Annual Report 2013 Annual Report 2013

Karin Andreassen (Leader/Professor)
Stig-Morten Knutsen (Adm. leader/PhD)
Iver Martens (Adm. advisor)
Annual Report 2013
01.04.2014
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CONTENTS
SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 2
BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................... 2
VISION/AIMS ........................................................................................................................................... 3
RESEARCH PLAN / STRATEGY .................................................................................................................. 4
ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................................................................... 5
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................. 9
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ....................................................................................................... 26
RECRUITMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 26
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SUMMARY
This report describes the activities and results from 2013 in ARCEx – the Research Centre for Arctic
Petroleum Exploration.
The Centre opened 1 October 2013 and thus significant work in 2013 has been related to the
contractual and governance structure for the ten academic and eight industry partners.
Main academic efforts have been to calibrate work packages / tasks in ARCEx with ongoing projects
and to ensure good cooperation between the tasks.
The organization is now in the process of being fully established; some PhD / Post Docs have been
engaged, but two permanent professor positions and several adjunct professors will be hired in 2014.
As education and outreach is an important part of ARCEx, the establishment of a Master Program in
Arctic Petroleum Geology is underway and will be ready by start-up fall 2015.
BACKGROUND
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) announced in 2012 a call for a “Research and Knowledge Centre
for petroleum activity in northern and Arctic areas”. The call was a follow-up of the white papers
“Petroleumsmeldingen” St. 28 (2010-2011) “En næring for for framtida – om
Petroleumsvirksomheten” and the “Nordområdemeldingen” St. 7 (2011-2012) “Nordområdene –
Visjon og virkemidler”, where it was a strategic priority to strengthen the knowledge in northern
Norway on petroleum activity. The announced program was a “Kompetanseprosjekt for næringslivet”
(KPN), a knowledge-building project aiming to contribute to industry-related research education and
expertise. In addition, it was required that the project focused on up to two of the following scientific
topics:
i) Environmental understanding
ii) Resources and geoscientific conditions
iii) Development and operations in Arctic Areas.
The evaluation of applications was a two-step process, with 3 December 2012 as deadline for
submitting a mandatory sketch for the proposal and 13 February 2013 as deadline for submitting a full
proposal.
University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) submitted the sketch “Forsknings- og
kompetansesenter for petroleumsvirksomhet i nordområdene og Arktis (KOMPAS)”, together with
partners from Northern Research Institute (NORUT), The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), The
Geological Survay of Norway (NGU), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU),
University of Oslo (UiO), University of Bergen (UiB) and University of Stavanger (UiS) – Centre for Risk
Management and Societal Safety (SEROS), Akvaplan-Niva (APN), Nordlandsforskning (NF) and
Høgskolen i Finnmark (HiF). The sketch focused on the following two topics: i) Resources and
geoscientific conditions and ii) Environment.
A full proposal was submitted by UiT 13 February 2013, entitled “Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum
Exploration (ARCEx) together with the academic partners APN, NORUT, UiO, UiB, NTNU, NGU, UiSSEROS and International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) and the industry partners Statoil, Det
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Norske, Lundin, Gas de France, Tullow Oil, Conoco Phillips and Dong. Based on the response from RCN
to the submitted sketch (dated 18 December 2012), the full proposal aimed primarily at improved
knowledge of petroleum resources in northern and Arctic areas, with the complementary aim of
providing essential knowledge and methodology for eco-safe exploration in the high north. Eco-safe
refers here to the use of the best available technology and practices in order to minimize impacts and
risks to the Arctic environment.
The 29th May 2013, The Research Council of Norway announced that the University of Tromsø had
been awarded the “Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx)”. The applications had
been evaluated by an international expert panel and partly also by RCN administration, providing
advisory recommendations for the evaluation committee that had been appointed by the RCN Division
board for energy, resources and environment (DSE), and that took the final decision. ARCEx started 1
October 2013, and will receive funding from RCN until 30 September 2021. ARCEx is now one of two
“Petrosentre” funded by RCN, the other being the National IOR Centre of Norway (“Forskningssenter
for økt utvinning”) at University of Stavanger awarded 30 August 2013. Contract negotiations between
the ARCEx host institution UiT and partners were accomplished in February 2014. ARCEx was officially
opened 25 February 2014, and is located at “Naturfagsbygget” together with Department of Geology
at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
VISION/AIMS
The Research Centre for ARCtic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx) aims primarily at improved knowledge
of petroleum resources in northern and Arctic areas, with the complementary aim of providing
essential knowledge and methodology for eco-safe exploration in the high north. Eco-safe refers to
the use of best available technology and practices in order to minimize impacts and risks to the Arctic
environment.
This will be achieved through the following secondary objectives:
● Enhance the understanding of large-scale processes of sedimentary basin formation and evolution
of the Barents Sea and Arctic, and their impacts on petroleum systems.
● Secure correlation of geological events over large distances in diverse geological environments of
the Arctic.
● Establish petroleum systems and play concepts for the different basins.
● Assimilate new ecosystem knowledge for the different basins into advanced impact and risk
analysis methodologies.
● Develop technology for eco-safe exploration in the Arctic.
● Create a research-based education and training program based on the scientific themes of the
Centre.
● Communicate results from the Centre to scientists, decision makers and the general public.
The Centre, based at Norway’s northernmost University will, in 8 years, establish itself at the forefront
of scientific excellence in Arctic petroleum geology and geophysics. ARCEx will become a resource of
highly qualified personnel with specialized training for eco-safe petroleum exploration in the Arctic.
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RESEARCH PLAN / STRATEGY
The ARCEx research objectives will be addresses within five interconnected work packages (WPs), with
associated research tasks:
WP1: Basin Analysis,
WP2: Petroleum systems and play concepts,
WP3: Environmental risk management,
WP4: Technology for eco-safe exploration in the Arctic,
WP5: Education and Outreach.
Research will be carried out at the various academic partner institutions and through a significant
build-up of new knowledge by PhD- and Post Doc. programs. The overall plan for hiring and
establishment of such programs relative to the work packages is given in the table below.
WP1 and WP2 investigate the subsurface of the Barents Sea and the Arctic at two different scales: WP1
covers the large scale geological processes including deep crustal features and relation to sedimentary
basin forming. WP2 builds on the large scale approach from WP1 and forms the geological bridge to
the prospect assessment being conducted by the industry. WP2 investigates the petroleum play
systems including source, reservoir and trap, and emphasizes on the onshore use of field analogues.
