1 Classification: Internal Status: Draft Norway’s experience - 40 years, offshore oil and gas Prof Martin Hovland MSc PhD FGS Florida Symposium on Offshore Energy- Oil and Gas November 2, 2009 Classification: Internal Status: Draft Technology and Society over 1000 yrs Modern ship design X-Bow Inspired by Vikings Credit: Ullstein Ad 999 Ad 2009
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Classification: Internal Status: Draft
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
Classification: Internal Status: Draft
Technology and Society over 1000 yrs
Modern ship designX-Bow
Inspired byVikings
Credit: Ullstein
Ad 999Ad 2009
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Classification: Internal Status: Draft
Finding commercial oil and gas is difficult -but fun!
2D-seismic image acquired with airguns and seismic vessel
From: Offshore Mag., 05
Classification: Internal Status: Draft
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)