Exploration Revived 2025 Clarion Hotel Air, Utsolaarmen 16, 4055 Sola Norsk Petroleumsforening Check out the program!
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Exploration Revived 2025
Welcome to Exploration Revived 2025
10 – 12 March, Clarion Hotel Air, Sola, Stavanger
Dear Fellow Explorationists
Norwegian Petroleum Society is once again hosting its traditional Exploration Revived conference on 11-12 March 2025 at Clarion Hotel Air, Sola (Stavanger).
Please also note that there will be an “icebreaker” in the evening on 10 March.
Exploration Revived Award 2025
The Exploration Revived Award 2025 will be announced during the conference dinner, Tuesday 11th March. The intention behind this award is to stimulate the exploration on the Norwegian shelf and it is awarded biennially at the NPF Exploration Revived Conference.
The award will be given to groups or companies who, over the preceding two years, have contributed to moving Exploration of the shelf forward by:
- Testing new play concepts and/or exploration models
- Testing high-risk/high-potential targets
- Contributing to geological breakthroughs
- Exploring for upside potential in more mature areas with established play types, supporting an extended lifetime of producing field
- Reducing exploration risk by developing and/or applying new techniques and technologies
- Any other combination of ideas, technology and risk-taking resulting in revived exploration
The award is based on nominations from the exploration community in Norway and is decided by a committee appointed by the Exploration Revived Award Committee.
The prize consists of a lithographic print and a certificate/diploma.
Please send your nominations to Kåre Vagle, Managing Director – kv@npf.no. Please state the reason for your choice of nominated candidates. The deadline for the submission of candidates is 7 February 2025.
The Exploration Revived Award committee:
- Sidsel Lindsø, ExploCrowd
- Anders Wittemann, Wittemann E&P Consulting
- Vaka Antonsdottir, Norwegian Offshore Directorate
- Colin David Hirning, ConocoPhillips
- Tim Dodson, Dodson Consulting
Warm thanks to our SPONSORS:
SPONSOR of the refreshments and networking breaks – DNO
SPONSORS of the Icebreaker – INPEX Idemitsu Norge & Aker BP
Student SPONSORS – Harbour Energy & Equinor
Program
Monday 10. March
Shuttle transport from Clarion Hotel Air to Stratum Reservoir
Icebreaker and Core Viewing at Stratum Reservoir
Core presentations on the following:
- Blasto, presented by Tim Cullen, Equinor
- Gnomoria, presented by Geir Helgesen, Equinor
- Ringhorne Nord, presented by Vår Energi
- Othello, presented by Donatella Mellere, DNO Norge
- Obelix Upflank, presented by Zoe Cumberpatch & Alf Ryseth, Equinor
- Sabina, presented by Harbour Energy
- Storjo W, presented by Aker BP
Shuttle transport from Stratum Reservoir to Clarion Hotel Air
Tuesday 11. March
Registration at Clarion Hotel Air
Welcome and introduction
KEYNOTE: Exploration - perspectives
Theme: Deep water
Haydn/Monn
The Obelix Upflank discovery - an important piece of the Norwegian Sea deepwater puzzle
Refreshments and Networking
Theme: Grand Classics
KEYNOTE: Reviving Paleogene exploration opportunities in the western Møre Basin
Sara well – exploring for injectites around Martin Linge field
Cuvette
Lunch
Storjo West
Theme: Sweet`n tight
The Kvernbit/Mimung well - combined exploration of a large rotated fault block and an upper Jurassic sand fairway
A new geological model breathes life into the 35/10-4 A Gnomoria Discovery
Refreshments and Networking
Elgol
The Heisenberg discovery in the northern North Sea – uncovering the complex geology of a geophysically driven prospect
Key note: The clock is ticking on Halten
End of conference day 1
Networking & drinks
Conference Dinner at Clarion Hotel Air
Dinner speech: "Feeling the Inanimate: Edvard Munch and the Essence of Living Stone"
Israel Polonio, Aker BP
Wednesday 12. March
KEYNOTE: Hydrocarbon seeps and a new young source rock
Theme: How dare you?
Venus
The JDE well: results and implications for the Triassic play in the Norwegian Sea
Refreshments and Networking
Falstaff/Othello
Cerisa
Key Note
Lunch
Theme: Close to home
Ringhorne Nord
Sabina appr.
Countach appraisal
Closing remarks
End of Conference
Practical information
Organizer:
Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
Venue:
Clarion Hotel Air, Utsolaarmen 16, 4055 NO-Sola, Norway
Committee:
- Tina Rasmussen Olsen, ORLEN Upstream Norway
- Grim Gjeldvik, DNO
- Idar Horstad, Aker BP
- Torgeir Vinje, INPEX Idemitsu Norge
- Sara Sandvik, Vår Energi
- Daniel Høie, Norwegian Offshore Directorate
- Tom Dreyer, Equinor
- Arild Kjelstad, Harbour Energy
Participation fees:
NPF personal members NOK 11,000 plus 25% VAT
Non-NPF-members NOK 13,000 plus 25% VAT
Prices for Dinner and Icebreaker:
Dinner NOK 1,050 plus 25% VAT
Icebreaker NOK 600 plus 25% VAT
Payment can be done upon registration by credit card (Master Card/Visa) or invoice. If the invoice needs to be changed due to wrong or missing information, a fee of NOK 150 will be added to the total amount. All international payments must be approved before the conference starts.
Group discount:
In the case of group bookings when six participants from the same company pay full conference fee, participant number seven and above will receive a 40% discount. Group bookings are made by contacting even@npf.no or opk@npf.no
Membership of the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
To receive Member Price, please first register here: https://npf.medlemssystem.com/registration. One year membership for conference participants is NOK 1,000. Reduced membership fees apply to young professionals under 34, students, and seniors.
Accomodation
Clarion Hotel Air: Book your room when signing up for the conference by this link. Payment is directly to the hotel upon check-out. NPF is not responsible for no-shows. Price per night (incl. breakfast): NOK 1,698 ecl VAT. 1914 incl VAT for a single room.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be received in writing by 24 February 2025 and will be subject to a cancellation fee of NOK 2,000 unless a substitute delegate is offered. After this date, the full registration fee will apply, however, substitutions will still be accepted. Substitutions for registered delegates may be made at any time, but we would appreciate prior notification.
In case of cancellation of the conference by the Norwegian Petroleum Society, (NPF), the participant will only be refunded the conference fee and/or the exhibition fee. Other expenses the participants may have will not be refunded.
Force majeure
Events beyond the control of the NPF – for example, but not limited to, extreme weather conditions, acts of war, terrorism, transportation shut-down (strikes or accidents), government regulation or advisory including travel warnings, serious illness or epidemics that makes it impossible to fulfil the obligations of conducting the conference entitle NPF to cancel the event without liability.
Conference papers
Presentations and/or abstracts will be distributed after the end of the conference if the companies have agreed to publish the material. Delegates will be informed when available by e-mail.
Programme changes
It is sometimes necessary to change the timing of the programme. The conference organiser will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.
For futher information please contact
Norwegian Petroleum Society
Even Berglund Isachsen
Project Manager
Tel. +47 971 61 845
E-mail: even@npf.no