BARENTS Intereg III B – Work-package 2: Industrial development Sub-group Oil & Gas Supplier

Sub-group Oil & Gas Supplier Organized with a steering committee and participating supplier network Steering committee: Nordland County – Vinn, Euro Info Centre Nord Troms County administration Oulu County - Oulu Chamber of Commerce Norrbotten County - ALMI Företakspartner Murmansk oblast government Arkhangelsk oblast government Nenets Autonomous Area - Nenets Information Centre

Sub-group Oil & Gas Supplier Organized with a steering committee and participating supplier network Participating supplier network / associations: North Calotte Supplier Network The Snøhvit group under Oulu Chamber of Commerce Snøhvit Business Association Euro-Arctic Petroleum Society

Goals To make the northern regions attractive for investment and economical growth: Industrial development Competance and skills Environment – healthy sea

Challenges –Control from central governments –Policy and power of regional development; social and economic. –Regional investment and capital –Industrial & economical development –Population; youth & women –Sustainable ecological development –Coordinated strategy and action across the regions to strength the effort and outcome of energy in general

1.Interprise Barents 2.Inter-regional Suppliers network Actions: SME and industry Actions: Environment and technology Arctic preparedness: -Acute pollution prepardness and safety at sea -Technology, Forum Sectorprogram Oil & gas B2010 actions: Gaining competance & education Courses, lectures – buisnessdevelopment, petro-industry, enviroment Sektorprogram oil & gas -strategy & actions-