The delegation that brings you results!

Excursion day: Statoil and National Oilwell Varco

Statoil: North American Onshore Operations & Technology Centre in Austin

Preliminary list  topics to be covered:

• Shale resources – a game changer an overview
• Statoil as shale resource operator
• Technology and technology drivers 
• Transferability between offshore and onshore operationally and regarding technology drivers

National Oilwell Varco: R&D Technology Centre near Navasota

This is an opportunity to see and experience some of the latest and most andvanced equipment for Onshore operations in the North American market.

Practical information

This is a temporary program, and requires a group of minimum 10 delegates. Should the group be smaller, we will visit NOV only. As the program starts early morning Friday in Austin, all participants need to arrive in Austin by Thursday evening.

Transport
We will provide bus transportation as follows: Houston - Austin on Thursday and Austin - Navasota - Houston on Friday.

Hotel
We will reserve rooms at a hotel for you in Austin for the night Tursday to Friday payable by the delegates on check out.

Important
Registration for this event will be simultanously with registration for all other events and start at the beginning of March.

Norwegian Delegation Get Together

The delegation gets together for a enjoyable start of the OTC.

Information meeting

Updated information and briefing about the OTC conference for the delegates. You will also be able to collect your OTC Badge at the meeting.

Texas Day at the Norwegian Seamen's Church of Houston

The Norwegian Seamen's Church has lived in Houston for 50 years in 2018, and the present church in Pasadena is 35 years this year, so it's a pleasure to invite both those who have been to church before and you who have never been here for a little taste of Texas as we Norwegians experience it.

Program:

• Open-air service that ends with training in Linedance
• Texas barbecue food ala Sjømannskirken
• Texas activities such as horse shoots and lasso castings

DNB Boatcruise

Boatcruise – teambuilding and lunch for delegation and invited guests, hosted by DNB.

The yacht will take you on a pleasant trip in the Galveston Bay area. There will be a barbecue lunch and time for relationship building. Onboard you will meet representatives from DNB, and the companies in the Norwegian delegation, as well as Norwegian business representatives living in Houston.

Buss departs Hyatt at 10.30 and returns 14.30

Agder Business and Networking Reception

By invitation only

Norwegian Delegation Breakfast Seminar

Breakfast is served from 07:30!

OTC is an important global meeting place for the energy sector, and our intention is to give a the delegates an updated insight of the .

Our wish is to share knowlegde about:

• The forces driving the global energy market
• The role of shale resources as a market change factor
• The role of new technology in the energy market
• Renewables in a market like Texas
• Market opportunities for Norwegian suppliers in the GoM market

Program:

Arctic Energy Prospects

There is a high potential for oil and gas development in the Arctic. The energy industry has a long history in some Arctic regions – while vast areas remain unexplored. Now activity is growing in new areas inthe High North, both onshore and offshore, and there are calls for major investments in infrastructure. The Barents Sea, among others, is evolving as a petroleum region in the High North. Increasing energy development in the Arctic, both onshore and offshore, raise a number of questions: How competitive are oil and gas resources in the Arctic in the global market? Which effects would petroleum development bring to communities and business in the High North? Who would be the major actors? What are the strategiesfor regional business development in various regions of the Arctic? What are prospects for international offshore and energy actors? Can the Arctic be a laboratory for safer and greener energy technologies?

Program:

15:00 ARCTIC ENERGY PROSPECTS 

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 

Leif Johan Sevland, ONS 

KEYNOTE 

State Secretary Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde, Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy 

ARMCHAIR DISCUSSION, Q&A 

Ms. Torill Inga Røe Utvik, Director Arctic, Statoil - tbc 

Mr. Owe Hagesæther, CEO, GCE Subsea 

Ms. Marianne Bremnes, Mayor of Harstad, Norway - tbc

Mr. Gary Isaksen, ExxonMobil - tbc 

Representative of Total, to speak on Jamal project - tbc

Moderator: Mr. Ole Øvretveit, Director, Arctic Frontiers

Consul General Morten Paulsen reception

The event takes place at Consul General Morten Paulsen’s residence.              

Bus departs at 18:15 from Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria, and departs 20:00 from Consul General’s residence to Fogo de Chão.

By invitation only.

SR-Banks annual OTC dinner

SR-Banks annual OTC dinner takes place at the Fogo de Chão restaurant, a Brazilian Steakhouse. 

Bus returns from Fogo de Chão at 23:00

By separate invitation only. Delegates registered before a certain date (TBA) will receive a separate invitation.

