Oil for Development (OfD) training programme
Webinars
Interactive programme 4 separate days
February 6th to 12th 2024
Module 1:
Understanding the Petroleum Sector
Good Resource Management
Norwegian Offshore Directorate
NOD
Objectives and purpose:
 Learn about the challenges countries face when meeting the Petroleum
Industry
 Learn about principles for Good Governance
 Learn about petroleum Policy and Legislation
 Learn about the importance of good Impact Assessment
 Learn more about Resource Management in all phases of the Petroleum
Value Chain:
o Pre-licensing process
o Licensing and exploration phase
o Development phase
o Production phase
o Decommissioning phase
 Learn about the importance of managing National Petroleum Data
 Learn about Competence and Capacity building for the Petroleum Sector
 Learn about good Management Principles
Who should participate?
Participants come from ministries/directorates/agencies that are responsible for
Resource Management. Participants should also come from other areas of
Government, such as Environment, Finance, Legal, Statistics, Maritime Authorities
and others. The course is aiming at giving a comprehensive introduction to the
challenges that countries will meet where exploration and production of petroleum
take place. The course is a good competence fundament for employees working
in/with the petroleum sector in any given country.
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) (formerly NPD) will present in the
programme:
The presenters have more than 30 years of experience from the petroleum industry
from public and private sector:
Mr. Gunnar Søiland, NOD
Mr. Gunnar Sjøgren, NOD
Organizer:
Mrs. Inger Helene Dahl, NOD
Organization:
The programme is organized as 8 lessons of up to 2 hours.
There are 2 lessons every day over 4 days with half an hour break between the
lessons.
The webinars will start at 10:00 Central European Time (CET)
The programme will be run live on “Microsoft Teams”.
All participants must register in order to receive invitation to attend “Teams”:
Participation is free of charge but participants must register to:
inger-helene.dahl@sodir.no
Final day for registration: Wednesday January 31st
The webinars will take place at these dates:
Tuesday February 6th
Wednesday February 7th
Thursday February 8th
Monday February 12th
Day 1 – Tuesday February 6th - 10:00 CET
Opening session – Mrs. Inger Helene Dahl, Mr. Gunnar Søiland and Mr. Gunnar
Sjøgren
Welcome
Introduction
Lesson 1 – Mr. Gunnar Sjøgren
Small countries meet the petroleum industry
How to organize the petroleum sector at a national level.
The impact of good governance.
Lesson 2 – Mr. Gunnar Søiland
Petroleum Policy and Legal framework
Government regulation of the Petroleum Sector
Day 2 – Wednesday February 7th - 10:00 CET
Lesson 3 – Mr. Gunnar Sjøgren
Introduction to the international petroleum industry.
Different financial models.
Local content.
Lesson 4 – Mr. Gunnar Søiland
Phases in the Petroleum Upstream Industry
- Pre-license Preparation Phase, exercise
- Licensing Phase, exercise
Day 3 – Friday February 9th - 10:00 CET
Lesson 5 – Mr. Gunnar Sjøgren
National impact of access to petroleum data.
Management of petroleum data.
The interaction between the international service/seismic industry and national
authorities
Lesson 6 – Mr. Gunnar Søiland
Phases in the Petroleum Upstream Industry, cont.
- Development Phase, exercise
- Production Phase, exercise
Day 4 – Monday February 12th - 10:00 CET
Lesson 7 – Mr. Gunnar Søiland
Understanding geology and the reservoir
Acquisition and interpretation of petroleum data – seismic and logs
Exercises
Lesson 8 – Mr. Gunnar Sjøgren
Social Impact of Petroleum Development
Capacity and Competence Building within Government
The role of the Management
Wrap up session – Mrs. Inger Helene Dahl, Mr. Gunnar Søiland and Mr. Gunnar
Sjøgren
The Road Ahead
Closing