[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 2122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-71]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


International Trade Administration

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of invitation to energy industry event--Norwegian 
offshore opportunities forum.

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Date:  March 3, 2005.

Time:  8 a.m.

Location:  The Houstonian Hotel, Houston, Texas.

SUMMARY:  As part of the U.S.-Norway Oil and Gas Industry Summit in 
Houston, the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the 
U.S. Department of Commerce are pleased to invite you, or a 
representative you designate from your company, to a breakfast briefing 
on opportunities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The briefing 
will provide offshore exploration and production companies with an 
overview of the resource potential and the framework conditions on the 
NCS.
    Although Norway is the third largest oil exporter in the world, 
only about \1/4\ of the total estimated petroleum resources on the NCS 
have been produced. With the large quantities of petroleum that remain 
to be discovered, the NCS offers a variety of oil and gas opportunities 
in both established and frontier basins. Norway also has a well 
established and competitive petroleum industry, predictable and 
transparent framework conditions, and an approachable and skilled 
public administration.

8 a.m.--Breakfast.
8:15 a.m.--Welcome and Opening Remarks.
    Ms. Thorild Widvey, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy 
Official from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
8:30 a.m.--The Resource Potential on the NCS.
    Ms. Bente Nyland, Director, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
8:45 a.m.--The Framework Conditions on the NCS.
    Mr. Gunnar Gjerde, Director General, Norwegian Ministry of 
Petroleum and Energy.
9:15 a.m.--Experiences of a U.S. Entrant to the NCS.
    Steven B. Hinchman, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Production, 
Marathon Oil Corporation.
9:35 a.m.--Question and Answer Period.
9:55 a.m.--Closing Remarks.
    Official from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
10 a.m.--Adjourn.
    Please RSVP by February 18, 2005 to Patterson Brown, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 202/482.4950, 202/482.0170 (fax), or 
[email protected]; or to Erik Just Olsen, Norwegian Ministry of 
Petroleum and Energy, +47 22 24 61 94 or [email protected].

    Dated: January 6, 2004.
Patterson W. Brown,
International Trade Specialist, Office of Energy and Environmental 
Industries.
 [FR Doc. E5-71 Filed 1-11-05; 8:45 am]
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