Together these two work packages cover the resources and geoscientific conditions as set out by the
RCN.
WP3 and WP4 cover the environment part as asked for by the RCN. WP3 focus on the marine
ecosystems both from field investigations and ecotoxicology experiments, which through impact
assessment modeling will lead to an Arctic risk uncertainty framework. WP4 will investigate seismic
acquisition in ice infected areas and including geophysical exploration in ecological vulnerable areas.
Remote sensing for operations and the use of geophysical modeling of outcrop examples of reservoir
analogues aims at improving both the quality and the processes for operations in the Arctic.
WP 5 is focused on the education and outreach. Related to all activities in WP1 to WP4 new study
programs and courses will be established at UiT. The results from the research will be published both
through papers and in conferences. ARCEx also aspires to arrange its own conference with special focus
on the topics related to exploration in the Arctic.
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Administration
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Admi tra ti ve a dvi s or* (Ui T/NT; 50%)
Admi ni s tra ti ve l ea der** (Ui T/NT; 10-30%)
Project l ea der Prof. Ka ri n Andrea s s en
Project l ea der new Prof. i n Petrol . Geos ci ences (Ui T/NT)
WP1: Basin Analysis
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Profes s or i n Petrol eum Geos ci ences 1.1 (Ui T/NT)
PhD1.1 (Ui T/NT; T1.3: Cenozoi c upl i ft a nd eros i on)
PhD1.2 (Ui O)
PhD1.3 (Ui T/NT; Fi rs t two yea rs i n WP2)
PhD 1.4 (Ui ; T1.3: Source-to s i nk)
Pos tDoc1.1 (Ui O; T1.?)
Pos tDoc1.2 (Ui O)
ProfII 1.1 (Ui T/NT J.I. Fa l ei de)
WP2: Petroleum Systems and Play Concepts 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Profes s or i n Petrol eum Geos ci ences 2.1 (Ui T/NT)
PhD1.3 (Ui T/NT; thi rd yea r i n WP1)
PhD2.1 (Ui T/NT; T2.1: Ons hore-offs hore)
PhD2.2 (UNIS)
PhD2.3 (UNIS)
Pos tDoc2.1 (UNIS; T?)
Pos tDoc2.2 (Ui B)
ProfII 2.1 (Ui T/NT; Snorre Ol a us s en)
WP3: Environmental Risk Management
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
WP4: Technology for eco-safe exploration
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
WP5: Education and Outreach
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
PhD3.1 (APN; T3.?
Pos tDoc3.1 (Ui T/BFE; T3.3)
Pos tDoc3.2 (Ui T/BFE; T3.2)
Pos tDoc3.3 (Ui T/BFE; T3.2; 1.66 yea rs )
Pos tDoc3.4 (APN; T3.1)
Pos tDoc3.5 (IRIS; T3.4; 2.66 yea rs )
Pos tDoc3.6 (UIS; T3.5)
Prof II (APN)
Prof II (Ui T/BFE)
PhD4.1. (NORUT; T4.4: Remote s ens i ng technol ogy)
PhD4.2 (NTNU; T4.?)
PhD4.3 (Ui B; T4.2 a nd 4.3)
Pos tDoc4.1 (NTNU; T4?)
Pos tDoc4.2 (Ui B; T4.2 a nd 4.3)
ProfII 4.1 (Ui T; Stå l e Joha ns en a nd Tor Arne Joha ns en )
Study cons ul ta nt a nd outrea ch (Ui T/NT; 50%)
Table 1. Positions and timing for initiation within ARCEx
ORGANIZATION
From the above summary in Table 1 it can be concluded that at UiT there will be between 15 and 20
new firm positions. The centre is located at the Institute for Geology very close to the main University
campus. During 2014 completely renovated office space with all needed facilities will be in place. The
ARCEx project currently has ten academic partners and eight industry partners.
Management/structure
The below figure illustrates the governance structure for ARCEx. In addition to the below, the ARCEx
Board in their first meeting 25 February 2014, suggested that a General Assembly (GA) should be
established for ARCEx. A proposal for including such GA in the governance Structure will be presented
at the next Board Meeting scheduled for June 2014. The Research Council of Norway (RCN) has
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observer status at the ARCEx Board, and the same is valid for the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
(NPD).
Figure 1. The ARCEx governance and organization. The Norwegian Research Council and the Norwegian
Petroleum Directorate have each one observer to the board.
Firm
Alternate*
Morten Karlsen (Statoil Petroleum AS)
Nora Hveding Bergseth (Eni Norge AS)
Ole Lindefjeld (ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS)
Jan Eske Christensen (DONG E&P Norge AS)
Terje Solheim (Det norske oljeselskap ASA)
Jan Åge Greger (GDF Suez E&P Norge AS)
Geir Birger Larssen (Lundin Norway AS)
Reidar Müller (Tullow Oil Norge AS)
Morten Hald UiT, the Arctic University of Norway (Chair)
Salve Dahle (Akvaplan-Niva)
Brit-Lisa Skjelkvåle Monsen (UiO)
Table 2. The ARCEx Board as constituted 25 February 2014 and elected for two years.
*Proposal of personal alternates are based on alphabetic sorting by company name
The ARCEx Management Team (Tab. 3) is the work package leaders and the ARCEx administration:
Name
Affiliation
Professor Karin Andreassen (Leader)
Professor Jan Inge Faleide (WP 1)
Professor Snorre Olaussen (WP 2)
Adjunct Professor JoLynn Carrol (WP 3)
Professor Tor Arne Johansen (WP 4)
Professor Ståle Emil Johansen (WP 4)
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
University of Oslo
UNIS – The University Centre in Svalbard
UiT and Akvaplan-Niva
University of Bergen
NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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Associate Professor Jan Sverre Laberg (WP 5)
Associate Professor Jasmine Nahrang (WP 5)
Adm. Lead Stig-Morten Knutsen
Adm. Advisor Iver Martens
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Table 3. The ARCEx Management Team.
A key part of the ARCEx governance system is the Technical Committee where the main technical
interaction and discussion between the academic- and industry partners take place.
ARCEx Academic Partners
The wide cooperation between the ARCEx partners and key people is given by the table below:
WP1
T1.1
T1.2
T1.3
T1.4
T1.5
T1.6
WP2
T2.1
T2.2
T2.3
T2.4
T2.5
WP3
T3.1
T3.2
T3.3.
