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PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Phase 3: Pilot Testing of Flapump Hydraulic Downhole Oil Well Pump

In this phase of the development, a Flapump downhole oil well pump will be installed in an onshore well for long time testing with real well condtions on an oil field in Texas, USA. From earlier the well pump has been tested in a laboratory with realistic conditions, and it is an updated edition ...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Akershus

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Teknologi-plattform for deteksjon av giftige gasser

Toxic gases can be deadly even at very low concentrations, and over time, they can cause life-threatening diseases at even lower concentrations. It is therefore important to have good sensors that can detect these gases. Optronics, together with SINTEF, has developed two new and unique concepts ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Oslo

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Visually-augmented acoustic subsea navigation

The use of underwater vehicles is increasing fast. Their use covers a wide range of applications, including inspection of structures, seabed mapping, and environmental monitoring. Since GNSS/GPS does not work underwater, one fundamental issue in an underwater environment, is that navigation and c...

Awarded: NOK 6.7 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Akershus

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Demonstrate and test a new Compact Once Through Steam Generator (COTSG) as a core component of offshore Combined Cycle Power Plants (CCPP).

Techouse AS is currently having significant success in implementing gas turbine combined cycle solutions on offshore installations which result in 22-25% reduction in CO2-emission compared to conventional gas turbine solutions. The combined cycle is a heat and power solution where heat from the e...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Rogaland

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

At-the-Bit Piggyback Drilling Solution - an integrated while drilling solution for mud loss control.

Curing severe mud loss during drilling is a big challenge to the oil industry. Todays solutions are time consuming and costly. The At-the-Bit Mud Loss Control innovation include down hole technologies for on-demand and instant treatment of such losses. The key features of the new tool involve dow...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Tool to select optimal and more environmental friendly drilling fluid for drilling of exploration-, production-, P&A-, and geothermal wells

When drilling a well, the choice of drilling fluid is crucial for profitability, efficiency, and safety. Drilling fluid has several essential and central functions, including lubrication, stabilization, transport of drill cuttings, and cooling of the drill bit. The goal of our project is to devel...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Akershus

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Interactive analysis of OBN data

Ocean bottom node (OBN) surveys, which offer clear imaging advantages, are steadily supplementing (and sometimes replacing) surveys acquired with conventional streamers. This is driven by their ability to record a wider and richer azimuth of high-quality data over complex and challenging subsurfa...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Rogaland

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Videreutvikling av teknologi for bedre undergrunnsforståelse og innsamling av data for mer effektive boreoperasjoner

It is important to have a good understanding of the rock formations and its characteristics in order to maintain well integrity during drilling operations. Such understanding is also important for other operations, such as permanent plugging and abandonment of wells. QWave has developed a new t...

Awarded: NOK 5.3 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Sharing and recycling shale mechanical data to enable gigaton CO2 storage

Storing CO2 underground is emerging as a promising solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this underground storage, shale rock plays a critical role; it acts as a protective cap that seals off the stored CO2, keeping it securely contained. But how can we trust this cap? To address this, ...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Field studies for de-risking existing wells and CCS site geology

Legacy wells are old exploration and production wells that are penetrating the rock formations in the subsurface. To enable large-scale CO2 and energy storage, these wells must be assessed and monitored to avoid any leakage from the reservoir where the fluids are stored (several hundreds of m to ...

Awarded: NOK 13.6 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Risk-based framework for assessing CO2 storage monitoring

TO meet the need for increased CO2 storage, technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects must be integrated for effective planning and execution. Monitoring objectives such as changes in CO2 saturation, reservoir pressure, and stress fields can be determined by analyzing different type...

Awarded: NOK 11.4 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Vestland

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

New geopolitics and the interaction between safety and security in petroleum risk governance

The geopolitical situation in Europe changed dramatically with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, immediately causing deep concern about the security of European energy infrastructure. After the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and sightings of drones around Norwegian oil and gas installations, i...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Sorbent Assisted Carbon Capture Tailored for Low CO2 Concentrations from Air and Low Industrial CO2 Emissions

What is the aim of the SENSATION project The SENSATION project is working on a new technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2), from both air and from industries that release very low concentrations of CO2 in their exhaust gases. Capturing CO2 when it’s highly diluted is a big challenge. Existing ...

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Oslo

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Understanding Fluid Migration Processes at Offshore Well Sites | WELLFATE

Imagine a world where we can safely store carbon emissions or hydrogen in wells after they've served their primary purpose. This is the vision behind the WELLFATE project, which seeks to shed light on the complex subsurface processes around boreholes. The Norwegian Continental Shelf, a sprawling ...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2028

Location: Akershus

UTENRIKSFORSK-UTENRIKSFORSK

Next Arctic Rush? Critical Materials for the Energy Transition

If the Paris Agreement is to be fulfilled, 80% of the world’s energy production must be zero-emission by 2030, and all energy must be zero-emission by 2050. The technologies needed to achieve this dramatic shift depend on certain critical materials (lithium, copper, rare earths, etc.). If these a...

