Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Unlocking Value through New Relationships
Presentation by Gunnar Gjerde,
Director General
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Aberdeen 05.09.01
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Konkkraft or Top-leader forum
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Background: Maturing NCS - new challenges - need for new modes
of co-operation
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Introduced in September 2000.
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Consists of approximately 20 top-executives from the oil-companies,
supply industry, labour organisations and authorities.
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Mandate: Strengthen the competitiveness of the NCS and the
Norwegian petroleum industry internationally.
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
What are the tasks of the Forum:
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Forum to discuss general issues relevant to the whole petroleum
industry
Not to duplicate other initiatives
Concentrate on issues that can be of common interest - avoid matters
of conflict
Ensure a more effective NCS
Ensure more value creation on the NCS
Ensure greater international competitiveness
Be a driver for the petroleum cluster as a whole to improve
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Top-Leader Forum
Top-leader forum
Secretariat
Project groups
Ongoing projects
External
communication
Pool of drilling rigs and
intervention vessels
Cluster in new
development projects
Development of
small fields
Co-operation
with the UK
Access to capital
and stock value
Gas sales and
gas in Norway
Projects under evaluation
Dispute resolution
Process groups
HES
Framework
Co-operation
Technology/research
External environment
Internationalization
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
How to ensure success for the Forum
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Work with concrete questions of relevance to the petroleum cluster as
a whole
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Recommendation to be implemented, not only discussed
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The idea of the petroleum cluster regularly discussing and
implementing matters of commom interest is fundamental as a succes
factor for the cluster
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Project: Technology Initiative
Main elements ;
• Value Creation
• Competetiveness
• Sustainability
Overall Focus;
• NCS
• Alignment to Global Needs
• Industrial Use of Gas
Streamlined efforts;
Cluster
Fundamental
R&D
Short
term R & D
Government
Demonstration
Application
“large scale”
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
OG 21 to Date - Milestones and Achievements
Milestone
2000 - 2
Phase
Issues & Activities
Preparatory
Value Creation & Organization
Body in Operation
Strategy Panel
OG 21 Report
2001 - 1
(www.OG21.org)
Conserted Recommendation; “Establish
a more powerful and holistic system for
RD& D in the oil and gas cluster”
14 August 01
Permanent
Continous Organization
Endorsed by OG 21 Forum (i.e.
the Oil & Gas Cluster in
Plenum)
OG 21 Board
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
OG 21 Cluster Involvement
Top Leader Forum
• Enables cluster
commitment to OG 21
OG 21 Forum & Cluster
MPE/NRC
Oil companies
Contractors
Research Institutes
(Universitities)
Technology
Projects
Strategic
INTSOK
Technology
Gaps
OG 21 Board
New board candidates
- work & collaboration
(with periodic recruitment)
Pilots
Field
Development
Business
Needs
- NRC Oil & Gas R & D programme
- Demo2000
Advice
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Projects: Competence and Communication
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Unites all players involved in oil and gas activities in a common
effort aimed at students, parents and schools.
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Mandate: To make sure that the oil and gas industry appears as
attractive to young people in order to secure qualified and continuos
recruitment.
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Method: Informative communication concerning the significance and
time perspective of the oil and gas industry.
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Surveys future need for recruitment to the industry
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Other Initiatives: Environment - Miljøsok
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Aim: Develop more effective co-operation between the authorities
and the oil and gas industry in solving the most important
environmental challenges. Initiated in 1995
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Consists of high level representatives from industry, authorities,
research institutions, environmental organisations and other relevant
bodies.
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Represents a unique initiative, both nationally and internationally, by
relevant stakeholders co-operating on identifying environmental
challenges and seeking broad-based solutions.
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Results: two comprehensive reports on environmental challenges
facing the petroleum sector.
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Other Initiatives - Safety Forum
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Current safety and working environment issues are discussed,
activities initiated and followed up.
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Facilitates positive co-operation between the parties in the industry
and the authorities.
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Matters that fall within the NPD area of jurisdiction (not tariff
agreements or other civil law agreements)
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Reference group for projects such as White Paper on Safety, NPD’s
project ”Risk level – Norwegian Shelf”, OLF’s ”Co-operation about
safety etc.
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Other initiatives - Internationalisation
The INTSOK organization
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Possible project: North Sea Without Borders: ”The Chinese Wall”
Source: Shell