Collaboration between Brazil and Norway in the field of oil and gas research and technology and exchange of human resources(bn21) Director general Marit Engebretsen NHO, 23 January 2014
Brazil 25 November 2013 Signing of Annex to MoU 2
Background BN21 Brazil Norway in the 21 st Century Brazil-Norway RD & D & Human Resources Collaboration - Initiative taken by Brazil Oktober 2011 - Annex til MoU: MOU between MCTI and KD, 2008 - Objective BN21: Strengthen competences and technology developments in oil and gas in both countries - Why: Common challenges in developing our oil and gas resources, for example: subsea technology, increased recovery - Who will participate: Government, universities, research institutions and industry 3
Brasil s offshore market Brasil is one of the most important markets for Norwegian oil and gas industry, turnover about 25 bill. NOK 2012 Petrobras og Statoil are the two companies in the world with the most subsea wells Kilde: Rystad Energy, 2013a 4
Brazil is together with Norway anticipated to become the lagest offshore markets 2014-2017 Brazil is a global centre and gives high priority to research and technology development in oil and gas Source: Rystad Energy, 2013b 5
BN 21 Organizational setup Government Group Stakeholder Task Force Task 1 Task 2 RD&D Collaboration Human Resources/ Capabilities
Government Group is led by the Parties and responsible for the overall governance of the collaboration, including the involvement of relevant government agencies and measures in support of collaborative efforts. Representatives from related bodies associated with the collaboration may take part in the Government Group. 7
. Stakeholder Task Force is responsible for submitting plans and proposed actions in relation to the aims. The Task Force should to the extent feasible build on existing collaborative efforts between Brazilian and Norwegian stakeholders. The Stakeholder Task Force consists of representatives from industry, research institutions and academia. 8
Participants BN21 Government Group From the Brazilian side: a) Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI); b) Ministry of External Relations (MRE) / Brazilian Embassy in Oslo; c) Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME); d) Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP); e) National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). 9
Participants in BN21 From the Norwegian side: a) Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE); b) Royal Norwegian Embassy in Brasília and Norwegian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro c) Innovation Norway d) The Research Council of Norway (RCN) 10
Stakeholder Task force, Norway a) Statoil (Lead party) b) Aker Solutions c) Det norske Veritas (DNV-GL) d) FMC Kongsberg Subsea e) SINTEF (Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at NTNU) f) International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS); g) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); h) University of Bergen; i) University of Stavanger j) University of Oslo k) Norwegian Shipowners Association 11
Stakeholder Task Force, Brazil Petrobras 12
Objectives BN21 in 2014 Joint calls Responsible organizations: Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway, CNPq and FINEP Definition of technology focus areas Responsible organizations: Statoil og Petrobras 13
Planned meetings 2014 Ultimo January Telephone conference Deputy Minister Kåre Fostervold(MPE) and Dr. Luis Antonio Elias (MCTI) 20-21march Government Group meeting in Brasilia Agenda: Mandates Government Group Stakeholder Task Force 14
Planned Meetings BN21 2014 20-23 May Government Group og Stakeholder Task Force, Oslo Agenda: Visits to industry and research institutions, Oslo and Trondheim, Responsible organisation: MPE Status regarding focus technology areas Responsible organizations: Statoil og Petrobras Status Joint calls, Responsible organization RCN, IN, FINEP and CNPQ Further plans 2014 and 2015 15
Questions? 16