Awarded: NOK 9.9 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

DISTINGUISH: Decision support using neural networks to predict geological uncertainties when geosteering

The ability to fine-tune well positioning in real-time through geosteering increases the potential value of wells and minimizes risks. Geosteering is essential for petroleum drilling and also applies to other types of drilling, including geothermal projects, civil wells and tunnels, and soon, CO2...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Vestland

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Towards sustainable zero-emission offshore logistics

Platform supply vessels (PSVs) represent the largest greenhouse gas emission source in the offshore logistics supply chain for oil and gas operators at the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The existing PSV fleet is young and was developed with high-quality specifications. Therefore, the transit...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CO2 Transport and Storage directly from a ship: flexible and cost-effective solutions for European offshore storage.

It is widely accepted that CCUS (Carbon Capture, transport, Utilization, and Storage) is required to address the emission from hard-to-abate sectors in the net-zero society. It is a key technology enabler to decarbonize a wide range of industrial applications. In many regions of Europe, offshore ...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2025

Location: Vestland

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

Tunable and Durable Seawater Adhesives

Gluing things together under water poses a significant challenge. In seawater this is even more difficult due to the salt content, and currently the performance and durability of seawater adhesives is very limited. This is a problem for applications in marine industry such as underwater robotics,...

Awarded: NOK 14.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Østfold

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Advanced Membrane-based solutions for CCUS in Shipping

Global CO2 emission levels continue to rise and acceleration in deploying emission reduction technologies of all types across all sectors is required to combat climate change. The shipping industry contributes to about 3% in the world's CO2 emissions accounting up to 1076 mtCO2 in 2018 and is pro...

Awarded: NOK 10.4 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Akershus

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Reproductive toxicity and transgenerational effects of petroleum mixtures in fish

Crude oil is a highly complex mixture containing thousands of compounds, many of which remain unexplored. It is also highly toxic to marine life and poses a significant threat to fish species of both commercial and ecological importance. One of the greatest challenges for environmental scientists...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Intelligent autonomous systems for safeguarding operations and infrastructure at sea

In recent years, the geopolitical situation has developed in ways that make critical infrastructure an increasingly exposed target. The attacks on the North Stream and Balticconnector gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea clearly demonstrated the seriousness of the consequences of such incidents for Eu...

Awarded: NOK 12.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

SafeAm – Increased safety of ammonia handling for maritime operations

Ammonia is widely used in the agricultural sector for the production of fertilizers, and it has received particular attention in the last decade as a promising fuel to reduce carbon emissions. Ammonia is a carbon-free molecule which produces no carbon dioxide emissions when burned. Liquid ammonia...

Awarded: NOK 14.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Hybrid modelling with machine learning for overpressure and mud weight prediction

Unexpected high overpressures in the subsurface are still a significant challenge on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, even after decades of oil and gas exploration and production. Unpredicted overpressures may lead to challenges in drilling operations, such as unexpected gas into the well, loss o...

Awarded: NOK 15.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Characterization and 4D imaging of near well CO2 flow in fractures and microannuli

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a promising technology to mitigate climate change. Ensuring long-term well integrity is crucial to prevent CO2 leakage, which could pose environmental and safety hazards. This project aims to develop a robust method for detecting CO2 leakage behind casing in th...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

DECAMMP - Decomposed ammonia for carbon-free power generation

Gas turbines that use natural gas as fuel are the main source of the power required for offshore operations. For this reason, they are also the main greenhouse gas emission sources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Decarbonising offshore operations is necessary for reaching net-zero emissions g...

Awarded: NOK 10.2 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Conditions for earthquake nucleation in the lower crust

Earthquake initiation within the deep crust requires very high stresses, which are not expected elsewhere in the Earth’s crust. Several mechanisms have been proposed to generate these unusually high stresses, but direct measurements are lacking. This is a fundamental gap of knowledge, because mod...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo

KULTURTEMA-KULTURTEMA

Translatability of Oil: Critical Petro-Aesthetics at Work

The interdisciplinary project Translatability of Oil (TOIL) examines how petroleum oil has been represented and interpreted through literature, theatre, music, religious practice and audiovisual media over the past century. The acronym TOIL is a hint that energy transition can be demanding work, ...

Awarded: NOK 11.7 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Advanced energy recovery and CO2 capture systems for a decarbonised ferroalloy industry

ADVENCCS is an ambitious project that aims to develop next-generation solutions for transitioning the ferroalloy industry towards climate neutrality within 2050. ADVENCCS will pursue a systematic approach to develop new knowledge and concepts that will show how tailor-made energy-efficient CO2 ca...

Awarded: NOK 14.2 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Context-Based Real-Time OT-IT Systems Integrity Management

CORESIM is a research project aimed at helping industries respond more effectively to cyberattacks on systems that bridge the digital and physical worlds, known as Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). These systems control everything from oil rigs to power grids, and when they’re attacked, the consequen...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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