Norway has many sources to tap as policy makers seek to wean the nation off its oil reliance. Besides its $850 billion sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s State Educational Loan Fund, which provides loans to students domestically and abroad and some international students in Norway, is prepared to serve as a buffer amid deepening economic strains, according to Chief Executive Officer Marianne Andreassen. “With a damping of the oil sector engine and the huge investments there, many who worked in those areas will need to work elsewhere,” Andreassen said in an interview. Western Europe’s biggest crude producer is facing what central bank Governor Oeystein Olsen calls a “period of restructuring” amid plunging oil prices. A 53 percent drop in Brent since a June high is endangering an economy that relies on oil and gas for more than one-fifth of its output. Oil and gas companies operating in Norway […]