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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 |
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09.00
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Webcast session 1 |
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Opening of Arctic Frontiers 2008 |
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09.00
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Jarle Aarbakke, Rector of University of Tromsø & Salve Dahle, Chairman of executive committee: Opening of Arctic Frontiers.
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09.05
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Hilde Nyvoll, representing the Sami parliament: Address to Arctic Frontiers
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AMAP report Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic is submitted to The Arctic Council |
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09.10
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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.
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Social, economic and cultural perspectives of Arctic oil and gas development. Chair: Dr. Gunnar Stålsett, Bishop em. |
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10.00
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Alexander Stotsky, Deputy Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area, Russian Federation: Economic and Social Development.
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Monday January 21st: 11.00 - 13.00 |
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11.00
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Webcast session 2 |
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11.00
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John Calder, chair of AMAP, USA: Conclusions from the Arctic Oil and Gas Assessment.
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11.30
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Tom E. Stubbs, Integrated Environments Ltd., Canada: Social, Economic and Cultural Perspectives of Arctic Oil and Gas Development.
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12.00
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Gennady Oleynik, Senator Federation Council of the Russian Federation, on behalf of Governor Filipenko, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation: Economic and social development.
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12.30
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Patricia Cochran, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, USA: Inuit perspectives for economic and social development.
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Monday January 21st: 14.00 - 16.30 |
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14.00
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Webcast session 3 |
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14.00
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Larry Persily, Associate Director for the Washington, D.C., Office of the Governor, State of Alaska, USA: Economic and social development.
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14.30
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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.
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15.00
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Steve de Albuquerque, Health, Safety & Environmental Director, ConocoPhillips Alaska, USA: Environmental Aspects of Oil & Gas on Alaska's North Slope.
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15.30
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Halvor Engebretsen, Vice President, Head of Arctic StatoilHydro, Norway: StatoilHydro’s Arctic perspectives.
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16.00
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Erna Solberg, Leader of political party Høyre in Norwegian Parliament: Regional and national economic and social development.
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Tuesday January 22nd: 09.00 - 10.30 |
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09.00
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Webcast session 1 |
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Environmental challenges of Arctic oil and gas development – risk management and technological solutions. Chair: Siri Bjerke, Senior Vice President, Innovation Norway |
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09.00
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Salve Dahle, Chairman of executive committee: Opening day 2.
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09.02
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Hein Rune Skjoldal, AMAP lead author, Norway: Conclusions from Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - Vulnerability.
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09.30
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Maria Markarova, Institute of Biology Komi, Russian Federation: Vulnerability of Pechora River Ecosystem to Oil Pollution.
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10.00
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Liv Nielsen, HSEQ Manager, Eni Norge AS: Goliat - Safe Operations.
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Tuesday January 22nd: 11.00 - 12.30 |
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11.00
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Webcast session 2 |
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11.00
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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.
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11.30
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Olav Orheim, IPY secretariat, Research Council of Norway: Present state of Arctic sea ice
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12.00
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Dr. Dennis Thurston, AMAP lead author, USA: Conclusions from Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - developments in technology.
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Tuesday January 22nd: 13.30 - 15.00 |
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13.30
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Webcast session 3 |
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13.30
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Henrik Hannus, Vice President - Deepwater Solutions, Aker Kvaerner Engineering & Technology, Norway: Technology solutions for enhanced safety of Arctic developments.
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14.00
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Unni M. Steinsmo, CEO Sintef group, Norway: Delivering solutions.
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14.30
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Dr. Toril Røe Utvik, StatoilHydro, on behalf of the Norwegian Research Council, Norway: Challenges for technological research.
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Tuesday January 22nd: 15.30 - 16.30 |
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15.30
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Webcast session 4 |
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15.30
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Kirk Osadetz, Geological Survey of Canada: Gas hydrates - climatic impacts, energy potential, and the technological and environmental challenges to production.
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16.00
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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).
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16.20
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Åslaug Haga, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy: Closing remarks
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