Open, Energetic & Innovative

ANNUAL 52 • 2009/2010 greater stavanger

Open, Energetic & Innovative Vol. 2009 No. 2 ISSN 0029-3628 Published March 2009 by Findexa Forlag AS facts: in cooperation with Innovation Norway, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, the Norway in Brief Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Size: 385,155 sq. km Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian (including the islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen) Ministry of Trade and Industry. Population 4.8 million

Main Cities Population (incl. suburbs) Oslo 811,688 Gjerdrums vei 19, NO-0484 Oslo, Norway Bergen 213,585 Tel: +47 21 50 80 00 Stavanger/Sandnes 173,132 Fax: +47 21 50 80 01 Trondheim 147,139 E-mail: [email protected] Exchange Rate: Website: www.findexaforlag.no NOK/USD 5.86 (average 2007) Product Manager NOK/EUR 8.01 (average 2007) Jørgen Fodstad Exports and Imports 2007 Editor-in-Chief NOK bill. USD bill. Amount of GDP David John Smith Total Exports 795,4 135,7 34.9% Total Imports 468,3 80 20.6% Project Manager Paal Tideman Main Export Commodities Oil & gas, metals, machinery, chemical products, fish & fish products, Editor pulp & paper and ferro alloys Robert Moses Main Import Commodities Copy Editor Transport equipment, machinery, chemicals, textiles and metal products Ed Milsom

Contributing Journalists Valeria Criscione, Ed Milsom and David John Smith

Layout Bjørnulf Jensen about this issue Profile Reservation Paal Tidemann, Henrik Lae and Eric Björklund This Greater Stavanger issue of Norway Exports looks at this regions’ vital role as part of Norwegian economy, culture Production & Distribution Manager Frode Gulestøl and society. In addition, in focus is Greater Stavanger’s status as Norway’s energy capital, wide range of educational Design opportunities, R&D expertise, strong cluster of food and C ECOL Blanke Ark DI AB R E O L culinary activities, as well as other areas of economic activity, N

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Merkur-Trykk AS P rin ny ting compa Since 1957, Norway Exports has profiled Norwegian export Distribution companies and industry sectors to the world. It is distributed through Norwegian foreign missions, selected international trade fairs, cooperative partners Norway Exports – Greater Stavanger is distributed through the following channels: and other distribution channels including increasingly important web communication • Innovation Norway’s offices and Norwegian (www.nortrade.com), where all publications can be downloaded. Norway Exports carries the embassies and consulates abroad design and seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. • The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ offices abroad • The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry • The Research Council of Norway’s contacts and networks In each issue, participating Norwegian companies profile themselves to the international • The Association of Norwegian Students Abroad’s marketplace. In addition, each edition of Norway Exports features interesting editorial articles (ANSA) contacts and networks • The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise’s (NHO) regarding the topics covered in the publication. contacts and network • Norwegian Chambers of Commerce worldwide For participation or more information about Norway Exports, please contact Findexa Forlag AS, • Official state delegations in Norway and abroad tel: +47 21 50 80 80 or send an enquiry to [email protected]. Recipients of Norway Exports – Greater Stavanger will include: Norway Exports celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2007. Join us in our 52nd year of profiling • Relevant industry contacts in both the public and private sectors in Norway and abroad the best that this country has to offer in this issue of Greater Stavanger. • Relevant departments, politicians, and county and township offices in Norway • Attendees of international events, meetings and trade david john smith shows where Innovation Norway or Norwegian Editor-in-Chief embassies are represented

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Introduction, Preface & Partner Pages 2: Alphabetical Listing of Companies 3: Foreword by the Chairman of Greater Stavanger Economic Development 4: Foreword by the Norwegian Minister of Trade & Industry 5: Foreword by the Norwegian Minister of Local Government & Regional Development 6-7: Presentations of Cooperative Partners 8: Map of the Stavanger Region 9: Important Facts about Stavanger

Greater Stavanger Articles 10: The Spirit of Greater Stavanger 14: Beyond 2008 – A Culture Capital Here to Stay 18: Energetic Stavanger – An Energy Capital Rooted in Success with a View to the Future 21: Clusters Unsurpassed – The Well Technology & Integrated Operations Clusters 22: Welcoming You Home – INN Stavanger 26: Stavanger Finance – The Money Capital of the West 28: Stunning Nature, Colourful Art & Great Food Experiences 30: A Taste for the Best 35: The Gladmat Festival – Happy Food in Stavanger 36: Connected to the World – Risavika & Sola 38: Internationalization at Home – Interview with Minister Tora Aasland 40: Lifelong Learning – Education is International in Stavanger 41: Beyond the Horizon

Company & Organization Profiles 44-86: Greater Stavanger Company & Organization Profiles

Presentation of Mayors 88-92: Mayors in the Greater Stavanger Region

SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Minister of Trade and Industry Sylvia Brustad, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, the Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland, and the Chairman of Greater Stavanger Economic Development Leif Johan Sevland

greater stavanger 1 alphabetical listing

Aker Solutions ASA ...... 44 Avinor AS...... 46 BMS Davinci AS ...... 48 Dong E&P Norge AS...... 50 ExxonMobil...... 52 Forus Business Park Ltd ...... 54 Grunnsteinen AS...... 56 Hinna Park AS...... 58 INERG AS...... 60 International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS). . . . 51 Ipark AS...... 62 Knutsen OAS Shipping AS...... 64 Lyse Energi AS ...... 66 Mosaique AS...... 68 The National Centre of Industrial Gastronomy (Måltidets Hus)...... 70 NCE Culinology...... 72 Norsk Vind Energi AS...... 74 NorStone AS...... 76 Parker Maritime AS ...... 65 Skagen Brygge Hotell ...... 73 Stavanger Forum AS ...... 78 Stavanger University Hospital ...... 80 Subsea 7 ...... 82 Teo Teknikk AS/Teo Kalibrering AS...... 83 Tranberg AS...... 84 University of Stavanger (UiS)...... 85 West Contractors AS (Westcon)...... 86

2 message from the chairman of greater stavanger economic development

Stavanger When Stavanger was chosen to be festival has made the food cluster into has a long European Cultural Capital for 2008, we both a cultural and economic experience. tradition of chose to participate under the slogan It is understandable that the National being an “Open Port”. This slogan was a natural Centre of Industrial Gastronomy has been outgoing and one for the city, as we have always been established in Stavanger. international an open port and we intend to continue city. The to be one. Growth has been a part of this The good life also demands good cultural Greater open attitude. As of today, Stavanger is facilities, and we are currently constructing Stavanger the fourth largest city, Greater Stavanger a new one – the Stavanger Concert Hall, region is a the third largest urban area in Norway, committing a great deal of resources multicultural, with the number of inhabitants recently towards this end so that people who live in friendly, professional environment, surpassing 300,000 people. No other part the city and the region and those that visit with around 150 different nationalities of Norway has seen stronger growth than us will be able to experience culture in the represented here. Oil and gas operations the Stavanger region, with the population very best surroundings. have been one reason for this, with doubling in the years since oil was found. understandably many people having The Stavanger region has had great moved here from abroad to work in the The whole world is struggling with the possibilities – possibilities demanding energy sector. Still, activities and areas of challenges that have resulted from the action, action that we took and then business go far beyond this sector – international financial crisis. We notice experienced success. Part of our success shipping, finance, culture, food and the effects of it here in the Stavanger lies in the fact that our people do not sit renewable energy, to name several areas. region, but believe nevertheless that there still, development is always taking place are many years of growth ahead, and here and there is always something to Forty years have now passed since oil was much of this lies in our energy production strive for. It is also an international meeting found on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. possibilities. When someone says ‘energy’ place, with major events such as the The year 1969 was a big one – man took most people think about oil and gas, and biennial ONS to be next held in 2010. his first step on the moon, the first jumbo oil and gas does make up a considerable jet flew in the sky and the Ekofisk field was part of energy production, but the We want Stavanger to be a city where established in the North Sea, something Greater Stavanger region and Rogaland there is always something to look forward that marks the start of Norway as an oil County also has enormous water power to for those who live here permanently, producing country. This has meant a resources. In addition, future potential in those who come for a period of time, and great deal to Norway over the years. In the wind power, tidal energy, wind power, and for those who just want to come for a visit. Stavanger-region the oil and gas industry other renewable sources clearly show that has left its mark greatly during the last the Stavanger region is taking on its share It is a pleasure for me to welcome four decades and turned the Stavanger of the obligations that are connected to everyone to our energy and cultural city into the country’s undisputed oil and improving the environment globally. capital. Greater Stavanger is the place – energy capital. We have ambitions to a good region in one of Norway’s more preserve and further develop this position. The Greater Stavanger region prides itself exciting and vigorous areas. on contributing to what people need in other areas. Food production here has alway been important, and now even more so as food preparation, research, and events such as the annual “Gladmat” leif johan sevland Chairman of Greater Stavanger Economic Development Mayor of Stavanger

greater stavanger 3 the spirit of greater stavanger – part of the dynamic norwegian business environment © Scanpix

Over the Still, globalization will continue to challenge producing region in the world, with regional

past five us in many ways: Norway will remain CO2 emissions from Norwegian production years, the vulnerable to negative global economic amounting to less than one-third of the Norwegian shocks, and sharper global competition global average per unit produced. economy challenges us to remain competitive. In has been addition, climate change poses a major Norwegian technological petroleum growing at a threat to welfare and quality of life here, as excellence is recognized worldwide, brisk pace. we concurrently address the challenges of and much of this competence is now In fact, we an ageing population. also being employed to develop greener must go energy solutions, such as a park of floating back three decades to find a similar period In December 2008, the Government windmills off our western coasts. Greater of growth. This development is explained published Norway’s first ever white Stavanger also excels in other areas. It by favourable terms of trade, purchasing paper on innovation policy, stating the is one of the largest industrial regions in power growth and increases in business aim of establishing favourable conditions Norway, a major producer of meat and milk investments. We have made the most of our for competitive enterprises throughout products and vegetables, and known for valuable natural resources and developed Norway. We see innovation as a necessary tourism possibilities. world-leading competence in industries precondition to exploit the possibilities and based on petroleum, fisheries, forestry and tackle the challenges of globalization. Openness and inclusiveness are hydroelectric power. characteristics of Greater Stavanger’s Throughout Norway, knowledge business community. A centre for Our policies for growth and wealth creation development, creative thinking, restructuring innovation, business excellence, culture, have worked as envisioned. The Nordic and innovation are emphasized. We tourism and sport, one reason for success welfare model has ensured generous public share what we create and we create to in the Stavanger region has been the services and distribution of income, while at share, the target being an optimal level of ability of Government, organizations, the same time kept the economy productive, wealth creation and redistribution, while various business sectors and industry to flexible, and open to globalization. A small simultaneously reducing the strain on the work together towards common goals. open economy, Norway has benefited environment. A society based on equality, Value-added business development has significantly from globalization. Open access economic security, wealth distribution and created a welcoming atmosphere where to international markets has enabled us to job satisfaction provide the best starting local and international networking thrives. improve our living standards by utilising our point for more innovation. Recently, Stavanger has experienced a comparative advantages. trend where small start-up companies One region that has excelled on the developed technologically advanced Despite positive economic developments, international scene is Greater Stavanger, products propelling themselves to be world the international financial crisis brings known for its major contribution to the leaders in their field. These developments increased uncertainty, and recent Norwegian success in the competitive are stimulating excitement and drawing developments demonstrate the global energy marketplace. Norway’s international attention to this growing region. interconnectivity of the global economy and “energy capital”, Greater Stavanger is world- its accompanying vulnerability. Though the leading within offshore petroleum industry I hope that these insights will encourage world is entering a period of slower global activities, including contractor as well as people and businesses to closely look at this growth, we remain optimistic that we are service companies. Utilizing international magazine, and to examine the possibilities well-equipped to weather economic storms. knowledge together with local innovation that Greater Stavanger as a region has to and expertise, the Norwegian Continental offer. Shelf has become the most energy-efficient sylvia brustad Minister of Trade and Industry 4 greater stavanger and rogaland

The main The economic structure of the region Stavanger is the centre of a vibrant region objective has a long history. The fertile agriculture with a highly skilled workforce. The of the of the area has proved important in recent establishment of the University Norwegian the development of the local industry. of Stavanger further facilitates the Government’s Rogaland has seen a tremendous development of the areas of knowledge regional change in its economic structure from and competence needed in the region. policy is to traditional primary production to hosting ensure real leading clusters in high-tech maritime Stavanger and Rogaland are characterized freedom and petroleum related industries today. by a strong culture of cooperation and a of choice Stavanger is the petroleum capital of spirit of entrepreneurship. This is manifest for people Norway, with an international and dynamic in business, civil society and not least in when it comes to where they live. I see the profile. The city’s industrial development the cooperation between business and attractiveness of places and the availability strategy emphasizes internationalization the public sector. This is often claimed to of jobs for everybody as a precondition to and international marketing. From a village be an important reason for the success of achieve such a target. This depends on based on fisheries and merchant shipping the region. a competitive economy, a well developed to an industrial city with the early canned infrastructure and a first-rate level of local goods industry and the present petroleum I hope that the perspectives presented welfare and services. Our policy seeks cluster, the city has in later years in this magazine will motivate individuals actively to facilitate such communities in all stimulated the development of one of the and enterprises to take a second look at parts of the country. most dynamic regions of Norway. the opportunities to live and invest in this region as well as other regions of Norway. Stavanger and Rogaland are characterized There is, however, more to Stavanger than by a balanced economy, spectacular oil and gas. Food, industry, transport, scenery and mild climate. Evidence shows culture and finance also play a major role that the region is an attractive place to in the region’s economy. Rogaland is the live. The central parts of the county have food county above all, with access to experienced high population growth for a high quality products from the primary longer period of time. industries and strong culinary traditions.

magnhild meltveit kleppa Minister of Local Government and Regional Development

greater stavanger 5 © Rita Lindås, Stavanger Aftenblad

Postbox 8034 4068 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 87 49 00 Fax: +47 51 87 49 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.greaterstavanger.com

6 greater stavanger 7 8 important facts: greater stavanger

Population: Greater Stavanger 300,000 inhabitants Rogaland County 420,000 inhabitants

Regional facts • Greater Stavanger consists of 16 municipalities and the county of Rogaland (the County of Rogaland has

26 municipalities) © S. Sigbjørnsen/ SrN/RS/SVG2008 • Greater Stavanger – Norway’s 3rd greatest region, situated on the southwest coast of Norway • Stavanger, the major city in the region with over 122,000 inhabitants is an international and urban city

Short distances to major facilities International airport – Stavanger Sola Airport, 20 minutes from the cities Stavanger and Sandnes

Climate Coastal climate and mild winters.

Religion Mainly Protestant

For more information, see the following websites: © S. Sigbjørnsen/ SrN/RS/SVG2008

Greater Stavanger Regional Economic Development www greaterstavanger. com. Stavanger Chamber of Commerce and Industry www .stavanger-chamber no. Stavanger Region www .regionstavanger .no International School of Stavanger www isstavanger. .no University of Stavanger www uis. no. Rogaland County www .rogfk .no Ryfylke www .ryfylke com.

greater stavanger 9 the spirit of greater stavanger

By David John Smith

The Greater Stavanger region has always looked to the sea, a gateway to the world. Some say that Norway’s history actually began here, with the first settlers arriving in small boats when the last ice age ended 10,000 years ago. Now, as one of the largest and most important business and residential regions in Norway, the region has nearly 300,000 inhabitants working in a wide spectrum of careers. With plentiful natural resources, successful companies and dynamic infrastructure; the talented, experienced and friendly people enjoy the high quality of life and career opportunities here in Greater Stavanger.

Greater Stavanger is Norway’s 3rd largest Accessible & Modern Since the discovery of North Sea oil four urban area, the energy capital of Norway, Accessible and modern, connected by decades ago, Stavanger has built its and a European cultural capital in 2008. modern roads and railways, the main reputation as Norway’s oil and energy Cooperation between the business, civic, city of Stavanger is the centre of this capital – a wealthy, international city with and service sectors of this community region, a region with a long tradition of a modern outlook. Forty years on, the ensures that the people of the region using its fertile soil to produce the best energy industries are still going strong, but will enjoy continued economic growth in meats, fruit and vegetables. From now the Stavanger region is also attracting and prosperity in the future. Central in pristine beaches along the North Sea to international attention for a whole array this process is the organization Greater the fjords; from the rolling hillsides to the of different industries, both old and new. Stavanger Economic Development. majestic mountains; from the cities to rural The money is following. Over the past This organization is a non-profit regional areas; life quality is excellent here - with decade, a number of leading finance development agency owned by 16 everything surrounded by some of the companies have based themselves in municipalities and Rogaland County, most amazing nature found anywhere. Stavanger to create the second largest working closely with the regions’ political Natural wonders such as the Pulpit Rock, fund management community after Oslo, and administrative leaders, the private Swords in Stone, and the Cathedral amassing billions of Norwegian crowns business sector and academia to make complement other attractions such as the committed towards seed and venture Greater Stavanger the ideal environment Utstein Monastery, the Oil Museum, the capital. for business growth. Botanical Gardens and the stone-age cave at Viste in making the Stavanger region as The Oil Museum encapsulates an important part truly unique place to build a career, start a Bocuse d’Or showcases Stavanger’s reputation as a of the Stavanger region’s reputation as an energy family, or just visit. food capital at the 2008 competition. capital. © Tom Haga© Tom © S. Sigbjørnsen/SrN/RS/SVG2008

10 The Energy Adventure parts of the exploration and production Culture & Quality No story about the Stavanger region could value chain, the story doesn’t end there. Still, the region is certainly much more be complete without the telling of its role in Nearly 50 energy companies are working than successful business activities; it Norway’s oil adventure that began in 1969 with various aspects of energy in order to is a centre of creativity, culinary arts, with the discovery of oil in the southern provide a bright sustainable future in the and culture. In 2008, the region was North Sea field Ekofisk. Since then, Greater Stavanger region and beyond. awarded the ultimate recognition for its the town has developed into Norway’s burgeoning cultural industries: designation undisputed petroleum capital, with 45,000 Stavanger is also home to many by the European Union as a European people being employed within this sector. petroleum-related organizations, such Capital of Culture, beginning a year- This number represents approximately as the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, long extravaganza of music, art, dance, 20% of the workforce in Rogaland County the Petroleum Safety Authority; the sculpture, literature, drama and more. All – and equally impressive, accounting for Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF); told, more than a million spectators took nearly 50% of all employed in petroleum and Petoro, which serves as the licensee part in over 1,100 events. activities here in the country. for the state’s direct financial interest (SDFI) in Norwegian petroleum operations. That type of success only reinforces the The energy world knows the important Academic institutions like the University of cultural diversity that Stavanger “The role that Greater Stavanger plays in the Stavanger, International Research Institute Festival City” has to offer, with a range of global industry, represented by leading of Stavanger (IRIS) and the newly created cultural opportunities, festivals and event petroleum companies such as Exxon Centre for Sustainable Energy ensure that has enhanced the standard of living Mobil and BP and others representing the that in the future Stavanger will be known in the Stavanger region for years. The increasingly international energy sector. not just for its petroleum riches, and for list is long of cultural experiences to be Nationally, StatoilHydro, the Norwegian its ability to exploit full range of energy realized in Greater Stavanger, including oil giant based in Stavanger, is one of the resources found in the Greater Stavanger such highlights as the Happy Food main employers in the region. Home to region. Festival (www.gladmat.no),Haugesund 280 oil service companies working in all Teater (www.haugesund-teater.

StatoilHydro, the Norwegian oil giant, is based in Stavanger, and is one of the main employers in the In 2008, Stavanger was designated by the European region. Union as a European Capital of Culture. © Kjetil Alsvik © Øyvind Hagen/StatoilHydro

greater stavanger 11 no),Chamber Music Festival (www.icmf. truly representative of the food cluster here of activities from primary production no), MaiJazz(www.maijazz.no), Sandnes in the region, with production of both raw to processing companies, distributors, Culture House (www.sandnes-kulturhus. materials and food products being a major restaurants and shops. The Greater no), Sola Culture House (www.sola- industry, second only to energy as the top Stavanger region – and especially Jæren kulturhus.no) and the Stavanger Concert employer in this dynamic region. To cite – makes its mark as the country’s major Hall (www.stavanger-konserthus.no). an example, the production of tomatoes producer of meat and milk products and is impressive, with the Rogaland region vegetables. Approximately 25% of meat Culinary & Business Success producing an astounding 80% of the total production in Norway comes from region, The Greater Stavanger region is often Norwegian production of the vegetable. and in looking to the future, there are over referred to as the Norwegian answer to two dozen companies and organization the French region of Lyon, famous for its In 2008 Rogaland County announced working with R&D activities related to food culinary creativity. This culinary expertise is that it had been invited to become part production. of Délice – the network of worldwide good food cities. This invitation coincided In Tune with the Sea –

Dancing in front of Stavanger’s historic cathedral, as perfectly with Culinary Stavanger 08, the & the World Stavanger 2008 gets in full flow. international cuisine event that featured Historically in tune with the sea, the Bocuse d’Or Europe as Norwegian fishing and aquaculture the main course. The goal industry is well-represented in the region, of Délice is to nurture including the internationally-known Marine an international culinary Harvest. Rogaland is the leading county culture, fine dining and in Norway when it comes to farming of © Elisabeth Tønnesen professional exchange shellfish, all this combining well with the between member cities excellent logistic infrastructure offered that include Barcelona, that transports seafood as well as other Birmingham, Brussels, products grown and manufactured here Guangzhou, Genoa, in the region to other parts of Norway and Gothenburg, Lausanne, beyond. Leipzig, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Montreal, Riga, St. This dynamic environment attracts Louis – and of course, knowledge and Stavanger has one of the Rogaland County. best educated populations in Norway, the country with the highest rates of literacy With a mild climate, fertile and adult education in the world. The soil, and a population that region also understands the necessity of has traditionally thrived on the top quality higher education as well its international connection, as an active research and development the food industry here environment. These respected institutions covers the entire chain include the International Research Institute

12 of Stavanger, the National Centre of the region. These activities are in place of the Greater Stavanger Region has Industrial Gastronomy (Måltidets Hus), the to support the vision of the region – a been its abililty to work together towards University of Stavanger, the newly created focuse on the ongoing emphasis on the common goals in order to make Stavanger Research Centre on Sustainable Energy, food and energy sectors in additional to an attractive choice for companies and and a range of others. the long-term commitment to knowledge, individuals who would like to settle in this innovation, internationalization, quality area. Working closely with the sixteen Towards the Bright Future of life, infrastructure and public services. Greater Stavanger municipalities as well The resources here in Greater Stavanger In addition, a cooperative effort is in as Rogaland Country, our ultimate goal is are impressive, in place to assist residents the works between INN and Greater that our activities will be felt within literally and newcomers, including such support Stavanger – a Business Center that will every business sector, and of course in the as INN (see separate article), in place to suit the professional needs of visitors to quality of life here in the Greater Stavanger assist families and individuals coming to the region. Region.”

