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• Riis-Johansen til Barentshavkonferasen

  

  I forbindelse med arbeidet vedrørende ny petroleumsmelding, kommer olje- og energiminister, Terje Riis- Johansen, til Hammerfest - og Barentshavkonferansen - for å møte petroleumsbransjen til samråd. Tilbakemeldingene fra bransjen skal tas med i arbeidet med stortingsmeldingen om petroleumsvirksomheten. Dermed får konferansedeltakerne en gyllen mulighet til å gi statsråden direkte tilbakemelding når konferansen går av stabelen 20. - 21. april i år.

• Nye blokker i Barentshavet

  

  Olje- og energidepartementet har i dag lyst ut områdene til tildeling i forhåndsdefinerte områder (TFO) for 2010. 20 av blokkene ligger i Barentshavet. Utlysningen gir ifølge departementet nye muligheter i nord.

• Shtokman LNG can be re-routed to Europe

  

  Gazprom is still eyeing LNG production and sale from the Shtokman project, despite the dramatic change in the US gas marked. - The LNG business will develop in Europe, says Yuri Komarov, Chief executive of Shtokman Development AG, speaking at a conference in Arkhangelsk.

• Shtokman postponed 3 years

  

  The Shtokman Development AG's board of directors today decided to postpone the development of the huge field in the Barents Sea with three years.

• Statoil plans to boost Snøhvit output

  

  Norwegian oil and gas producer Statoil is considering increasing liquefied natural gas output from its Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea.

• High North on Stoltenberg-Obama agenda

  

  The situation in the High North was included in today’s meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

• Foreign companies lose interest in Russian hydrocarbons

  

  Russian oil and gas resources are of decreasing interest to foreign companies, Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev admits. He now intends to liberalize the foreigners’ access to the Russian resources.

• Eni starter Goliat-rekruttering

  

  Eni Norge starter nå rekrutteringen til Goliat feltet. I første omgang 18 personer, men tallet skal økes til 150-200.

• Icy oil spill easier to clean, scientists say

  Scientists funded by Shell and six other oil companies say that cleaning up oil spills in Arctic ice is in many respects easier than cleaning it from open water. This research conflicts with conventional wisdom.

• More gas condensate at Shtokman

  Gazprom and the governmental commission for natural resources says the Shtokman field’s C1 deposit holds 53,3 million tons of gas condensate.

• High North on the Agenda in Bergen

  Once more, politics and development in the High North are issues for discussion at a larger conference.

• Norwegians and Russians to discuss suppliers for Shtokman

  

  The Norwegian organization INTSOK - Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners - meets with Shtokman Development AG in Murmansk next week to discuss supplier's possibilities for participation in the Shtokman project.

• StatoilHydro confirms commitment to Barents Sea

  

  Norwegian energy major StatoilHydro confirms that it will invest billions in a train two at the Melkøya LNG plant on the Barents Sea coast. Concrete plans will be ready in 2010, company representative Knut-Erik Dalland says. Director of StatoilHydro's Melkøya unit, Knut-Erik Dalland, says to newspaper Finnmark Dagblad that his company is determined to invest in an extension of the Melkøya plant.

• Rundebordskonferansen 2009 – Energi som driftkraft i nord

  Som en opptakt til Barentshavkonferansen ble det også i år arrangert en rundebordskonferanse med sentrale samfunnsaktører hvor hovedtema denne gangen var ulike former for energi, inkludert olje og gass, som driftkraft for utviklingen i nord.

• Barentshavkonferansen fullbooket

  Barentshavkonferansen 2009 er  fullsatt! Knapt en uke før det er duket for årets Barentshavkonferanse i Hammerfest, er konferansen fullsatt.

• The Barents Sea and Lofoten in focus

  For the second year running the Round Table Conference 2009 will be held in Hammerfest. This year, the Barents Sea Conference Foundation and the Executive Committee for Northern Norway (Landsutvalget) will put the spotlight on future development policies for the Barents Sea and Lofoten areas. In addition, focus will be directed towards how the energy and petroleum sectors can act as important industrial engines for ensuring growth and vigorous community development in Northern Norway.

• Engineers first in Hammerfest

  EnergiCampus Nord (ECN) is all set to introduce a standard Bachelor of Engineering study programme in Hammerfest this coming autumn.

