- INTSOK - Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners

Sevan Driller: 100% Norwegian technology inaugurated in China
Sevan Marine named the first 6th generation drilling rig, built at the Cosco Shipyard in Nantong, June 28, 2009. The drilling rig will leave the ship yard in the 3rd quarter 2009. The design of the new rig is 100 percent based in Norwegian technology. Norwegian firms have delivered equipment, design, services and insurance for 1.8 billion NOK to the new drilling rig.
"Sevan Marine strategy is to make use of competitive and market leading Norwegian suppliers also at construction yards outside Norway," says Mr. Jan Erik Tveteraas, Managing Director Sevan Marine, adding that Seven Driller is a "flagship project in the China-Norwegian relations."
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International Oil and Gas Business Days 2009
Be one of the crowd at IOGBD 2009 and you are guaranteed a comprehensive insight for national and international supply chains for the petroleum sector! The International Oil and Gas Business Days 2009 (IOGBD) will offer you an update on general market trends, major oil company challenges, arctic/cold climate issues, and key project examples. High level representatives from the Norwegian oil & gas sector will be meeting key persons from Sonangol, BG, ExxonMobil, Shtockman, Total and Chevron to discuss current opportunities and challenges.

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INTSOK Annual Report 2008

INTSOK’s Annual Report 2008 gives you a breakdown of the activities and results that INTSOK was engaged in during 2008.
And while hard copies are on their way to our partners, the online copy is now available for download.
If would like additional copies, please drop a line to Angie Hussami Finvold.

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Kick-off meeting for Russian Norwegian Partnership Project
The kick-off meeting for the third group in the Project for Partnership Between the Russian and Norwegian Oil and Gas industy was held at Gardermoen May 14, 2009.

The kick-off meeting was arranged by INTSOK, where 18 companies went through the programme and discussed strategies on how to get well established and succeed in the Russian oil and gas sector.

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Stranded gas and more in Indonesia
INTSOK, together with Indonesian authorities, is arranging a seminar on Stranded Gas, covering low permeability reservoir and mercury removal.
The purpose of the seminar is to address the stranded gas issue in Indonesia, both from environmental and economical perspectives. The seminar will shed light on the value chain in reverse - from market to well.
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Warm welcome for Royal visitors in Mexico
The Crown Prince couple's official visit to Mexico raised Norway's profile in Mexico in particular within the petroleum sector. 70 of members of the business delegation (100 in all) were connected to oil and and gas and was actively engaged with Mexican petroleum sector during a week long program really demonstrated that petroleum was definetly in focus. Several activities were arranged by or extensively supported by INTSOK.
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'Train the Trainers' in Angola reaches milestone
INTSOK's Train the Trainers project in Angola reached a paramount milestone last week. After months of intense training and upgrading of equipment and textbooks, the Instituto National de Petroleo (INP) opened its doors to 92 new students on March 19. The formal opening ceremony was conducted by the school administration and faculty in the school auditorium.
Present at the ceremony in Sumbe were the participating partner companies Vetco and FMC Technology, the Regional Director of Education in Kuanza Sul, representatives from the Ministry of Petroleum and the Norwegian Embassy as well as the 92 eager new students. Eva Ljosland, INTSOK’s Regional Director for Angola, was among the speakers.
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Activities and Markets 2009

After being presented at INTSOK's network meetings in Hordaland and Rogaland, INTSOK’s Activity Plan & Markets for 2009 is now available for download for our partners.

The Activity plan is a thorough overview over the major opportunities in the growing international markets;it presents INTSOK’s Oil and Gas Advisors abroad as well as reflects our 2009 activities.

INTSOK partners are highly encouraged to review and download the document and make use of what we offer in terms of market information, human resources and events for this year.

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INTSOK Project Review 2009
INTSOK assigned Douglas Westood the challenging task of reviewing the portfolio of development projects in our Main and Other Priority markets in light of today’s financial crisis. In the report, Douglas-Westwood forsees that oil price will rise in the mid to long term as a function of reducing supply and increasing demand from developing economies such as India and China.
Further offshore expenditure in the INTSOK markets is expected to fall slightly in 2009 by 3% or $4.8 billion compared to 2008. This fall in expenditure is due in part to deflation in raw materials, equipment and services pricing.
INTSOK partners should find this report a useful read for planning and prioritizing their market strategies in 2009-2010.
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