According to Elin Schanche, Managing The talented, experienced and friendly people of Elin Schanche, Managing Director of Greater Director of Greater Stavanger Economic Stavanger enjoy a high quality of life and plenteous Stavanger Economic Development. Development, “One of the keys to success career opportunities. © Greater Stavanger © S. Sigbjørnsen/SrN/RS/SVG2008

greater stavanger 13 beyond 2008 – a culture capital here to stay

By Ed Milsom

Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Stavanger has built its reputation as Norway’s oil and energy capital – a wealthy, international city with a modern outlook. Forty years on, the energy industries are still going strong, but now the Stavanger region is also attracting international attention for a whole raft of different industries, both old and new.

In 2008, the Stavanger region was more besides. But with massive new 2008’s Director, was impressed by its awarded the ultimate recognition for investments planned in the arts and inclusivity: “We delivered a very radical its burgeoning cultural industries: an ever-growing influx of tourists and programme,” she says. “It was about designation by the European Union as new residents from around the world, bringing together international artists and a European Capital of Culture, together Stavanger 2008 is perhaps only the building something together. The criteria with Liverpool, UK. The award was a beginning of something larger on Norway’s for success was never commercial, but proud moment for the region, initiating western coast: a genuinely international was to do with affecting a certain state a year-long extravaganza of music, art, cultural hub with a unique regional flavour. of mind. It was important that so many dance, sculpture, literature, drama and people took part.” And take part they did The vision during 2008 was expressed as – around a million of them with over 160 A dance to honour nature – Project Bandaloop in the “Open Port.” Mary Miller, Stavanger projects in 1,100 events. motion at Gloppedalen. © Autumn Hansen / Studio Alsvik

14 Among the highlights was Norwegian says Miller. “Two of the title sponsors, Total of cultural opportunities, nowhere more Wood, which aimed to blend Stavanger’s and Lyse, have offered further substantial sharply in focus than at the astounding modern, environmentally conscious sponsorship beyond 2008.” range of annual festivals and events that wooden architecture with traditional have filled Stavanger’s cultural diary for wooden structures. An open-air Norway’s Minister of Culture and Church, years. Many of these festivals have an theatre project, known as Fairytales Trond Giske, raised funding to Stavanger international appeal, commensurate to the in Landscape – the first of its kind in by 14.2%, whilst the local area authority, region’s cosmopolitan outlook. “With a big Europe – was another, as were substantial Stavanger Kommune, aims to put around international population, and as an oil and residencies, including by the Inbal NOK 18 million into an “afterwards fund.” energy capital, we had a strong bid with a Pinto Dance Company, the Handspring Local newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad lot of self-awareness,” says Miller. Puppet Company and music theatre and SpareBank 1 SR-Bank were the other ensemble Muziektheater Transparent, major sponsors. Companies with a special Since 1989, the international jazz a first of their kind in the EU’s Capital of interest in individual programme elements festival, MaiJazz, has featured local and Culture Programme. During the Spring, also provided key funds, including Shell, international artists as prominent as Stavanger’s cathedral – the oldest in Ernst & Young, IKEA, Radisson SAS (now this years’ performers, Jan Garbarek, Norway – and surrounding areas were Radisson Blu) and Avinor. the Wayne Shorter Quartet and taken over by the spirit of the medieval the Neil Cowley Trio to name a few. age: a jester’s parade, Passion Plays and The Festival City Sandnes Sparebank, Total, PTC, SAS even a knight’s jousting tournament took The success of Stavanger 2008 was and Stavanger Aftenblad are the main the city back in time. hardly a surprise to anyone acquainted sponsors. with the region’s rich history and range “There is no doubt that it was a great success,” admits Miller. “It certainly exceeded all our expectations. We are proud that we delivered on the promises that were made – ask anyone in Stavanger Elin© Tove Berg and they would agree,” she says.

Investing for Success Local, national and international commitment from sponsors was an essential factor. “In addition to many major sponsors, 128 smaller companies came in who had never sponsored culture before,”

The kite festival, as Stavanger 2008 goes to the beach. greater stavanger 15 Lovers of classical music are not to be the harbour, makes up four separate skating are available in the city centre, disappointed either. The International match courts, and a number of practice whilst skiing, snowboarding and hiking Chamber Music Festival, in August each courts. Men and women compete for one – perhaps to the top of the spectacular year, features performers of worldwide of the biggest prizes in the beach volleyball precipice, Pulpit Rock (Prekestolen), acclaim, such as the Hilliard Ensemble and calendar. Kjerag or giant waterfall, Månafossen – the Oslo, Grieg, Ysaÿe, Borodin, Allegri are all within easy reach. In recent years and Britten String Quartets. Resident Soon afterwards, food takes over as Stavanger has hosted the Tall Ships’ Race, composers, from George Crumb to Witold the “Gladmat” (“Happy Food”) festival set to return in 2011. Lutoslawski and Krzysztof Penderecki, dominates the harbour. Thousands cellist Truls Mørk and pianist Håkon of stalls, tents and restaurants lay out Those who wish for more sedentary Austbø have been amongst the highlights gastronomic delights from around the entertainment can enjoy arguably in recent years. world. Local producers of fish, herbs, Norway’s finest cinema in Sandnes, or breads and other regional dishes stand a long established theatre scene, often The sponsorship of the Norwegian national shoulder to shoulder with master chefs featuring plays by famous Stavanger-born oil giant, StatoilHydro, has enabled the from Italy, South America, China, Vietnam, playwright Alexander Kielland. Stavanger Symphony Orchestra to grow India – in short every taste imaginable is into a renowned international group, catered for. There are even competitions, Preserving the Past performing and touring regularly. run by the gastronomic institute. Stavanger’s cultural prowess is perhaps best preserved by its many unique The region is also soon set to boast a Year Round Culture museums. The region’s modern, bustling brand new concert house, designed But Stavanger is far more than a centres owe much to industries that might by Norwegian architects Medplan summer city. All year round, the region otherwise have been forgotten. AS Arkitekter, complete with a large is dominated by sport – ice hockey and amphitheatre for outdoor concerts and two halls with adjustable acoustics, due for completion at the end of 2011.

A Summer to Remember © Thone Eldøy Stavanger’s summer festivals attract thousands of visitors. The FIVB’09 Beach Volleyball World Championships, presented by Conoco Phillips, is the focus in June and July. Sand, carried by ship and dumped up to a metre thick around

Stavanger’s Gladmat festival includes competitions, run by the gastronomic institute, as part of a festival-filled summer. 16 Stavanger Museum, founded in 1877, The cultural impact of the canning industry museum and science centre, Jærmuseet is divided into four separate areas, made it an important part of Stavanger Vitenfabrikken. Opened in May 2008 including the Department of Cultural 2008. “We had about 2,000 more visitors in Sandnes, it includes a planetarium – History, which comprises rural, church in 2008 than in 2007, largely owing to fruit one of only six in the world – as well as and ethnographical collections, whilst borne by a lot of promotional work on Krossen Oats Mill, which documents the the Maritime Museum presents a proud our behalf by Region Rogaland, resulting production and milling of oatmeal in the maritime past. in articles in foreign travel magazines area. A pottery and brickworks exhibition and visits by foreign film crews to take demonstrates the essential contribution Piers Crocker, curator of Stavanger’s footage,” says Crocker. of these industries to Sandnes’ history – renowned Canning Museum, explains indicative of a setting where old and new the importance of the canning industry Elsewhere, visitors can find the Norwegian combine to establish a place on Norway’s to the city’s past. According to Crocker, Petroleum Museum, a reconstructed cultural map far beyond 2008. “We know of about 350 canneries in Iron Age settlement, and a new industrial Stavanger, which at its height in the 1920s employed half of the town’s working population. Another 15% were employed in the associated industries – either those © Kjetil Alsvik supporting the industry, or supported by it, for example printing and the rubber industry.”

Stavanger’s international reputation owes much to the industry. “There is hardly a country in the world to which cans were not exported at one time or another – including being taken on expeditions to the North and South Poles,” says Crocker.

“It is a former factory, with authentic milieu, machinery, tools and equipment to show the whole process of brisling production and fish balls,” Crocker adds. Visitors are even able to taste freshly-smoked brisling from the oven on certain days.

The opening ceremony, 12th January. Museums and festivals reaped the rewards as visitors flooded in during Stavanger 2008. greater stavanger 17 energetic stavanger – an energy capital – rooted in success with a view to the future

By Valeria Criscione

In 2005, hundreds of business leaders and politicians gathered in Stavanger with an ambitious plan: to transform the region from the petroleum capital of Norway to a European energy capital by 2020. It was one of many visions launched under the Greater Stavanger Economic Development’s Strategic Business Plan 2005-2020, but probably one of the most ambitious given Norway’s status as the world’s third largest gas exporter. In the future, Stavanger will be known not just for its petroleum riches, but for its ability to exploit the powerful wave and wind resources along the coast and on the continental shelf.

Stavanger’s oil adventure began in production. Stavanger is also home to Houston. Last year, ONS premiered a 1969 with the fateful discovery of oil in many petroleum-related government separate environmental showcase called the southern North Sea field Ekofisk. bodies, such as the Norwegian Petroleum Renewable Energy Park for the first time Since then, the town has transformed Directorate, Petroleum Safety Authority, in its history. The new section of the from an industrial trading town with a Petoro, and academic institutions exhibition expanded the horizons of the rich agricultural hinterland into Norway’s like the University of Stavanger and traditional oil event by focusing on the undisputed petroleum capital with in the International Research Institute of enormous potential and opportunities excess of 300,000 inhabitants in the Stavanger (IRIS). of the renewable energy sector and greater suburban area. The oil and gas highlights the increased emphasis on industry accounts for the majority of Oil Goes Green greener technology among the oil players. business in Stavanger with more than Every other August, the town hosts the 45,000 energy employees and half of all widely popular international oil and gas StatoilHydro is a prime example of the energy-based jobs in Norway. conference Offshore Northern Seas shift. The company has widened its (ONS), which is the second largest energy business to include renewable The world’s leading petroleum companies, industry event worldwide after the annual energy like wind, wave and tidal energy such as Exxon Mobil – the proud recipient Offshore Technology Conference in and renewable fuels like bio-fuel and of the first license on the Norwegian sector of the North Sea – as well as BP, Conoco Philips and many others, are all here together with a growing group © StatoilHydro © of international energy companies. StatoilHydro, the Norwegian oil giant based in Stavanger, is one of the main employers in the region.

The area has attracted 280 oil service companies working in all parts of the exploration and production value chain. All told, there are nearly 50 energy companies working with various aspects of energy

Stavanger’s beginnings as the Norwegian petroleum capital date back to the 1969 discovery of the Ekofisk field in the North Sea. 18 hydrogen. The company owns the world’s Greater Stavanger) and Sweden. The aim Lyse Energy, the Rogaland-based energy most northern wind farm, Havøygavlen in is to develop comprehensive approaches and telecommunications company, has Finnmark. On the island Utsira, north-west towards meeting the strategic challenges many plans for offshore wind power of Stavanger, the company owns and of the offshore wind energy industry in the activities in the area. Its roots are as a operates a wind-hydrogen demo plant. North Sea Region and make the region hydro-power company, producing close Now the company is using its experience a better place in which to live, work and to 5% of the country’s total hydropower. from managing large deepwater oil and invest. But it has expanded recently into onshore gas fields towards building the world’s first wind projects, such as the Ulvarudla wind full-scale floating windmill. This summer Greater Stavanger hosted a two-day park in Høg-Jaeren, which will produce French company Technip will put together POWER cluster kick-off meeting in 800 GWh per year, and has sought the different parts of a 2.3 MW windmill September 2008 where the partners fine- concessions for three other wind parks in developed by Siemens and place them 5 tuned the plan for the next three years. the region. kilometres from the coast of Karmøy, north Part of the group’s goals is to create a of Stavanger, for a two-year test period. business platform to foster offshore wind Offshore, Lyse is planning a pilot project The wind turbine has the potential of energy development and develop an with five floating wind turbines at a water producing power equivalent to the need of offshore wind power cluster in the North depth of 150 metres offshore at Utsira that up to 5,000 homes. If the project goes as Sea Region. could lead to the development of 60 wind planned, the pilot could provide the basis turbines producing 1.2 TWh/year by 2020. for commercializing the technology for It is also a 15.2% stakeholder in SWAY, huge offshore windmill parks. a floating wind turbine company with

© StatoilHydro © StatoilHydro and Norwind, among others, “We believe when and if offshore windmills that plans to commercialize this offshore become commercial, this could be a very technology by 2020. important new industry for the Stavanger based oil and gas supply industry,” says “Although we cannot expect the oil and Oistein Johannessen, StatoilHydro’s new gas industry to shift its focus overnight energy public affairs manager. to renewable energy, we must remember that their contribution will be substantial – North Sea POWER Cluster not least the expertise that exists in these Offshore wind in the North Sea region companies – and will be very important is the subject of a special transnational in the development forward, particularly POWER (Pushing Offshore Wind Energy in the renewable energy at sea,” says Regions) cluster partnership led by Eimund Nygaard, Lyse CEO. Bremerhaven Economic Development in Germany together with 17 other partners Norsk Vind Energi is currently building from Germany, the UK, Denmark, The the largest onshore wind park in southern Netherlands, Norway (represented by Norway in the Stavanger region of Jaeren. The first of 32 turbines in Høg-Jaeren In the future, offshore windmills will become an important new industry for Stavanger’s oil and gas supply industry. Pictured here is the world’s first full-scale floating windmill, which will be installed for StatoilHydro off the island of Karmøy this year. greater stavanger 19 Energipark will start producing electricity Tidal & Wave Energy Plugged In in the fall of 2010. At maximum capacity, Technology from the petroleum industry What makes this all possible is the park will generate 250 million kilowatt is also being used to harvest the energy Stavanger’s unique connectivity to an hours, enough to provide power to 12,000 from the seas. StatoilHydro is a joint owner existing electricity grid that stretches homes (36,000 residents). of the world’s first tidal power turbine down the western coast of Norway into delivering electricity to the onshore grid the city of Feda and connects Norway “As the climate problems become more through its ownership in Hammerfest to the NorNed power cable through the urgent, it becomes a label rather than a Strøm. Within wave energy, StatoilHydro North Sea to the seaport of Eemshaven burden,” says Lars Helge Helvig, Norsk has invested in wave power technology in the Netherlands. Commercial operation Vind Enegi CEO. “Therefore it is important developed by Ocean Power Delivery started just last year. There are plans for that the region wants to put more focus on (OPD), which will build the world’s first an additional power cable between Feda the whole energy picture and renewable commercial wave power plant off the and Wilhelmshaven, Germany, called energy. It is important to recognize coast of Portugal. NorGer involving Norwegian companies projects which underline that the region is Lyse and Agder Energi. preparing for a new era.” Another Stavanger-based company that has positioned itself in this market is Wave “The whole basis for what we are doing Stavanger’s academic and research Energy. The company has built a wave is because of our access to energy community will be instrumental in helping tank with a hydraulic wave generator to resources,” says Birger Haraldseid, the wind power industry flourish in the recreate the wave climate at Kvitsøy. Its manager of opportunity for energy region. IRIS was recently awarded a grant patented Seawave Slot Cone generator development in the Greater Stavanger to develop a new type of wind turbine (SSG) can be used on top of an old oil Economic Development. “We are one of together with Angle Wind, a Stavanger- platform or to power surrounding oil the best wind resources offshore Europe… based company that has come up with platforms, illustrating once again the and we are one of the few regions with a smaller gearbox for wind turbines that technology ties between the oil and access to export capacity.” has less revolutions and less parts, and renewable energy sectors. thereby suitable for offshore windmills. The As part of its new green profile, the city is

University of Stavanger is co-partner with © Lyse leading an EU climate reduction initiative one of the eight Centres for Environment- called ANSWER that plans to set up a big friendly Energy Research (CEER), screen climate barometer in the centre recently announced by the Norwegian of Stavanger next year that will display Research Council. Stavanger will work carbon dioxide emissions on everything with the Bergen-based institution Christian from car traffic to warming up houses. Michelsen Research on a Norwegian Stavanger is also the only Norwegian city Centre for Offshore Wind Energy that is part of the EU’s Covenant of Mayors

(NORCOWE). that aims to reduce CO2 emissions 20% by 2020.

Eimund Nygaard, Lyse chief executive officer, has many plans for offshore wind power activities in the area. 20 clusters unsurpassed – the well technology & integrated operations clusters

By Valeria Criscione

The Greater Stavanger region has long been known for its expertise as the petroleum capital of Norway, so it was only natural in 2007 that Stavanger was chosen to represent two important clusters: well services and integrated operations. Arena Brønn (Norwegian for “well”) and a world leading petroleum cluster within integrated operations and real-time reservoir management, called Arena IO was created through the ARENA programme spearheaded by Innovation Norway, the Research Council of Norway and the Industrial Corporation of Norway.

Arena Brønnteknologi (Centre and small players, including oil and Arena IO for Smart & Safe Wells) gas companies, meet in ARENA’s well Stavanger is cooperating with Bergen on In November 2007, leading people within technology network meetings, but the making a world leading petroleum cluster well technology saw the opportunity to programme actually targets promoting within integrated operations and real-time strengthen the cluster and created the growth in the small-to-medium sized reservoir management called Arena IO. Arena Brønnteknologi (Norwegian for companies (SMEs), particularly abroad. Started in 2007, the programme aims to “well technology”) programme. Known bring 30-50 companies together from as Centre for Smart and Safe Wells, According to Arild, “In general, Stavanger the Rogaland and Hordaland regions the well technology cluster addresses is a very mature petroleum cluster, so our to cooperate on about 20 joint industry a wide range of wellbore themes, from well technology is leading worldwide,” projects over a three-year period. The operational aspects to the nuts and bolts he added. “In the long-term, the strategy is to increase the value of the of drilling and well design. ARENA programme should strengthen petroleum industry and the profitability awareness that we area a cluster and keep and competitiveness of the players in One focus area is well integrity. A survey competence and technology here and this cluster through closer cooperative performed by the Petroleum Safety change the way the world looks upon us. efforts, increased innovation and Authority of Norway revealed that 18% of We are working to open doors to Brazilian internationalization. the wells on the Norwegian Continental markets,” he continues. “You need Shelf have some kind of integrity failure. resources. The large players are already One example is Framo Engineering. The This has implications both in terms of HSE established there. The small-to-medium company monitors multi-phase pumps in and costly production stops, according sized businesses need networks down petroleum fields offshore Africa from its to Øystein Arild, ARENA Brønnteknologi there so they can increase their export base in Bergen, instead of having people project leader. Another focus area has revenue.” onboard the platform. Automated systems been gas lift technology, a means of like these can reduce offshore costs improving production in older production and thus extend wells by injecting gas into the wellbore. the life of older maturing fields. The leading international well services Arena IO estimates

and technology companies, such © Framo Engineering that integrated as Halliburton, Schlumberger, and operations can Weatherford have offices in Stavanger, reduce operating as do large Norwegian companies such costs by about 20- as Aker Solutions and Roxar. Both large 30% and increase production by Framo Engineering monintors and supports the 5-10%. subsea industry all over the world.

greater stavanger 21 welcoming you home – inn stavanger

By David John Smith

Any move that a person or family makes is time consuming, and can be filled with uncertainties. The Stavanger Chamber of Commerce understands this, and through its INN (International Network of Norway) Stavanger programme has provided decades of assistance to INN member companies in helping employees and their families make the move to the region a smooth road. © INN

A group of hikers at Kjerag, 1000 metres above sea level.

The INN Stavanger program is their new employees in getting the best all the time. These companies understand administrated by the Stavanger Chamber possible start in the region. There are the added-value that INN Stavanger of Commerce, providing benefits to nearly 50 member companies in the provides newcomers to the region. member companies who want to help programme, and the number is growing Whether the newcomers are individual

22 contract-workers, single employees, or an Information made available includes maps, From Newcomers to Friends employee bringing his or her spouse and a Norwegian driver’s license text book As all cultures are different, INN Stavanger children to the region, INN Stavanger is and an Information Guide that contains also provides an orientation to newcomers prepared. extensive information about the Stavanger in order to better understand Norwegian region. society and the friendly locals here in Wide Range of Assistance the Stavanger Region. The orientation Together with several relocation Changing a job and residence is always a programmes and services include cross- companies the region offers a wide range challenge, and the change is even greater cultural training, workshops for spouses of assistance services includes real when moving to a new country with its applying for work, individual counselling, estate services, paperwork assistance, different culture, language, and ways of a helpline for questions, monthly news in social and professional network building, doing business. INN Stavanger knows that English, and an arena for networking and pre-visit support, arrival orientation, each individual situation is different, and social events. immigration procedures, as well as a long also works with each person or family in line of other practical areas of assistance. addressing individual questions that may Stavanger Chamber of Commerce In addition, INN Stavanger quickly helps have to do with such diverse areas as and INN is continually developing its newcomers gain an understanding of the geography, history, politics, culture, daily services to meeting changing needs. This vital practical elements in their daily lives. life, safety and transport. cooperation also extends to schools, real © INN © INN

Swati Shah and Mohammed Mokthar at an INN Orientation Programme. Rusha Dorrestijn and Grada de Boer at the same orientation.

greater stavanger 23 estate companies, officials and spouse “I have been directly seduced by the seen each other the day before, and from clubs to make moving – and settling in – friendly atmosphere at the Chamber then I knew I wasn’t going to feel lonely a lot less of a job and a little more fun. of Commerce, and impressed by Inger very long here.” There are many stories For those whom INN assists on behalf of and Rachel’s energy(Editor Note: INN from newcomers that have enjoyed the client companies, lasting bonds are often Stavanger employees Inger Tone Ødegård attention of INN Stavanger, including created. and Rachel Ketelaars). At the seminar we Iris Sitalsing. Originally from the South were informed about the regular activities American country of Surinam, Iris arrived In their own Words organized by INN and invited to check out in the Stavanger region a few years ago INN Stavanger offers services and support the website regularly as it is been put up to as a result of her Dutch husband being – with the goal of offering the human touch date often. Back at home, I went to check transferred to the region as an employee that makes a difference. Their work is the section ‘New in Rogaland’ and found a of Norske Shell. making a difference. In the words of Joëlle very varied choice of invitations to several Lagasse, “My first contact with INN was activities.” Iris did as many other newcomers do when I took the ‘Introduction Seminar’ that when arriving to the Stavanger – she went my husband’s company was offering to Joëlle concludes, “The next time I went downhill skiing. Being a relative newcomer all spouses and employees. I found it to there, Inger and Rachel remembered to the art of sking as well, Iris couldn’t help be an excellent way to be introduced to my name and welcomed me as we had but overhear a Norwegian woman giving Stavanger and its region.” © INN © INN

Taking a break at an INN skiing event in Sirdal. Marica Calbrese taking photos of the spectacular view of Lysefjord.

