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Policy Making Conference

January 21st - 22nd 2008

Challenges for oil and gas development in the Arctic

 
Monday January 21st: 09.00 - 10.30
09.00

Webcast session 1
First session Live Webcast from Tromsø University.

 
 

Opening of Arctic Frontiers 2008

09.00
Jarle Aarbakke, Rector of University of Tromsø & Salve Dahle, Chairman of executive committee: Opening of Arctic Frontiers.
09.05
Hilde Nyvoll, representing the Sami parliament: Address to Arctic Frontiers
 
 

AMAP report Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic is submitted to The Arctic Council

09.10
Elisabeth Walaas, State secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, on behalf of Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre: Norway's policy in the High North. The Arctic Dimension.
 
 

Social, economic and cultural perspectives of Arctic oil and gas development. Chair: Dr. Gunnar Stålsett, Bishop em.

10.00
Alexander Stotsky, Deputy Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area, Russian Federation: Economic and Social Development.
Monday January 21st: 11.00 - 13.00
11.00

Webcast session 2
Second session Live Webcast from Tromsø University.

 
11.00
John Calder, chair of AMAP, USA: Conclusions from the Arctic Oil and Gas Assessment.
11.30
Tom E. Stubbs, Integrated Environments Ltd., Canada: Social, Economic and Cultural Perspectives of Arctic Oil and Gas Development.
12.00
Gennady Oleynik, Senator Federation Council of the Russian Federation, on behalf of Governor Filipenko, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation: Economic and social development.
12.30
Patricia Cochran, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, USA: Inuit perspectives for economic and social development.
 
Monday January 21st: 14.00 - 16.30
14.00

Webcast session 3
Third session Live Webcast from Tromsø University.

 
14.00
Larry Persily, Associate Director for the Washington, D.C., Office of the Governor, State of Alaska, USA: Economic and social development.
14.30
Azat Khabibullin, Director General of LUKOIL-Komi, Russian Federation: Influence from a socially responsible oil company’s activity on the development of the northern territories in Russia.
15.00
Steve de Albuquerque, Health, Safety & Environmental Director, ConocoPhillips Alaska, USA: Environmental Aspects of Oil & Gas on Alaska's North Slope.
15.30
Halvor Engebretsen, Vice President, Head of Arctic StatoilHydro, Norway: StatoilHydro’s Arctic perspectives.
16.00
Erna Solberg, Leader of political party Høyre in Norwegian Parliament: Regional and national economic and social development.
 
Tuesday January 22nd: 09.00 - 10.30
09.00

Webcast session 1
First session Live Webcast from Tromsø University.

 
 

Environmental challenges of Arctic oil and gas development – risk management and technological solutions. Chair: Siri Bjerke, Senior Vice President, Innovation Norway

09.00
Salve Dahle, Chairman of executive committee: Opening day 2.
09.02
Hein Rune Skjoldal, AMAP lead author, Norway: Conclusions from Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - Vulnerability.
09.30
Maria Markarova, Institute of Biology Komi, Russian Federation: Vulnerability of Pechora River Ecosystem to Oil Pollution.
10.00
Liv Nielsen, HSEQ Manager, Eni Norge AS: Goliat - Safe Operations.
 
Tuesday January 22nd: 11.00 - 12.30
11.00

Webcast session 2
Second session Live Webcast from Tromsø University.

 
11.00
Neil Hamilton, Director WWF International Arctic Program: Should there be a future for Oil and Gas in the Arctic? Sustainable Development in the Age of Climate Change.
11.30
Olav Orheim, IPY secretariat, Research Council of Norway: Present state of Arctic sea ice
12.00
Dr. Dennis Thurston, AMAP lead author, USA: Conclusions from Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - developments in technology.
 
Tuesday January 22nd: 13.30 - 15.00
13.30

Webcast session 3
Third session Live Webcast from Tromsø University.

 
13.30
Henrik Hannus, Vice President - Deepwater Solutions, Aker Kvaerner Engineering & Technology, Norway: Technology solutions for enhanced safety of Arctic developments.
14.00
Unni M. Steinsmo, CEO Sintef group, Norway: Delivering solutions.
14.30
Dr. Toril Røe Utvik, StatoilHydro, on behalf of the Norwegian Research Council, Norway: Challenges for technological research.
Tuesday January 22nd: 15.30 - 16.30
15.30

Webcast session 4
Fourth session Live Webcast from Tromsø University.

 
15.30
Kirk Osadetz, Geological Survey of Canada: Gas hydrates - climatic impacts, energy potential, and the technological and environmental challenges to production.
16.00
Concluding remarks from Petroleum Authority Norway (Ingrid Årstad, Discipline leader) , AMAP (Lars O. Reiersen, Leader AMAP Secretariat) and Arctic Frontiers (Salve Dahle, Chairman of Arctic Frontiers).
16.20
Åslaug Haga, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy: Closing remarks