Subsea Valley annual OTC dinner

By separate invitation only

Public sector seminar

Program:

Technology Breakfast – GCE Subsea/Subsea Valley

 Program:

• Entrepreneurship and technology commercialization at Rice University, Brad Burke - Managing Director Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
• Transforming Subsea Developments through Innovation, Haakon Helgsen - Vice President Global Front End for TechnipFMC

Subsea Valley Industrial Policy Executive Meeting with Baker Institute

Baker Institute's Center for Energy Studies at Rice University is top ranked as global energy- and resource-policy think tank. Several of the institute's fellows will present Center of Energy Studies program areas and provide new insights on the role of economics, policy and regulation in the performance and evolution of energy markets. (https://www.bakerinstitute.org/center-for-energy-studies/)

Program:

• Dr Francisco Monaldi, Fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies and lecturer in energy economics at Rice University. 
• Dr Ken Medlock, James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Econommics at the Baker Institute and the senior director of the Center for Energy Studies.
• Dr Jim Krane, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice University´s Baker Institute.
• Dr Michael Maher, Senior Program Advisor for the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University´s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
• Dr Ted Temzelides, Professor of Economics, Rice Scholar in Energy Studies at Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Master of Martel College at Rice University.
• Dr Peter Hartely, George and Cynthia Mitchell Chair in Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics and Professor of Economics, Rice University.
• Mr Gabriel Collins, Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies.

Please note! Registration for this meeting is done via Subsea Valley. Please contact benedicte.istad@subseavalley.com for more information.

Bus departs Hyatt Regency at 10:15

NACC Business Lunch

The traditional NACC Business lunch takes place at the Houstonian hotel and highlights Jarand Rystad from Rystad Energy.

Dress code: business attire

Please note! Registration and non-refundable payment ($ 80) is done via Greater Stavanger.

Own transportation.

NOV Shrimp Boil under OTC

Network with colleagues and conference-goers, learn more about new products and technologies from across our businesses, and enjoy shrimp, beverages, and a variety of food-truck fare with us.

Register here

Please note! By own transport only.

WECP reception

Joint Reception for the World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP).

Bus departs Hyatt Regency at 17:30 and will the depart for the Statoil reception at ca 19:00. It then returns at 22:00 from Statoil.

Statoil recepion

Statoil’s annual Offshore Technology Conference evening reception as we congratulate the OTC on 50 years and explore the forces that will shape the future of energy for decades to come.
This year’s program will feature remarks from Statoil’s President and Chief Executive Office, Eldar Sætre and Executive Vice President of Development and Production USA, Torgrim Reitan.

Transport: there will be two options. One bus will go via the WECP reception - giving you the opportunity to first attend a part of that event -  and then on to Statoil, and another will go directly to Statoil. Both buses will depart from Hyatt Regency at 17:30 and return from Statoil at 22:00.

Business Opportunities GOM, and how to succeed

Program

Visit to Station, Houstons own entrepreneurship hub

Station is Houstons own Entrepreneurship hub. Houstons most vibrant entrepreneurship community is gathered at Station which is located in the Downtown area. Station is also the entrepreneurship partner for the City of Houston and shall in cooperation with the Rice University Alliance move to the the new Innovation District to be established close to the Rice Campus in 2019.At Station you can learn about Houston's  entrepreneurship ecosystem and also meet some start ups.A group of Innovation and  entrepreneur students for University of Oslo currently are in the city on an exchange program with Rice University. You will get a chance to connect with them and learn from their experience with Station.The program is a combination of presentations and dialogue with lunch included.The bus departs from Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria at 10:20 and returns 13:30 

NorTex Data Science Cluster Workshop & Networking Event

OTC 2018 Digitalization Workshop

Global Center of Expertise NODE in cooperation with the International Research Institute of Stavanger has the pleasure of inviting you to the NorTex OTC 2018 Digitalization Workshop. The workshop is a continuation of discussions during OTC 2016 and 2017 in Houston with focus on digitalization and effective interoperability.

Three focus areas will be highlighted and discussed. The goal is to share information about current projects across borders and entities as well as strengthening partnerships and collaboration. We look forward to welcoming you.

Registration from 8:00 am

Networking event 5:30 7:00 pm

All participants are invited to Paparruchos for informal networking after the workshop. Paparruchos is located within walking distance of the Hyatt Regency Galleria. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to welcoming you!

Register here

Norwegian Evening Dinner (NACC)

NACC’s OTC event takes place at the River Oaks Country Club, where you also can bring your international business partners.

Please note, registration and non-refundable payment ($ 225 before April 30, and $ 250 after) is done via Greater Stavanger.

Bus departs Hyatt Regency at 18:15 and returns at 23:00

Dress code: dark suits