1. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Maximizing Benefits from Resource Development Norway- British Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas Roundtable Victoria, BC, November 18th, 2002 Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ms. Brit Skjelbred

2. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Production and net export of crude oil incl. NGL Facts 2002 figure 9.2

3. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy The state organisation of petroleum operations Facts 2002 figure 3.1

4. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Norwegian petroleum policy - main objectives Maximise value creation for the nation Develop a national oil and gas industry Be in the environmental forefront: Long term resource management Coexistence with other industries

5. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Preconditions for a sustainable petroleum sector Continous HSE improvements Maintain a competitive Norwegian Continental Shelf Petroleum industry

6. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Norwegian petroleum policy - measures Effective regulation and government ownership Research and technology development Internationalisation

7. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy State participation

8. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy R&D - National Strategy for the 21st Century R & D Short term R & D Demonstration Application “large scale”

9. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Internationalisation Capitalise on Norwegian competence og technology Exploit the potential of emerging markets Even out fluctuations in the activity level of the NCS Aquisition of new technology and know-how è Ensure long-term value creation and employment

10. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Internettadresse - Internet address www.oed.dep.no www.mpe.dep.no CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO NORWEGIAN DELEGATION PAGE