24 encouragement and guidance to a number economy continued to grow in 2008 Off to a Flying Start of skiers. Believing that the woman was despite the international economic crisis. Moving to Rogaland should be simple, a cross-country ski instructor, which Iris safe and an adventure. Let INN Stavanger had not done before, she asked if she and Not surprisingly, the Stavanger region help you in the process, either when you her husband could join the group. As luck is an attractive destination for many are making your decision to come to the would have it, the woman was Inger Tone temporary or permanent employees who Stavanger region or once you arrive. Ask from INN Stavanger – and although she relocate from other countries. Another your employee or potential employer in the was not a professional ski instructor – she reason that top professionals are moving Stavanger Region if they are a member of asked Iris and her husband to join the to the Stavanger region is that there are INN Stavanger. group for a fun day of skiing. so many cutting-edge companies and organizations in the country working within For more information concerning the This is how lasting relationships are oil and gas, the food sector, research, program, see the website: created, and Iris has since enjoyed not medicine, and other areas of expertise. www.stavanger-chamber.no only the support of INN Stavanger, but the INN Stavanger members represent all of (“New in Rogaland”) or mail us at the friendship of Inger Tone and others from these vibrant sectors, and more. following email address: INN Stavanger. According to Iris, [email protected] “I was here in Stavanger over three decades over, and was amazed how Welcoming you to your new home – INN international the region has become. It is Stavanger! easy to make new contacts and friends, way beyond any expectations that I had © INN before arriving here. When my husband is transferred in the future, I am really going to miss the Stavanger region!”

Highest Quality of Life Norway has one of the highest quality of life ratings in the world, and the Stavanger Region prides itself in representing the best of what can be found in this country. Yusef Ahmand sleighing Economically, the region remains strong. for the first time, photo With a flexible and talented industrial and taken in Sirdal at an INN business base, the Stavanger Region’s event.

greater stavanger 25 stavanger finance the money capital of the west

By Valeria Criscione

Over the last 20 years, several leading finance companies have based themselves in Stavanger to create the second largest fund management community after Oslo with more than NOK 105 billion (USD 15 billion) in capital under management. On top of that, private equity companies here have amassed NOK 10 billion in committed capital towards seed, venture capital and buy-out opportunities. The driving craft behind this has been Norway’s immense oil and gas wealth.

The biggest fund mangers in the managed capital and 1,130 employees. in Norway after oil, according to a 2008 region are Skagen Funds, Statoil The bank includes 39 former local report on the Norwegian financial industry Kapitalforvaltning and SR-Bank savings banks spread across Hordaland, by Norwegian research foundation FAFO. Forvaltning. Skagen is the largest with Rogaland and East Agder. Without a The report found that the added value NOK 57 billion in total capital under doubt, petroleum has been the source of during 2000-2006 had grown even more management, followed by StatoilHydro, its massive growth. than in Denmark and substantially more which manages a NOK 30 billion than in Sweden. Rogaland employs 3,100 employee pension fund and a NOK 13 “If you look back on our history dating people within the financial sector. billion insurance fund, and SR-Bank with back to 1839 in Egersund, the bank NOK 5.5 billion. was founded on the fishing industry, Private Equity which was then our most valuable raw The other link between oil and money Acta, which sells funds such as Skagen’s, material,” added Thor-Christian Haugland, can be found in Stavanger’s private oversees NOK 89 billion in assets under Sparebank 1 SR-Bank Executive Vice equity community. The major private management, NOK 57 billion of which is President Capital Markets. “The second equity companies here were started from Norwegian customers. Acta was first raw material was oil and gas and has given by oil veterans and are focused on established in Stavanger back in 1990 and us much more than fish. The third is the energy investments. Some of them have has since grown to become the leading money as a result of the oil and gas.” even established offices in the other independent financial advisor for the international petroleum capitals such Nordic savings market with 50 offices in The financial industry is responsible for as Houston and Aberdeen, such as Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Acta offer the strongest increase in wealth creation HitecVision. mutual funds, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, shipping and renewable energy investment opportunities.

Sparebank I SR- Bank, formerly known as

Sparebank Rogaland up until about two © Sparebank 1 S-R Bank years ago, is the largest regional savings bank in Norway with NOK 110 billion in

Sparebank 1 S-R Bank, the largest regional savings bank in Norway, has grown to NOK 110 billion in managed capital thanks to Stavanger’s vast petroleum wealth. 26 HitecVision has its roots as an oil service “The private equity community in Norwegian Private Equity and Venture company, but has grown to become the Stavanger is more internationally oriented Capital Association (NVCA) estimates second largest private equity company in than the Norwegian private equity industry the Stavanger private equity industry has Norway with USD 1.2 billion in committed in general,” said Pål Dahlberg, Hitec around NOK 10 billion in total committed capital. Jon Gjedebo started Hitec in 1973 Vision CEO. “This is a reflection of the capital. selling instrumentation to the petroleum international outlook of the local industry. industry in Stavanger. The first private That’s what companies here do. They Putting Stavanger on the Map equity fund was launched in 2002, solely serve oil companies globally.” The finance community in Stavanger to Norwegian investors. has been working together to create an Oil veteran Ole Melberg, the former CEO educational competence within finance Its latest and largest fund, HitecVision V of Norwegian drilling company Smedvig, by supporting an academic economics (2008), has a committed capital of USD manages Energy Ventures, a venture department at the University of Stavanger. 816 million and attracted 52% participation capital company with NOK 2.3 billion Skagen, SR-Bank, HitecVision, Sandnes among foreign investors. The fund targets in committed capital divided over three Sparebank and GE Money Bank have control buyouts and growth capital funds. The company targets mainly hi-tech contributed NOK 20 million to the investments in the international oil and gas oil service companies based in the North university to create a masters programme sector. To date, HitecVisionV has invested Sea or North America, but also considers in applied finance, starting in the fall of in Spring Energy Norway, an oil and gas environmental technology companies. Its 2008. The university has pledged to match company, and Hitec Products Drilling, a latest fund, for example, recently invested this amount over a five-year period. provider of advanced, customized drilling in Energreen, a local Sandnes-based solutions and well intervention systems for company with a technology that generates “Today the finance industry is where the offshore oil and gas industry. clean energy from pressure drops in fluid the petroleum industry was in the process systems. 1970s,” added Sveinung Hestnes, Chief Information Officer at Sparebank 1 SR- Other Stavanger private equity Bank. “This industry has great potential. companies include Såkorninvest, When the oil has been pumped out of © HitecVision © the only seed fund (i.e. early the North Sea and converted into cash it funding which enables a project or has become another raw material to be idea to develop into a business); husbanded. The key to it all is competence Procom Ventures, a “speed which we can contribute to maintaining seed” fund; and Progressus, the prosperity that has been created in this which operates within expansion region.” and internationalization. The

HitecVision chief operating officer Pål Dahlberg says the new Masters in Applied Finance at the University of Stavanger will help put Stavanger on the map as a finance centre. HitecVision is the second largest private equity company in Norway. greater stavanger 27 © Region Stavanger © Region Stavanger

stunning nature, © Region Stavanger © Region Stavanger colourful art & great food experiences

The Stavanger region offers a range of scenic attractions. And everything is within reach whether you want to experience beautiful fjords, majestic mountains or the open sea. A trip to Lysefjorden is a must when visiting the Stavanger region. Here you can experience the famous mountains Preikestolen and Kjerag.

The colourful Stavanger region also offers a unique range of cultural experiences - whether you are interested in historic monuments, interesting museums or innovative architecture. Come and experience why the Stavanger region was chosen as European Capital of Culture in 2008!

The Stavanger region also offers a range of great food experiences. With an excellent climate and professional expertise the, this is often seen as the foremost region in Norway for food from both land and sea. Here you can also experience Gladmat, which is the largest food festival in the Nordic © Region Stavanger countries.

Welcome to a region where it is easy to be excited!

www.regionstavanger.com © Kjetil Alsvik © Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Region Stavanger

28 © Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Region Stavanger © Region Stavanger © S. Sigbjørnsen/ SrN/RS/SVG2008 © S. Sigbjørnsen/ SrN/RS/SVG2008 © Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Region Stavanger

greater stavanger 29 a taste for the best

By David John Smith

The Greater Stavanger region is often referred to as the Norwegian answer to the French region of Lyon, famous for its culinary creativity. As with Lyon, the Greater Stavanger region prides itself on new ideas balanced with a firm respect for tradition, quality and values. The population in the Greater Stavanger region not only loves good food, there are tens of thousands involved in literally all aspects of the food cluster.

The roots run deep here in Greater With a mild climate, fertile soil, and a Norway was again the proud overall Stavanger, with production of both raw population that has traditionally thrived winner in Lyon, when Skeie again took top materials and food products a major on its international connection, the food honours using the official products of the industry, second only to energy as the top industry here covers the entire chain of Bocuse d’Or 2009; Aberdeen Angus Beef employer in this dynamic region. Greater activities from primary production (growing for the meat dish and Norwegian cod, Stavanger and its activities related to and harvesting) to processing companies, king scallops and wild prawns for the fish the food industry are having a profound distributors, restaurants and shops that dish. The legend of Greater Stavanger, its and positive impact internationally as all play in central role – not only in the culinary expertise, and its ties to Bocuse well. These positive developments are economy but in the very social fabric of D’or continues to grow as a result of an going hand-in-hand with the goals set the region. Seafood, meat products, and, agreement signed between Chef Eyvind by Strategy 2020 that aim to make food not in the least, fruits and vegetables, Hellstrøm, the leader of the Bocuse d’Or products from Greater Stavanger more have long been the pride of the regional Norway and Prima Jæren to supply meat available, continue to increase quality, and population, with products enjoying special raw materials to the Bocuse d’Or Norway integrate sustainability and environmental status nationally and internationally. A until the world event Bocuse d’Or in Lyon focus into all aspects of activity. good example of this strength is the in France in 2011. tomato – with 80% of the entire Norwegian production being grown and harvested in the Greater Stavanger region.

Bocus d’Or & Stavanger One close connection between the region © Elisabeth Tønnesen and Lyon is the Bocuse d’Or, and it was © Elisabeth Tønnesen little wonder that Norway was given the honour of hosting the Bocuse d’Or Europe 2008 event, pitting 20 chefs from 20 countries against each other for the honour of becoming “European champion” and participating in the final Bocuse d’Or held in Lyon in 2009. As the European Capital of Culture for 2008, Stavanger was the understandably proud of its role in this internationally famous culinary competition where Norwegian Geir Skeie took top honours. In Rogaland’s mild climate with fertile soil, no less Norway celebrated Geir Skeie’s victory at the 2009 than 80% of all Norwegian tomatoes are grown. Bocuse d’Or in Lyon. 30 Prima Jæren typifies the innovative or professional interest in food and the EWOS Innovation and NCE Culinology. spirit of the Greater Stavanger region food industry, the Forum for Food and Opened in 2009, Måltidets Hus will as the company was award the annual Beverage (matforum.no) is an excellent function as a venue for innovation – and Research and Innovation Prize by IRIS starting point. arena not only for the region’s R&D – (the International Research Institute of environment but also for industry experts, Stavanger), an internationally recognized According to Director Hålien, “This has the food industry in general and the media. research institute with a high focus on been a twenty-year process of talking and applied research. This was the first time working together that has led to results Expertise in Action a company within the food industry had that we are seeing today. The core of The Greater Stavanger region has a received this sought-after award. the success has been the enthusiasm, long tradition with using its fertile soil cooperation and patience – together to produce the best in meats, fruit and Standing Together leading to the building of expertise and vegetables. These resources, combined Standing strongly behind all activities values. The chain of activities leading from with the bountiful sea, will continue to related to food is the Professional Forum production to experience and innovation provide the strong basis for full value for Food and Beverage. Founded in 1990, has led to increase value, knowledge, and chains in the agriculture and marine the Professional Forum for Food and not in the least, national and international sectors in the future. Still, the sector’s Beverage is organized as a corporation attention.” already strong position in both the with a Board of Directors that consists of national and international food market representatives from leading companies Another important focus area for the cannot be taken for granted, and the and institutions within the food industry Professional Forum for Food and Beverage NCE (Norwegian Centres of Expertise) in the region. Led by Eivind Hålien, the is “Måltidets Hus” (The National Centre of Culinology is in place and prepared to organization is dedicated to promoting the Industrial Gastronomy), a major project take a proactive approach to coordinated ongoing development of innovation and involving a number of organizations planning and activity. expertise within the food industry in the including NOFIMA Norconserv, The region, continuing to develop a network Culinary Institute of Norway, TINE FOU, The organization plays a central role in that extends far beyond the border of the agriculture and marine food production Greater Stavanger region. industries, ensuring that companies receive top-level, professional support The Professional Forum for Food and through innovation-oriented R&D projects, Beverage has been central in many of innovation in practice and other cluster- the regional development measures and © Elisabeth Tønnesen strategic activities. According to NCE projects that have been set up within Culinology General Manager Anne-Siri food sector within the region, including Høiland, “Our focus areas include basic the Gladmat festival, Fjordkjøkken and knowledge; building knowledge with focus NCE Culinology. For newcomers to the on molecular gastronomy, understanding greater Stavanger region with a personal the consumer, process optimization,

Bringing good food into focus is the goal of the Culinary Institute of Norway and other members of NCE Culinology. greater stavanger 31 industrial manufacturing and innovation. important in helping keep its cutting-edge Creativity and innovation is also well- The main goal is to build knowledge reputation, and NCE Culinology members represented in the yearly food festival through innovation, and implement these such as Bioforsk, Innovation Park “Gladmat Festival” (best translated as factors in increasing added-value and Stavanger, Nofima Norconserv and the “The Happy Food Festival) that attracts profit for the food industry.” University of Stavanger. national and international attention. This festival typifies the important of the food Covering the Entire Chain One partner in NCE Culinology is the industry in the region, and is the biggest NCE Culinology members cover the entire Culinary Institute of Norway, aimed at festival in Northern Europe. For information chain of activity from marine to agriculture, bringing good food into focus, spreads regarding the Gladmat festival, see the research and development, governmental enthusiasm for food and works to website www.gladmat.no. institutions, and the financial sector. increase the understanding of food and All of these areas feature companies beverage as important aspects of culture. Innovation & Success and organization important to the food The culinary institute works within the The food manufacturer Fjordland is a good industry, ranging from companies such fields of training, promotion and meals example of innovation and cooperation as Marine Harvest and EWOS Innovation development, both for professionals in the from Stavanger region. This success within the Marine Sector to Nortura (Gilde, food and drink industry and for anyone story has it roots in a cooperative effort Prior), Prima Jæren and TINE BA within who is interested in food and food culture. between the chefs at the Culinary Institute Agriculture. Naturally, R&D is extremely of Norway and research at Norconserv © SSigbjørsen/SrN/RS/SVG2008 ©

Each year, Stavanger’s Gladmat, or “Happy Food” Festival attracts thousands of visitors ready for a summer extravaganza of food from around the world. 32 (now NOFIMA Norconserv), an institute industry, fishing industry and food industry corporate activities is the focus on the working for the food processing industry. through research in the world and delivery environment – and one excellent example The end result has been instrumental of value-added services. of this is the recycling of the carbon in contributing to the realization of a dioxide produced from Tine’s production product that sells ten million meals a year. Regional Strength facilities to direct use in greenhouses used Fjordland develops and refines ideas The food industry related activities are to grow tomatoes – plants need high levels based mainly on its owners’ raw materials, well-represented in many of Greater of CO2. In addition, Tine is focusing on the as well as from fish or shellfish, creating Stavanger’s municipalities, from development of a NOK 1.5 billion facility value creating value through product restaurants to production to processing. there, to be completed in 2011. development, branding and sales. The municipality of Time is a large agricultural area with the farmers who Balance & Sustainable Norconserv’s key activities are research, invest and focus on the future. On the Tine BA is a strong believer in sustainable development and training in industrial basis of agriculture has been developed development and balance with the production of food with extended shelf-life. industry with high expertise in several environment. As Norway’s largest With large parts of the Greater Stavanger fields. Most were employed by the industry producer, distributor and exporter of dairy region’s food industry geared toward sector and businesses that drive the retail products, this “thought leadership” sets an the export market and international trade, hotels and restaurant. excellent example for this company that trading, Norconserv’s activities take on an is strongly positioned in the Norwegian important meaning. The Institute places All of Greater Stavanger’s municipalities consciousness. Innovation is key to the great emphasis on optimizing the value- have a range of activities within the success of Tine, with a strong emphasis added chain from raw material to end food industry, such as Hå Municipality, on research and development. As the product, and is a centre of expertise for the country’s most important livestock sales and marketing organization for industrial processes and production. municipality. Central in both the strategy Norway’s dairy, Tine BA is responsible for of the Hå Municipality as well as the product development, quality assurance, In 2003 Norconserv was reorganized as production and distribution planning, a corporation owned by Fiskeriforskning marketing and the export of TINE (now known as Nofima), the Norconserv products. Foundation and the International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS). From 2008 Total acreage of the new TINE facility

Nofima has been included in the new © Elisabeth Tønnesen will be approximately 25,000 square research group Nofima. The Nofima metres. With a total cost estimate of Group aims to continually increase the nearly NOK 1.5 billion, there will be no competitiveness of the aquaculture costs spared in ensuring that this facility

The municipality of Jæren plays a strong role in Greater Stavanger’s food cluster activities. greater stavanger 33 represents the state-of-the-art when concentrates, the organization is the companies looking for the combination of it comes to functionality, sustainability single largest player in the Norwegian feed an excellent place to work and live. and environmental friendliness. This concentrates market ruminants, swine, environmental focus is shown in the poultry, horses, fur-bearing animals, dogs Fosså in Hjelmeland Municipality is home fact that the estimated energy use by and cats. One type of fish feed is actually to Marine Harvest activities related to fish the facility will be 34% lower than the made from peas – and as it turns out the and shellfish production. Marine Harvest is total of the four processing plants that fish very much like this vegetable! the world’s leading seafood company, and the new facility will replace in addition is playing an important role in the changing to a reduction of nearly 40% in CO2 Klepp Municipality is known for its seafood industry through sustainability emissions. The new facility will provide a excellent climate, where the condition for and innovation. Marine Harvest is also good basis for progressive and attractive agriculture gives it the rank of one of the active in Ryfylke, where the company jobs, and shows the success of the Hå top areas in the country in this field. The farms cod in the process from eggs to Municipalities ongoing strategy to make second largest agricultural municipality in small fish in the picturesque fjords in that land and resources readily available to the Greater Stavanger region, the growth municipality. Both municipalities are also food producers. In addition to TINE, a season is long with a mild climate and active within the sheep industry, with a number of companies are now well- plentiful precipitation, making it the ideal range of activities related to production of established there, including Prima Jæren, spot for production of vegetables and a wool as well as meat. Nortura and others. wide range of agricultural crops. Other municipalities such as Gjesdal are known The food industry in the Stavanger is not Covering the Entire for their wool and mutton production, and only linked to tradition and history, but to Value Chain have made the area even more attractive the future as well as individual companies, Felleskjøpet is another strong player in the with the establishment of Gjesdal Industrial organizations, institutions, the government Greater Stavanger region. This agricultural Park, offering full 290 acres of regulated, and the region as a whole work towards a cooperative serves as a retailer of strategic location industry areas to taste for the best. agricultural operating equipment including animal food and seeds. Felleskjøpet seeks to cover the entire value chain – both horizontal and vertical – and innovation is one key word in the activities undertaken. FK’s primary sphere of activity is the production of feed concentrates, which forms the very backbone of FK’s activities.

With a market share of 68%, comparable © Marine Harvest/ Steinar Johansen to more than 1.1 million tonnes of feed

Marine Harvest is globally respected for its sustainable activities within aquaculture, and has a number of installations in the Greater Stavanger region. 34 the gladmat festival – happy food in stavanger

Established in 1999, Stavanger’s Gladmat, or “Happy Food” Festival attracts thousands of visitors ready for a summer extravaganza of food from around the world, including hundreds of stalls, competitions, children’s activities and classes.

• Over 120 exhibitors each year • 200,000 guests during the four day festival in July • Over 2,000 people have attended Gladmat’s cooking classes since its inception • Cooking classes for children – seafood, bbq, sausages, sushi and more • Includes the Norwegian Championships in pizza making • The biggest food festival in the Nordic countries • Spreads enthusiasm all year through school visits and cooking classes • Invites international chefs to cook and get to know our raw materials

In 2009, the festival is due to be held from the 22nd to the 25th July. Local and international food, catering to all tastes will be available. The festival’s aim is to promote interest in food amongst the public, and to combine food with culture in the form of a national festival. All photos: Gladmatavis09

greater stavanger 35 connected to the world

By David John Smith

One essential part of any region’s success lies in the ability of its logistic infrastructure to be flexible, cost- effective, on-time, and in-tune with both the needs of industry, as well as the demands of the ever-changing international business environment. One key to Greater Stavanger’s success in this area is the close coordination between local industry and the heart of the transportation in the region – the Port of Risavika, the Sola International Airport and Ganddal Godsterminal (Ganddal Freight Terminal).

The Port of Risavika enjoys a central The centre of a highly professional logistics A National & International location with close proximity to the network, the Port of Risavika works with Logistics Hub Takes Shape Stavanger Airport, Sola, the railway and logistical services companies to ensure The port is in a phase of formidable the centre of Stavanger with a number “just in time” satisfaction. Stavanger development, with a new international of major international service companies industry also depends upon the port terminal opened in 2008. By 2010 the to the oil industry having their Norwegian to reach the global markets, and many Port of Risavika will have established a headquarters in the direct vicinity. The companies have long enjoyed the services new modern container terminal which will port is positioned in an area that has been that Risavika provides. A strong “energy clearly position Risavika as Norway’s most opened for industrial development, making port”, Risavika is the base of the leading advanced port with excellent capacity. it possible for companies to establish oil companies and a number of other After the expansion, the total harbour area or expand their operations in the direct companies that supplies the oil industry will constitute 950 acres and 1,800 meters vicinity of the harbour. both in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, the of berths. Barents Sea and beyond. Risavika is known as an important Another reason that Risavika will continue logistics hub in southwest Norway. The to be a focal point for the development Port enjoys a strategically geographic location that makes it possible to export/ import all kinds of goods to/from different destinations around the world. This type of logistical precision requires ongoing close communication with companies in the Stavanger Region and other areas in Norway as well as internationally. It is a port with a strong position with calls from © Risavika Havn AS/ Frederik Ringe international ports and as a link to ports farther north.

