norway’s experience - 40 years, offshore oil and gas
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Norway’s experience -40 years, offshore oil and gasProf Martin Hovland MSc PhD FGS
Florida Symposium on Offshore Energy- Oil and Gas
November 2, 2009
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Technology and Society over 1000 yrs
Modern ship designX-Bow
Inspired byVikings
Credit: Ullstein
Ad 999Ad 2009
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Finding commercial oil and gas is difficult -but fun!
2D-seismic image acquired with airguns and seismic vessel
From: Offshore Mag., 05
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1966: Birth of a new Norwegian industry: newlife to Norway
Images: www.museumsnett.no
1986: Ekofisk, the first producing field off Norway
’Ocean Traveller’ brought over from USA for Esso
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”The Ten Oil-Commandments” of Norway, 1971
1. National steering and control2. Finds should make Norway self-sufficient in oil3. New industry to be developed4. Environment in the forefront5. No flaring6. Oil and gas to be landed in Norway 7. National coordination on all levels8. A national oil company to be formed9. Special attention to the Arctic (North of 68
parallel)10. “Giants” will have foreign (international)
implications
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The main regulatory bodies in Norway
•Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (www.npd.no)
•Petroleumstilsynet : Petroleum Safety Authority(www.ptil.no)
•SFT: Norwegian Pollution Control Authority(www.sft.no)
•Unions, like ’Tekna’ and ’IE’ (www.tekna.no; www.ie.no)
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NPD and SFT provide licences to drill and produce
•Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
•Licence to drill
•Production figures
•Exploration results
•Ongoing seismics
•Many special studies, CO2, etc
•Pollution Control Authority, SFT
•Ministry of the Environment
•Implement Govm Pollutionpolicy
•Check all aspects of your work
•Drilling in sensitive (coral) areas
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There have been accidents and loss oflives…
Ekofisk Bravo Blowout, 1977Alexander Kielland rig loss, 1980
Images: www.museumsnett.no
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The Sleipner field – CO2 Treatment and Injection
Credit: Tore A. Torp
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Snøhvit – All subsea
160 kmDepth: 330 m
Credit: Tore A. Torp
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At Kristin we developed a field with coralreefs
It is up to the operator to prove thatdrilling and field development is done accordingto rules and regulations.Costing extra time, effort, and money
Credits: MHovland
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The Norwegian Oil Fund is still growing
At £259bn, the Norwegian oil fund has never been higher and could easily cover the UK’s £175bn budget deficit
The Guardian writes…
Posted on 23 September 2009
The bottom line, today…:
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Nextgenerationsustainable hcindustry
Credits:O.KårstadA.Olsen
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It costs extra and is challenging…
Mareano.no
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…to operate safely…
…and to actresponsibly andtransparently.
…to be environmentallyfriendly…
But it pays off…
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Norway’s experience – 40 years, offshore oil & gas
Presenter: Martin HovlandTitle: Marine Geology SpecialistE-mail: [email protected], www.statoil.comwww.martinhovland.com
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