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ONS '86 SHOW AND CONFERENCE

ATTRACTING STRONG INTEREST

FROM EXHIBITORS

August 26-29—Stavanger, Norway

The 7th Offshore Northern Seas (ONS '86) Conference and Exhibi- tion, to be held in Stavanger, August 26-29, continues to benefit from

Norway's expansive offshore poli- cies and the associated demand for advanced technology and services to meet challenging conditions.

Heavy demand for stand space at this year's exhibition indicates that international interest in this event remains strong. The exhibition is expected to be roughly the same size as the 1984 event in terms of stand space, covering a net area of some 14,000 square meters. This space was fully booked by the June 1,1985 deadline, with the number of exhib- itors this year unlikely to fall below the 1984 record of some 600 compa- nies from 16 countries on about 450 stands.

U.S. companies, which have tradi- tionally made substantial deliveries to Norway's offshore sector, are ac- cordingly expected to maintain and even expand their presence at ONS '86. New this year will be a stronger emphasis on grouping exhibits by category in the catalog, to assist vis- itors in identifying the areas of interest and making the best use of their time. Visitors to the ONS exhi- bition this year are expected to remain at about the 1984 level of about 33,000 professionals from around the world.

The concurrent ONS Conference will begin at 11 am on Tuesday,

August 26 with an Inaugural Cere- mony. Following an introduction by

Leif Terje Loddensol, chairman of the ONS Executive Committee,

Stavanger Mayor Ms. Kari Thu will welcome the delegates. Norwe- gian Prime Minister Ms. Gro Har- lem Brundtland will then discuss "Norwegian Petroleum Policy," fol- lowed by the Keynote Address to be delivered by Jean-Claude Paye,

Secretary-General, OECD, Paris.

The three-session General Con- ference beginning on August 27 will approach the ONS '86 theme of "Northern Waters: New Political,

Economic, and Technical Opportu- nities and Concerns" from the point of view of senior managers. Each session will feature a leading speak- er with one or two supporting con- tributors. The intention of the gen- eral conference is to attract the attention of senior policy-makers and involve them in the discussions on strategic issues; time will be alloted for this purpose.

The general sessions will be fol- lowed on August 27-29 by specialist sessions devoted to production sys- tems, gas transportation, reservoir engineering, drilling, and explora- tion. 32

The special conference on pro- duction system concepts in deep water is designed to provide an overview of current progress in this area. Presentations will extend from experience with systems already in operation—such as Central Cormo- rant and Northeast Frigg—through those now being designed or con- structed for a variety of Norwegian fields such as Gullfaks, Oseberg, and

Troll. Both fixed and floating instal- lations will be covered.

Topics to be covered in the ses- sion on alternatives for transporta- tion of northern seas gas reserves include Norwegian gas resources, with the emphasis on their extent and geographical location, and al- ternative methods for distribution to markets. Pipeline solutions in the

North Sea, the Halten Bank, and the Tromso Bank will be consid- ered, with special attention given to

LNG and processing options for converting gas into easily trans- ported fuels or power.

Some of the technical challenges that must be overcome in order to produce North Sea reservoirs effi- ciently will be covered in the special conference on reservoir engineering and enhanced recovery through a series of case studies from four Nor- wegian North Sea fields. Each of these presentations will focus on the approach adopted for finding solu- tions to complex reservoir and pro- duction problems in the Snorre,

Oseberg, Valhall, and Frigg fields.

The special conference on drilling has been divided into two sessions, covering the impact of petroleum legislation on drilling, and the needs, direction, and aims of re- search in this field. Safety regula- tions were developed by the authori- ties in cooperation with the oil in- dustry at an early stage in Norway's offshore development, and have been revised several times. Dis- agreements on interpretation be- tween the industry and regulatory bodies have demonstrated the need for good and continuous dialogue between the two sides to insure that rigs are built and operated to ac- ceptable standards.

The final special conference will be devoted to exploration/utiliza- tion of research results and pros- pects in Polar regions. Different as- pects of utilizing exploration re- search by industry will be covered in the morning session, reflecting the emphasis given by Norway's conces- sion policy to industrial spin-offs from R&D. The afternoon session will focus on the challenges and pro- ductivity of the Barents Sea and other hostile Polar regions, where exploration is in its very early stages.

General Conference Program

August 27: Energy Politics

In addition to the worldwide pic- ture, this session will embrace the growing importance of the northern area where oil and gas are con- cerned. The emphasis will be on long-term perspectives, volatility, and uncertainties, as well as the scope and timing of possible contri- butions from Arctic regions.

