Add to Calendar 2026-03-03 19:00:00 2026-03-05 13:00:00 Europe/Oslo Field Development Conference 2026 Quality Hotel Edvard Grieg, Sandsliåsen 50, 5254 Bergen Norsk Petroleumsforening Field Development Conference 2026_2026-03-03 19:00:00
03 to 05 Mar 2026

Field Development Conference 2026

BERGEN

Program

Tuesday 03. March

19:00

Icebreaker

Social Gathering with Food & Drinks

Wednesday 04. March

08:00

Registration & Coffee

09:00

Welcome to the 28th Field Development Conference

Host and moderator: Kristian Skavang, Aibel & Chair of Program Committee

GOVERNANCE AND MARKETS

Moderator: Cecilie Sælen, CEO – CCB Subsea
09:10

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Hege Susanne Blåsternes – Director of Offshore Development and Technology
09:40

Oil is back – Global, European and Norwegian Drivers and the Role of New
Field Developments on the NCS

Tore Guldbrandsøy – Partner, Rystad Energy
10:10

Offshore Norge

AREA DEVELOPMENT – MARGINAL FIELDS – REUSE

Moderator: Cecilie Sælen, CEO – CCB Subsea
10:40

Coffee and Networking

11:05

New Generation of subsea tie-backs

Anna Isabella Frostad – Lead Technology Engineer, Aker BP
11:30

Balder Next Projects

Joar Kristensen – Project Manager, Vår Energi
11:55

Bestla Development

Knut Gjertsen – SVP Projects and Technology, OKEA
12:20

Lunch

13:20

Project Vortfolio Vår Energi

Frode Sivertsen – VP Subsea Projects, Vår Energi
13:45

Previously Produced Fields

Conocophillips
14:10

TBA

14:35

Coffee and Networking

15:05

Area Development Examples and how to get timings right

Tore Guldbrandsøy – Partner, Rystad Energy
15:30

Network Modeling

TBA

COLLABORATION AND STANDARDISATION TO REDUCE COSTS

Moderator: Cecilie Sælen, CEO – CCB Subsea
15:55

Business & Decision Quality Excellence through Coopetition

Jon Lerheim – Professor & Project Manager, Prosjekt Norge
16:20

Atlantis tie-back to Kvitebjørn

Tor Sørsdal – Project Manager Facilities, Equinor
16:45

End of Conference Day 1

19:00

Aperitif & Conference Dinner

Thursday 05. March

09:00

Welcome to Day 2

COLLABORATION AND STANDARDISATION TO REDUCE COSTS

09:05

Facilitating the efficient execution of projects

Aibel
09:30

Digitalization in Field Development as a tool for efficiency

Magnus Smedegaard – VP DigiTech, Aker Solutions
09:55

Decision quality - Value Creation with Multi-objective/criteria Decision-making

10:20

TBA

11:10

Coffee and Networking

NEW FRONTIERS

11:35

Barentshavet Castberg Area – From Access to Area Development

Synnøve Tevik – VP EPN  Subsurface Area Development, Equinor
12:05

Technology

TBA
13:00

Lunch

Have a safe trip home!