Norwegian Oil For Development In India

6.5 I ndia In December 2004 the NPD participated in the first meeting of the Indian - Norwegian Joint Working Group on Cooperation in Hydrocarbons together with the MPE. In the meeting it was decided to re-establish the formal cooperation between NPD and DGH that existed for almost 10 years under a particular Indo-Norwegian Programme for Institutional Cooperation, which ended in year 2000. In connection with the visit to Norway in 2005 by the Indian Minister of Energy, Honourable Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyera, an MoU between NPD and DGH was signed. The MoU includes a number of issues for cooperation. The NPD had meetings with DGH during the third Joint Working Group meeting that took place in New Delhi beginning November 2006. Based on this meeting three projects have been identified for joint cooperation in 2007. 1. System for Data/Knowledge Management 2. System and Methodology for Resource Assessment and Forecasting 3. Integrated Operations The “scope of work” for these projects is being evaluated and it is anticipated that work will commence during first part of 2007, subject to funding being available. The matter is under discussion with the OfD secretariat.

Country facts: Official Name: Republic of India Capital: New Delhi Chief of state: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Head of Government: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Population: 1 095 351 995 (2006) Petroleum sector, key figures: Average oil production: 816 000 bbl/day Annual gas production: 32.6 bill m3 Organisation of the petroleum sector: MPNG (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) DGH (Directorate General of Hydrocarbons)

Photo: Hans Stokka 2 0 0 6 -2 0 07 Norwegian Petroleum Directorate O i l f o r d e v e l op m e n t

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