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Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas & Panchayati Raj called upon greater cooperation between India and Norway in the field of Hydrocarbons. He pointed out that Norway has been a longstanding friend of India which has been ready to share its technology. Shri Aiyar was speaking while inaugurating the three day seminar on “Recent Advances in Exploration and Exploitation Technologies” is being organized by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in association with PETRAD and INTSOK of Norway and was attended by a broad spectrum of delegates and experts from the Petroleum Industry. Petroleum Secretary Shri S.C. Tripathi, emphasized the importance of oil & gas for the growth and development of economy. Shri V.K. Sibal, DG, DGH spoke about the role of technology in facing challenges of exploration and production activities.
Shri Aiyar informed that the meeting of the Indo-Norway Joint Working Group would be meeting on 2nd December for exploring areas of intensifying cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector. He recalled the great contribution made by Norway for development of technologies to exploit oil and gas resources particularly in frontier areas like deep sea which in his view will see a spurt in exploration activities for the depleting hydrocarbon resources.
The Seminar draws about 400 Norwegian and 70 International experts as resource persons and lectures for the various activities and programme focusing on key areas relevant to the Indian Petroleum Industry. This will also expose the participants to an understanding of the challenges involved in the efficient, cost effective, safe & reliable development of petroleum systems, in interaction with Norwegian Industry experts. The Seminar on Exploration & Exploitation Technologies has an immediate and profound relevance in the context of the emerging hydrocarbons scenario of India where abundant gas reserves of around 10 TCF have to be exploited to bridge existing emerging gap in the Country.
DGH officers to keep abreast with the latest technological and other developments in all spheres of E&P activities and has regularly organized seminars on topics of special interest like Petroleum Resource management, Deep Water Technology, Advancements in Reservoir Management, Petroleum Legislations, Gas Hydrates, etc
The PETRAD a Norwegian Government owned agency for International Development has been established by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and the Norwegian Agency for International Development. The organization is committed to developing and implementing knowledge transfer programmes in Petroleum Management and Administration. It conducts tailor-made seminars around the world for executives in both upstream and downstream sectors. INTSOK - The Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners - was established in 1997 by the Norwegian oil and gas industry and the Norwegian Government. It is a network-based organisation where the partners exchange experience and knowledge of market developments internationally. The Norwegian Government actively supports INTSOK’s initiatives, and the activities are financed jointly by the industry and the government.
Participants at the seminar are thus expected to interact & share experience to gain knowledge & expertise with the Norwegian Experts during the three day session.
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