The Biennial Geophysical Seminar 2026 Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, Kristiansand,Vestre Strandgate 7, Kristiansand, 4610, Norway Norsk Petroleumsforening Call for abstracts!
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Call for abstracts!
The Biennial Geophysical Seminar 2026
The Biennial Geophysical Seminar 2026
“Flatten the Curve”
For more than forty years, the Biennial Geophysical Seminar has been a popular Norwegian technology and networking event, showcasing recent achievements, case studies, industry trends, and new developments in geophysical techniques.
The Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF) is pleased to invite the geo-community, both in Norway and abroad, to join the next Geophysical Seminar, taking place 17–19 March 2026 at Hotel Caledonien in Kristiansand.
To meet the energy security challenge and maintain production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the geophysical community is expected to constantly deliver ever better products and services to obtain valuable information of the subsurface, fast and at a low cost. In the years ahead we will probably see an increase in the demand of these services, not only for oil and gas exploration and development, but also for a wide range of new applications such as carbon storage, geothermal prospecting, mineral exploration, windfarm prospecting, landslides, avalanches, and water resource mapping.
The Program Committee and NPF are delighted to welcome you to Kristiansand in March 2026!
On behalf of the Program Committee,
Vetle Vinje, Viridien
Committee Chair
Thank you to our sponsors:
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Main Sponsor: DUG
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Student Sponsor: TotalEnergies
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Coffee Break Sponsor: Aker BP
- Conference and Student Sponsor: Viridien
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✍️ Submit your abstract!
The programme committee is currently looking for contributions for the 2026 seminar. We particularly encourage real case studies from Norwegian waters where new technology has been applied, such as novel seismic acquisition techniques, ocean-bottom nodes, 3D and 4D imaging and inversion tools, new branches of machine learning and AI, and new/innovative ways of interpreting a complex diversity of data. We are also very interested in abstracts with examples of geophysical methods used outside the oil and gas area, such as for CCS, mining, engineering or monitoring of natural systems. We welcome contributions from a diverse mix of energy and oil companies, service companies and universities/institutes.
- Conference language: English
- Please use the abstract template available for download below and forward it to Tove Danielsson, tove.danielsson@npf.no
- Speakers who submit abstracts (not invited keynote speakers) are eligible to attend the seminar at a 50% reduced fee
- Abstracts deadline: 15 November 2025
Confirmed keynotes:
- The Past, Present, and Future of the Norwegian Oil and Gas Sector
Hege Susanne Blåsternes , Head of Offshore Development and Technology, NOD - AI and Cloud Computing in the Energy Sector
Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl, General Manager of Coud and AI division, Microsoft - The Real Value of 4D Seismic
Mona Andersen, Leading Advisor Geopshyscial Reservoir Monitoring, Equinor - Elastic FWI – From Physics to Value
Ole Jøran Askim, Chief Geophysist, Aker BP - Exploration from an Economic Perspective
Anders Wittemann, Analyst, Wittemann E&P Consulting - Perspectives from the Sea Floor
Mark Thompson, Senior Advisor Reservoir Geophysics, Equinor
Practical information
Members of Conference Committee:
- Vetle Vinje, Viridien, Chair of Committee
- Lars Klefstad, Norwegian Offshore Directorate
- Leila Bencherif-Sørensen, ConocoPhillips
- Sindre Bull-Jansen, Shearwater
- Cameron Hamilton, TotalEnergies
- Øystein Sømme, Norske Shell
- Ståle Høgden, Vår Energi
- Grunde Rønholt, TGS
- Yuriy Ivanov, Aker BP
- Geir Apeland, SLB
- Ben King, Equinor
- Percy Mellar, DUG
- Tove Danielsson, Project Manager, NPF
Venue:
Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, Vestre Strandgate 7, 4610 KRISTIANSAND
Conference fee:
- NPF personal members NOK 11,400 plus 25% VAT
- Non-members NOK 13,400 plus 25 % VAT
Limited-time Early Bird offer until 31 December 2025:
- NPF personal members NOK 10,400 plus 25% VAT
- Non-members NOK 12,400 plus 25 % VAT
Payment can be done upon registration by credit card (Master Card/Visa/AmEx) or by invoice. If the invoice needs to be changed due to wrong or missing information there will added a fee of NOK 150 to the total amount. All international payments must be approved before the conference starts.
The conference fee includes:
- Get-together on Tuesday evening, 17th of March (tapas + two beverages)
- Exended Abastract/ Conference papers
- Coffee/tea
- Lunches
Conference Dinner:
Dinner is not included in the conference fee and must be chosen separately when registering.
Fee is NOK 1 100,- plus 25% VAT. The price includes: 3-course dinner, aperitiff and three unit of drinks.
Accomodation:
Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, Vestre Strandgate 7, 4610 KRISTIANSAND
Price per night (incl. breakfast): 1690 NOK for single room. / 1890 NOK incl. VAT for double room. Hotel is not included in the conference fee. To receive the applicable room rate, please use this link when making your reservation. Kindly note that the link is valid until January 16, 2026.
NPF is not responsible for no-shows
Membership of the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
We offer conference participants to purchase membership of NPF together with registration and payment for the conference. 1 year membership for conference participants is NOK 1,100.
Cancellations:
Cancellations must be received in writing by 3rd March 2026, and will be subject to a cancellation fee 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 be refunded the conference fee and/or the exhibition fee. Other expenses the participants may have are not refunded, and is not the responsibility of NPF.
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 fulfill the obligations of conducting the conference entitle NPF to cancel the event without liability.
Programme changes:
It is sometimes necessary to change timing of the programme. The conference organiser will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.
🎓 We look forward welcoming students to Geophysical Seminar!
Thank you to Viridien that have sponsored student participation this year! We welcome students to apply for admission to our popular Biennial Geophysical Seminar.
Students, senior year / Master / PhD can apply for free admission to the conference. To be applicable you must be a student at a Norwegian university or university college. The free admission includes conference participation, conference dinner, get-together and accommodation if needed.
Applications can be sent to tove.danielsson@npf.no
Contact:
For further information please contact:
Norwegian Petroleum Society
Tove Danielsson
Project Manager
tel. +47 452 48 348
E-mail: tove.danielsson@npf.no