Forums and specialist networks
Here you will find the full overview of forums and specialist networks organised under Offshore Norge.
Regulatory Forum
Purpose
Follow up regulations from and supervision by the HSE authorities.
Potential members
- All member companies (operators, licensees and supplier companies)
- Senior legal or government relations executives in the member company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Digital Strategy Forum
Purpose
Contribute to setting an overall digital direction which will form the foundation for current and future digitalisation in disciplines/areas of responsibility in the industry.
Potential Members
- All member companies (operators, licensees and supplier companies)
- Members should have overall responsibility for digitalisation at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
HSE Forum
Purpose
The forum will contribute to world-class HSE results and to safe and prudent operation. Special attention will be paid to major accident risk.
Potential members
- All member companies (operators, licensees and supplier companies) with operational activities offshore
- HSE managers
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Security/Cyber Security Specialist Network
Purpose
Security in the supply chain, security at heliports, cyber security and security issues in general.
Potential members
- Oil companies with operational activities offshore (operators)
- Heads of security and cyber security. Each company has two members – one from each discipline. Must be Norwegian citizens, working language is Norwegian, and all may be required to obtain Norwegian security clearance
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Safety and Preparedness Training Specialist Network
Purpose
The forum will serve as a specialist body for the industry on safety and preparedness training on the NCS.
Potential members
Members are drawn from field operators on the NCS, the unions (Safe, Industry Energy, Lederne and the United Federation of Trade Unions), training centres, the Norwegian Shipowners Association and the PSA (observer).
Norsok and international standards Forum
Purpose
- Develop and secure access to quality standards
- Through the development of good standards, help to reduce the use of company-specific requirements
- Develop standards which contribute to good technical and cost-effective solutions in the petroleum industry
- Incorporate expertise and experience from Norway’s petroleum sector in developing international standards
Potential members
- All member companies (operators, licensees and supplier companies) with operational activities offshore
- Members must have an overall responsibility in this area at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Drilling and Wells Forum
Purpose
Contribute to more effective collaboration, value creation, learning and exchanging experience related to drilling and wells.
Potential members
- Operators and licensees
- Members should have an overall responsibility for drilling and wells in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Plugging and Abandonment Specialist Network
Purpose
Promote development of robust and cost-effective solutions for current and future P&A challenges on the NCS.
Potential members
- Operators and licensees
- Members must have an overall responsibility for P&A at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Well Integrity Specialist Network
Purpose
Ensure and contribute to the industry’s goals related to well integrity issues. Identify common goals and collaborate on overcoming common challenges for well integrity over the life cycle of wells, with the emphasis on the production phase.
Potential members
- Operators and licensees
- Members must have an overall responsibility for the WIF area at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Asset and Licence management Forum
Purpose
Contribute to more effective field and licence collaboration, including operations-related challenges and cooperation over facility operations, production and decommissioning.
Potential members
- Operators and licensees
- Members should have an overall responsibility for licence and field collaboration in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Decommissioning Specialist Network
Purpose
Offshore Norge will play an active role in and ensure collaboration over decommissioning activities for oil and gas operations, with the emphasis on sustainable, safe and cost-effective parameters and solutions.
Potential members
- Operators and licensees
- Members must have an overall responsibility for decommissioning activities at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Diving and Subsea operations Specialist Network
Purpose
Deal with questions, challenges and collaboration across suppliers and operators related to diving issues and unassisted subsea operations.
Potential members
- All member companies with diving and subsea operations
- Members must have an overall responsibility for diving issues and unassisted subsea operations in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Subsea Installations Specialist Network
Purpose
The network will contribute to exchanging experience and efficient collaboration on:
- Subsea production and processing units
- Pipelines and risers
- Subsea power cables
- Umbilicals
Potential members
- All member companies (operators, licensees and supplier companies) with operational activities offshore
- Members must have an overall responsibility for subsea installations at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Supply chain and Logistics Forum
Purpose
On the basis of commitment and attention each member’s own company, contribute to coordinating and proposing common solutions in procurement, logistics and for sharing storage and for collaboration over access to parts and documentation.
Potential members
- Oil companies with operational activities (operators)
- Members must have an overall responsibility for the supply chain and logistics at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Qualification Specialist Network
Purpose
Contribute standardised supplier information, including audit results, to support the supplier qualification process.
Potential members
- Oil companies with operational activities (operators)
- Members must have an overall responsibility for the supply chain at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Inventory and Equipment Specialist Network
Purpose
Make provisions through standardisation and collaboration for sharing equipment and equipment information between companies, both in day-to-day operations and in urgent cases.
The network will contribute by determining the direction to be taken by support systems for information sharing in the discipline, both in day-to-day maintenance and in new developments.
Potential members
- Oil companies with operational activities (operators)
- Members must have an overall responsibility for material management at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Aviation Specialist Network
Purpose
- Monitoring projects related to aviation safety
- Preparing specialist advice and assistance for users of air transport services
- Preparing proposals for Offshore Norway in contact with external parties
- Preparing proposals for Offshore Norway related to standardisation of helicopter flight safety
- Following up accidents/incidents related to aviation operations
- Coordinating activities at Offshore Norway in the event of incidents
- Helicopter audits
Potential members
- Oil companies with operational activities (operators)
- Members must have an overall responsibility for helicopter logistics at senior management level in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Marine Specialist Network
Purpose
- Joint cooperation for safer maritime operations
- Relevant collaboration within supply, anchor handling and emergency response vessels e.g. anchoring solutions, contingency solutions, walk to work, chemical transport and low and zero emissions solutions
- Information sharing and cross-disciplinary learning
- Collaboration with other relevant stakeholders e.g. GOMO, SfS, PSA, NMD, the Shipping association etc.
Potential members
- Oil companies with operational activities (operators)
- Members must have an overall responsibility for operational and technical maritime personnel in their own company
- Members must have a mandate to represent their own company
Employer Policy Committee
Purpose
Follow up matters at a strategic level within areas as employment policy, expertise and education, labour market policy.
Potential members
All member companies. Members must have a mandate to represent their own company and preferably reports to the company’s chief executive/country manager
