International Conference on Petroleum Activities in the Arctic

The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe has invited colleagues from the petroleum countries of the High North and top industry leaders to a Roundtable Conference in Trondheim, Norway on June 26, 2012.

The topic of the conference is prudent resource management as part of a sustainable development in the Arctic. Petroleum activities have been carried out in the Arctic for several decades and at this conference the industry  and the authorities will share their experiences and future plans.

Some of the attendees of the conference include US Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Ken Salazar, Canadian Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Mr. John Duncan, CEO of Statoil, Mr. Helge Lund and CEO of ConocoPhillips, Mr. Ryan M. Lance.

Arctic Energy Agenda Roundtable 2012 - Program.

Time: Tuesday June 26, 9.30 am – 5.00 pm, interviews and comments to the press around 12 pm noon.
Place: The Archbishops’ Palace, Kongsgårdsgata 1, 7013 Trondheim, Norway.

Admission only by preregistration by 12 pm noon on Monday June 25, 2012.

Contact: Communication Adviser Lise Rist, (+47) 918 01 119 or Lise.Rist@oed.dep.no.