Working Group 1: Exploration – focusing on
RDT in areas of geophysics and geology
 Who are we
 Our Mission
 Goal for this workshop
 Process
 Speakers
 Discussions
 Summary and leads for further actions
Our Mission
 Identity possible target areas for new and or broadened
co-operation
 Establish suitable frameworks for project common
research and technology co-operation and financing
 Format and scope of co-operation will be sought for
project focusing on new innovation and development
of technology
The Goal for this Workshop
 Identify possible target areas
 Identify institutions
 Identify Lead Party
 Propose further action for NRC
The challenges
 Why Exploration
 Why Norway
 Why US and Canada
 A win-win situation
Research Co-operation
Norway
Industry
Government
R&D
U.S. / Canada
Industry
Government
R&D
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD)
The NPD shall contribute to
creating the greatest possible
value for society from the oil
and gas activities by means of
prudent resource management
based on safety, emergency
preparedness and
safeguarding the natural
environment
Main challenges on the Norwegian Continental shelf:
1. Find more oil and gas
2. Commercialize the discoveries
3. Maximize recoveries from existing fields
Annual production of oil and
gas (mil. Sm3 o.e.)
300
”We can have a perspective for the
Norwegian Continental Shelf of 50 years of oil
production and 100 years with gas.”
250
200
Long-term scenario
150
100
Closing the gap must to a large extent rely on
development of new knowledge and technology
50
Decline scenario
0
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026
2030
2034
2038
2042
2046
2050
Strategic focus areas for NPD
 Enforce for increased R&D activity to be able
to explore, develope and exploite more
resources on the NCS.
 Special focus on increased R&D within:
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Exploration
EOR
Development of marginal resources
e-field
Forum for reservoir characterisation, reservoir
engineering and exploration technology.
 Started 1995 (3 years periods)
 Initiated by the NPD
 NPD secretariat
 FORCE initiates co-operation
 Active involvement of members
 Process of continuous improvement
http://www.force.org
R&D - How can NPD make a difference?
 DATA (Gap-analysis, knowledge)
 STORY-TELLER (Communication strategy, be a better
story-teller, praise good initiativ)
 MOTIVATOR (R&D in licences, first user /best practice, long
term strategic research)
 FACILITATOR (Unbiased, Co-operation (industry,
institutions, licenses, countries))
Our main focus
Improved Oil Recovery and Exploration.
Our main objectives
Focus on the user’s needs in development and demonstration of tools
and methods which will increase petroleum resources from the NCS.
Work for increased subsurface understanding and qualification of
improved exploitation methods in order to continuously improve the overall
exploration, recovery and production process.
Act as a Market place and be an arena for Experience transfer.
Cooperate on getting access to data.
Stimulate co-operation and promote research in cooperation with the
research institutes, universities and the service industry.
FORCE member 2003
A/S Norske Shell
Dong Norge
Aker Energy
BP
Det norske Oljeselskap A/S
ExxonMobil
Gaz de France Norge A/S
Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS
Norsk Agip AS
ChevronTexaco
Norsk Hydro a.s
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Paladin Resources Norway Ltd
ConocoPhillips
RWE-DEA Norge AS
Statoil ASA
TotalFinaElf
Pertra
Research Council of Norway (observer)
JCR - Joint Chalk Research
 Started 1982
 NPD and Danish Energy Agency initiators
 Oilcompaies involved in chalk-fields
 Now a assosiated part of FORCE
Strategic focus areas for NPD
Challenges
Industry/ Society
Too little done by the industry
R&D
Find more
Short-term
(in general)
 Exploration
R&D
Exploration
 EOR
thinking
Enhanced
IOR
recovery
Risking
Develop
Focus areas for NPD
and priority of
Develop marginal
resources
discoveries
discoveries
Joint venture
 Develop
Marginal
discoveries
 E-field
 Long term
R&D