The Kristiansand Conference in Drilling & Well 2026
The 39th Kristiansand Conference in Drilling & Well
21 – 23 September 2026
Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand
Join the 39th Kristiansandkonferansen — the most influential meeting place for drilling and well professionals in Norway since 1983. Every year, industry experts gather here to share insights, challenge established thinking and showcase solutions and experiences that move the industry forward.
In 2026, the spotlight is on innovation, smarter processes and real operational experience — the drivers we need to deliver drilling and well operations that are safer, more efficient and more cost‑effective.
As Norway works to maintain production levels and support Europe’s energy needs, smarter drilling and well operations are more important than ever. Smaller discoveries, tighter economics and aging fields call for new ideas, new technologies and new collaborations.
On behalf of the Program Committee,
Thor Blunck
Committee Chair
Exhibitors
Exhibit
Slettet: Take this opportunity to present your company and services. The exhibition fee includes exhibition space in the breakout area outside the conference hall. For more information, please se below in the section for Practical Information.
Partnership
Becoming a partner at Kristiansand Conference in Drilling & Well 2026 is a great opportunity to raise your company profile and engage in the conference.
Sponsoring Options:
- Main Partner
- Student Partner
- Pre-event Partner, Monday night
- Coffee Break Partner
- Conference Dinner Partner
For details, please contact NPF Project Manager, Hanne Hernes, e-mail: hanne.hernes@npf.no
Signing up for the Conference by e-mail
If you have difficulty registering a candidate for the conference in our online booking system, please send a mail for registration to: hanne.hernes@npf.no
The following registration information is needed: Candidate name, business title and email address. Attending pre-event on Monday night? (Yes/No). Invoice address and/or if you prefer to receive a link for card payment.
Program Committee
Thor Blunck, CEO – Blunck Offshore & Chair of Program Committee
Amir Gergerechi, Chief Engineer – Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil)
Elisabeth Haram, Executive Vice President – Odfjell Drilling
Roy Middleton, Staff Cement Specialist – ConocoPhillips
Jeanette Gimre, Account Manager – Halliburton
Torstein Haugland, Senior Advisor Well Technology – Equinor
Mohammad Jahangir, Area Manager Drilling & Wells – Vår Energi
Peter John Wright, Geo-Unit Account Manager SLB
Tage Thorkildsen, VP, Ullrigg Test Centre – NORCE
Bernt-André Lorentsen, D&W Manager – Aker BP
Stephen Pattie, Leader Drilling and Wells – Petoro
Program
Monday 21. September
Registration
Tapas and mingling
Tuesday 22. September
Registration
Welcome!
A New NCS Reality Demands a Productivity Revolution
Keynote
Outlook Oil & Gas
Break
From Legacy Blowout to Modern HPHT Delivery: The Fenris Case History
Balder NEXT - Pushing the boundaries for late life development
Lifetime Extension (LTX) of well constructions beyond original design life
Lunch
Journey from appraisal to production wells in Frigg area. A drilling engineers view on optimization of ERD wells.
Coiled Tubing Drilling on Ekofisk
Low-Cost Reservoir Access Using Slim-Hole Multi-Stage Completions in CT drilled wells
Break
Real-Time Downhole Intelligence with Wired Drill Pipe
Wired powered pipe - implementation, technology qualification and future potential
Real Time Validation and Optimization of Swell Packer Placement Using Caliper Tools and Wired Drill Pipe
Eirik Hansen, Technical Advisor - Halliburton
Break
Downhole Fiber Optics – more than a hair in the soup?
Electrical Adaptive Gas Lift System, step change in artificial lift
Next-Generation Inflow Control
Pioneering Intelligent Completions in a Mature Offshore Asset: Lessons and Future Opportunities
End day 1
Aperitif & Conference Dinner
Wednesday 23. September
Welcome day 2
Precision Powered Completions: ELECTRIS and the Technologies Redefining Well Performance
Interoperability and autonomous drilling - The future is here
Knut S. Bjørkevoll, Senior Researcher - NORCE Research
Management of annulus pressure buildup (APB)
Impact of Wellbore Placement on Fracture Stimulation in Tight Reservoirs
Break
Advancing Sustainable Subsurface Insights: Enhanced LWD Sourceless Pulsed-neutron Formation Evaluation and Disruptive High-Resolution At-Bit Imaging for Superior Drilling and Rock Properties
Modern screen consolidation on the rig using 3D visualization and system awareness
Kamil Antosz, Integrated Service Advisor - Halliburton
Quantifying cuttings recovery and cavings detection using computer vision for improved drilling performance
Benzene challenge and a potential solution
ACLC - Ace Control Line Clamp. First on the NCS: Remote-Controlled Clamp Installation
Sum up
Lunch
Practical information
Organiser
Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
Venue
Radisson Blue Caledonien Hotel, Kristiansand
Conference Language
English
Membership of the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
If you want to receive the member price, please register here first: https://npf.medlemssystem.com/registration. If you are already registered in our database, please send an email to conferences@npf.no to become a member. Reduced membership fees applies for young professionals under the age of 34, students and seniors.
Conference Fee
NOK 12.900 for NPF personal members (+ 25% VAT)
NOK 14.900 for Non-NPF member (+ 25% VAT)
The conference fee includes: Monday night Tapas & Drinks – Lunches – Refreshments – Tuesday night Conference Dinner – Presentations
!Special Offer! Participants aged under 30 are eligible for a 30% discount on the Conference Fee. Please contact the Project Manager for further information and discount codes.
Accommodation
Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, Vestre Strandgate 7, 4610 KRISTIANSAND
Price per night (incl. breakfast) is 1690 NOK, incl. VAT, for single 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 20 July 2026.
If you prefer you can send a mail to guest.kristiansand@radissonblu.com or phone + 47 38 11 21 00. When booking use the code: BORE2026
Exhibition Stand
Exhibition Fee: NOK 15.000 (+25% VAT).
The Exhibition Fee includes exhibition space in the breakout area outside the conference hall. This is the area where all coffeebreaks will take place.
Signing up for an exhibition stand requires one regular conference participant. The stand is ordered as an additional option in the form for registering a participant, you just tick off an extra box. The cost of the Exhibition Stand comes in addition to Conference Fee.
Each exhibition space is 2m wide x 1m deep giving space for 1x conference table and 2 roll-ups . A conference table, 2 chairs and access to electricity are included and provided, you bring your own roll-ups.
We will present your logo on the conference webpage and in the conference program.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be received in writing at the latest 14 days before conference start and will be subject to a NOK 2,000 cancellation fee 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.
Payment
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 information there will be an added a fee of NOK 150. All international payments must be approved before the conference starts.
Presentations
Approved presentations will be published after the conference. Participants will be informed when they are available.
Program changes
It is sometimes necessary to make changes to the program. The conference organiser will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.
Contact NPF Project Manager
Hanne Hernes, Tlf. +47 4045 2327. e-post: hanne.hernes@npf.no
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.