Risavika is well-positioned, making it possible for companies to establish or expand their operations in the direct vicinity of the harbour. 36 of new industry is a direct result of both is constantly adapting to the changes and private companies will participate, excellent harbour facilities and its strategic both the national and international will further the business-orientated location – in fact, Risavika is the country’s requirements. development of Norway’s most productive largest natural harbour area. In addition, airport and region. the activities related to the Energy Park In 2008 the airport catered to as well as the Risavika Gas Centre, a test approximately 4 million passengers, Connected to the World centre for new technologies related to gas, offering direct flights to nine national In 2008 Ganddal Godsterminal (the will continue to create exciting synergies. and 25 international destinations. In Ganddal Freight Terminal) is the major The purpose of the Energy Park is to serve December 2008, a new extension of the logistics rail shipping link in the region, as a centre of research, development and national terminal was opened, increasing located near Ganddal in Sandnes. Built in commercialisation of future – oriented the number of gates by three. Further 2007, it first opened for traffic in January energy technology. development of both the international 2008. After Oslo’s Alnabru Terminal, and national part of the airport terminal is Ganddal Freight Terminal is the second These types of activities, combined with underway. largest in the country, well-equipped to the ongoing professional service provided handle the growing needs of Greater as well as the result of the excellent During 2010, a new airport hotel will Stavanger. harbor facilities and strategic geographic open, offering 188 rooms and extensive positioning will see Risavika continuing meeting facilities, enforcing and facilitating Whether by rail, sea or air, the Greater to be a focal point for the development of the possibilities of doing effective Stavanger region is well-connected to new industry – and allowing the harbor to business in the Greater Stavanger area. both Norway as well as the international maintain its position as both the largest The establishment of a new Route environment, and is well-prepared to offer and most advanced logistic hub in Development Forum in the spring of newcomers and residents alike the best of Norway. 2009, where local and regional authorities logistic services now and in the future.

Stavanger Airport, Sola –

Traditionally Modern © Avinor Stavanger Airport, Sola celebrated its 70th birthday in 2007. Even though the airport has come of age, it is as vital and dynamic as ever and has experienced an explosive growth in facilities, routes and passengers over the last few years. The airport is a state-of-the-art facility playing an important role in a dynamic region, which

Stavanger Airport, Sola, has experienced an explosive growth in facilities, routes and passengers over the last few years. greater stavanger 37 internationalization at home - minister tora aasland interviewed by david john smith

The Minister of Research and Higher Education, Tora Aasland, has long been involved in the research and higher education environment in Stavanger, and has been instrumental in the ongoing development of the highly professional environment in the region. Elected Governor of the Rogaland region in 1991, and then appointed to head the Ministry of Research and Higher Education in 2007, Minister Aasland has been key factor in moving the research environment forward in Norway.

Q: Stavanger has a number of international ambitions and strategies. institutions on all continents, including the important research institutions, In the Ministry’s new internationalization North Plus programme within Erasmus, including IRIS, the Research Centre report, we place emphasis on the and various bilateral agreements. These on Sustainable Energy, the National institution’s role – to seek international give students an extremely broad Centre of Industrial Gastronomy and cooperation with other excellent geographic and academic choice. the NCE Culinology. Norway in general institutions with both research and has a number of activities focused education in context. Q: Pure basic research is important, on the strengthening of a student but also the process of applied exchange with the international Regarding Stavanger, this can be seen as research in bringing the result into environment. Can you say a few a tool to seek cooperation with universities active societal use. Can you say a few words about this exchange, and how abroad that have a similar academic words about the Ministry’s activities it benefits the nation and regions such profile, and thus strengthen the region’s in strengthening partnerships as Stavanger? international position from an academic between educational institutions, perspective. The University of Stavanger research organizations, and the A: For Norwegian students, funding already has agreements with many partner business communities in achieving from the State Education commercialization of Loan Fund is crucial for R&D breakthroughs in opportunities to study Norway? abroad. The Norwegian funding is perhaps the best A: There are two important in the world, and gives the measures that have been student the opportunity Kunnskapsdepartement © introduced since I became to expand the horizons of Minister for Research and his or her own academic Higher Education. The interests and ambitions. most important thing is that we have introduced “Internationalization at a system that provides for home” is a slogan for us. a PhD student to have a I have been concerned job in the business sector, with strengthening the with both the government universities and colleges, and business sharing the funding equally.

Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland. 38 This scheme has been very popular. It more it is known for its research medicine, and women were also in the started with approximately 10 scholars and educational opportunities majority within medicine and health. In in 2008, but has now been expanded and expertise where women are mathematics/science the proportion of ten-fold in 2009. The second important continually playing a more central women was 37% in 2008, an increase measure we’ve introduced is a new role. Can you say a few words about of 4 percentage points from 2007. The and improved funding of research that women researchers and educators technology was the proportion of women champions increased collaboration across as role models for the younger 21%- a one percentage point increase. sectors. This has a special role in assisting generation who are looking for the business sector in research. I have direction within R& D and higher My task is to find solutions, both financially also had very good cooperation with education? and in the regulations that stimulate both the last two Ministers of Trade and women to take leading positions. I Industry here in this country, and we have We see that even though women make must admit that the competition rules conducted a number of other measures. up the majority of students, this tendency of the EU, which we are bound to, have This has resulted in a number of does not continue up the career ladder made this work complicated and time innovations, including the various sectors within academia. Especially in the consuming. My ambition is to establish of Norway’s important maritime industry technical and medical subjects, we have arrangements that promote women in working together on a comprehensive too few women in leading positions, top posts in academia. In order to build program to fund professorships and such as professors. However, there are a knowledgeable society, we must find doctorates at Norwegian educational new figures that show that in 2008 there the optimal way to work with the talents institutions to increase shipping and were about as many women as men who and skills of the people. By including both maritime knowledge, also working globally defended their theses in the humanities, women and men, innovation and creativity with other like-minded institutions. social sciences and agricultural/veterinary is enhanced, and diversity becomes Approximately 100 million the norm. I am especially Norwegian crowns have impressed and inspired been committed to making © IRIS by women who forge new this program a success. ways to be researchers in a modern knowledge society, Q: The Stavanger Region and these female role is well-known for its models are a key to show activities within the oil young girls what is possible. industry, but more and

By including both women and men within R&D, innovation and creativity is enhanced, and diversity becomes the norm. greater stavanger 39 lifelong learning – education is international in Stavanger

By Ed Milsom

Those seeking an education for themselves or their children in Stavanger need not worry: Norway as a whole has one of the best educated populations, with the highest rates of literacy and adult education in the world. Stavanger, with its cosmopolitan population and status as an energy capital, is host to world experts in fields such as petroleum and engineering, and as a result is at the very forefront of educational opportunities – indeed its population has a significantly higher percentage of university education than the national average.

The International year. The school’s staff, most of whom in 1977. Those wishing a French School of Stavanger hold graduate degrees, come from all language education for their children The International School of Stavanger around the world to teach at ISS. are also well served here: the Lycée (ISS), established in 1966, is accredited Français de Stavanger has classes from both by the New England Association of The International School is a well- kindergarten up to baccalaureate level. Schools and the Council of International recognized part of Stavanger’s skyline, Schools. There are today around 680 with some of the city’s impressive facilities Adults too have plenty of possibilities. students from ages 3 to 18, with the at its disposal. These include a 400 Aside from one of Norway’s newest and largest represented nationalities being metre track and soccer/football, baseball, fastest growing universities, the University British, US, Norwegian, German, rugby and softball fields. Indoors, a gym, of Stavanger, the School of Mission and Canadian, Dutch, Polish and Italian. two libraries, multiple IT facilities and Theology also boasts a number of courses There is, Antarctica aside, not a continent separate, equipped areas for art, music in English, including fully accredited on earth left unrepresented at ISS. and drama are just a few examples of master’s degrees in Global Studies and Typically, many families are connected to what the school has to offer. With the Theology, doctoral programmes and international oil companies or the local outdoor world important to ISS, trips bachelors degrees, and a cosmopolitan NATO base. are arranged regularly for all age groups mix of international students. taking advantage of Stavanger’s beautiful In order to prepare students for a surroundings. Stavanger’s impressive library, located university education, the school blends in the Stavanger Culture House, has a elements of the North American and A City of Learning large collection and is renowned also European systems, and offers both Stavanger also has a British International for its comfort, style and family oriented the IGCSE examinations, through the School, which follows the United Kingdom focus. The same building also, rather University of Cambridge in England, and national curriculum, and has a long appropriately, houses the Norwegian the International Baccalaureate Diploma tradition, dating back to its establishment Children’s Museum. (IB). ISS graduates are accepted at the world’s most prestigious universities every

Students rehearse in the International School of Stavanger’s impressive theatre, where drama and music are a key part of a wide range of activities for nearly 700 students of all ages. Photo: International School of Stavanger. 40 beyond the horizon

By David John Smith

With deep expertise and knowledge within many areas that include petroleum, renewable energy, gastronomy, and a range of others, the Stavanger region also understands the necessity of the top quality higher education as well as an active research and development environment. These respected institutions include the International Research Institute of Stavanger, Måltidets Hus, the University of Stavanger, the newly created Centre for Sustainable Energy, and a range of others.

The Minister of Research and Higher in English, as well as the opportunity to the areas of petroleum, social science and Education, Tora Aasland, has long been study Norwegian. Students can choose business development, biotechnology, as involved in the research and higher from a range of degree programmes well as gas and energy. The organization education environment in Stavanger. including biological chemistry, computer seeks to challenge what is known and According to Minister Aasland, there are science, literacy, environmental explore what is unknown, with target major benefits of Norwegian activities engineering, offshore technology, research areas of focus that include related to the ongoing identification petroleum studies and migration. Since its automated drilling, multiphase reservoir and establishment of international R&D establishment in 2005, the university has flow, and integrated marine environmental cooperation. fostered a growing international reputation, monitoring. Also of key interest are

with more than 150 staff members holding sustainable energy CO2 capture and As Minister Aasland states, “The strongest doctoral degrees. energy efficiency, as well as the ongoing tool for international cooperation today development of Stavanger Centre for is the Norwegian Centres of Excellence. The International Research Institute of Innovation Research. These centres have become engines for Stavanger (IRIS) is an internationally international publications, for cooperation, recognized independent research institute This Centre was established by the attracting foreign researchers, and with high focus on applied research within University of Stavanger and IRIS with important in educating new researchers. the goal of being developed into a The results from these centres have far visible and internationally recognized exceeded expectations that were set to research institution and to attain status them when it was started. The successful as a National Center of Excellence. The NCE’s emphasizes once again how Centre for Innovation Research seeks © Elisabeth Tønnersen important a solid academic foundation to generate discussion in the public and commitment to quality is to succeed domain open communication and a close in international cooperation.” relationship with governmental and private organizations, business and other R&D An International Feel institutions. The University of Stavanger has over 8,000 students, is a diverse international Petroleum in Focus community, with 40 nations represented Working with industry is extremely and a large range of programmes offered important to the petroleum-related research activities within IRIS, says Aina M. Berg, the Director of IRIS – Petroleum. IRIS activities within Drilling and Well Technology The staff consists of highly motivated include fundamental research regarding the drilling and skilled scientists and engineers. process, focusing on the areas of well flow and This has resulted in many significant wellbore mechanics including risk management. results applied by the industry. IRIS –

greater stavanger 41 Petroleum has several long term research (Texas), Russia, as well as in Europe development. This is the background for programmes sponsored by the Research regarding geological-related activities. an initiative pooling the collective expertise Council of Norway and the petroleum With a view to the future, renewable of IRIS and the University of Stavanger

industry, especially within Drilling and Well energy and CO2 storage in close in the establishment of the Centre for Technology and Multiphase Reservoir coordination with the recently established Sustainable Energy. Flow. Centre for Sustainable Energy is important areas for IRIS-Petroleum. The Research Centre’s ambitious goals IRIS activities within Drilling and Well include conducting world class research Technology include fundamental research A View to the Future – The and becoming a major provider of regarding the drilling process, focusing Centre for Sustainable knowledge and technology. In addition, on the areas of well flow and wellbore Energy (CENSE) the already strong Stavanger energy mechanics including risk management. One major focus point for IRIS is the cluster stands to gain from long-term, IRIS’s ambition is to be one of the most area sustainable energy technology. sustainable energy solutions and the recognized international research institutes This includes gas-based and renewable training of a new generation of experts. within automated drilling, including the energy. Major emphasis will continue to be One challenge regarding the development achievement of remote control of the dedicated to bio fuels, especially biogas of any new energy solution is the drilling process. Vital instruments towards production and use, efficient integrated commercialization process, and one main

this achievement is the Virtual Rig, a virtual energy systems, CO2 capture, wind energy goal of the Research Centre will be to R&D laboratory for drilling operations and applications in both on- and offshore facilitate the successful transition from the full scale testing facilities at Ullrigg installations and geothermal energy. research to the marketplace. Drilling and Well Centre. Energy represents one of the greatest Very importantly, the CENSE aims to Multiphase Reservoir Flow is another challenges to society, indelibly linked to act as a link between research and area where IRIS has high ambitions. The economic development and quality of life. society, providing practical and technical activities include R&D projects, laboratory Fossil fuels represent 80% of energy used information and guidance to governmental experiments and field case studies with an at the present time, but this is changing – stakeholders and the general public. emphasis on fundamental understanding making the need greater than ever for Demonstrating how practical solutions will of multiphase flow on pore- , reservoir-, energy solutions promoting sustainable actually benefit society will be one ongoing and geology scale. IRIS has a long experience within methods for enhanced oil recovery, special core analysis, up scaling, reservoir model updating, and production optimization. © University of Stavanger

IRIS-Petroleum works not only with Norwegian companies and organizations, but on the international level as well, with special focus on activities in the USA

The University of Stavanger has over 8,000 students, is a diverse international community, with 40 nations represented and a large range of programmes offered in English. 42 process taking place between the Centre “Måltidets Hus” – The a cooking “theatre”, VIP restaurant and for Sustainable Energy and the public at National Center of offices. large. Industrial Gastronomy Another important research focus area The expertise is impressive in the Maltidets A Question of Balance in the Stavanger Region is “Måltidets Hus, with main areas of competence IRIS and the University of Stavanger Hus” (The National Center of Industrial including consumer behaviour, product know that sustainable energy is not Gastronomy), a major project involving development, processing, packaging, just about renewable energy, but about a number of organizations including durability, meal solutions and the art finding a balance of energy sources NOFIMA Norconserv, the Culinary Institute of culinology as a profession. On an and consumption practices to meet of Norway, TINE FOU, EWOS Innovation industry level, services and information are the needs of society now and in the and NCE Culinology. To be opened in available related to the industry network, future. The lowering of carbon emissions 2009, Måltidets Hus will function as a the structure of the industry, use of events stands central in this process, with venue for innovation – an arena not only and festivals as part of the food industry, the long-term goal being substantially for the region’s R&D environment but also and project management, to name a few lowering per capita carbon emissions as for industry experts, the food industry in areas of activity. compared to current levels. A focus on this general and the media. decarbonisation process will be central in In addition to the core partners in the the Research Centre’s activities now and Måltidets Hus features a number of “Måltidets Hus” project mentioned in the future. facilities, including an 8,000 square about, the best of the Stavanger Region metre research building custom made to within the food industry is represented This will require major advances in the support development of the food industry, with companies and organizations that development and use of renewable including test kitchens and pilot plant for include Ewos Innovation, Stiftelsen energy, major improvements in energy the upsizing of new products; analytical Norsk Matkultur, Norske Kokkemesteres efficiency through the entire chain from Laboratories for chemical, microbial and Landsforening, Gladmat AS, Blue Planet/ production to end-use, and finally, major sensorial analysis; facilities for analysis and Biomarin Vekst, Bioforsk Vest, Enforme breakthroughs in decarbonisation of documentation related to the packaging AS and O. Drøpping. More information carbon fuels themselves. As stated in the closure, heat and process parameters; regarding “Måltidets Hus” will be available IEA World Energy Outlook 2008, “The auditorium, meeting rooms, canteen on the website www.maaltid.com during world’s energy system is at a crossroads. coffee bars, guest offices, cafeteria, and 2009. Current global trends in energy supply and a state of the art culinary kitchen with consumption are patently unsustainable – environmentally, economically and socially. But that can – and must – be altered; there’s still time to change the road we’re © Måltidets Hus on.” The Centre for Sustainable Energy is committed to doing its part in changing the energy road map.

Måltidets Hus features a number of facilities, including an 8,000 square meter research building custom made to support development of the food industry. greater stavanger 43 engineering, construction, technology & integrated solutions

AKER SOLUTIONS ASA PO Box 169 • NO-1325 Lysaker, Norway Tel: +47 67 51 30 00 • Fax: +47 67 51 30 10 Website: www.akersolutions.com

Aker Solutions is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Solutions comprises several industries, including oil and gas, refining and chemicals, mining and metals and power generation. With over NOK 58 billion in revenue and approximately 33,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, the company’s impact is truly global.

33,000 Reasons why Aker Competence & People Aker Solutions’ International Solutions is Thriving Development Profile Trainee Programme From the urgency of energy delivery to Aker Solutions is an international company Aker Solutions’ international trainee the ongoing need for reliable industrial with a vision to be the preferred partner programme is an intensive two year ‘on-the- processes, the worldwide demand for as well as the preferred employer. At Aker job’ learning experience, consisting of three engineering has never been greater. Aker Solutions employees have the opportunity assignments covering different businesses Solutions delivers on this demand thanks to to develop on the job, through challenging and geographies within the company. The a team 33,000 strong. Together they design, tasks, coaching and training. It is therefore programme’s focus is to expose recent develop and deploy comprehensive industrial not a coincidence that the company has graduates to a range of roles, to broaden solutions for their customers. been repeatedly ranked as one of the most their experiences and to provide guidance attractive employers in Norway. through their first professional steps. The expertise and innovation of Aker Solutions’ people are exceeded only by Aker Solutions is continuously searching Upon successful completion of the their drive to deliver. Customers have been for talent that can further develop the programme, trainees are encouraged to counting on this combination of ability and company’s success. The company offers further develop their skills in a fulfilling and attitude for more than 150 years. Today, Aker the right opportunities for people with the long-term career with Aker Solutions. Solutions continues to meet some of the right attitude, global positions, world class world’s most critical engineering challenges. challenges and professional growth. “In business, it’s all about exploring opportunities. Pursuing a better career is no different. In Aker The mission is crystal clear: to provide Solutions, the trainee services that are expert and reliable and that programme provides earn the trust of world-class customers, time you this opportunity – to after time. This is achieved thanks entirely to rediscover your talent while the people, 33,000 of the very best reasons sharpening your professional for working with Aker Solutions. skills and competencies. Your professional journey begins here.” Way Meng How, Malaysia (First assignment in Stavanger, Norway)

44 greater stavanger 45 stavanger airport sola

AVINOR AS Avinor Flyplassvegen 255 • NO-4055 Sola, Norway Tel: +47 51 65 80 00 • Fax: +47 51 65 81 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.avinor.no

Unveiled by King Haakon VII in 1937, Stavanger Airport Sola, Norway’s oldest civil airport, today handles close to four million passengers a year. The numbers of travellers using the airport has been growing to new heights and this trend has continued into 2009. Only Oslo Airport Gardermoen processes more business travellers and hosts more international flights.

The CAT II Landing System Fresh Airline Routes Pulsating Region Blessed with a 2,500 metre by 60 The next challenge for Stavanger Airport The airport is confident about its future metre runway, Stavanger Airport Sola Sola is to ensure that fresh airline routes are prospects, including those of the City of accommodates all types of passenger added to its network. With the investments Stavanger and the wider region of Rogaland. aircraft. Avinor has just completed and plans to construct an LCC-orientated The profile of Stavanger, due to its being construction of a CAT II landing system at terminal underline, the airport as always the European Capital of Culture for 2008, is the airport, enabling aircraft to land with only reacts quickly and appropriately to the higher than ever. The city boasts a strong a 300 metre horizontal visual. Elsewhere in needs of its customers. Avinor actively seeks catchment area, many globally significant Norway, only Gardermoen can boast such a opportunities that will bring more visitors to businesses, oil and gas related especially, state-of-the-art ILS. the region. and beautiful scenery. This region hosts more than 40 national and international Investment Programme Forum for Development conferences and 70 festivals throughout the An ongoing investment programme aims Stavanger Airport Sola constantly makes an year. Few locations anywhere in Norway or to deliver an even more impressive air effort in assisting the airlines with thorough Scandinavia hold such promise. and landside infrastructure to enhance information about the needs of business, the capabilities and services on offer. planned expansions, building projects, Improvements due for completion between expected work immigration etc., including 2008 and 2013 include further extensions the plans for further progress of the tourism to the domestic and international areas, industry. new parking facilities and an airport hotel. In addition, the community is working hard to In this perspective Avinor has taken the have an operational subway within the same initiative for a forum for route development. time period. The idea behind this project is to serve the airlines with documentation for whatever they need as a basis for making decisions. The first seminar was held in May 2008 and mayors and leaders from nearly 30 municipals and enterprises participated.

46 greater stavanger 47 marine & offshore winches & lifting products

BMS DAVINCI AS PO Box 98 • NO-4349 Bryne, Norway Tel: +47 51 77 20 70 • Fax: +47 51 77 20 71 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bmsdavinci.com

A member of the BMS group of companies, BMS Davinci is located in Bryne, approximately 35 kilometres south of Stavanger in Norway. The company’s vision is to expand in the competitive offshore and marine market by offering the best custom designed winches and lifting products on the market. BMS Davinci produces tailor made hydraulic and electrical driven CTUW (constant tension umbilical winches) and AHCUW (active heave compensated umbilical winches).

