sector – shipping, finance, culture, food and renewable energy, to name several areas.