T3.4
T3.5
Basin Analysis. WP leader: Prof. Jan Inge Faleide UiO/Prof. NN1 UiT-NT
Linking sedimentary basins to deeper structure. Leader: Prof. Rolf Mjelde UiB;
UiO: Jan Inge Faleide, Asbjørn J. Breivik; UiT-NT: Prof. NN1
Basin Evolution. Leader: Prof. Jan Inge Faleide UiO. UiO: Roy H. Gabrielsen, Johan Petter Nystuen, NN; UiTNT: Prof NN1, Prof II NN2
Cenozoic uplift and Erosion. Leader. Ass. Prof. Jan-Sverre Laberg UiT
UiT-NT: Karin Andreassen, Prof. NN1 UiT-NT; UiO: Jan Inge Faleide, Jens Jahren NGU: Per Terje Osmundsen
Source-to sink. Leader: Prof. William Helland-Hansen UiB
UiT-NT: Prof NN2; UiO: J.I. Faleide, Johan Petter Nystuen, NN; UNIS: Snorre Olaussen, Alvar Braathen; NGU:
Per Terje Osmundsen
Numerical and analogue modeling. Task leader: Prof. Riske Huismans UiB
UiO: Jan Inge Faleide, Roy H. Gabrielsen, Dimitrios Sokoutis; UiT-NT: Prof. NN1
Arctic petroleum basins - beyond the Barents Sea. Leaders: Profs. J.I. Faleide UiO and Snorre Olaussen UNIS
UiT-NT: Prof NN1, Prof NN2
3 PhDs and 1 PostDoc the first 5 years; 1 Postdoc and 0.5 PhD (shared with WP2) the last 3 years
Petroleum systems and play concepts. WP leaders: Prof. Snorre Olaussen/Prof NN2 UiT-NT
Onshore offshore stratigraphy and tectonic links. Leader: Prof. Steffen Bergh UiT-NT
UiT-NT: ProfNN2 UiT-NT; UNIS: Alvar Braathen, Snorre Olaussen; UiB: William Helland-Hansen, Wojtec
Nemec; UiO: Jan Inge Faleide, Wolfram M. Kürschner, Jenø Nagy, NN
Hydrocarbon source and fluid flow. Leader: Prof. Dag A. Karlsen UiO
UiB:William Helland-Hansen; UNIS: Snorre Olaussen; UiT-NT: Prof NN1 and Prof NN2
Reservoir studies. Leader: Prof. William Helland-Hansen UiB
UNIS: Snorre Olaussen; UiT-NT: Prof NN1 and Prof NN2; UiO: Johan Petter Hystuen, Jens Jahren; UiB: Wojtec
Nemec
Trap and seal analysis. Leader: Prof. Alvar Braathen UNIS
UNIS: Snorre Olaussen; UiT-NT: Prof NN1 and Prof NN2; UiO: Jan Inge Faleide, Roy H. Gabrielsen; NGU: Per
Terje Osmundsen
Quantitative analysis of petroleum systems and plays. Leader: Prof. Snorre Olaussen UNIS
UiT: Prof NN1 and Prof NN2; UiO: Dag A. Karlsen, Johan P. Nystuen, Jens Jahren; UiB: Wojtec Nemec, W.
Helland-Hansen
2 PhDs and 1.5 PostDocs the first 5 years; 1.5 PhD (shared with WP1) and 0.5 PostDoc the last 3 years
Environmental Risk Management. WP leader: Prof. JoLynn Carroll APN/UiT-NT
Ecosystems connected to benthos. Leader: Prof. Paul Renard APN/UNIS
APN: Michael Carroll, Sabine Cochrane; IRIS: Andrew Sweetman
Pelagic ecosystems and vertical transport. Leader: Prof. Paul Wassmann UiT-BFE
UiT-BFE: Marit Reigstad, Lena Seuthe, Camilla Svenson
Sensitivity of key species in northern systems. Leader: Dr. Jasmine Nahrgang UiT-BFE
APN: Marianne Franzen; IRIS: Thierry Baussant
Ecosystem impact assessment. Leader: Prof. JoLynn Carroll APN-UiT-NT
UiT-Computer Centre: Jonas Juselius
Risk-uncertainty framework for the Arctic. Leader: Prof. Terje Aven UiS-SEROS
APN: Lionel Camus; IRIS: Steinar Sanni; UiS-SEROS: Roger Flage, Kenneth Pettersen
1 PhD and 4 PostDocs the first 5 years; 4 Post Docs the last 3 years
Technology for eco-safe exploration in the Arctic.
WP4
T4.1
WP leaders: Prof. Ståle E. Johansen NTNU/ Prof. Tor Arne Johansen UiB
Geophysical Exploration in ecological vulnerable areas. Leader: Prof. Martin Landrø NTNU
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T4.2
T4.3
T4.4
T4.5
T4.6
UiB: Tor Arne Johansen; APN: Martin Biuw
Strategies for seismic acquisition within and close to sea ice. Leader: Prof. Tor A Johansen UiB
UiB: Bent Ole Ruud; NTNU: Martin Landrø
Acquisition and processing of seismic data from sea ice to snow and ice-covered land.
Leader: Prof. Tor Arne Johansen UiB. UiB: Bent Ole Ruud; NTNU: Martin Landrø
Remote sensing technology in support of seismic operations within and close to sea ice.
Leader: Dr. Rune Storvold NORUT. NORUT: Stian Solbø; UiT-NT: Torbjørn Eltoft
Use of seismic and CSEM data for exploration and monitoring reservoir systems of the Arctic.
Leader: Prof. Ståle Johansen NTNU. NTNU: Martin Landrø
Geophysical imaging of prospects and reservoirs from field analogues on Svalbard and Greenland.
Leader: Prof. S. Johansen NTNU. NTNU: Martin Landrø; UNIS: S. Olaussen, A. Braathen
3 PhDs and 1.5 PostDocs the first 5 years; 2.5 PostDocs the last 3 years
Education and Outreach.
WP5
WP leaders: Ass. Prof. Jan S. Laberg UiT-NT/Dr. Jasmine Nahrgang UiT-BFE
Administration Centre Leader: Prof. Karin Andreassen UiT-NT
Table 4. Project organization of the Centre, showing WP leaders and Research Task leaders. The number of PhDs
and PostDocs connected to each work package is indicated. These fellows will typically address several tasks and
in some cases also more than one work package. Planned starting times of the PhDs and PostDocs are indicated
in Table 1.