High Quality Standard Units) BMS Davinci has a strong position, Lifting Products Winches together with daughter company Ace Supplied Globally Traditionally, BMS Davinci supplies various Technology AS. Based on world leading AC BMS Davinci’s customer references include markets with the well known Bryne winch in drive equipment from Japanese Yaskawa primarily shipyards and international oil and standard sizes from 2 to 12 tonnes. Based electric, the company manufactures EExde offshore-related companies. Based on their on cast steel rigid frames and a choice of drives to open up hoist solutions for both satisfying experience, most customers have high quality materials, the products have hazardous and safe area. Designed with repeatedly made new orders. Besides the earned an excellent reputation throughout European ATEX standards in mind, BMS company’s home markets in Scandinavia the industry for outstanding reliability, Davinci solves hazardous area zone 1 and 2 and Europe, its products are in operation performance and long life. It is not unusual hoisting challenges. In a stand alone winch in China, the Middle East, Australia and the for the company’s products to be used daily module, the EPU-based winches can handle Americas. Generally, the company is familiar for more than 10 to 15 years. both large and small loads (1 to 50 tonnes) with climate and environmental challenges and can be synchronized together with linked with tropical as well as arctic Electrical & Hydraulic multiple motor lines as needed. Winches conditions. Tailored Umbilical Winches can be designed for constant tension or Following strategic decisions related to active heave. Integrated into any given Further expansion plans include new expansion and product development over HMI environment, the company produces facilities, which will become available in the the years BMS Davinci has broadened its unparalleled functionality. middle of 2009. In addition to spacious office ability to serve additional offshore and marine facilities, the new workshop will cover 3,000 markets. The company combines traditional, During the last three years BMS Davinci has square metres. Production of the standard high quality products and knowledge with delivered several electrical and hydraulic winches will be even more efficient, and, in the latest technology in handling critical specially tailored umbilical winches for particular, larger projects will be completed operations in harsh offshore conditions. seismic and other off-shore activities. more quickly and easily. Within market area EPU (Electric Powered Together with Ace Technology, it has provided complete packages including radio or frequency remote control systems.

48 greater stavanger 49 leading energy group

DONG E&P NORGE AS PO Box 450 Sentrum • NO-4002 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 50 62 50 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dongenergy.no

DONG Energy is one of northern Europe’s leading energy groups. The company is headquartered in Denmark and its business is based on procuring, producing, distributing, trading and selling energy and related products in northern Europe. The company delivered revenue of DKK 41.6 billion in 2007 (approximately EUR 5.6 billion or USD 8.3 billion). DONG Energy has more than 5,000 employees.

Exploration & Production DONG E&P Norge is a partner in six Distribution • Providing natural gas at a competitive producing oil and gas fields on the • Operation of electricity and gas distribution price through exploration and production Norwegian Shelf: Ormen Lange, Ula, Gyda, networks and gas storage facilities in • Participation in approximately 55 Tambar, Glitne and Enoch. It also participates Denmark exploration and appraisal licenses for in the development of other fields and • 970,000 customer connections to natural gas and oil licenses on the NCS. DONG Energy’s electricity distribution • 10 % interest in the Norwegian Ormen grid in North Zealand, Copenhagen and Lange gas field Power & Heat Production Frederiksberg • Target is for own production of natural gas • Production of energy from efficient power • 119,000 customer connections to the to represent 30% of the total sales volume plants and renewable energy sources natural gas network in the southern part • Operation of the oil pipe from the Gorm E • Construction, operation and maintenance of Jutland and Southern and Western field to the crude oil terminal in Fredericia of power plants and sale of electricity on Zealand • Activities in Denmark, Norway, UK, the the North European electricity market • Operation and maintenance of natural gas Faroes and Greenland exchanges storage at Stenlille on Zealand • Market leadership in clean coal technology Exploration & Production and construction and operation of offshore Markets in Norway wind farms • Product development and sale of DONG E&P Norge is a subsidiary in the • Production capacity of 5.7 GW in thermal electricity, natural gas and related DONG Energy group of companies with power plants and 0.9 GW in renewable products to more than 1 million customers considerable activities on the Norwegian energy in Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Continental Shelf. Its Stavanger office has Holland 65 employees and a turnover of about NOK • Ownership of gas pipes in the North Sea 5 billion. and those connecting Denmark with the European gas infrastructure DONG E&P Norge is a licensee in more than • Optimization of the energy port folio 30 licences. The company is the operator of across the business units several of these licenses, and has recently • Trade on the international energy drilled several wells with encouraging results. exchanges The Trym and Oselvar discoveries are under development with expected production start in 2010 and 2011 respectively. 50 research organization

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER (IRIS) PO Box 8046 • NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 87 55 00 • Fax: +47 51 87 52 00 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.iris.no

IRIS is a medium-sized, non-profit independent research organization in Norway, counting 240 employees.

Commitment IRIS Petroleum Sustainable Energy IRIS is a provider of research, knowledge IRIS Petroleum is today an internationally Together with the University of Stavanger, and solutions. Through quality, responsibility recognized research environment with IRIS is establishing a research centre on and the ability to act and deliver, the institute regards to drilling and well technology, sustainable energy solutions. Its ambition is develops knowledge and contributes to multiphase reservoir flow and exploration. to contribute to the transfer of experience solving challenges within society and and expertise within the petroleum cluster problems presented by customers. IRIS’ Within drilling and well technology automated in Stavanger, to long-term sustainable ability to work in very close connection with drilling, decision support, quantitative risk energy solutions and the training of a new industrial partners enables it to have a real, management, new drilling concepts and full generation. Research areas in the centre will “hands-on” perception of real-life problems. scale testing are the key activities of IRIS be renewable energy, energy efficiency, GHG Petroleum. emission reduction and energy policy. The institute’s research fields are petroleum, gas and energy, marine environment, the For multiphase reservoir flow, the keywords Commercialization social sciences and business development. are: enhanced oil recovery, special core IRIS is experienced in leading IRIS’ diversity enables a multidisciplinary analysis, pore scale modelling, upscaling of processes from their conception stage approach for seeking solutions to complex reservoir properties, production optimization to fully commercialized products. The challenges. and history matching. commercialization of research results is a major objective for IRIS. Several spin- IRIS Main Research Areas IRIS Biomiljø off companies have been successfully • Automated drilling IRIS Biomiljø develops integrated established, and new companies are being • Multiphase reservoir flow environmental monitoring solutions for developed. • Integrated marine environmental marine operations (offshore and coast), monitoring providing real-time monitoring. Specializing Any profit derived from the sale of these in the study of biological effect markers and companies goes straight back into IRIS Unique, in-house experimental facilities diagnostic methods, which can provide an research. are available to support IRIS’ wide-ranging early warning of potentially harmful effects research activities. Ullrigg is a full-scale to the environment, biological effect markers offshore type drilling rig. Akvamiljø is a are applied in new geographical areas, unique laboratory for testing and monitoring including the Arctic and deep sea. the biological effects of pollution in the marine environment. Risavika Gas Centre is a Other research areas include ecotoxicology, large-scale test site for natural gas and CO2- environmental risk assessment, oil capture technologies. biodegradation, microbial improved oil recovery and applied biotechnology.

greater stavanger 51 international oil & gas company

EXXONMOBIL PO Box 60 • NO-4064 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 60 60 60 • Fax: +47 51 60 66 60 Website: www.exxonmobil.no/www.exxonmobil.com

ExxonMobil in Norway includes several companies: Esso Norge AS, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS, and ExxonMobil Production Norway Inc. – all of which are affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation in the USA. Here the term ExxonMobil is used when referring to the companies’ activities in Norway.

About the Company Provide Energy, Protect Initiatives The company has its headquarters at Forus the Environment – a Dual • Improving energy efficiency at the

in Sandnes municipality, where all offshore Challenge for Everyone company’s facilities resulting in CO2 exploration and production activities are It lights people’s homes, fuels transportation emissions reduction of about 5 million coordinated. ExxonMobil’s marketing and powers the industries. Energy plays a metric tonnes in 2007 from steps taken in activities are operated from the Skøyen crucial role in driving the world’s economy. 2006 and 2007 office in Oslo, while the refinery is located So there’s a dual challenge: provide the • Continuing to support the Global Climate at Slagentangen near Tønsberg. The total increasing amounts of energy the world and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford number of employees in the company is needs to prosper and reduce poverty, but do University – a research effort to identify around 860. it in ways that lessen environmental impact. technologies that can meet energy demand with reduced greenhouse gas ExxonMobil in Norway produces 10% of emissions the total Norwegian oil and gas production, • Developed a new generation lithium-ion and it also contributes with 10% of the total battery materials used in hybrid and ExxonMobil production worldwide – the electric vehicles, expected to improve world’s largest publicly traded international oil power, capacity and safety and gas company. Worldwide the company has 14,000 scientists and engineers, working hard to develop technology that improves energy efficiency – to find better, safer and cleaner ways to deliver the energy the world needs. In Norway the company has the opportunity to share this technological and scientific strength and expertise.

52 greater stavanger 53 business & industrial site developer & agent

FORUS BUSINESS PARK LTD. Lagerveien 23 • NO-4033 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 44 66 00 • Fax: +47 51 44 66 01 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.forus.no

Forus Business Park Ltd. is responsible for the development, preparation and sale of sites zoned for business and industrial purposes in the Stavanger region. The company offers industrial sites at Forus and Gjesdal, plus office premises at Ullandhaug. Most of its activities are at Forus. The business park at Forus is one of Norway’s largest business parks, established to meet the demands and wishes of trade and industry in the Stavanger region.

Forus – A Leading The financial services industry is also well The E39 motorway goes through the area Business Park represented at Forus. Norwegian banks and there are good bus services in and out of Strategically located on the south western DnB NOR and Sandnes Sparebank are the Forus area. An urban railway going from coast of Norway, Forus Business Park established there, and the region’s largest Stavanger city centre to Forus and further on has developed into an international hub bank, Sparebank 1 SR-Bank is planning a to the airport, with a possible extension to for business activity. More than 1,200 new building at Forus. Forus Business Park Risavik harbour, is being planned. businesses have set up business in Forus, has a significant number of stores – there are providing jobs for more than 25,000 people. furniture stores like IKEA, shopping centres, Gjesdal – Tailor-made for electronic stores, suppliers of white goods Industry, Warehouse & Norway’s largest petro-maritime cluster and building materials and car dealerships. Transport Operations is situated in this centre of business Gjesdal Business Park AS offers a total of and industry in the Stavanger Region. Business & Industry’s nearly 10 acres of regulated space at Skurve, Energy companies and subcontractors Intersection which is 30 kilometres south of Stavanger are predominant at Forus – StatoilHydro’s Forus Business Park is in close proximity to along the E39 motorway. The location is headquarters, Exxon Mobile’s European Stavanger’s Sola Airport, which has direct adapted to industry, warehouse, transport headquarters and larger service companies international flights to cities such as London, and logistics operations. Today, about 400 such as Subsea7, Aibel and Sørco are Paris, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The people work at Gjesdal Business Park. located there, as well as several consultancy park is also strategically located with close companies, lawyer firms, recruiting agencies connections to the Stavanger, Sandnes and and IT companies. Risavik harbours as well as the railroad.

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GRUNNSTEINEN AS Hetlandsgata 12 • PO Box 4 • NO-4349 Bryne E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.grunnsteinen.no

Grunnsteinen AS is one of the leading property developers in the Stavanger region. The company owns properties in several of the most attractive areas in the region in addition to buildings designed for industry, business and office activities. When companies are established, Grunnsteinen is able to arrange everything from the localization of the right property to regulation, construction and all paperwork concerns. Everything takes place in close collaboration and in dialogue with all involved partners.

The Right Localization enterprises and other specialized fields – When Grunnsteinen develops an area, & the Right Building quality and projects goals are key success emphasis is placed on seeing it in a bigger Whether companies are set to be based criteria. context, both in relation to the larger plans in existing buildings or to be built from and those undertaken at local and regional scratch, Grunnsteinen produces tailor-made Grunnsteinen AS emphasizes the importance levels. Infrastructure and future requirements solutions that suit each individual company’s of mutual collaboration in projects, and are always taken into consideration when requirements. Grunnsteinen also works to are continually searching for new and projects are developed. put tenants together with companies that suit appropriate project partners. Grunnsteinen their needs and can thus make use of each is locally owned by employees, as well as other. Customers can either buy vacant plots, its largest owner, the investing company allow Grunnsteinen to construct, or rent Stybjørn AS, which allow it good long term premises in existing buildings. prospects for further initiatives.

Organization & Collaboration Society & the Larger Picture Those who wish their projects to succeed Grunnsteinen AS is based in Bryne, Norway, need to do more than simply get hold of and has projects in Southern Norway and property. A holistic approach covering Germany. Its scope is extensive: from every angle is essential. For this reason, industry to shopping centres, housing Grunnsteinen takes care of the entire value projects and cabins in the mountains or by chain internally. This includes everything the sea. Grunnsteinen is also involved in the from identifying and acquiring attractive development of Forum Jæren, a new district properties, to expertise in regard to of Bryne based on industry, education and regulations, project development, finance, culture. Forum Jæren includes, amongst construction leadership and architecture. other things, an 18 floor office building Grunnsteinen has a staff with extensive located by the railway station, which gives experience as well as partners with their own easy access to the rest of the region. experience within architecture, contractor

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HINNA PARK AS Jåttåvågen 10 • NO-4020 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 95 73 00 • Fax: + 47 51 95 73 01 Website: www.hinna-park.no

Hinna Park aims to be one of Scandinavia’s most varied and exciting business and residential areas. In addition, the area will contribute strongly to regional development and cultural variety. Already, some 40,000 square metre office space and 600 apartments are being built, in addition to a state-of-the-art football stadium and Stadionparken Shopping Centre.

• A highly advanced and attractive The Importance of Being Close environment At a time when distance is no longer a barrier • A centre for knowledge-driven businesses to the exchange of information the value of physical nearness is often overlooked. Hinna The park is host to: Park believes that nearness is important – it • Technologically advanced companies creates an environment, facilitating cross • Educational organizations fertilization, development and networking. • Dynamic surroundings Many attempts have been made to explain • Environmental and innovative design why Silicon Valley became Silicon Valley, but physical nearness between innovative and In addition, Hinna Park provides facilities strong development environments is perhaps including: the most important reason. • Modern architecture • Concerts and events Transformation isn’t about buildings, but the • Conference centre people who bring them to life. Hinna Park • Dining and shopping therefore feels that the people who would • Schools and childcare facilities want to buy or rent a place to live at Hinna • Private marinas Park are young – regardless of age. They are • Cutting-edge data infrastructure open and inquisitive, vibrant and willing to • Outsourcing facilities exploit the possibilities, which the Hinna Park • First class public transportation area has to offer. Companies in Hinna Park A Stimulating Environment Hinna Park aims to be stimulating to development and growth by being: • Located by the sea • An urban community surrounded by parks • Stimulating to personal wellness • Stimulating to development and growth

58 greater stavanger 59 engineering consultancy firm

INERG AS Forusbeen 10 • NO-4033 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 01 25 84 • Fax: +47 51 01 25 85 Website: www.inerg-as.in

INERG provides consultants, in-house engineering and project management services to the oil and gas, renewal energy and aquaculture industries. Consultants are supplied within all traditional engineering disciplines, construction, drilling, geology/geophysics, petroleum engineering and IT. In addition, it acts as an agent for engineering and construction work from Norway to India and the Middle East. INERG has entered into cooperative efforts with, and acts as local representative for, one of India’s largest engineering and construction companies. INERG is led by personnel with long and extensive experience from the offshore industry. Experience both from the client’s and contractor’s side gives the company broad and unique knowledge of its clients’ needs so as to be able to provide reliable service.

About the Company management to the aquaculture and renewal with project management and by acting as INERG’s main business is to provide energy industries. The company supports a research liaison. In order to serve the oil consultants, engineering services and inventors within renewal energy by providing and gas industry with specialist know-how, project management to the global oil access to design and engineering within our INERG has established business relations and gas industry. In addition, INERG low cost region offices. The company also with companies in the consultancy services provides engineering services and project supports small-scale renewal energy projects in India and South America.

60 INERG has developed and is in the process projects. The company utilizes state-of- independent and any combination of browser of further developing even better cooperation the-art communications over the Internet and operating system can used. with partners who have a vast experience to facilitate collaboration without having in big and small EPCI (Engineering to move people. This provides INERG and Core Activities Procurement, Construction Installation) its clients with both cost reductions and • Human resources, consultants and staff projects for the offshore and marine sectors. a reduced hydrocarbon footprint. This is requirement These companies have the available capacity achieved using SaaS based systems for • Multi and single discipline engineering to undertake 600,000 engineering man communication and project management in • Oil and gas field development studies hours a year and to produce up to 3,000 combination with data storage and backups • Project management services metric tonnes of structural steel a month. on in-house servers. Customer access to • 2D and 3D cad modelling services The range of experience covers all phases the INERG SaaS based systems are platform • Animation/visualization services from conceptual study to EPCI deliveries. The experience achieved in INERG’s relations with Indian companies has made it possible for the company to begin its expansion into other markets in the oil and gas industry such as Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and other Latin American countries.

INERG’s consultancy database in combination with resources within the organizations of cooperating companies provides a broad resource of engineering specialists also available for its in-house greater stavanger 61 innovation park

IPARK AS PO Box 8034 • NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway Tel:+ 47 51 87 40 00 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.ipark.no

Ipark is located in Stavanger and forms a part of the knowledge community concentrated in the city’s Ullandhaug campus. Important partners there include the International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) and the University of Stavanger (UiS).

Ipark’s job is to help to run ideas into start-up The Incubator Department IRIS, The Stavanger University Hospital, companies faster and more securely. By Ipark’s incubator department is responsible Nofima Norconserv and Ipark, the regional delivering developmental power to innovative for helping to hatch out new commercial technology transfer office is a neutral body enterprises in an early growth phase, Ipark ideas and bring them into profitable for commercializing research ideas with can contribute to entrepreneurship and value operation. It offers support in the early commercial potential, which are administered, creation based on good concepts, research phases as well as the further development of developed and strengthened here. results, and advanced products and services. the new company. Ipark Eiendom AS Innovation & Creativity Customers can also get help with the very Ipark offers premises and operational Innovation and creativity have always been important job of securing capital and their first services through Ipark Eiendom AS. Common important elements in the economy of customers, as well as partners and alliances facilities are available, such as reception and the Stavanger region. With the creation of to develop the potential of their companies. switchboard services, a canteen and gym, Ipark as Norway’s first-ever science park as well as an auditorium with space for 96 in 1993, the city of Stavanger made a clear Ipark’s incubator is located in a separate people and common parking facilities. commitment to promoting new companies. building on the site. Start-ups here originate The aim was to provide the best frame with university graduates, university In the Ullandhaug area, several leading conditions for new concepts and smart ideas researchers, companies looking for spin- companies and institutions are established, in order to turn them into viable enterprises. offs, individual entrepreneurs, inventors and amongst them IRIS, SINTEF, Stavanger people who want to develop an idea from University, the Petroleum Directorate and Located around four kilometres from their present workplace. NRK, as well as parts of the public policy Stavanger, Ipark to-day currently hosts almost system such as Innovation Norway, the 140 companies with very varied backgrounds Precubator TTO Stavanger Region Industrial and Commercial with around 800 employees. This is a centre Existing research-based ideas get special Development, and Skape.no for innovation, not only regionally but also follow-up at a very early stage in the process nationwide. through the Precubator TTO. Owned by UiS,

62 greater stavanger 63 ship owning company

KNUTSEN OAS SHIPPING AS Smedasundet 40 • PO Box 2017 NO-5504 Haugesund, Norway Tel: +47 52 70 40 00 • Fax: +47 52 70 40 40 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www. knutsenoas.com

Knutsen OAS Shipping AS is a fully integrated ship owning company located in Haugesund, Norway. During 2009, the company will operate 39 ships, with 11 ships under construction. To meet future requirements and provide first-class services, the company has focused on advanced technology and innovative and environmentally friendly solutions.

Innovation & Technology Focus Technology, Safety imposed to minimize the transfer of harmful Presently, Knutsen OAS Shipping is operating & Environment aquatic organisms and pathogens. Knutsen within the tanker segment in the following Knutsen OAS Shipping’s technological and OAS Shipping has ambitions to implement its areas: advanced shipping services focuses have own ballast water treatment technology. • Offshore loading and crude oil transport resulted in new innovations for the handling of • Products volatile organic compounds (KVOC®), ballast PNG® – New & Innovative • Chemicals water treatment and a new innovative method Natural Gas Transport • Liquefied natural gas (LNG) for marine transport of pressurized natural gas PNG® (Pressurized Natural Gas) is a new (PNG®). transport solution for marine transport of natural Since the mid-1980s Knutsen OAS Shipping gas, developed by Knutsen OAS Shipping in AS has evolved into a leading ship owning Knutsen VOC cooperation with German pipe manufacturer company within offshore oil loading. All offshore Technology – KVOC® Europipe GMBH and Det Norske Veritas. It has loading shuttle tankers have a dynamic KVOC® is a new cost-efficient method to passed all qualification requirements stipulated positioning system, which has given the limit VOC emissions during loading and by the classification society and is now company experienced crew with special skills transport of volatile cargoes such as crude approved, ready for implementation. to handle advanced operations. The experience oil, and has been installed on owned and has improved operations with focus on safety other shipowning company’s ships. Besides PNG® will open for new transport alternatives and using the latest market technology. reducing air emissions, the KVOC® installation and is particularly suitable for offshore loading also reduces H2S release from cargo – an for direct transport to the market. A PNG® The transport of natural gas is another increasing challenge representing a hazard to solution will provide the gas industry with important focus. LNG experience, combined the environment, the ship itself new opportunities beyond with long-term experience in offshore loading, and to human health. KVOC® is conventional pipeline products and ice operations, will be developed commercially available to other transport and LNG. Knutsen in order to provide high-standard marine operators. OAS Shipping’s ambition is transport services – as shipping expands into to become a world leader new sectors where issues of environmental Ballast Water in technology for the marine significance represent increasingly greater Technology transport of pressurized challenges and opportunities. Within the next few years natural gas and to perform ballast water treatment will direct offshore loading of become more important, and natural gas from offshore strict requirements are now fields. 64 motion & control technologies & systems

PARKER MARITIME AS Gauselveien 90 • NO-4032, Norway Tel: +47 51 70 85 00 • Fax: +47 51 70 85 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.parkermaritime.no

MICAMS® Frame from EU Craft Project.

With annual sales exceeding USD12 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world’s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. Approximately 62,000 employees in 48 countries deliver value in an ethical manner to customers, shareholders and to the communities in which the company operates.

