Transcript BARENTS 2010

BARENTS 2010
- Interreg III B –
Work-package 2: Industrial development
Sub-group
Oil & Gas Supplier
Sub-group
Oil & Gas Supplier
Organized with a steering committee and
participating supplier network
Steering committee:
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Finnmark county administration (leadership)
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Nordland County – Vinn, Euro Info Centre Nord
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Troms County administration
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Oulu County - Oulu Chamber of Commerce
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Norrbotten County - ALMI Företakspartner
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Murmansk oblast government
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Arkhangelsk oblast government
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Nenets Autonomous Area - Nenets Information
Centre
Sub-group
Oil & Gas Supplier
Organized with a steering committee
and participating supplier network
Participating supplier network / associations:
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North Calotte Supplier Network
“The Snøhvit group” under Oulu Chamber of Commerce
Snøhvit Business Association
Euro-Arctic Petroleum Society
Challenges
– Control from central governments
– Policy and power of regional development;
social and economic.
– Regional investment and capital
– Industrial & economical development
– Sustainable ecological development
– Coordinated strategy and action across the
regions to strength the effort and outcome of
energy in general
Goals
To make the northern regions attractive for
investment and economical growth:
• Industrial development
• Competence and skills
• Environment – “healthy sea”
Industrial development
To establish an interregional supplier network across the
countries in the regions:
• Unite existing networks and help them onwards to new
markets
• Make access to systematized market information on the
Russian and the Nordic side
• Promote knowledge on framework conditions for
investments in the region
• Increase knowledge of small and medium enterprises’
ability to participate in business and technological
development and operation tasks
Competence and skills
To establish an interregional research and education group:
• Establish courses and lectures on topics relevant to the
industry’s needs
• Establish and enhancing cooperation between the
knowledge providers (universities, etc.) and the industry
• Promote knowledge on framework conditions for
investments in the region
• Encourage technical schools and universities to develop
and include environmental safety
Environment
– ”healthy sea”To form a common forum on Arctic preparedness by
establishing contact and co-operation with bilateral
networks on these topics which exist between Norway and
Russia on central- and regional level.
• Development of “Barents Environmental Standard”:
– Acute pollution preparedness and Safety at sea
– A common understanding of Arctic sustainable industrial
development
– Discuss new upcoming challenges and solutions concerning Safety
at Sea, oil spills and HSE (Health, Security and Environment)
B) Interregional research
and education group
Actions: Competence &
education
Sector-programme
Oil & Gas B2010
C. Interregional
Forum
Actions: Environment
and technology
3 pilot projects
A) Interregional suppliers network
Actions: SME and industry