Collaboration between ARCEx partners
The collaboration between the partners is regulated through the governance system illustrated in
Figure 1 above. The main agent for collaboration between the academic and industry partners are the
technical committees. For WP1 – 4 each industry partner has nominated key technical participants to
ensure that the strategy and plans for the WPs are aligned with expectations or needs.
Between the academic partners the main meeting arena is the ARCEx Management forum where
communication and discussions across the WPs takes place. Several of the PhD and Post Doc positions
are defined as partly overlapping between WPs and partners, and ensure good communication
between the academic partners.
The WP leader has the responsibility for distributing routine updates (for examples e-alerts) to all task
leaders and representatives of participating institutes to ensure that corresponding members are
aware of the status of Centre start up activities, cooperation among the different WPs and important
administration and reporting deadlines. The WP leader prepares and submits documents requested
by Centre administrators for purposes of reporting on finances and progress.
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SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Work Package Leader: Prof. Jan Inge Faleide UiT/UiO.
From 2015 a new Professor/ Associate Professor in petroleum geology – basin analysis, located at the
Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT will be part of the WP1 management.
WP1 Main goals
The understanding of the regional geology and tectonic evolution in the Barents Sea region will be
enhanced. The new, partly quantitative, understanding of basin development and petroleum systems
will provide a better basis to assess the petroleum potential and reduce exploration risk in the north.
We will build on results from previous and ongoing research projects (many funded through the
PetroMaks/PetroMaks II programs; e.g. PETROBAR, GlaciPet, DemoCen, GlaciBar, BarRock, BarMod)
and knowledge established through regional exploration in the north so far. We have a tradition of
working closely together with international partners, in particular Russian scientists having key data
and knowledge about the eastern, central and northern Barents Sea. An integrated multidisciplinary
research team, including among others geologists, geophysicists and modelers, will be established to
address the key tasks of WP1, which are: Linking sedimentary basins to deep structure, Basin evolution,
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Cenozoic uplift and erosion, Source-to-sink, Numerical and analogue modeling, Arctic petroleum
basins – beyond the Barents Sea.
Task 1.1 Linking sedimentary basins to deep structure Leader: Prof. Rolf Mjelde UiB;
1.1 Goals
In this task we focus on how deep structures in the crystalline basement crust and upper mantle have
played a role in the basin formation and evolution.
1.1 Activities in 2013
No new ARCEX activities were initiated in 2013.
1.1 Planned activities for 2014
Task 1.1 will not receive ARCEx funds the first few years, since the planned activities will be covered by
a new NFR PetroMaks project at UiB (Ritske Huismans & Rolf Mjelde) and UiO (Jan Inge Faleide &
Asbjørn Breivik) starting in April 2014. Three positions (2 postdocs and 1 PhD) will be funded by the
project and new deep seismic acquisition in the Barents Sea is planned for the summer 2014.
Task 1.2 Basin evolution Leader: Prof. Jan Inge Faleide UiO
1.2 Goals
The regional basin evolution will be studied in time and space, based on seismic stratigraphy correlated
to wells and onshore geology. An updated regional tectono-stratigraphic framework will form the basis
for the other tasks in WP1 and also WP2.
1.2 Activities in 2013
No new ARCEX activities were initiated in 2013. However, a lot of complementary work relevant to this
task was carried out at UiO in terms of MSc and PhD thesis work focusing on major fault complexes of
the SW Barents Sea.
1.2 Planned activities for 2014
A new ARCEx postdoc will be employed at UiO this spring – working with the main objectives of this
task:
• Timing and extent of main tectonic phases
• Regional correlations and seismic sequence stratigraphy
• Structural analysis – basin architecture and boundary-fault mechanics
• Basin-forming/shaping processes
The new postdoc will build his/her work on the results of ~10 MSc theses and 2 PhD theses
completed during recent years at UiO. The work will be closely linked to the Task 1.5 modeling
activities (both numerical and analogue).
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Task 1.3 Cenozoic uplift and erosion Leader. Ass. Prof. Jan-Sverre Laberg UiT
1.3 Goals
We will build on and extend previous studies focusing on this important topic that has had major
impact on the petroleum systems in the Barents Sea. We will study the wider Barents Sea region to
better constrain the timing and amount of uplift/erosion, as well as their causes and implications.
1.3 Activities in 2013
No new ARCEX activities were initiated in 2013. However, complementary work relevant to this task
was carried out at UiO as part of an ongoing PhD project – mainly focusing on quantification of net
erosion in the wider Barents Sea area.
Complementary work are also done at UiT where an ongoing PhD project is focusing on quantification
of net erosion and sedimentation rates in the adjacent area to the south of the Barents Sea, the Troms
area.
1.3 Planned activities for 2014
A new ARCEx PhD will be employed at UiT this spring – working with the main objectives of this task:
• Construct new maps of regional erosion and deposition for the entire Barents Sea region based on
all relevant data from both onshore and offshore areas.
• Identify and separate the various phases of Cenozoic uplift and erosion that has affected the
Barents Sea.
• Model paleo-relief.
The new PhD candidate will work closely together with researchers at both UiT and UiO that have been
working on similar tasks for many years - with different/complementary approaches.
The PhD student will start by focusing on the northwestern and northern Barents Sea margin where
the aim is to:
Revise the sediment volumes and rates of erosion, identify and separate the various phases of
Cenozoic uplift and erosion.
Task 1.4 Source-to-sink Leader: Prof. William Helland-Hansen UiB
1.4 Goals
On a regional scale we will carry out source, fairway and sink analyses for the main depositional
systems in the wider Barents Sea region. These will form the basis for more detailed studies focusing
on the distribution and quality of source, reservoir and seal in WP2
1.4 Activities in 2013
No new ARCEX activities were initiated in 2013.
1.4 Planned activities for 2014
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A new ARCEx postdoc or PhD candidate will be employed at UiB – working with the main objectives of
this task:
• Provenance and paleogeography/-topography/-bathymetry for selected case studies
• Regional depositional systems and their link to offshore sequence stratigraphy
• Post-depositional processes
Source to sink studies includes assessment of source area parameters like drainage patterns,
catchment area and relief and their coupling to sink sediment distribution and quality. Input
parameters like sediment volumetrics and sequence stratigraphy, geomorphic scaling relationships
and provenance data will be the basis for these assessments. In particular we will focus on source-tosink studies of Upper Paleozoic and Jurassic depositional systems in the Barents Sea region and the
Cenozoic systems on the Svalbard and Barents Sea margins. Source to sink studies of the Triassic and
Lower Cretaceous are covered by other complementary projects.
