Register for our seminar on sub-basalt exploration
8/31/2026 Welcome to a seminar on sub-basalt exploration on 15 October 2026 at our offices. The seminar speakers will represent operators, suppliers, academia and the authorities.
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About the seminar
The purpose of the event is to highlight and discuss opportunities and issues associated with sub-basalt exploration.
The target group for this event is oil and gas companies that are active on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), as well as the supplier industry. We encourage you all to share your expertise and experience, and are looking forward to good professional discussions.
Practical information
Date: 15 October
Time: 09:00–15:00
Location: Auditorium Tor, Professor Olav Hanssens vei 10, entrance via the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's reception
Program: See below
Registration: Fully booked.
This is a free event, and we will serve a light lunch. Please note that the seminar will be held in English.
Registration starts at 08:30, and the event starts at 09:00 sharp.
Program
| Speaker | Title | Time |
| Vaka Antonsdottir, Norwegian Offshore Directorate | Welcome | 09:00-09:05 |
| Daniel Høie, Norwegian Offshore Directorate | Undiscovered resources sub-basalt plays | 09:05-09:15 |
| Sverre Planke, Volcanic Basin Energy Research (VBER) | Sub-basalt exploration opportunities of the mid-Norwegian margin assessed by integrated interpretation of high-quality seismic data, shallow boreholes, and analogues | 09:15-10:00 |
| Coffee break | 10:00-10:20 | |
| Nico Huebner, Harbour Energy | Sub-Basalt Exploration at the Vøring Marginal High | 10:20-10:45 |
| Jim Myrvang, Aker BP | Post-Basalt Prospectivity in PL 1308: Using OBN as a De-risking Tool | 10:45-11:10 |
| Lunch | 11:10-12:00 | |
| Martin Widmaier and Sören Naumann, TGS | From Challenge to Opportunity: Evolving Seismic Technologies for Exploration in Volcanic Basins | 12:00-12:30 |
| Daniel Baltar, EMGS | Imaging of basalt and sub-basalt sediments using CSEM and seismic integration in the Vøring Basin | 12:30-12:55 |
| Coffee break | 12:55-13:15 | |
| Bent Kjølhamar and Mikal Trulsvik, TGS | Prospective play models and new observations on sediment-volcanics interactions using elastic FWI in the Møre and Vøring basins | 13:15-13:40 |
| Jakob Skogseid and Øyvind Steen, Equinor | Outer Vøring Margin prospectivity revisited | 13:40-14:05 |
| Wrap up and summary with open discussion | 14:05-15:00 |
Updated: 8/31/2026