The North Sea as a driving force for Norwegian society

The North Sea has been central to European energy supply for many years. It started with oil and gas, but today Europe gets electricity, oil, and gas from the North Sea.

What is the current status of energy production in the North Sea? How do different players envision developments over the next decade? We ask representatives from energy companies, the supplier industry, academia, and politics where they think we stand today and where they believe we will be in 10-20 years.

Norway is one of the countries in the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC).

The Hamburg Declaration followed the North Sea Summit 2026 in January.

The declaration From national to regional: delivering on our joint vision of the North Seas as Europe’s Clean Power Hub sets targets for offshore wind development in the North Sea. It addresses grid development (including HVDC), marine spatial planning, financing, supply chains, and hydrogen production.

Energy cooperation in the North Sea region is the topic of two of the panel discussions at the breakfast meeting.

8:00 AM Light breakfast and networking

8:30–10:00 a.m. Seminar

Energy from the North Sea – A History from the 1960s to the Present, Jens Hagen
Future Energy Production in the North Sea

• Offshore Wind Resources, Etienne Cheynet, University of Bergen
• Conversation between Øistein Johannessen, Equinor; Mayor Tom Georg Indrevik (H) and Andreas Breivik Ormevik, County Leader of MDG Vestland

North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC)

• Karina Garnes Reigstad, British Embassy in Oslo
• Marte Samuelsen Skogen, University of Bergen

What does NSEC mean for Norway?

• Erik Erdal, Aker Solutions; Linda Monsen Merkesdal, AP; and Torhild Nordtveit, University of Bergen

The breakfast meeting is organized by the Climate and Energy Transition research cluster at the University of Bergen.
The breakfast meeting is free of charge, but registration is required