Energy Norway 2024

Objective: The objective of this workshop is to enhance our comprehension of both the challenges and solutions in the digital transformation in the NCS energy sector. We will discuss how to leverage these technological advancements to benefit people and society. We will also explore how collaborative efforts can effectively steer this continuous evolution towards a sustainable future.

Main Sessions:

• Session A: Digital Transformation on the NCS – Explore the latest trends and strategies reshaping the energy sector on the NCS.
• Session B: People at the Heart of Digitalization – Understand how to use the latest technologies to benefit people in decision-making processes.
• Session C: Integrating Expertise – Discover how domain knowledge is being integrated into cutting-edge digital technologies.
• Session D: Collaborative Pathways – Engage in discussions about fostering effective collaborations for a sustainable future on the NCS.
• Session E: Demo Section – Bridging Gaps in Digitalization – Participate in interactive demonstrations that showcase the practical application of digital technologies in real-world scenarios.

08:45 Registration at Tjodhallen

Session A: Digital Transformation on the NCS

09:10 Welcome and Introduction – Ying Guo, NCS2030/Norce
09:20 «AI in Aker BP» – Tomasz Wiktorski & Lukas Mosser, Aker BP
09:40 «From Citizen Analytics to AI in Equinor’s Subsurface» – Ashley Russell, Equinor
10:00 «Mastering facility knowledge: a systems approach to digital twins» – David Cameron, UiO, dScience
10:20 «BRU21 program – developing digital and automation solutions for the NCS» – Alexey Pavlov, NTNU
10:40 Discussions, Audience Q+A
10:55 Break

Session B: People at the Heart of Digitalization

11:10 «The role of digitalization in subsurface development» – Roman Berenblyum, NORCE
11:30 «SUBSET: Identifying future education needs in the energy industry» – Lisa Watson, NCS2030/UiS
11:50 «From geology to neurosurgery: creating trustworthy responses from large language models» – Jesse Lord, Kadme
12:20 Lunch

Session C: Integrating Expertise

13:00 «Physics Informed Neural Networks applied to interpreting multiphase flow experiments» – Jassem Abbasi, NCS2030/UiS
13:20 «Ensemble-based reservoir management» – Geir Evensen, NCS2030/NORCE
13:40 «Multi-fidelity Bayesian Stacking for a realistic reservoir model» – Kristian Fossum, NCS2030/NORCE
14:00 «Cross validation in an iterative ensemble smoother for reservoir data assimilation» – Xiaodong Luo, NCS2030/NORCE
14:20 Break

Session D: Collaborative Pathways

14:35 «Enhacing Subsurface Knowledge with Large Domain Model federated by OpenIaC» – Chunming Rong, NCS2030/UiS
15:55 «Advanced Reservoir Management workflows in Equinor and the transition to Renewables» – Remus Hanea, Equinor

Session E: Demo – Bridge gaps in digitalization

15:30 Demo 1 – Jungwon Seo, NCS2030/UiS: «LLM-powered automated workflow management»
15:40 Demo 2 – Chidozie Agu, Halliburton: «Machine Learning integration into Subsurface interpretation workflows»
16:00 Demo 3 – Pierre Le Guern, Slb: «Integrated Digital Solutions for decarbonatization and New Energy»
16:20 «Digitalization on NCS, Challenges and solutions» (summary / reflections) – Randi Valestrand, NCS2030/NORCE
16:30 Ice Breaker – sponsored by Slb and Halliburton

Opening (10:00-10:45)

• Mayor Sissel Knudsen Hegdal, City of Stavanger
• Pro-Rector Merete Vadla Madland, University of Stavanger
• NCS2030 director Alejandro Escalona, University of Stavanger

Session 1 – On our way to net-zero emissions

• 10:45 Erik Nilsen Rundell (Norwegian offshore directorate) – «Facts and figures on emissions from the petroleum industry»
• 11:00 Elisabeth Kvalheim (OG21 / Equinor) – «Energy security - dilemmas on the net-zero journey»
• 11:15 David Barratt-Due (Ministry of Energy) – «Petroleum on the pathway towards a zero-emission society»
• 11:30 Questions
• 12:00 Poster session (1-minute stand-up)
• 12:15 Lunch

Session 2 – Public acceptance and recruitment of the young generation

• 13:00 Simon Leary (Equinor) – «The need for subsurface personnel in the future energy mix»
• 13:15 Målfrid Rønnevik (Offshore Norge) – «Subsurface competence – challenges and industry needs»
• 13:30 Atle Blomgren (NCS2030, NORCE) – «Workforce development of petroleum and future ocean industries: Current status and recruitment needs going forward»
• 13:45 Lisa Watson (NCS2030, UiS) – «Does a changing industry mean a changing education?»
• 14:00 Questions and break

Session 3 – The role of the subsurface towards net-zero emission

• 14:45 Ebbe Hartz (Aker BP) – «Marine Minerals: Kickstarters and showstoppers»
• 15:05 Gulnar Yerkinkyzy (Equinor) – «Maximizing Reservoir Fluid Insights: The Novel GPC-UV Method for Enhanced Value Creation»
• 15:25 Stéphane Polteau (NCS2030, IFE) – «The strontium isotope method on drill cuttings for basin-scale fluid connectivity»
• 15:45 Questions and break

Panel session: «Pathways and obstacles for achieving 2030 emission reduction goals» (16:30-17:00)

• Stefania Gardarsdottir, Low emission centre, SINTEF
• Elisabeth Kvalheim, OG21 / Equinor
• Kjetil Hjertvik, WintershallDea

Session 1 – The reservoir of the future

• 09:10 Mojtaba Ghaedi (NCS2030, UiS) – «Caprock capillary sealing during underground hydrogen storage in geological porous formations»
• 09:30 Magnus Wangen (NCS2030, IFE) – «Geothermal energy production from deep closed-loop systems»
• 09:50 Thomas Kohl (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) – «Need for geothermal research to build innovation and acceptance»
• 10:10 Questions and break

Session 2 – Towards sustainable hydrocarbon production in the future energy mix

• 10:55 Aksel Hiorth (NCS2030, UiS) – «Sustainable production: Why do reservoirs at the NCS need water control?»
• 11:15 Ying Guo (NCS2030, NORCE) – «Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework for quantification of GHG emission reduction by improved injection water management»
• 11:35 Wu Yan and Syed Ali (NCS2030, UiS) «Feasibility study on sustainable hydrocarbon development of the Volve field»
• 11:55 Questions
• 12:10 Poster session (1-minute stand-up)
• 12:20 Lunch

Session 3 – Consequences of policies and economic framework

• 13:20 Kristina Håskjold (NCS2030, IFE) – «Electrification pathways of the Norwegian continental shelf under various policy frameworks»
• 13:40 Ole Kvadsheim (Norwegian Petroleum Museum) – «Does the Norwegian continental shelf contribute to increased sustainability?»
• 14:00 Jonas Hamang (Kristiania, UiS) – «Supply-Side Climate Policy»
• 14:20 Questions and break

Session 4 – Summing up and take away messages

• 15:05 Students’ perspective on the future: Solmøy Austbø and Syed Ali
• 15:20 Skjæveland Award – Pro-Dean for research Helge Bøvik Larsen to give the award
• 15:40 Summing up by the Scientific Advisory Committee of NCS2030