Parker Maritime AS, formerly Blom Maritime AS, developed to conduct Subsea metrology work verification system, AttConPRH, in collaboration became a part of the Parker Hannifin Corp in to achieve a cost-saving operation by improving with the Hydrographic Service of the Norwegian 2007. Parker Maritime is a Norwegian company processing time and retaining quality – and is Mapping Authority (NHS) with background in providing a wide range of services including frequently combined with other instrumentation, our clients’ requests. AttConPRH is designed Subsea Metrology, dimensional control onshore such as inclinometers and depth-sensors to for doing dynamic vessel attitude sensor and offshore, vessel and ROV gyro and attitude obtain actual verticality and horizontality of the verification. This system enables a complete verifications and GPS “health checks”, as well structures surveyed. verification of the vessel sensors during realistic as maritime services like seabed mapping movements of the vessel. and our product Position Monitoring System – MICAMS® – Multi Camera Metrology System, BlomPMS™ for shuttle tankers. based on a concept where multiple cameras The full list of Parker products and services and a laser dot projector mounted into a frame. covers: Parker Maritime operates world wide and has The laser projected dots are acquired by the • Dimensional Control oil, construction and operating companies, as cameras simultaniously. The 3D coordinates of • Machinery Alignment well as service companies as clients. the dots projected onto the surveyed structure • Subsea Metrology can then be calculated; resulting in a point • 3D Scanning Parker’s Win Strategy focuses employees cloud of a few hundred up to several thousand • Gyro Calibration and DPGS Control on financial performance, customer service points representing the surface of the object. • Seabed Survey and profitable growth, ensuring the continue • Position Monitoring Systems success of the company. BlomPMS™ – The Blom Position Monitoring • Remote Position Monitoring Systems System, a standalone vessel position • Software – SC4W, 3D calculation software Parker Technology & Products surveillance system and includes option for • Targets for Total Station Some of Parker’s technology and products crude-oil flow monitoring, mainly used by include: shuttle tankers and support vessels thereto, and which also functions as a position system SICAMS® – cost effective subsea and alarm generator. metrology. Parker developed an enhanced photogrammetry system - Single Camera Dynamic attitude verification Metrology System (SICAMS®). SICAMS® uses Attitude Control Pitch, Roll and Heading images as input and gives 3D co-ordinates, for Parker developed a four antenna GPS attitude artificial marked points or natural points found on the structures, as output. SICAMS® was Marking of Structure. greater stavanger 65 energy & telecommunication

LYSE ENERGI AS Breiflåtveien 18 • Mariero NO-4017 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 90 80 00 Website: www.lyse.no

Lyse seeks to be an innovative, socially aware and customer-oriented energy and telecommunications company. The company’s business areas include the construction and operation of infrastructure, as well as production and sale of energy and telecom products. The company has approximately 120,000 energy customers, 150,000 broadband customers (including partners) and an annual turnover of NOK 3.3 billion. Lyse is based in Stavanger, and is owned by 16 municipal authorities in Southern Rogaland County. Lyse’s shareholders have a long-term, industrial perspective for the development of the group.

Vision grid. Lyse now delivers natural gas Lyse seeks to simplify its customers’ to the transport sector through everyday activities by offering useful, safe filling stations for cars and buses and future-oriented products and services. • Biogas – Biogas production from livestock waste is important to The Natural Way the environment, leading to less Lyse Energi’s ambition is to build a flexible emission from agriculture. The and sustainable energy system based on biogas resources in Rogaland the efficient utilization and distribution of have a potential to produce what nature has to offer. Lyse has invested approximately 1 TWh of climate- in renewable energy solutions within wind neutral gas which can be phased power, hydropower, natural gas and district into Lyse’s natural gas grid. heating. The main focus areas going forward Lyse is currently engaged in two are: projects for the production of • Wind Energy – Clean wind energy and biogas hydropower represent new opportunities • District Heating – Turning waste for the region of Rogaland and for Lyse. to energy, Lyse offers water- Current investments in new technology based heating and refrigeration to for the generation of renewable energy companies and district heating to will strengthen Lyse’s position as a major households player within this field • LNG-facility – The LNG-facility is • Natural Gas – Lyse’s gas distribution a natural extension of Lyse’s gas grid has opened up for research and activity. Lyse is currently involved development based on natural gas. in the construction of an LNG- Lyse is pioneering the utilization and facility at Risavika. The facility is commercialization of this source of energy, customized to deliver natural gas having built a 50-kilometre high pressure directly to major end users and to gas pipeline from Kårstø to Risavika and consumers connected to the local a 450-kilometre onshore gas distribution natural gas grid 66 vju .no photo: odd inge worsøe inge odd photo: .no

Take a walk on the wild side. What lies o the beaten track? In our mind; inspiration, imagination and new ideas. Our goal is to build a exible and sustainable energy system based on what nature o ers. And our surroundings have a lot to o er. www.lyse.no

greater stavanger 67 recruitment agency

MOSAIQUE AS Verksgaten 62 • NO-4013 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 85 41 60 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mosaique.no

Mosaique AS was established in 2001 and it has grown to become the largest player within headhunting in the Stavanger region. For the most part the company recruits qualified candidates for the oil and gas industry, IT and companies related to sales and marketing. Mosaique’s services vary from the direct searching for and headhunting of managers and middle managers and to assisting in the recruitment of specialists and junior staff.

The Mosaique team is well-balanced and • Respect for good communication with contacts in Sweden, Germany, the Czech integrated. Each of the company’s employees and sound understanding of its Republic and Romania, as well as many has a large network of contacts and a high client’s organization other European countries. level of in-demand expertise within his or • Mosaique knows the local businesses and her speciality. The chemistry between the has a particular focus on the oil industry This gives Mosaique better access to team members is a genuine advantage for • Prequalified as a supplier to the qualified labour within those professional the recruitment process. The employees oil industry. Achilles accredited sectors that are attractive and accordingly complement each other, which allow them less readily available in Norway. to provide optimal assistance to their clients’ A Wide Spectrum of Services businesses through the entire project. Whether clients leave the entire tailor Mosaique’s Clients made process to Mosaique, or simply need • Bouvet Recruitment Systematized help sifting through the applicants, the • Talisman Against a background of long company can assist with the following: • E·on Ruhrgas experience, Mosaique has developed • Consultancy • Shell International and systematized the appropriate tools to • Job descriptions • ABB produce highly effective and sound results. • Candidate profiles • Centrica This carefully designed twelve-point plan is • Analysis of profiles • Keppel just one of the many reasons for partnering • Selection processes • Hitec Products Drilling with the largest headhunting firm in • Interviews at multiple levels • Det Norske Veritas Stavanger: • Objective assessment of candidates • Fugro-Jason • Professional supplier • Qualified testing in different areas • Aker Drilling • Effective methodology • Evaluation of test results • JP Kenny • Certified consultants with relevant • Confidential checking of references • Remora professional expertise • Employee appraisals • Bureau Veritas • Balanced and integrated team • Team building • Acta • Well documented routines • Recruitment from abroad • KPMG • Well thought out and objective tests, • PWC analyses and interviews Mosaique International AS • IBM • Ethical policies In addition to the company’s subsidiary • Logica • Discretion and confidentiality at all levels in Tallin it has a strong network of 68 greater stavanger 69 culinary research centre

MÅLTIDETS HUS

The National Centre of Industrial Gastronomy (Måltidets Hus) Richard Johnsensgt 4 • NO-4021 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 87 59 00 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.maaltid.com

(Måltidets Hus ) is a national research centre for industrial gastronomy, involving a number of organizations including NOFIMA Norconserv, the Culinary Institute of Norway, TINE FOU, EWOS Innovation and NCE Culinology. Måltidets Hus’ unique facilities comprise of laboratories, a pilot plant facility and modern kitchens. The centre is set to open in May 2009 at Ipark in Stavanger, Norway, and will serve as a centre for innovation within the industry.

To realize the idea of Måltidets Hus • Facilities for analysis and documentation • various aspect of product development three dimensions had been taken into of package closure, heat treatment and • technology and methodology within consideration. process parameters processing • From raw material to consumer – main • A dissemination floor with auditorium, • practical applications and research focus in Måltidets Hus is the consumer meeting rooms, canteens and coffee bars, regarding packaging end of the value chain social facilities and a guest office • studies related to shelf life • From experience to academia dimension • Culinary kitchen including kitchen theatre • various meal solutions – the main focus in Måltidets Hus is and “VIP Restaurant” • the culinary profession in general documentation of experienced-based • Offices knowledge In addition, Måltidets Hus offers expertise • From culinary art to industrial production Central Areas of Expertise connected to industry networks and – another main focus in Måltidets Hus is at Måltidets Hus structure, arrangements, events and festivals industrialization. Måltidets Hus central areas of expertise in a culinary context, the communication of include: results, and project management. Facilities • studies and research concerning The research building comprises of in all consumer behaviour 8,000 square metres specially designed for development areas within the culinary industries, including: • Pilot plant facility with test kitchens and pilot plant for upsizing of new products • Analysis laboratories for chemical, microbial and sensory analysis

70 Participants Others operating on site will be: • Blue Planet/Biomarin Vekst Stiftelsen Norconserv and Ipark Eiendom AS • Gastronomisk Institutt • Bioforsk Vest are the owners of the actual Måltidets Hus • Ewos Innovation • Enforme AS properity and facilities, through a subsidiary • Stiftelsen Norsk Matkultur • O. Drøpping company MHE AS. Testing facilities • NCE Culinology and laboratories are covered by Nofima • Fagforum for Mat og Drikke AS More information regarding “Måltidets Hus” Norconserv AS and Tine FoU. • Norske Kokkemesteres Landsforening will be available on the website • Gladmat AS www.maaltid.com during 2009. © Dag Raustein

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NCE CULINOLOGY PO Box 8034 Postterminalen NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway General Manager: Anne Siri Høiland Tel: +47 91 10 36 72 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.nceculinology.no

The main objective in creating NCE Culinology is to strengthen the knowledge platform and capacity for innovation in the field of gastronomy and culinary differentiation for the benefit of Norwegian food production. The food cluster in Rogaland has deep historic roots in the production of agricultural-based food and seafood. In addition to a strong production side, the district has an acknowledged culinary environment and a well-established network in which industry, R&D institutions and the public authorities are working in close collaboration to develop the industry.

Background Marketing Co-Op for Rogaland and Agder, and dissemination of knowledge. This will be The development of market and framework Finny Sirevaag, Fiskå Mølle, Fjordkjøkken, the achieved by means of four main activities: conditions reveals two clear lines of County Agriculture and Forestry Office, the • Basic knowledge development in the food market. Firstly, Culinary Institute of Norway, Marine Harvest • Coordination – innovation-oriented R&D Norwegian food producers and suppliers are Norway, Nofima Norconserv, the Norwegian projects exposed to increasingly tough international School of Veterinary Science, section for • Innovation practice competition both in Norway and abroad small livestock research, Nortura, Prima • Other cluster-strategic common activities as far as pricing, quality and character Jæren, Rogaland Farmers’ Union, Rogaland are concerned. Secondly, the quality County Council, Rogaland Science Park, Strategy & Objective requirements for raw materials, traceability, Greater Stavanger Economic Development, NCE Culinology functions as a professional ingredients, product characteristics, Sparebank 1 SR-bank, TINE, the University catalyst and will be measured on its ability to production conditions, profiling and market of Stavanger. The Professional Forum for increase the level of innovation and upgrade orientation are becoming increasingly Food and Beverage is a contractual partner. the professional and market-oriented skills demanding. This not only applies to skills within and between operators in the food within the typical culinary market segments, Initiatives & Projects and meal industry cluster. The objective is but also within the more volume-oriented The guiding principle throughout the entire to further develop the quality of raw material grocery trade. It is becoming increasingly project period will be clarity in the building up production, specialize processing and clear that the culinary dimension and the increase value creation per investment factor. need to differentiate products are critical success factors at corporate level. © Tom Haga© Tom The vision for NCE Culinology is to raise the production environment and Norwegian food production to the top level in the European food quality markets in the next 10 to 15 years. The partnership behind NCE Culinology consists of: Bioforsk, Biomarin Vekst, EWOS Innovation, Fatland, the Norwegian Agricultural Purchasing and 72 hotel in the centre of stavanger

SKAGEN BRYGGE HOTELL Skagenkaien 30 • PO Box 793 NO-4004 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 85 00 00 • Fax: +47 51 85 00 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.skagenbryggehotell.no

Among hotels in Stavanger, Skagen Brygge Hotell is the hotel in Stavanger closest to the main streets and the best restaurants in the city centre, and it is the ideal starting point for a successful trip to this city on the west coast of Norway.

Skagen Brygge Hotell all of the participating restaurants are • Free use of the Elixia Fitness Centre for all Skagen Brygge Hotell is a different hotel conveniently located within walking distance guests with a personal and friendly atmosphere. Its from the hotel. • Free green fee at the Sola Golf Club staff is sure that its guests will feel at home • Fourteen cooperating restaurants. Guests with them, enjoy their stay and always be Activities at Skagen Brygge Hotell may visit 14 welcome. • Golfing – Skagen Brygge Hotell is a different restaurants and have the bill member of and sponsors Sola Golf Club, transferred to their hotel bill From Skagen Brygge Hotell’s point of view, a and guests of the hotel are entitled a free • Simple check-in and check-out at the hotel should primarily provide guests with a green fee at the club reception good night’s sleep and a positive start to the • Elixia Fitness Centre – If guests prefer a • Free sun bed at the hotel day. The hotel’s operation revolves around good workout, they can visit the Elixia • Wireless internet zone this principle. A new day in Stavanger starts Fitness Centre and take advantage • Bonus points for United Airlines, with the hotel’s fabulous breakfast buffet with of the fully equipped gym. Guests are Lufthansa, Thai Air, Ana and Varig airlines a wide variety of choices. automatically granted complementary access After a tough and stressful day it is time to relax. The hotel’s Turkish steam bath, sauna, Customer Benefits sun bed and fitness room is the perfect place Skagen Brygge Hotell’s guests are offered to soothe any aches, indulge oneself and be the following benefits: re-energized. Guests can also relax in the • Free coffee and tea comfortable surroundings of ‘kaffekroken’, an • Free afternoon snack every weekday ideal venue. Here, the hotel offers coffee and • Free use of the internet by the reception tea, international newspapers and the city’s • Every 10th night is free most stunning view.

Bar/Restaurant Stavanger is a city of culinary pleasures. Skage Brygge Hotell offers its guests the choice of 14 of the best restaurants Stavanger has to offer. After a visit to any of these restaurants, guests’ meals can be directly charged to their hotel bill. In addition, greater stavanger 73 wind power developer

NORSK VIND ENERGI AS Ipark Stavanger Prof. Olav Hanssensvei 7A PO Box 8034 • NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 69 00 00 • Fax: +47 51 69 00 01 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.vindenergi.no

Proud sponsor of

Norsk Vind Energi AS is a wind power developer and energy producer. The company’s core business is to identify, develop, build and operate wind farms. With a concession granted for one 80 MW wind farm and five projects under application with a total capacity of 300 MW, Norsk Vind Energi is one of the larger independent wind power developers of Norway. Drawing on more than 10 years experience in project development Norsk Vind Energi also offers consulting services worldwide.

Green Future and grid connection forms the basis of site Stavanger – a World Embracing fossil fuels without considering the selection. Successful project development Energy City environmental consequences is not only out of also relies on a good understanding of local Norsk Vind Energi’s head office lies in fashion, it is irresponsible. Energy production interests. Norsk Vind Energi believes that wind a knowledge and innovation cluster in causes the majority of global climate gas farms are developed in close cooperation with Stavanger, a member of the World Energy emissions. While decision makers postpone local landowners and municipalities. Cities Partnership and Norway’s capital of oil. their decisions on how to support modern The network of energy cities is founded on energy development, things are moving in the Norsk Vind Energi fossil energy, but the momentum is building region of Stavanger as small companies work Goes International for the development of modern, clean energy. on their wave, tidal and bio fuel concepts, Norsk Vind Energi is also involved in As the public debates if Stavanger can and larger companies on their offshore wind renewable energy activities abroad, mainly become the Norwegian capital of energy power concepts. Norsk Vind Energi presents through local companies together with local in the future, Norsk Vind Energi is working solutions for the future today. Wind energy is partners. Norsk Vind Energi is the major towards this goal. Looking to the region’s pure, renewable and the technology to utilize it shareholder in VetroEnergo, a company track record of international development in is well proven. In a year, one wind turbine can focusing on wind power development in the oil industry, there can hardly be a better replace the emissions from non-renewable the Murmansk region of Russia. Norsk Vind location in Norway for a company looking to

sources equal to 4,000–8,000 tonnes of CO2. Energi is also working on commitments develop a domestic as well as an international in both Central Europe and Africa. As portfolio of green energy. Successful Wind Farms consultants, Norsk Vind Energi has provided A good wind resource is the key for any wind consultancy services to a range of companies, power development. Combining a good such as Norplan, Shell and Elkem. wind resource with acceptable terrain, road

74 greater stavanger 75 gravel & crushed stone products

NORSTONE AS PO Box 60 • NO-4301 Sandnes, Norway Tel: +47 1 67 61 00 • Fax: +47 51 67 61 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.norstone.no

NorStone is Norway’s largest manufacturer of gravel and crushed stone products. The company supplies in aggregate for concrete and asphalt, gravel to cover pipes on offshore installations, and other specialist products. From the twelve production sites, nearly 8 million tonnes are produced annually in several different types and qualities. NorStone is a part of Heidelberg Cement Group, the global market leader in aggregates. The group employs some 65,000 people at 2,700 locations in around 50 countries.

Offshore & Onshore Markets An Expert in Norwegian principal markets. Nationally, and to an For over 35 years NorStone has supplied Bedrocks increasing degree internationally, the stone and sand products of the highest NorStone has one of the world’s best raw company is known today for specially tailored quality to the offshore and onshore markets. products, but it is the subsequent processing materials of a consistently high quality. The company’s products are found in the and correct mixing that optimizes the quality. largest and most spectacular constructions At its modern laboratory, the properties of HeidelbergCement that are built in Scandinavia. For example, different types of rock are tested. Specially NorStone is a part of HeidelbergCement NorStone has had large deliveries for 24 developed data programs provide a quick Group, the global market leader in concrete platforms in the North Sea, the preparation of ideal curves, and fully aggregates and a prominent player in Øresund fixed link, Vestbroen (the west automatic production planning gives high the fields of cement, concrete and other bridge) / the Great Belt fixed link, the control efficiency and consistent quality. Most downstream activities, making it one of the tower at Gardermoen airport and the important of all though is an experienced, world’s largest manufacturers of building underground tunnel in Bjørvika etc. established and competent staff of materials. NorStone joined the Group when professionals. Heidelberger Zement aquired Scancem in NorStone has also had large deliveries 1999. In 2001 the company changed its to several projects outside Scandinavia, Main Markets name to HeidelbergCement. for example 250,000 tonnes of gravel has The building sector, the concrete industry, been delivered to the Channel Tunnel Rail agriculture, road building projects and not Other companies in Norway are Norcem Link that connects London to Paris, and least the offshore industry are NorStone’s (cement), NorBetong (ready-mixed concrete) concrete aggregate for Alcoa’s large and Renor (alternative fuels). aluminium works in Iceland. NorStone AS satisfies the requirements of NS-ISO 9002 for quality control in all areas. More information on the websites: www.norstone.no, www.norcem.no, www.norbetong.no, and www.heidelbergcement.com

76 greater stavanger 77 conference & exhibition centre

STAVANGER FORUM AS PO Box 410 • NO-4002 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 59 81 00 • Fax: +47 51 55 10 15 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stavanger-forum.no

Stavanger Forum is one of Norway’s few conference and exhibition centres, able to offer 25 meeting rooms with capacities from 10 to 1,707 people. As one of Stavanger’s few professional congress organizers, Stavanger Forum has organized and hosted a number of national and international events.

Stavanger Forum was established 28 years ago, and possesses the largest auditorium in Rogaland County, able to seat 1,707 people. It can be split into three smaller auditoria, and can accommodate 864 people for a banquet with long tables. Combined with the 690 square metre indoor plaza, Forum Plaza, these dimensions give the venue exciting opportunities to stage large and more demanding events. There is also an on-site hotel with 182 rooms, as part of the same complex as the conference centre, and the centre cooperates with all the hotels in the region.

Professional Congress Organizer – PCO As an international PCO, Stavanger Forum’s role is to serve as an adviser, partner and coordinator. It helps its clients with all the practical details before, during and after an event. Close to thirty years of experience as a PCO has given Stavanger Forum a great and varied expertise in this field.

78 Delegate Administration Technical Support Delegate administration, which forms part Stavanger Forum has an in-house technical of the overall PCO service, is often the most department, with full-time staff working time-consuming element for an organizer – largely with the technical aspects of both in the planning phase and during the exhibitions and conferences. The technical actual event. Stavanger Forum has long equipment in the conference centre is experience with this type of assignment, and continuously updated, and Stavanger Forum good routines for administering conference boasts a number of professional sub- registration and hotel bookings. The services contractors as its partners. This allows the can include developing registration/booking conference and exhibition centre to deliver forms and follow-up of delegates/guests from the most up-to-date technological equipment the moment they register for an event, via for conferences and exhibitions, in line with arrival/registration, until they settle their bill. client specifications and expectations.

Multi-purpose Halls On-site Stavanger Forum also assists in designing In addition to the conference centre, exhibition, conference and banquet layouts in Stavanger Forum has five multi-purpose AutoCad, and quotes on providing technical halls of a total of 15,000 square metres of support for such events. The production exhibition space. The halls are used for department also gives advice and guidance exhibitions, concerts, large banquets and on selecting the technical equipment to meet international conferences. client requirements.

Stavanger Forum also coordinates a number Member Organizations of annual trade shows, which are open to Stavanger Forum is a member of the the public, for instance fairs for careers and following prestigious organizations: Norway education, food and kitchen supplies and for Convention Bureau (NCB), International house and home. The largest fair Stavanger Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), Forum manages is the ONS conference and the International Association of Conference exhibtion, which is one of the most important Centres (AIPC), Union of International international oil and gas trade fairs in the Associations (UiA), as well as the local world. In addition to the permanent halls, Convention Bureau; Region Stavanger. temporary rub-halls are employed for this trade fair.

Concerts in the Stavanger Forum halls have attracted thousands of people, especially when internationally renowned artists like Lene Marlin, Kent, Turbonegro and Motorhead have played at the venue.

Professional Exhibition Organizer – PEO Stavanger Forum also has long experience as a PEO. Exhibitions have been a central part of the product ever since Stavanger Forum’s establishment in 1981. As a PEO, Stavanger Forum coordinates all necessary activities before, during and after such events. One of the main responsibilities is technical management of the exhibition side of ONS. This biennial conference and exhibition is the largest event in Stavanger, covering 41,000 square metres of gross stand space, with close to 40,000 visitors.