Task 1.5 Numerical and analogue modelling Leader: Prof. Riske Huismans UiB
1.5 Goals
Building on the results from the other research tasks we will perform numerical 2D (and 3D)
tectonic/geodynamic modelling to better understand the interplay between different processes
forming the sedimentary basins. Important insights will also come from complementary analogue
modelling.
1.5 Activities in 2013
Analogue modeling activities were performed during the first period of Roy H. Gabrielsen’s sabbatical
at TecLab, University of Utrecht. 3 series of experiments have so far been completed. The main focus,
with reference to the SW Barents Sea, has been on
• Extensional decollement/dislocation faulting
• Extension in systems of multiple extension events and multiple layers of weakness
• The western margin configuration and its influence on the structural development during opening
of the NE Atlantic
Draft manuscripts based on the two first series of analogue experiments are in preparation.
No numerical modeling has been initiated as part of ARCEx, but complementary/relevant modeling
activities, focusing on the central Barents Sea, has been carried out at UiO as part of the BarMod
project.
1.5 Planned activities for 2014
The analogue modeling experiments will continue during the second part of Gabrielsen’s sabbatical in
Utrech (until June 2014). The associated papers will be ready for submission before the summer.
Numerical modelling will not be initiated as part of ARCEx in 2014, but it will be taken care of in
complementary projects at both UiO and UiB.
Task 1.6 Arctic petroleum basins – beyond the Barents Sea Leaders: Profs. J.I. Faleide UiO and
Snorre Olaussen UNIS
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No activities related to this task have been initiated or are planned for the first few years of ARCEx.
WP leader: Snorre Olaussen UiT/UNIS.
From 2015 a new Professor/ Associate Professor in petroleum geology – petroleum systems, located
at the Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT will be part of the WP2 management.
Detailed knowledge on basin characteristics, summarized in detailed paleogeography reconstructions
will improve prediction of the resource potential of the Arctic Basins. WP2 develops a strong researchbased activity in studies of petroleum systems and play concepts within the Barents Sea and
northernmost Atlantic basins and their pan-Arctic counterparts. The economic shelf plays in the
Barents Sea conform to traditional Norwegian continental shelf plays; we will explore these play
concepts conceptually and expand into new frontiers of exploration both geographically and by
knowledge-building. The WP2 studies, integrated with regional dataset of WP1, will focus on: Onshoreoffshore stratigraphy and tectonic links, Hydrocarbon source and fluid flow, Reservoir studies, Trap
and seal analysis, Quantitative analysis of petroleum systems and plays.
WP2 main goals
Within a stratigraphic and tectonic perspective improve the onshore offshore link of the basin fills in
the Greater Barents Sea region and nearby Arctic basins. By using high quality, quantitative and new
acquired data on the basin formations and evolutions will give a better understanding for their impacts
on petroleum systems. Finally the aim is to establish play concepts for the different basins.
Budget including additional funding from UiT; a new permanent position as Professor/ Associate
Professor in petroleum geology and an adjunct position in WP 2. For 2014 to 2017 a PhD position at
UiT is allocated to WP1 and a Post Doc position at UNIS to WP 2.5.
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Figure 2. While Upper Paleozoic carbonate platform/ramps have been successful plays in Arctic Canada and
Northwest Russia these plays were regarded as failure in the Barents Sea until the Gohta discovery in 2013.
Task 2.1. Onshore offshore stratigraphy and tectonic links. Leader: Prof. Steffen Bergh UiT-NT
2.1 Goals:
Onshore-offshore stratigraphy and tectonic link for obtaining and improved platform for predictive risk
mitigation of plays based on new research and observations on Svalbard and mainland northern
Norway. The focus should be on fault-basin architectures, basin-fault timing and evolution, basement
control on faulting, and effects on Cenozoic landscapes, uplift and erosion along the hyper-extended
margin in general. Other goals may include the study of shallow shelf-seated sag, pull-apart and/or rift
basins, and the nature of basement-seated faults and fault rock behavior. , fluid flow, fault sealinghealing and permeability in the context of hydrocarbon migration and entrapment.
2.1 Planned activities for 2014
In 2014 the research will concentrate on field work and field sampling, in conjunction with data from
marine cruises to integrate various datasets from onshore and offshore areas. These data include
seismic reflection data, stratigraphic/sedimentary logs,potential field data, InSAR-data, digital
elevation models (DEM), bathymetry data (MAREANO) and laboratory experimental work including
microscopy of fault rocks. Data integration should be done using ESRI ArcGIS both for mapping,
visualization and interpretation.
Current status. The task for WP 2.1 will among others recruit a PhD position at UiT and a master
project. The PhD announcement was announced February with application deadline March 2014.
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Task 2.2 Hydrocarbon source and fluid flow. Leader: Prof. Dag A. Karlsen UiO
The main goal of task 2.2 is to characterize exposed, stained rocks and hydrocarbon seeps and correlate
them to known and potential new source rocks (oil population). By linking the source with
seeps/stained rock to stratigraphy, structures and glacial history in Svalbard, this task will allow better
established timing of migration, accumulation and exhumation. This insight will be transferred to the
exploration of the Barents Sea and other pan-Arctic basins.
2.2 Planned activities for 2014
The main tasks will be to collect all available data for establishing common data base on oil and source
rock data.
Current status. Master theses are planned.
Task 2.3 Reservoir studies. Leader: Prof. William Helland-Hansen UiB
This task will define thickness, lateral continuity, and vertical stacking patterns of reservoir units, by
analyzing their architecture and scale in time and space. Targeted datasets will be Barents Sea seismic
and analogical exposures of sandstone and carbonate bodies (e.g. reservoir bodies). Hereunder, one
purpose will be to combine quantitative outcrop studies with high resolution seismic, which will give a
better prediction of expected reservoir quality in both frontier areas and for new exploration targets
2.3 Planned activities for 2014
Several studies are ongoing on facies studies and sequence stratigraphy in the archipelago and on the
subsurface. The main task will be to establish a common data base for ongoing studies.
Current status. Master theses are planned.
