The 25th North Sea Decommissioning Conference 2026
Welcome to the
25th North Sea Decommissioning Conference 2026
(09) 10 -11 February 2026
Clarion Hotel Air, Sola – Stavanger, Norway
The NPF Decommissioning Conference is a forum for industry leaders to address key decommissioning topics within the wider context of the upstream business.
We have confirmed Speakers from:
| AF Offshore Decom | NetZero, UK Government |
| Aker BP | Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority |
| Aker Solutions | Norwegian Offshore Directorate |
| Allseas | Norwep |
| Bravo Marine | Offshore Norge |
| Carbon Collectors | Rystad |
| Connector Subsea Solutions UK ltd | Saipem |
| DeepOcean | Scanmudring |
| DOF Subsea | SINTEF SWIPA |
| Equinor | Subsea7 |
| Heerema | Taqa UK |
| IMCA | Three60Energy |
| Vår Energi |
Signing up for the Conference by mail
If you have difficulty registering a candidate for the conference in our online booking system, please send a mail 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.
Members of the Programme Committee
Bjørn Kahrs, Norwegian Offshore Technology
Johannes Thrane AF, Offshore Decom
Thor Erling Haug, Equinor
Thomas Brown, Aker BP
Gry Haga, OKEA
Michiel Pors, Heerema
Pål Berntsen, Vår Energi
Terje Birkenes, Repsol
Yvonne van den Berg, Wintershall Noordzee B.V.
Mette Elise Vintermyr, Havtil
Sinan Zahirian, Aker Solutions
Welcome!
On behalf of the Programme Committee,
Bjørn Kahrs
Director, Norwegian Energy Partners
Chair of Programme Committee
Program
Monday 09. February
Welcome to the evening gathering at the conference hotel

Tuesday 10. February
Registration
Welcome!
Aperitif and Conference Dinner
Wednesday 11. February
Welcome and opening day 2
End of Conference
Practical information
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Membership of the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF): If you want to receive the member price, please register here first: https://npf.medlemssystem.com/registration. One-year membership for conference participants is NOK 1,100. Reduced membership fees apply for young professionals under the age of 34, students and seniors.
Conference language: English
Venue: Clarion Hotel Air. Utsolaarmen 16, 4055 Sola
Special Offer! Bring a colleague under 30 years of age for half price! Participant under the age of 30 years receives a 30% discount. Contact the Project manager for the discount code.
Conference fee:
- NOK 11.500 + 25% VAT for NPF personal members
- NOK 13.500 + 25% VAT for others
The conference fee includes:
- Coffee/tea
- Lunches
- Conference Dinner Tuesday night
- Access to approved presentations after end of conference.
Icebreaker Monday night is not included in the conference fee and must be chosen separately when registering. Fee is NOK 750 plus 25% VAT. Food and drinks to be served.
Exhibition stand: NOK 15,000 (+25% VAT).*** Require ordinary registration of a conference participant.
The exhibition fee includes exhibition space in the breakout area outside the conference hall. This is the area where all coffee breaks will take place. Each exhibition space is 2m wide x 1m deep (1x conference table and 2 roll-ups).
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel Air, Sola. Price per night (incl.breakfast): 1.790 NOK incl. VAT. This offer expires 09 January 2026. Hotel accommodation is not included in the conference fee. Please book your room through this link: Booking
Payment: Payment can be made 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.
Conference paper: Presentations from the conference will be available after the end of the conference. Delegates will be informed when available via e-mail.
Program changes: It is sometimes necessary to change the timing of the programme. The conference organiser will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.
Cancellations: Cancellations must be received in writing by 27 January 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 incur are not refunded and are 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.
Contact: For further information please contact: Norwegian Petroleum Society, Project Manager Hanne Hernes, tel. +47 404 52 327, E-mail: hanne.hernes@npf.no