Chairman: F. Lied, ex-minister of industry and ex-chairman of the board of Statoil, Oslo 9:00 am—P. Schwartz, head of business environment group plan- ning, Shell International Petroleum

Company, London 10:00 am—J.M. Stanford, presi- dent, Petro-Canada Resources, Pe- tro-Canada Inc., Calgary 10:30 am—E. Bergsager, senior vice president-corporate manage- ment, Geco A/S, Stavanger 11:00 am—Coffee break 11:20 am—Panel Discussion

Moderator: L.U. Thulin, executive vice president, Den norske Credit- bank, Oslo

Delegates: T. Bergem, executive vice president, Norsk Hydro A/S,

Oslo; and Messrs. Bergsager,

Schwartz, and Stanford

Energy Economics

Both long-term and immediate prospectives will be discussed under this heading. The lead presentation will also reflect on the economic consequences of expensive energy, including the capital investment and time required to substitute for cheap oil. Chairman: J. Oxnevad, senior executive vice president,

Statoil, Stavanger 2:00 pm—C.T. Maxwell, vice chairman of the board of directors,

Cyrus D. Lawrence, Inc., New York 3:00 pm—Coffee break 3:20 pm—B. Weymueller, vice president-group finance, Societe

Nationale Elf Aquitaine, Courbe- voie 3:50 pm—R.L. Oliver, manager- corporate & energy analyses, corpo- rate planning department, BP In- ternational Ltd., London 4:20 pm—Discussion

August 28: Technology—

Alternative Approaches

The lead speaker in this session will discuss alternatives available from a systems viewpoint as we approach deeper water and more hostile environments. Supporting contributions will supplement with recent experience from Arctic re- gions.

Chairman: C. Ellertsen, president,

Norwegian Petroleum Consultants

A/S, Oslo 9:00 am—H. Ager-Hanssen, se- nior executive vice president, Stat- oil, Stavanger 10:00 am—D. G. Marrs, president and general manager, Mobil Oil

Company Ltd., Toronto 10:30 am—Coffee break 10:50 am—R. Knowles, manager-

FCP planning, Atlantic Richfield

International, Los Angeles 11:20 am—Discussion

Noon—Lunch

August 27:

Special Conference

Production Systems

The northern seas are at the fore- front of the most advanced develop- ments in deepwater production sys- tems, and this program is designed to provide an overview of current progress.

Chairman: P. Kassler, managing director, A/S Norske Shell, Oslo 9:00 am—"Four Years of Experi- ence with the Central Cormorant

UMC," by M. Osborne, head of the UMC project, Shell Expro UK

Ltd., Aberdeen 9:40 am—"Status of Subsea Pro- duction on Frigg Satellites," by

R.H. Brand, production operations department manager, Elf Aquitaine

Norge A/S, Stavanger 10:20 am—Coffee break 10:40 am—"Present Developments and Trends for Subsea Production

Systems in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea," by T. Andvig, assistant manager-oil division, A/S

Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk, Kongs- berg 11:20 am—"Compliant Tower Ap- plicability Offshore Northern Eu- rope," by L.D. Maus, research su- pervisor, Exxon Production Re- search Company, Houston

Noon—Lunch 2:00 pm—"Design of a Tension Leg

Platform for Gas Production," by J.

Odland, section leader, Statoil,

Stavanger 2:40 pm—"SWOPS—A Production

System for Cyrus Field and

Beyond," by K.R. Winkle, chief production engineer, BP Explora- tion Company Ltd., London; and N.

Strachan, senior petroleum engi- neer, BP Petroleum Development,

Aberdeen 3:20 pm—Coffee break 3:40 pm—"Flexible Risers for North

Sea Floating Production Systems," by B. de Bailliencourt, director,

Ugland Coflexip A/S, Paris 4:20 pm—"The Subsea Atmospher- ic System (SAS) Development and

Testing Status," by E. Schei, pro- gram manager-SAS project,

Kvaerner Subsea Contracting A/S,

Oslo

Thursday, August 28:

Gas Transportation

Topics covered in this session will include Norwegian gas resources, with the emphasis on their extent and geographical locations, and al- ternate methods for distribution to markets.

Chairman: M. Reed, vice president,

Norwegian Shipowners' Associa- tion, Oslo 9:00 am—"Norway's Gas Reserves:

An Overview of Existing Reserves,

Markets, and Prospects for Future

Gas Transportation," by A.B. Moe, 32 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News