Task 2.4 Trap and seal analysis. Leader: Prof. Alvar Braathen UNIS
Detailed studies in seismics and onshore Svalbard will be used to identify and characterize traps.
Similarly, cap rock integrity studies into fracture systems, sand and dolerite dikes, and faults will be
undertaken in order to develop regionally applicable models for traps and the risk of encountering caprock bypass systems.
2.4 Planned activities for 2014
Within the R&D project UNIS CO2 LAB 4km of cored data of Upper Triassic, Jurassic and Lower
Cetaceous strata are available for several ARCEx studies. The subsurface research at the UNIS CO2 lab
us have been executed in cooperation with most universities and research institutions in Norway. UNIS
CO2 Lab is Climit and industrial sponsored. One of the major efforts have been to verify seal capacity
as pressure studies, mechanical and chemical properties of the cap rock. This data will be used to
compare with similar studies offshore Barents Sea to get better constrain of the cap rocks i.e. fluid
flow, fault sealing-healing and permeability in the context of hydrocarbon migration and entrapment.
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Current status. Master theses are planned.
Task 2.5 Quantitative analysis of petroleum systems and plays. Leader: Prof. Snorre Olaussen UNIS
This task addresses quantitative models on generation, expulsion, migration, accumulation, and
pressure and seal capacity based on the onshore and near shore data in Svalbard. By combining this
and the four above mentioned tasks this undertaking will also be used to construct and discuss
conceptual play fairway maps. Such play fairway maps can be transferred to the subsurface analysis of
the Barents Sea and thereby give valuable input to better risk mitigation in frontier areas
2.5 Planned activities for 2014
As Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has all the data on all tested play concepts in the Barents
Sea i.e. hold all historical exploration data on the basins on the Barents Sea. Based on these data the
intention will then twofold 1) collect all subsurface data of drilled prospect and analyse their success
and faultier criteria including play fair way analyses, and 2) in a regional context establish new
untested play concepts and play fair way maps. Next step will be to use the onshore offshore link of
the strata to improve conceptual play concepts.
Current status. A 3 years post doc position on Quantitative analysis of petroleum systems and plays at
UNIS is announced with application deadline May 2014. It is also initiated a dialogue with NPD for ½
year stay at NPD for a post Doc. Likewise Canadian Geological survey by dr. Ashton Embry is contacted
for a short time visit to investigate their data base.
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WP Leader: JoLynn Carroll UiT/BFE
The exploration and development of resources in the Arctic is often characterized as involving a greater
risk and severity of impacts to the environment relative to many other regions. This requires
development of new environmental risk management approaches tailored to the unique exploration
and future operational challenges for Arctic areas.
The aim of the Environment component of the Centre is to provide essential knowledge and
methodology for eco-safe exploration in the high north. Eco-safe refers to the use of best available
technology and practices in order to minimize impacts and risks to the Arctic environment.
WP 3 Main Goals
The research performed in WP3 will produce new insight for industry on two key questions:
1. What is the potential for ecosystem impacts in the Arctic?
2. Which areas and time periods should be prioritized for exploration activities?
Obtain new knowledge and data on Arctic ecosystems and food webs
● Obtain new knowledge and data on the sensitivity of key species to petroleum discharges within
northern ecosystems
● Identify priority areas and time periods for exploration activities in the north
● Develop a theoretical risk uncertainty framework for the Arctic
● Recommend geophysical data acquisition strategies minimizing the impact on living organisms
Task 3.1 Ecosystems connected to the benthos Leader: Prof. Paul Renard APN/UNIS
Initial work performed in this task has been to begin joint planning of activities in Task 3.1 and Task
3.2. With both tasks focused on the collection of new ecological information, the task leaders have
carried out regular meetings to discuss the logistical issues associated with the field work proposed to
be conducted in 2016. The Task leaders have also been discussing how to coordinate their search
efforts to hire a PhD student for each task. They plan to begin the hiring process in early 2015.
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Task 3.2 Pelagic ecosystems and vertical export Leader: Prof. Paul Wassmann UiT-BFE
See description given in Task 3.1
Task 3.3 Sensitivity of key species in northern systems Leader: Dr. Jasmine Nahrgang UiT-BFE
The main effort thus far has been to initiate communication among UiT-The Arctic University of
Norway (BFE), International Research Centre in Stavanger, and Akvaplan-niva, to discuss their
respective activities related to the acquisition of ecotoxicology data on Arctic marine species. They are
planning the development of a strategy to link their activities in order to generate synergy. This will
also gradually develop into a common experimental plan, with protocols, to be implemented in a
subsequent stage of the data acquisition activities to be performed through this Task. These efforts
also include cooperation with the new educational program under establishment at UiT-The Arctic
University of Norway.
Task 3.4 Ecosystem impact assessment. Leader: Prof. JoLynn Carroll APN-UiT-NT
During project initiation, the main objective has been to provide information to other task members
on the data needs and formats required by the ecosystem modeling system. In addition, task
participants have been engaging in research collaboration meetings to discuss procedures for
implementing new data into the system.
Task 3.5 Risk-uncertainty framework for the Arctic. Leader: Prof. Terje Aven UiS-SEROS
A work plan for the development of the Risk-Uncertainty Framework is under development. The task
leader is preparing to distribute this plan to all WP leaders. This is to communicate with the other WPs
on critical information that is needed for the framework and to explore what can be generated through
the research activities planned for the other WPs. The Task leader participated in the event, ' Workshop
on risk research within RAmP', Tromsø, 21 February 2014. Here he presented the initial ideas on this
Joint framework for risk and uncertainty. The framework highlights the knowledge dimension for the
creation of a unified basis for risk management/risk governance.
WP 3 Achievements for 2013
ARCEx project start-up activities
WP administration routines for task leaders
WP communication routines to ensure communication across tasks
Initiated development of WP science plan
Recruitment of a PhD student in the application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UVAs) for resource
surveys in Arctic and Sub-Arctic regions
Recruitment of a Professor II in the field of computer science
Initiation of laboratory ecotoxicology experiments for selected Arctic species
WP 3 Planned Activities for 2014
Hiring of PhD student: Ana Sofia Aniceto (start - March 2014)
Hiring of Professor II position: Jonas Juselius (start – August 2014)
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Protocol harmonization for ecotoxicology experiments
Laboratory ecotoxicology experiments for selected Arctic species
Coordinated preparations for field studies on both the benthic and pelagic ecosystem of the
Barents Sea
Designing test scenarios in preparation for set-up and testing of the integrated ecosystem
impact analysis model
Planning of the Risk-Uncertainty Framework for the Arctic
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WP leaders: Ståle Johansen NTNU/UiT / Prof. Tor Arne Johansen UiB
Geoscientific exploration of the Arctic will meet challenges partly different from those we know from
exploration of the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. We will develop the best possible geophysical
data acquisition strategies to use – both with respect to the environment and the data quality – during
initial exploration, and, subsequent static and dynamic reservoir characterization.