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Stavanger University Hospital PO Box 8100 • NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 51 80 00 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.sus.no

Stavanger University Hospital (SUH) is Norway’s fourth largest hospital, and caters for a population of 320,000 people. The hospital was originally founded in 1927 as a county hospital, and offer services within most medical disciplines. Almost 5,500 employees provide health care services to a steadily growing population.

Patient Treatment and Care well as 244 nursing assistants. In terms of resources, the hospital has almost Clinical training is also 900 hospital beds, and in addition 137 provided for a number of other available beds at the nearby patient hotel. medical professions. The hospital budget is 4 MNOK, and close to 45,000 inpatients and 340,000 outpatients Near Future received treatment and care in 2007. The Development main hospital is situated in Stavanger, Stavanger University Hospital while several clinics, medical centres and has great expansion plans ambulance stations are located in the for the future. In 2009 the surrounding area. construction of the new intensive care unit and Research Programmes isolation units will start. And in SUH has seen a considerable growth in 2010 the process of building its research activities, and had 116 articles the new Centre for Child and published in international, peer reviewed Adolescence Psychiatry will medical journals in 2007. The hospital commence, as well as the currently has 60 employees with PhD planning process for the new degrees, and 15 who will receive their laboratory building. PhD in 2009. The areas of research that the hospital focuses particularly on are: Career Cancer, Neuroscience, Acute Care Medicine, Opportunities Cardiology and Psychiatry. Stavanger University Hospital is currently looking for health Education Programmes care professionals, especially SUH provides clinical training opportunities trained nurses. All vacancies for 100 medical students every year in are continually published at cooperation with the University of Bergen www.sus.no. Those interested and Semmelweiss University in Hungary. can send applications and Almost 500 registered nurses also receive resumes to [email protected]. part of their training at SUH each year, as 80 greater stavanger 81 subsea engineering & construction

SUBSEA 7 PO Box 205 • NO-4065 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 72 50 00 • Fax: +47 51 72 50 01 Website: www.subsea7.com

Subsea 7 is one of the world’s leading engineering and construction companies, offering all the expertise and assets that make Subsea Umbilical, Riser and Flowline (SURF) field development and operation possible. With a multinational workforce in excess of 5,000 personnel, the company’s offshore operations are supported out of Norway, UK, the Netherlands, Africa, Brazil, North America and Asia Pacific.

Experienced Personnel the producing life of the oil and gas fields works with clients to analyse survey results, in All Disciplines is critical in order to protect the operators’ help them develop maintenance plans and Subsea 7 was created in 2002 by the investment. Subsea 7 offers experienced execute plans on their behalf. merger of Halliburton’s Subsea Division personnel the right assets and equipment with Norwegian Subsea construction for deployment, such as state of the art As water depths increase, so too do company DSND. Subsea 7’s heritage brings ROVs, and expert manned and unmanned the costs of intervention and repair. with it experienced project managers and intervention technology – critical to this Therefore, effective IRM becomes much engineers offering all the disciplines that market. more important. Subsea 7’s track record make subsea oil and gas development and of performance in the North Sea is now operation possible, supported by a modern The Latest Technology recognized globally with the recent Life-of- fleet of pipelay, construction, diving and Subsea 7 uses the latest technology and Field award in Angola by BP. ROV support vessels and a portfolio of techniques to undertake survey, positioning pipeline construction yards. Embedded in and inspection services, producing high Complimentary Business Lines all activities is a deep-rooted health, safety, quality processed information. The company The company has two business lines environmental and quality culture. directly related to Subsea activities but outside the core Subsea field development Full Range of Services and IRM business. i-Tech provides ROV Subsea 7 carries out its Subsea field services specifically to the drill rig market development business in all major offshore and operates in all major deepwater markets oil and gas markets globally. The company globally. Veripos is a specialist precise installs infield rigid and flexible pipelines up positioning service business for the oil and to 16 inches in diameter, riser systems and gas industry, allowing ships and vessels to umbilicals connecting production facilities on operate and install assets in all water depths. the seabed to fixed or floating platforms. Against this background, Subsea 7 continues Subsea 7 provides a full range of to look at advancing intervention and complementary design, fabrication and deepwater technology through sponsorship installation services for related subsea of an aggressive research and development hardware – a total subsea field development programme and participation in joint package. The inspection, repair and industry projects addressing a wide range of maintenance of this infrastructure throughout Vigra Spoolbase, Norway. deepwater production issues. 82 weighing equipment

TEO TEKNIKK AS / TEO KALIBRERING AS Håvegen 196 • NO-4365 Nærbø, Norway Tel: +47 51 79 84 00 • Fax: +47 51 79 84 01 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.teo.no

Teo Teknikk AS is Norway’s largest manufacturer of weighing equipment. The company was founded in 1985 by Terje Obrestad, who saw a great demand and potential for silage weighing scales. Today, Teo Scales are represented in many segments of the weighing industry. Two basic principles always apply; simplicity and reliability. Twenty-four years and 14,000 scales later, with exports to 25 countries and every continent, the demand for Teo products is greater than ever. The company is exhibiting for the first time at OTC in Houston in 2009

The calibration part of the company, separated monitors were recently delivered to the Currently under development is an online library into Teo Calibration AS in 2004, has also seen Snorre A oil platform; others are used for sea for customers of Teo Calibration, housing their substantial growth. Teo Calibration is well on cable laying in Singapore. Capacities range calibration certificates and a complete history of its way to becoming an accredited laboratory, from 2,000– 100,000 kg and 12–70 mm wire all their equipment. employing the NS-17025 standard. diameters. Agriculture & Food Industry The Product Range Service & Repairs The well-known Teo Tipper, a box-turner for The most common products are hydrostatic Aside from the company’s own products, tractors and forklifts and electronic platform crane scales (capacities 200 kg–85 t) and repairs are carried out on other products, both scales in aluminium for livestock is still being forklift scales (500kg–200t). Besides this, hydrostatic and electronic scales, often in manufactured. In the food sector, machines that customers often bring their tasks and problems conjunction with Teo Calibration. All scales are exchange pallets and turn goods around are to Teo Teknikk, and a customised solution is also available for rent. manufactured for the dairy industry in Norway. found - for example, stainless steel pressure cells with glycerine filled indicator houses for Calibration Services The Future underwater use. Teo Calibration calibrates tensile scales from With an ISO 9001 certification just around the 0–100 t, compressive scales from 0–50 t. corner, new markets will be opening up for Teo Several running line monitors have been Running line monitors are also calibrated. The Teknikk and Teo Calibration. The companies’ developed for various offshore operators. calibration machine was built and developed flexible nature and fast turnaround times will They are all stainless steel, and have optional by Teo Teknikk, and utilizes the leverage effect continue to be trademarks for the future. With remote reading and length measurement. and a moving weight to achieve the desired new products and exhibitions booked, the Their compact size is also an asset. Thirteen load with extreme accuracy and repeatability. future seems both busy and exciting.

greater stavanger 83 heating, lighting & enclosure systems

TRANBERG AS Strandsvingen 6, PO Box 8033 NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 57 89 00 • Fax: +47 51 57 89 50 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tranberg.com

Tranberg AS was established in 1901 and is a leading supplier of solutions for heating, lighting and enclosure systems for the oil & gas industry and for shipyards world wide. The company has approximately 80 employees, and runs its own production in modern facilities in Stavanger, on the west-coast of Norway. Tranberg AS is a member of the Stahl Group, which is one of the world’s leading suppliers of explosion proof electrical equipment.

Equipment capable of performing under • Enclosure and immersion heaters Export Markets all climatic conditions, from arctic cold to • Protection and heating of instruments Tranberg exports its products around the tropical heat, is a special feature for products • Tube trace (heated instrument tube) globe and has representatives worldwide. supplied by Tranberg AS. High product quality and durability has been developed by Lighting Systems: Compliance & Quality Tranberg through the delivery of equipment • Navigation, search and signal light systems Tranberg navigation lights comply with all to demanding maritime and offshore markets • Floodlights, deck and obstruction lights relevant SOLAS and IEC requirements. for the last 100 years. • Installation material Tranberg’s products are made to withstand • Helideck lighting system adverse weather conditions, and most are Tranberg develops, manufactures and • NavAids available in ex-models for installation in distributes: hazardous areas.

Heating Systems: The company’s quality assurance system is • Heat trace / de-ice systems certified by DET NORSKE VERITAS to ISO • Engineering and field support 9001-2000. • Control, monitoring and distribution panel • Temperature controllers • Junction boxes, heating cables and connection accessories

Enclosure Systems: • Junction boxes • Instrument enclosures • Cable glands • Panel building • TUTUs (Topside Umbilical Termination Units)

84 higher education & research

Innovative university. Creative people.

UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER NO-4036 Stavanger, Norway Tel: +47 51 83 10 00 • Fax: +47 51 83 10 50 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.uis.no

The University of Stavanger (UiS) is an innovative university that currently enrols 8,300 students and employs 1,200 academic and administrative staff. The UiS is located in the city of Stavanger in the beautiful south western part of Norway. The region and the university are known for their success in the triple-helix of university, industry and government relations.

A Modern Campus a number of bilateral exchange agreements Research and Reading Education and The UiS is a modern university with a state-of- with universities and colleges worldwide. Research. the-art learning environment, comprehensive library and wireless Internet access The UiS embraces globalization but never Other research areas include Early Childhood throughout the campus. There is a brand new forgets to nurture local, regional and national Education, Culture, Languages, Music, sport centre, book shop, reading halls and roots. This approach shapes the study Archaeology, Hospitality and Tourism, Media, cafeterias and reasonable student housing programmes, students and international Health and Welfare, Economics and Finances, available. The main campus is situated only collaborations and exchanges. Natural Sciences, Engineering and Petroleum. 2 miles from the city centre with two units downtown as well. Vision & Innovation Master Degree Programmes: The vision of the UiS is “to challenge the well- The university’s Master Degree Programmes The surroundings of the university have known and explore the unknown”. In order in English include Biological Chemistry, internationally orientated industrial clusters to realize this vision, the university needs Computer Science, Environmental and offers grand nature and diverse cultural both staff and students who are curious and Technology, International Hotel and Tourism events. Many of the research activities are hungry for knowledge. Leadership, Offshore Technology, Petroleum carried out with the university’s affiliated Engineering, Literacy Studies, Music International Research Institute of Stavanger The UiS aims at strengthening its Performance, Migration and Intercultural AS (IRIS) or in cooperation with regional, development as a university with a Relations. national and international industry, research commitment to innovation and stimulation for institutes and other universities. entrepreneurship in research, teaching and Other postgraduate courses and student learning. exchange programmes include Music International Relations Production and Recording, Classical Music, The influx of international students and Research Centres Jazz music, Business, Hotel and Tourism, researchers to the UiS has increased at a The university’s research centres include Nursing, Comparative Educational Studies, steady pace, enriching the community with Entrepreneurial Activities, Innovation Science and Technology. academic, social and cultural diversity. Today Research, Sustainable Energy, Increased more than 50 nationalities are represented at Oil Recovery, Risavika Gas Centre, Risk Norwegian Language & Culture the university. Management and Societal Safety, Industrial The UiS offer a one-year language programme Asset Management, Acute Medicine, that allows students to qualify for regular The UiS participates in an increasing number Organelle Research, Sick Leave and Norwegian study programmes. of student exchange programmes, as well as Occupational Rehabilitation, Behavioural greater stavanger 85 shipyard

WEST CONTRACTORS AS NO-5582 Ølensvåg, Norway Tel: +47 52 77 50 00 • Fax: +47 53 77 50 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.westcon.no

Westcon is a progressive shipyard dedicated to producing quality services for the maritime industry. The company’s motivated, innovative and qualified personnel are committed to providing solutions that meet the demands of the customer’s challenging and competitive market. This, together with a uniquely sheltered position and a state-of-the-art machinery park, ensures we can meet complicated challenges without making things complicated.

Stavanger Office Ship Repair solutions are correct for the working Westcon listens to its customers; and with A wide variety of vessels have used the environment on board and that the yard stay this in mind, an office has been established yard’s well equipped workshops and two is completed on time. in Stavanger to improve offshore support to floating docks for service and upgrade, this company clients based in the area. includes offshore supply, anchor handlers, Ship Building seismic, bulkers, tankers, fishing, tugboats, Westcon has tradition of delivering Rig Repair ferries and coastal cruise ships. The yard sophisticated and technically advanced Since the middle of the nineties over seventy offers customers complete classification vessels to the fishing, supply and seismic rig projects have been performed at the yard. work, conversions, service/overhaul of diesel industries. The yard’s integrity is reflected by Rigs return time after time to execute scopes engines, propulsion systems, thrusters, the focus that has been given to obtaining of work that include SPS, engineering, electrical systems as well as turbo charging further expertise in the building of advanced upgrading, and installation work on all rig and sandblasting/surface treatment. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled vessels systems including: main motors, alternators, Teamwork between the customer’s staff that benefit both the customer and the mud pumps, thrusters, anchor winches, and the yard’s dedicated personnel ensure environment. mooring system, drillers’ cabins, mud pits, riser tensions, Xmas tree handling systems, HP/LP compressors, accommodation – the list is endless.

Offshore West Contractor’s offshore department has permanent operators, to offer rig customers practical solutions. As far as possible engineering and prefabrication is performed on shore, and installation is executed offshore by experienced personnel.

Aker Spitsbergen and Safe Caledonia – February 2009 86 ansa (association of norwegian students abroad)

ANSA – the Association of Norwegian Students Abroad – is a non-profit, independent organization voicing the interests of Norwegian students who study abroad. Currently 22,000 Norwegian students are studying abroad in over 60 countries at over 1,200 educational institutions worldwide.

ANSA was founded by Norwegian students Members also run professional committees After Studies in 1956, and through the years ANSA has in a variety of subjects. These committees ANSA Alumni is a career network set up worked to improve and change the rules arrange meetings for professional to help former students gain access to and regulations governing grants and loans development and networking, often in close the Norwegian job market. ANSA Alumni for students abroad. ANSA believes that all collaboration with Norwegian organizations arranges seminars, cooperates with ANSA’s students should have the right to study any such as Tekna (science and engineering), professional committees and offers an subject in any country they wish. Siviløkonomene (business administration) extensive network for job recruitment. and Den norske lægeforening (medicine). ANSA provides a broad range of services ANSA also maintains close connections to students before, during, and after their In cases of international crises, ANSA with both public and private Norwegian studies abroad: cooperates closely with the Ministry of employers, and with the Confederation of Foreign Affairs to secure the safety of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). Employers Before Studies Norwegian students abroad. ANSA also regularly advertise for candidates in ANSA’s ANSA is the national Information Centre for works with the Norwegian Church Abroad magazine ANSAnytt and through ANSA’s higher education abroad. The Information (Sjømannskirken) and the Student Health mailing list. Every year ANSA organizes a Centre is funded by the Ministry of Education Services at the University of Oslo in giving Symposium where employers and students and Research and gives unbiased advice individual aid to students in difficulty. meet to discuss job opportunities. on higher education abroad. Its five full-time educational advisers visit schools and In cooperation with Norwegian service student recruitment fairs, give individual providers, ANSA offers high-quality and cost- counselling, and publish information both in effective banking and insurance solutions print and on the Internet. tailored to the needs of students abroad.

During Studies On the political front, ANSA acts as an As the welfare organization of Norwegian advocate for students and studying abroad students abroad, ANSA offers services and through its relations with the Ministry of funds social events for its members during Education and Research, the Norwegian their studies. Members are organized locally State Educational Loan Fund (Lånekassen) in 21 groups spread all over the world, and and other players in the field of higher more than 500 volunteers arrange various education. Six hundred yearly quotations in events and represent ANSA where they the media make ANSA’s views known both to study. politicians and the general public. Storgata 19 NO-0184 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 47 76 00 Website: www.ansa.no

ANSA attends to the professional, economic, social, and cultural interests of Norwegian students abroad, and strives to strengthen the appreciation of the resources these students represent because of their international experience and qualifications.

greater stavanger 87 The Mayors of Greater Stavanger and the Mayor of Rogaland County

Mayor Kjell Nes Mayor Ole Tom Guse Finnøy Kommune Forsand Kommune www.fi nnoy.kommune.no www.forsand.kommune.no

88 Ålgård Fotostudio

Mayor Olaug Vervik Bollestad Mayor Bjørn Laugaland Gjesdal Kommune Hjemeland Kommune www.gjesdal.kommune.no www.hjelmeland.kommune.no

Mayor Terje Mjåtveit Mayor Elfin Lea Hå Kommune Klepp Kommune www.ha.kommune.no www.klepp.kommune.no

greater stavanger 89 Mayor Ole Olsen Mayor Tone Tvedt Nybø Kvitsøy Kommune Randaberg Kommune www.kvitsoy.kommune.no www.randaberg.kommune.no © Vibekes Fotostudio

Mayor Ommund Vareberg Mayor Tom Tvedt Rennsøy Kommune Rogaland County www.rennsoy.kommune.no www.rogfik.no

90 Mayor Norunn Østråt Koksvik Mayor Thor Jørgen Tjørhom Sandnes Kommune Sirdal Kommune www.sandnes.kommune.no www.sirdal.kommune.no

Mayor Håkon Rege Mayor Leif Johan Sevland Sola Kommune Stavanger Kommune www.sola.kommune.no www.stavanger.kommune.no

Mayor Helge Steinsvåg Mayor Torkel Myklebust Strand Kommune Suldal Kommune www.strand.kommune.no www.suldal.kommune.no

Greater Stavanger Economic Development Postbox 8034 4068 Stavanger, Norway Mayor Arnfinn Vigrestad Tel: +47 51 87 49 00 Time Kommune Fax: +47 51 87 49 01 www.time.kommune.no E-mail: [email protected]

92 the research council of norway

The Research Council of Norway offers project support to companies that invest in innovation through research and development. Industry projects are financed through the tax deduction scheme SkatteFUNN and within research programmes such as BIA. Long-term research projects are funded through the Centres for Research-Driven Innovation. Project support also can be found in thematic programmes such as VERDIKT (ICT) and NANOMAT (nanotechnology and materials technology).

Facilitating the development of knowledge research This “openness” is two-fold: on the one and technology that supports sustainable • Fostering more national talent are all key hand, the choice of research projects is development is an important target for success criteria. left to the participating companies; on the the Research Council. One important other hand, all companies are eligible to measurement of the success of projects The Research Council administrates and compete for public R&I funding irrespective financed through the Research Council are distributes public funding through more than of their industrial or technological sectors. measured on the basis of how they address 130 research projects, including seven large- As a result, businesses are encouraged environmental challenges. scale research programmes. These include to propose projects without fear of being the FUGE (Functional Genomics in Norway) excluded from public funding sources Expanding Research Frontiers programme, combining marine, medical and because they fall outside pre-selected topics The Research Council’s overall strategy basic biotechnology, with environmental or easily defi ned industry segments. Research Expands Frontiers complements science and ethics also representing three main areas of activities: environment, important aspects of the project. The annual budget for project funding in the advanced equipment and open competition BIA programme is about EUR 40 million, for applied research. This overall strategy The Division for Innovation making it the largest programme managed is further defined by five strategic priorities & the BIA Programme by the Research Council. At any given time developed to guide efforts to generate Traditionally, the programmes in the Division BIA has about 200 active projects involving insight, enhance opportunity and promote for Innovation have been designed to on average eight partners – of which more innovative solutions: target specific industrial sectors and/or than 500 are companies – representing • Enhancing research quality technologies. The BIA programme, launched entire value chains. BIA’s projects are • Increasing innovation research in 2005, marks a departure from this tradition also an excellent means of recruiting new • Expanding the dialogue between research in that it is defined as an ‘open programme” researchers: in 2006, for example, BIA and society for “user-driven research-based innovation”. financed about 130 doctorates through its • Continuing the internalization of Norwegian project activities.

The activities of the Research Council of Norway are based on the vision that research expands the boundaries of what we know, understand and can achieve.

Stensberggata 26 PO Box 2700 St. Hanshaugen © Jon Solberg, Research Council of Norway NO-0131 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 03 70 00 Fax: +47 22 03 70 01 Website: www.rcn.no

greater stavanger 93 – We give local ideas global opportunities

Innovation Norway offers products and services to increase innovation in industry throughout Norway, to help develop the national regions and promote Norwegian industry and internationalization and to promote Norway as a tourist destination.

With offices in more than 30 countries building and technology transfer development of industry in both individual worldwide and in all Norwegian counties, • Marketing of Norwegian industry and companies and in society at large: Innovation Norway is easy to reach. Its staff Norway as a tourist destination • Innovation Norway contributes to the has knowledge of local and international creation and securing of 9,000 jobs factors that will help turn its customers’ With these measures as a point of annually ideas into business successes. departure, Innovation Norway customizes • Customer surveys show that 90% of its products and services according to the Innovation Norway’s funds have been Products Tailor-Made to needs of each individual client. Through its allocated to projects viewed as important Customers’ Requirements offices in Norway and abroad, Innovation to companies’ survival and profit growth Innovation Norway assists the entirety of Norway’s clients also gain access to Norwegian industry, but has particular services from other public agencies – such responsibility for aiding entrepreneurs as the Research Council of Norway, the and assisting small and medium-sized Norwegian Design Council and the Industrial companies with an ambition and potential Development Corporation of Norway (SIVA). for growth. Innovation Norway offers: Dynamic & Result-Oriented • Funding provided as loans, guarantees Innovation Norway supports the profitable and equity capital programmes • Advisory and expertise development measures • National and international network Innovation Norway PO Box 448 Sentrum NO-0104 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 00 25 00 Fax: +47 22 00 25 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovationnorway.no

Innovation Norway took over the tasks of the Norwegian Trade Council, the Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund, the Govt. Consultative Office for Inventors and the Norwegian Tourist Board on January 1, 2004.

