1. Die nördlichen Gebiete Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen Melkøya, March 31, 2006

2. Growing gas demand in USA and Europe Increasing import dependency in important markets 290 490 700 Europe (bcm per year) US LNG imports (bcm per year) Production Demand Europe USA 21 135 180 Sources US DOE, IEA 2005

3. Franpipe Europipe I Zeebrugge Zeepipe I St Fergus Vesterled Troll Frigg Statfjord Norpipe Emden Teesside Ekofisk Kårstø Sleipner Kollsnes The Norwegian Continental Shelf, 1996

9. Three challenges Drei Herausforderungen

10. Energy in Europe’s richest Fish Pond Challenge No I

11. An integrated Plan for the Management of the Barents Sea

12. The disputed sea area Maritime area to be delimited between Norway and Russia: 176.000 km2. Possible energy resources. No energy activities before a delimitation. A delimitation line = new co-operation opportunities.... Russia Norway Germany Challenge No 2

13. Challenge No 3 The Spitzbergen issue

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