WP4 Main Goals
Norway is one of the leading nations worldwide in developing improved geophysical technology. The
project will consider and build on “state-of-the-art” technology as the initial strategy for the
geophysical exploration of the Arctic. Key research topics are: Constraints for geophysical exploration
in ecological vulnerable areas, Acquisition and processing of seismic data from sea ice, snow and snowcovered land, Remote sensing technology in support of seismic within and close to sea ice.
Task 4.1 Constraints for geophysical exploration in ecological vulnerable areas. Leader: Prof.
Martin Landrø NTNU
4.1 Goals
• Develop eco-safe seismic sources at sea
• Develop none-explosive eco-safe seismic sources on ice
4.1 Planned activities for 2014
• Evaluate how effective it is to use super-wide and super-long arrays in order to reduce the sound
level in the water layer. Work has started with initial considerations and estimations.
• High frequency output from air guns. Landrø et al. 2011 proposed that ghost cavitation might be a
dominant cause for high frequencies generated by air gun arrays. In 2013 this study was followed
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by a study investigating this effect in more detail by a new article in Geophysics. This year, we plan
to continue these efforts and try to understand whether it is possible to attenuate this type of noise.
• Review available information on 1) frequency-specific hearing sensitivities of various arctic marine
organisms and 2) the seasonal fluctuations in the presence of potentially sensitive marine
organisms, including fish, seals and whales.
• 1 master project
• 1 PhD project
Task 4.2 Strategies for best possible seismic acquisition within and close to sea ice
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Task 4.3 Acquisition and processing of seismic data from sea ice, snow- and ice-covered land
Leader: Prof. Tor A Johansen UiB
4.2 and 4.3 Plans and achievements for 2014
MSc Sverre-Christian Myklebust was awarded a PhD-position related to Tasks 4.2 and 4.3. The PhDperiod has been defined from 15th of January 2014 to 14th of January 2017. 3 MSc students, Margreth
Jensen, Svein Bakke and Susanne Furland, started their master-thesis works related to the same tasks
during autumn 2013 and spring 2014. Two of the MSc students are to graduate during late 2014.
The following work on Task 4.2 has been initiated:
• Develop procedures for seismic surveying on thick and strong sea ice.
Study of seismic data acquired during March 2013 on the sea ice in Van Mijenfjorden, Svalbard.
Particular emphasis is on describing the appearance and signature of flexural waves recorded on
geophones on top of the ice, and on hydrophones beneath the ice, using various source configurations
(point sources and line sources).
• Develop procedures for seismic surveying below ice.
Work has been started on gathering seismic equipment (4 component ocean bottom nodes from CGG
and broad-frequency hydrophones) and further planning of seismic tests to take place either late
spring 2014 or early 2015 on Van Mijenfjorden, Svalbard (dependent on sea ice conditions).
The following work on Task 4.3 has been initiated:
• Understand the various wave propagation phenomena on frozen land and frozen sea.
Collection of seismic data acquired on permanently frozen ground, glaciers and sea ice. This data base
will serve to study ice-generated seismic noise.
Task 4.4 Remote sensing technology in support of seismic operations within and close to sea ice
Leader: Dr. Rune Storvold NORUT
4.4 Achievements for 2013
Activities related to task 4.4 were carried out during the spring 2013 where Norut was part of a seaice expedition east of Svalbard. Here, initial measurements of sea-ice properties were conducted using
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the Cryowing micro UAS. During the November and December, 2013 the UAS system was refined for
ship based operations, and the system was tested from a supply ship in the North Sea. The system was
also utilized for data collection of sea mammals in a joint campaign on whale monitoring in the fjords
of Kvaløya. This work was lead by Akvaplan Niva.
4.4 Planned activities for 2014
The work on UAS development will continue in 2014, with emphasis on the payload instruments. Field
campaigns will be conducted with focus on detection of ice-bergs and growlers, in addition to
characterization of sea-ice properties. Data will be collected for the new PhD. Student that will be
joining ARCEx, who is to work on machine vision based tracking of ice-bergs and growlers linked with
UAS navigation and control.
The following personnel are currently involved in the activities:
Senior scientist Rune Storvold
Senior scientist Stian Solbø
Engineer Andreas Tøllefsen
Engineer Kjell Sture Johansen
Task 4.5 Use of seismic and Controlled Source Electromagnetic Method (CSEM) data for exploration
and monitoring reservoir systems of the Arctic Leader: Prof. Ståle Johansen NTNU
4.5 Goals
• Understand the combined potential in CSEM data and seismic data for direct hydrocarbon
identification in Artic basins
• Understand the combined potential in CSEM data and seismic data for improved reservoir
monitoring
4.5 Planned activities for 2014
• Study the general reservoir properties (lithology, porosity, permeability and anisotropy) and link
these to geological structures of general Barents Sea reservoir compartments to emphasize their
potential of being detected by combined use of seismic and CSEM.
• Study of the potential for reservoir monitoring during production either by seismic individually
and combined with CSEM.
• Develop workflows for reservoir monitoring using repeated (time lapse) surface seismic data
combined with ocean bottom geophones and CSEM.
• 1 master project
• 1 PhD project
Task 4.6 Geophysical imaging of prospects and reservoirs from field analogues on Svalbard and
Greenland Leader: Prof. S. Johansen NTNU
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4.6 Goal
Improved utilization of exposed onshore geology for improved offshore exploration
4.6 Planned activities for 2014
• Perform geological and geophysical field work of selected outcrops on Svalbard and Greenland.
• Build realistic impedance models using onshore geometry and a combination of onshore and
offshore petrophysical data.
• Carry out both seismic and CSEM simulations of various geological settings and burial depths.