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greater stavanger 95 The following list provides an overview of the Norwegian embassies, Consulate Generals and Innovation Norway offices located internationally. For more information on Norwegian embassy and Consulate General activities, please visit norway abroad www.norway.info

afghanistan Toronto – Innovation Norway finland israel Kabul – Embassy 2 Bloor Street West Suite 2120, Toronto Helsinki – Embassy Tel Aviv – Embassy Tel: +870 762 596 925, Fax satellite: +870 6000 61156 Ontario M4W 3E2 Rehbindervägen 17, FIN-00150 Helsinki 40 Einstein Street, Canion Ramat Aviv, 13. Etg., 69101 Tel Aviv E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +1 416 920 0434, Fax: +1 416 920 5982 Tel: +358 9 686 0180, Fax: +358 9 657 807 Tel: +972 3 744 1490, Fax: +972 3 744 1498 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] albania Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/canada Tirana – Embassy Helsinki – Innovation Norway italy Rr “Dëshmorët e 4 shkurtit”, nr 5, Tirana chile Mannerheimintie 5C, FIN-00100 Helsinki Rome – Embassy Tel: +355 4 256923, +355 4 221666, Fax: +355 4 221507 Santiago de Chile – Embassy Tel: +358 20 755 1210, Fax: +358 964 0053 Via delle Terme Deciane 7, I-00 153 Rome E-mail: [email protected] San Sebastián 2839; Of. 509, Las Condes, Santiago E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +39 06 571 7031, Fax: +39 06 571 70326 Tel: +56 2 234 2888 / 89, Fax: +56 2 234 2201 Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/finland E-mail: [email protected] algeria E-mail: [email protected] Alger – Embassy france Milan – Innovation Norway Chez Chikiken, Lotissement No 04, Val d’Hydra china Paris – Innovation Norway Reale Ambasciata di Norvegia 16035 Alger Beijing – Embassy 22 rue de Marignan, F-75008 Paris Ufficio Commerciale e del Tourismo Tel: +213 215 91 41014, Fax: +213 215 91 415 1, Dong Yi Jie; San Li Tun, CN-Beijing 100600 Tel: +33 1 56 59 20 40, Fax: +33 1 56 59 20 41 Via G. Puccini, 5, I-20121 Milan E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +86 10 6532 2261 / 1329 / 4176, Fax: +86 10 6532 2392 IN, Tel: +33 1 5659 2040 Tel: +39 02 854 514 11, Fax: +39 02 854 514 30 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] angola Website: www.innovasjonnorge/frankrike Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/italia Luanda – Embassy Beijing – Innovation Norway Paris – Embassy Rua de Benguela 17, Bairro Patrice Lumumba, Luanda Suite 2205, The Space international Center ivory coast 28 Rue Bayard, F-75008 Paris Tel: +224 222 447522/222 447922/ 222 449936 No.8 Dong Da Qiao Street, Chaoyang District Abidjan – Embassy Tel: +33 1 53 67 04 00, Fax: +33 1 53 67 04 40 Fax: +244 222 446248 Beijing 100020 Immeuble N’Zarama, Boulevard Lagunaire, 5th floor, Abidjan E-mail: [email protected] Tel. satellite: 871 761 964840, Fax satellite: 871 682 421256 Tel:+86 10 6532 2398, Fax: +86 10 5870 1902 Tel: +225 20 222534 / 212166, Fax: +225 20 219 199 Website: www.norvege.no E-mail: [email protected] E-post: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/kina argentina germany japan Shanghai – Consulate General/Innovation Norway Berlin – Embassy Buenos Aires – Embassy Tokyo – Embassy/Innovation Norway 12 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road, CN-Shanghai 200002 Rauchstr. 1, D-10787 Berlin Esmeralda 909, 3B, 1007 Buenos Aires Minami Azabu 5-12-2; Minato-Ku, J-Tokyo 106-0047 Tel: +86 21 6323 9988, Fax: +86 21 6323 3938 Tel: +49 30 505050, Fax: +49 30 505055 Tel: +54 11 4312 2204, Fax: +54 11 4315 2831 IN,Tel: +81 3 3440 2611, Fax: +81 3 3440 2689 IN, Tel: +86 21 6323 9988 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Hamburg – Innovation Norway Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/japan azerbaijan Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/kina ABC-Strasse 19, DE-20354 Hamburg Baku – Embassy Postfach 11 3317, DE-20433 Hamburg jordan 6-10 Vagif Mustafa-zade kucesi, 370004 Baku colombia Tel: +49 40 22 94 15 0, Fax: +49 40 22 94 15 88 Tel: +994 12 4974325 / 4974326 / 4974327 Amman – Embassy Bogota – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +994 12 4973798 25 Damascus Street, Abdoun, Amman Edificio Fuducafe, Piso 8 #801, Carrera 9 no 73-44, Bogota Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/tyskland E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +962 6 593 1646-48, Fax: +962 6 593 1650 Tel: +57 1 317 7851-54, Fax: +57 1 317 7858 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] greece austria Athens – Embassy kenya Vienna – Embassy croatia 23, Vas Sofias avenue, GR-106 74 Athens Reisner Str. 55, A-1030 Vienna Nairobi – Embassy Zagreb – Embassy Tel: +30 210 7246173, Fax: +30 210 7244989, Tel: +43 1 715 6692, Fax: +43 1 712 6552 Lion Place, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi Petrinjska 9, HR-10 000 Zagreb E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +254 20 4451510/1/2/3/4/5/6, Fax: +254 20 4451517 Tel: +385 1 492 2831, Fax: +385 1 492 2832 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] guatemala australia Guatemala – Embassy latvia Canberra – Embassy 14 Calle 3-51, Zona 10, Edificio Murano Center, Nivel 15, cuba Riga – Embassy 17 Hunter Street; Yarralumla, Canberra ACT 2600 Ca-Guatemala 01010 Havana – Embassy 14 Zirgu iela, LV-1050 Riga Tel: +61 2 6273 3444, Fax: +61 2 6273 3669 Tel: +502 2366 5908, Fax: +502 2366 5928 Calle 30 #315, betw. 3rd and 5th Avenue, Miramar, Playa. La Tel: +371 7814100, Fax: +371 7814108 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Habana E-mail: [email protected] Tel +53 7 204 0696 / +53 7 204 4411, Fax: +53 7 204 0699 bangladesh Tel satellite: +47 22 24 03 10, Fax satellite: +874 600059661 hungary Riga – Innovation Norway Dhaka – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] Budapest – Embassy/Innovation Norway Raina blvd. 3–12a, LV-1050 Riga Road 111, House 9, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212 Ostrom u. 13 , H- 1015 Budapest Tel: +371 722 42 33, Fax: +371 722 40 54 Tel: +880 2 881 6276, Fax: +880 2 882 3661 czech republic Tel: +36 1 212 9400, Fax: +36 1 212 9410 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Prague – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.invanor.no/riga Hellichova 1, CZ-11800 Prague 1 Malá Strana E-mail: [email protected] belgium Tel: +4202 5732 3737, 5732 1768/69, Fax: +4202 5732 6827 Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/ungarn Brussels – Embassy lebanon E-mail: [email protected] Beirut – Embassy Rue Archimede 17, B-1000 Brussels iceland Bliss Street, Dimashki Bldg, Beirut Tel: +32 2 646 0780, Fax: +32 2 646 2882 Prague – Innovation Norway Reykjavik – Embassy Tel: +961 1 365 704 / +961 1 372 977/+961 1 372 978 E-mail: [email protected] Royal Norwegian Embassy, Commercial Section Fjólugt. 17, IS-101 Reykjavik Fax: +961 1 372 979 Na Prikope 21, PO Box 102, CZ-11001 Prague 1 Tel: +354 520 0700, Fax: +354 552 9553 E-mail: [email protected] bosnia-hercegovina Tel: +4202 2481 0923, Fax: +4202 2481 0002 E-mail: [email protected] Sarajevo – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] lithuania Ferhadija 20; 2nd floor, 71000 Sarajevo Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/tsjekkia india Vilnius – Embassy Tel: + 387 33 254 000, Fax: +387 33 666505 New Delhi – Embassy/Innovation Norway Mesiniu g. 5/2, 01015 Vilnius E-mail: [email protected] denmark Bungalow no 8 Tel: +370 5 2610000, Fax: +370 5 2610100 Copenhagen – Embassy/Innovation Norway 50 C Shantipath; Chanakyapuri, IND-110 021 New Delhi E-mail: [email protected] brazil Amaliegade 39, 1256 Copenhagen K Tel: +91 11 51 77 92 00, Fax: +91 11 51 68 01 45 Brasilia – Embassy Tel: +45 33 140124, Fax: +45 33 140624 IN, Tel: +91 11 51779200, Fax: +91 11 51680145 macedonia SES 807 Avenida das Nacões; Lote 28, CEP 70, BR-418-900 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Skopje – Embassy Brasilia - DF E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Palata Unija, Teodosie Gologanov 59-2A, 91000 Skopje Tel: +55 61 3443 8722, +55 61 3443 8720, E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/india Tel: +389 2 3129 165, Fax: +389 2 3111 038 Fax: +55 61 3443 2942 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] egypt indonesia Cairo – Embassy Jakarta – Embassy madagascar Rio de Janeiro – Consulate General 8, El Gezirah Street; Zamalek, ET-Cairo Menara Rajawali Building, 25th floor Antananarivo – Embassy Rua Lauro Muller, 116-Suite 2206 Tel: +20 2 735 3340, Fax: +20 2 737 0709 Jl Mega Kuningan Lot no 5.1, Explorer Business Park, bâtiment D2, Ankorandrano Torre do Rio Sul/Botafogo-RJ, BR-22290-160 E-mail: [email protected] Kawasan Mega Kuningan, Jakarta 12950 101 Antananarivo Tel: +55 21 2541 7732, Fax:+ 55 21 2275 0161 Tel: +62 21 576 1523, Fax: +62 21 576 1537 Tel: +261 20 22 305 07, Fax: +261 20 22 377 99 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] eritrea E-mail: [email protected] Asmara – Embassy Rio de Janeiro – Innovation Norway Street 173-1 # 11, PO Box 5801, Asmara Rua Lauro Muller, 116-Suite 2206 iran malawi Tel: + 291 1 12 21 38/12 21 48, Fax: +291 1 12 21 80 Teheran – Embassy Torre do Rio Sul/Botafogo-RJ, BR-22290-160 Lilongwe – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] No 201 Dr. Lavasani St. (Ex-Farmanieh), Corner of Sonbol Tel: +55 21 2541 7732, Fax:+ 55 21 2275 0161 Arwa House, City Centre, P/Bag B 323, Lilongwe 3 Teheran E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +265 1 774211 / 771212, Fax: +265 1 772845 Tel: +98 21 2229 1333, Fax: +98 21 2229 2776 Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/brasil estonia E-mail: [email protected] Tallinn – Embassy/ Innovation Norway E-mail: [email protected] bulgaria Harju 6, EE-15054 Tallinn malaysia Tel: +372 62 71000, Fax: +372 62 71001 Sofia – Embassy/ Innovation Norway ireland Kuala Lumpur – Embassy/Innovation Norway IN, Tel:+372 6313 466, Fax: +372 6313 468 Dublin – Embassy 54 B, Dondukov Blvd., Sofia 1000 Suite CD, 53rd floor Empire Tower, Jalan Tun Razak E-mail: [email protected] 34 Molesworth Street, IRL-Dublin 2 Tel: +359 2 92 11 95, Fax: +359 2 981 90 10 50400 Kuala Lumpur E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +353 1 662 1800, Fax: +353 1 662 1890 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +603 2175 0300, Fax: +603 2175 0308 Website: www.innovajsonnorge.no/estland E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] IN, Tel: +603 2162 1200, Fax: +603 2162 2200 Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/bulgaria E-mail: [email protected] Dublin – Innovation Norway ethiopia E-mail: [email protected] 27 Auburn Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 canada Addis Abeba – Embassy Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/malaysia Buna Road, Mekanissa, Addis Abeba Tel: +353 1 2815993 , Fax: +356 1 1528992 Ottawa – Embassy Tel: +251 137 107 99, Fax: +251 1 711255 E-mail: [email protected] Royal Bank Centre; Suite 532; 90 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ont. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/storbritannia K1P 5B4 Tel: +1 613 238 6571, Fax: +1 613 238 2765 E-mail: [email protected] 96 norway abroad

mexico russia Madrid – Innovation Norway united kingdom Mexico D.F. – Embassy Moscow – Embassy/Innovation Norway Real Embajada de Noruega Edinburgh – Consulate General Avenida Virreyes 1460; Col Lomas Virreyes, 11000 Mexico D.F. Ulitsa Povarskaya 7, RUS-131940 Moscow Paseo de la Castellana, 31-planta baja, 28046 Madrid 86 George Street, GB-Edinburgh EH2 3BU Tel: +52 55 5540220-21, Fax: +52 55 52023019 Tel: +74 95 933 1410, Fax: +74 95 933 14 11/12 Tel: +34 91 344 09 87, Fax: +34 91 344 09 47 Tel: +44 131 226 5701, Fax: +44 131 220 4976 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/spania Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/russland London – Embassy morocco 25 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QD Rabat – Embassy Murmansk – Consulate General/ Innovation Norway sri lanka Tel: +44 20 7591 5500, Fax: +44 20 7245 6993 9, rue de Khenifra, Rabat Ulitsa Sofji Perovskoj 5, RUS-183038 Murmansk Colombo – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +212 3 7764084-6, Fax: +212 3 7764088 Tel: +7 815 2 400 600 34 Ward Place, Colombo 7 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +7 815 2 457 451/+7 815 2 456 871 Tel: +94 11 2469 611-12, 2469 609, Fax: +94 11 2695 009 London – Innovation Norway E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Trade and Technology Office mozambique E-mail: [email protected] Charles House 5 Lower Regent Street, SW1Y 4LR Maputo – Embassy Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/russland sudan Tel: +44 207 389 8800, Fax: +44 207 9730 189 Ave. Julius Nyerere 1162, Maputo Khartoum – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] Tel: + 258 21 480 100/+ 258 21 485 072 to 75 St. Petersburg – Consulate General House no. 63, Street 49, Khartoum II Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/storbritannia Fax: +258 21 480 107/+ 258 21 485 076 Nevsky Prospekt 25, RUS-191186 St. Petersburg Tel: +249 183 578336, 578343, 578345, 576788, E-mail: [email protected] Tel: + 7 812 336 64 20, Fax: + 7 812 336 64 21 Fax: +249 183 577180 E-mail: [email protected] usa E-mail: [email protected] Boston – Innovation Norway nepal St.Petersburg – Innovation Norway 133 Federal Street, Suite 901, Boston, MA 02110 Katmandu – Embassy Kaluzhskij per.3, RUS-193015 St. Petersburg sweden Tel: +1 617 369 7870, Mobile: +1 617 818 3900 Surya Court, Pulchowk, Lalitpur Tel: +7812 326 9037, Fax: +7812 326 9038 Stockholm – Embassy Fax: +1 617 369 7820 Tel: +977 1 5545307-8, Fax: +977 1 5545226 E-mail: [email protected] Skarpögatan 4, S-115 27 Stockholm E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/russland Tel: +46 8 665 6340, Fax: +46 8 782 9899 website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/usa E-mail: [email protected] Houston – Consulate General/Innovation Norway the netherlands saudi arabia Stockholm – Innovation Norway 2777 Allen Parkway; Suite 1185, Houston, TX 77019-2136 The Hague – Embassy/Innovation Norway Riyadh – Embassy Sveavägen 64, SE-111 34 Stockholm Tel: +1 713 521 2900, Fax: +1 713 521 9648 Lange Vijverberg 11, NL-2513 AC The Hague Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh Tel: +46 8 791 83 00, Fax: +46 8 24 98 00 IN, Tel: +1 713 526 1300, Fax: +1 713 521 9473 Tel: +31 70 311 7611, Fax: +31 70 365 9630 Tel: +966 1 488 1904, Fax: +966 1 488 0854 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] IN, Tel: +31 70 346 7348; Fax: +31 70 360 7428 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/sverige E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/usa

serbia switzerland Minneapolis – Consulate General nicaragua Beograd – Embassy Bern – Embassy 800 Foshay Tower; 821 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis Managua – Embassy Uzicka 43, YU-11040 Beograd Bubenbergplatz 10, CH-3011 Bern MN 55402 Plaza España, 100 mtr. al Oeste, Managua Tel: +381 11 367 0404-05, Fax: +381 11 369 0158 Tel: +41 31 310 5555, Fax: +41 31 310 5550 Tel: +1 612 332 3338, Fax: +1 612 332 1386 Tel: +505 2 665197-9, Fax: +505 2 663303 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] New York – Consulate General singapore syria nigeria Singapore – Embassy/Innovation Norway 825 Third Avenue; 38th floor, New York, NY 10022-7584 Damascus – Embassy Tel: +1 212 421 7333, Fax: +1 212 754 0583 Abuja – Embassy 16 Raffles Quay; No 44-01 Hong Leong Bldg. Shaheen Bldg., 1st floor, Ahmad Shawki Street, Jahez Garden, E-mail: [email protected] Plot 1529, T.Y. Danjuma Street, Asokoro, Abuja Singapore 048581 Malki, Damascus Tel: +234 9 3149127, Tel. satellite: +882 165 420 7489/ Tel: +65 6220 7122, Fax: +65 6220 2191 Tel: +963 11 611 5053 / +963 11 611 5185 New York – Innovation Norway (Tourism) +882 165 420 7515, Fax: +234 9 3149309 IN, Tel:+65 – 6 222 1316, Fax: +65 – 6 224 7079 Fax: +963 11 613 1159 655 Third Avenue, Room 1810, New York, NY 10017-9111 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +1 212 885 9700, Fax: +1 212 885 9710 Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/singapore E-mail: [email protected] pakistan tanzania Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/usa Islamabad – Embassy Dar es Salaam – Embassy H 25, Str. 19, F 6/2, Islamabad slovakia 160; Mirambo Street, Dar es Salaam San Francisco – Consulate General/Innovation Norway Tel: +92 51 227 9720-23, Fax: +92 51 227 9729 Bratislava – Embassy Tel: +255 22 211 3366, Fax: +255 22 211 6564 20 California Street; 6th floor, San Francisco, CA 94111-4803 E-mail: [email protected] Palisády 29, 811 06 Bratislava E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +1 415 986 0766-8, Fax: +1 415 986 3318 Tel: +421 2 59 10 01 00, Fax: +421 2 59 10 01 15 IN, Tel: +1 415 986 0770, Fax: +1 415 986 7875 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] palestinian territory thailand E-mail: [email protected] Al Ram – Representative Office to the Palestinian authorities Bangkok – Embassy Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/usa (West Bank/Gaza) slovenia UBC II Building, 18th floor, 591 Sukhumvit Road, Soi 33, World Bank Building (c/o Rosary Sisters Convent) Ljubljana - Embassy Bangkok 10110 Washington DC – Embassy/Innovation Norway Dahiat Al-Bareed, Al Ram, West Bank Adjovscina 4/8, 1000 Ljubljana Tel: +66 2 302 6415, Fax: +66 2 262 0218 2720 34th Street N.W., Washington DC 20008-2714 Tel: +972 2 234 5050, Fax: +972 2 234 5079 Tel: +386 1 300 2140, Fax: +386 1 300 2150 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +1 202 333 6000, Fax: +1 202 337 0870 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] IN, Tel: +1 212 421 9210, Fax: +1 202 337 0870 E-mail: [email protected] turkey south africa E-mail: [email protected] philippines Ankara – Embassy Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/usa Manila – Embassy Johannesburg – Innovation Norway Kirkpinar Sokak No. 18; 06540 Cankaya, Ankara Petron Mega Plaza Bldg., 21st floor 14th Floor, Sandton City Office Tower Tel: +90 312 405 8010, Fax: +90 312 443 0544 358 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila PO Box 785436, Sandton 2146 E-mail: [email protected] venezuela Tel: +63 2 886 3245-49, Fax: +63 2 886 3384 Tel: +2711784 8150, Fax: +2711784 8153 Caracas – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Istanbul – Innovation Norway Centro Lido, Torre A, Piso 9, Oficina 92-A; Avenida Fransisco de Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/sorafrika Aytar Cad., Aydin Sokak, Aydin is Merkezi Miranda, El Rosal, Caracas A Blok No: 2, D:7,1 Levent, TR-80620 Tel: +58 212 953 0671 / 0269 / 1973, Fax: + 58 212 953 6877 poland Pretoria – Embassy E-mail: [email protected] Warsaw – Embassy Tel: +90 212 2844 362 / 63 / 65 1 Parioli Building A2, 1166 Park Street, Hatfield 0083 Fax: +90 212 2844 364 ul. Fr. Chopina 2A, PL-00-559 Warsaw Tel: +27 12 342 6100, Fax: +27 12 342 6099 Tel: + 48 22 696 4030, Fax: +48 22 628 0938 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/tyrkia vietnam E-mail: [email protected] Hanoi – Embassy/Innovation Norway 10th Floor, Block B, Vincom City Tower1, Warsaw – Innovation Norway south korea uganda 191 Ba Trieu Street, Hanoi c/o Royal Norwegian Embassy Seoul – Embassy Kampala – Embassy IN, Tel: +84 4 3974 2930, Fax: +84 4 3974 3303 Warta Tower, ul. Chmielna 85/87 258-8 Itaewon-Dong, Yongsan-Ku, Seoul 140-200 8 Acacia Avenue, Kololo, Kampala E-mail: [email protected] PL-00-805 Warsaw Tel: + 82 2 795 6850, Fax: +82 2 798 6072 Tel: +256 41 343621, Fax: +256 41 343936 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +48 22 581 0 581, Fax: +48 22 581 0 981 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/vietnam E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/polen Seoul – Innovation Norway co/ Royal Norwegian Embassy, Commercial Section ukraine zambia 22F S-Tower, 116 Shinmunno 1-ga, Jongno-gu, Kiev – Embassy Lusaka – Embassy portugal Seoul 110-061, KOREA Vul. Striletska 15, 252034 Kiev Corner Birdage Walk / Haile Selassie Avenue, Lusaka Lisbon – Embassy/Innovation Norway Tel: +82 2 767 2650, Fax: +82 2 767 2701 Tel: +380 44 590 04 70, Fax: +380 44 234 0655 Tel: +260 1 252188, 252626, 252637, Fax: +260 1 253915 Avenida D. Vasco da Gama 1, P-1400-127 Lisbon E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +3512 1301 5344, Fax: +3512 1301 6158 Website: www.innovasjonnorge.no/korea zimbabwe E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] united arab emirates Website: www.invnovasjonnorge.no/portugal spain Abu Dhabi – Embassy Harare – Embassy Madrid – Embassy Hamdan Street, Al Masoud Tower; 10th floor, Abu Dhabi 5 Lanark Road; Belgravia, Harare Edificio “La Piramide”, Paseo de la Castellana 31, 9 piso, Tel: + 971 2 621 1221, Fax: +971 2 621 3313 Tel: +263 4 252426, Fax: +263 4 252430 romania 28046 Madrid E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Bucharest – Embassy/ Innovation Norway Tel: +34 91 310 3116, Fax: +34 91 310 4326/319 0969 Strada Dumbrava Rosie 4; 020463 Bucharest E-mail: [email protected] Dubai – Innovation Norway Tel: +40 21 2121 22 023/028, Fax: +40 21 21 22 038 co/ Det Norske Veritas E-mail: [email protected] P.O. 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