• Serious potential for disputes

  Of the 22 worldwide seabed claims submitted to the U.N. commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, the most serious potential for disputes is in the Arctic, writes The New York Times. Canada, Denmark, Norway and Russia all have competing claims.

• “Shtokman companies should be registered in Murmansk”

  The companies engaged in the development of the Shtokman field should be registered in Murmansk, the region's new governor Dmitry Dmitriyenko maintains. In a meeting with the Murmansk regional parliament, Mr. Dmitriyenko underlined that the companies involved in the development of the Shtokman field should be registered in Murmansk. That will help boost the region's tax revenues, he said.

• Cross-border broadband

  *The northernmost Norwegian county of Finnmark wants to create a joint broadband connection with the neighboring Russian Pechenga rayon. Head of the Finnmark county administration, Runar Sjåstad, says to newspaper Sør-Varanger Avis that there is a major interest both on Norwegian and Russian side in the broadband project. He now hopes to quickly establish a joint working group, to help elaborate on possibilities. *

• A playpen for the oil industry

  We are pulling out all the stops. During the conference, every nook and cranny will be put to good use says Director Trond Baardsen. In three weeks time, almost 400 people will find their way to the site in and around the Culture Centre. By that time the outdoor stage, known as "Frysa", will be as warm as the foyer.

• Northern Norway must pull together

  *Politicians in northern Norway must put up a united front if the region is to become capable of adopting the best possible strategic position in relation to the oil and gas industry. * This is the view of the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF).

• Massive interest for this year’s Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest

  Registrations for this year's Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest are continuing to flood in, and we currently have 250 registrants. Never before have there been so many early registrants, and the organisers are busy arranging accommodation for all those attending. "We are not surprised that we are breaking records this year", says Raymond Robertsen, on behalf of the organisers. He believes that both the conference programme and other complementary events offer a wide variety of attractions.

• Barents Sea Conference tops 200 registrants

  This year's Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest has already received 200 registrations and they continue to flood in. Never before have there been so many early registrants, and the organisers are busy arranging accommodation for all those attending. "We are not surprised that we are breaking records this year", says Raymond Robertsen, on behalf of the organisers. He believes that both the conference programme and other complementary events offer a wide variety of attractions.

• Registration is still open, and hotel rooms available, for the Barents Sea Conference

  Over 250 participants have already registered for this year’sBarents Sea Conference, and more are doing so each day. It is still possible to register for the conference, and to obtain accommodation in Hammerfest. The organisers have reserved additional hotel rooms, and these will be allocated according to the first come, first served principle.

• Northern Maritime Corridor teams up with Northern Sea Route

  The EU-funded Northern Maritime Corridor (NMC) project has initiated cooperation with the Russian Northern Sea Route (NSR) administration. That could result in facilitated shipping between Western Europe and Russian Arctic ports.

• Fabricated conflict in northern Norway

  *The Federation of Norwegian Industries believes that the controversy surrounding oil and gas-related activity in Lofoten and Vesterålen is rooted in a fabricated conflict.*"The overall perspective of economic development in northern Norway is being drowned in a debate in which some parties clearly show that they simply aren't interested in taking new know-how and improved environmental protection measures within the petroleum industry into consideration".

• “No significant risks from Arctic oil industry”

  What are the consequences on environment and indigenous peoples from oil industry and pipelines in the Russian North, Prime Minister Putin asked his Minister of Natural Resources Yury Trutnev yesterday.

• Energy and Culture at the Barents Sea Conference

  The Barents Sea Conference and Hammerfest Energi AS are proud to announce the most extensive cultural programme ever presented in the history of the Barents Sea Conference. During April in Hammerfest you can enjoy performers ranging from star acts such as Jørn Hoel and Steinar Albrigtsen to local artists of all ages.

• Historisk åpning

  Stockman-prosjektet har fått russiske myndigheter til å åpne den hittil stengte landsbyen Teriberka for allmen ferdsel. Kilder i russisk sikkerhetstjeneste bekrefter at landsbyen der russiske Gazprom, norske Statoil Hydro og franske Total planlegger å bygge LNG-anlegg for Stockman-gassen, nå er åpnet for sivil ferdsel.

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