• 1 master project
• 1 PhD project
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WP leaders: Jasmine Nahrgang UiT/BFE and Jan Sverre Laberg UiT
Education and outreach will play a central role in ARCEx, which will offer international top-level
petroleum geology, geophysics (G&G), biology and ecotoxicology (B&E) education at Bachelor-,
Master- and PhD-level by offering new tailored courses at UiT addressing the current knowledge on
the Barents Sea with its petroleum systems and environments, and through collaboration with the
partner universities. The Centre will also bring all Centre students to annual partner workshops where
state-of-the-art of the Centre research is discussed with partners (and their students), identifying
knowledge gaps and discussing future perspectives. The courses will be incorporated in the research
schools of ”Arctic Marine Geology and Geophysics (AMGG)” and “Arctic marine ecosystem research
(ARCTOS)” at the UiT-NT and UiT-BFE faculties. Results will be made publically available through a
dedicated website (http://www.arcex.no), a newsletter, popular and scientific reports and
presentations, and peer reviewed journals.
WP5 Achievements for 2013 and plans for 2014
In 2013 we have focused on the following activities within WP5:
1. Initiate the ARCEx web-page (www.arcex.no) in close cooperation with our partners. The web
page will have both an open and a closed domain to meet the needs of public and internal
users.
2. Initiate a new master study in petroleum geoscience at the Department of Geology, UIT the
Arctic University of Norway. Here we have finished a proposal based on input from the other
WP leaders.
For 2014 we will give priority to:
1. Further development of the ARCEx web page.
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2. Have the new master study in petroleum geoscience ready for the first students to start from
the autumn of 2015. Our proposal has been accepted by the Department board and has now
been forwarded to the Faculty administration for approval.
3. The planning of new courses that will be part of the master study in petroleum geoscience.
These courses will be given by the new Prof II positions of ARCEx which now are in the
processes of being recruited. Later, the 2 new Professors at UIT will have the main
responsibility for the new courses in petroleum geoscience. These courses will be within the
topics of ; (i) the Barents Sea petroleum systems and basin analysis, and (ii) a multi-disciplinary
course for students in petroleum-related studies
4. Integrate relevant courses at UNIS in our list of optional courses for the master study in
petroleum geoscience at UIT. This includes the course: Environmental impact and risk analysis
for the Barents Sea Ecosystems.
5. Integrate relevant courses at BFE-UIT in our list of optional courses for the master study in
petroleum geoscience at UIT: BIO 2XXX Environmental challenges and Petromaritime industry
at BFE-UIT.
6. Start of the New BSc Study Programme “Arktisk forurensningsbiologi og forvaltning” at BFEUIT in the autumn 2014 with the creation of new courses in collaboration with ArCEx WP5
7. Development of a new course “Environmental impact and risk analysis for the Barents Sea
ecosystems” with involvement of Prof. II (WP3) as lecturer.
8. Development of a new broad courses at UNIS/AT on Petroleum Sciences (Geology, Biology,
Technology) through a Norwegian/Russian project (BAMSE finansed via SIU) and coordinated
together with ARCEx and EWMA. This course will be included in the course catalogues for both
geology, biology and technology students from Norway and involves guest lecturers from the
different projects.
9. Preparation for a Master study programme for 2015/2016.
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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
All WP has significant international collaboration with high quality institutions that will contribute to
the success of ARCEx. Table3 below present the institutes and key researchers involved internationally.
Work Packages
1. Basin analysis
2.Petroleum systems and play
concepts
1. Environmental Risk
Management
4. Technology for eco-safe
exploration in the Arctic
5. Education and Outreach
Institutions
Researchers
Moscow State University
VNIIOkeangeologia
VSEGEI
GFZ Potsdam
GEOMAR
AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute)
University of Warsaw/Polish Acad.Sci.
University of Rennes
Uthrecht University
GEUS
Geological Survey of Canada
University of Copenhagen
Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ,
Potsdam
Gubkin University, Moscow
University of Nebraska at Omaha
ARCTOS Network
Karelian Research Centre
Bates College, Maine USA
Murmansk Marine Biol. Institute
Prof. Antonina Stoupakova
Prof. Oleg Suprunenko
Dr. Oleg Petrov
Dr. Magdalena Scheck Wenderoth
Prof. Lars Ruepke, Prof. Ernst Fluh
Dr. Wilfried Jokat
Dr. Marek Grad
Prof. Jean Pierre Brun
Prof. Dimitrions Sokoutis
Dr. Peter Japsen
Dr. Ashton Embry
Prof. Lars Stemmerik
Prof. Brian Horsfield, Prof. Rolando
di Primio
Prof.Anatoly Zolotukhin
Prof. Harmon Maher
See Letter of Cooperatin
Prof. Igor Bakhmet
Prof. Beverly Johnsen
Prof. Gennady G. Matishov
Stanford University, UC California, USA
Univ of Campinas, Brazil
Moscow State University,
Petroleum Geology Department
Prof. Gary Mavko
Prof. Martin Tygel
Prof. Antonina Stupakova
Table 5. International partners in ARCEx activities.
RECRUITMENT
The plan for the recruitment is given in Table 1.
An overview of recruitment within the specific work packages is indicated below:
WP1:
WP2
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PhD 1.1 UiT/IG 01.09.2014 to 31.08.2017
PhD 1.4 UiB 01.10.2014 to 30.09.2017
PostDoc 1.1 UiO 01.08.2014 to 31.07.2016
Prof II 1.1 UiT/IG Faleide 01.04.2014 Prof 1.1 UiT/IG 01.01.2015 – (permanent)
PhD 2.1 UiT/IG 01.10.2014 to 30.09.2017
PostDoc 2.1 UNIS 01.08.2014 to 31.07.2017 (third year is taken from PhD 2.2 UNIS which is
combined with PhD from other project)
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WP3
WP4
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Prof II 1.1 UiT/IG S. Olaussen 01.04.2014 Prof 2.1 UiT/IG 01.01.2015 – (permanent)
PhD 3.1 APN 03.03.2014 – 02.03.2017
PostDoc 3.1. BFE (in kind) 01.10.2013 - 30.09.10.2016
Prof II APN Computer Science 01.08.2014 Prof II UiT/BFE Sensitivity key species 01.08.2014 PhD 4.1 NORUT 01.08.2014 – 31.07.2017
PhD 4.2 NTNU 01.10.2014 – 30.09.2017
PhD 4.3 UiB 15.01.2014 - 14.01.2017
Prof II 4.1. Ståle Johansen UiT/IG 01.04.2014 -
Enclosure for ARCEx 2013
- Personnel
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