The National IOR Centre of Norway was funded on the idea of “joining forces to recover more.” The leader of the board, Thierry Laupretre (Aker BP) and Centre Director Merete Vadla Madland talk about how important collaboration is in order Les m

Let’s talk about students and the energy industry

Aug 30th, 2018 8m 54s

Future Energy Hub coordinator Helleik Syse wrote his master thesis with Jean-Baptiste Curien as supervisor. They talk about the benefits of involving students in industry projects, and the opportunities that lie in Nysnø Klimainvesteringer.

Future Energy Hub – how to make a renewable airport

Aug 29th, 2018 8m 20s

Students from UiS have helped analyze how Stavanger airport can become energy self-sufficient. We talked with associate professor and interim leader of The Future Energy Hub, Knut Erik Teigen Giljarhus and Ingvald Erga, environmental manager at

A research bromance – how to build a lasting relationship between academia and the industry

Aug 29th, 2018 10m 39s

Building good relationships is hard work, even in the oil & gas industry. Aksel Hiorth from The National IOR Centre of Norway (UiS) and Jarle Haukås from Schlumberger have cracked the code. They share their secrets in this episode.

What makes innovation?

Aug 27th, 2018 10m 5s

What is innovation? How can the oil & gas industry become more innovative? Professor Rune Dahl Fitjar from Centre for Innovation Research, University of Stavanger, shares his knowledge.

Improved oil recovery: Collaborating for better technology and a greener future

Aug 9th, 2018 7m 13s

How can improved oil recovery be good for the environment? And how can the industry help improve oil recovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf? Professor Merete Vadla Madland, director of The National IOR Centre of Norway, shares her thoughts

Complex engineering systems: Where do we go wrong, and why?

Aug 9th, 2018 6m 10s

Professor J. P. Liyanage teaches engineers in the industry Technology and operations management. In this podcast he provides us with a unique insight on why it is so difficult to build, operate, and manage engineering systems today.

Invitation to the energy industry: Come use our campus as a playground!

Aug 9th, 2018 5m 55s

Researchers at Future Energy Hub want to use the UiS Campus as an energy lab, to showcase current research. The end goal is to make greener cities and neighbourhoods. PhD candidate Trond-Ola Hågbo talks about the Hub, wind energy and Les mer ..

Collaboration on polymers to recover more oil

Aug 9th, 2018 6m 40s

Polymers are all around us: in clothes, shampoos and sunscreens. But they can also be used to extract more oil from reservoirs. PhD candidate Siv Marie Åsen is an expert on polymers. She welcomes more industry-academia cooperation in this area.

Eimund Nygaard of Lyse: The value of working with academia

Aug 9th, 2018 6m 44s

Lyse has been very interested in working together with universities, in areas such as welfare technology, big data and smart city solutions. CEO Eimund Nygaard shares his experiences of collaborating with universities, and some thoughts on how

Atferdsøkonomi: Motivasjon, psykologi og beslutningsfeller

Aug 9th, 2018 10m 9s

Hva er det som ligger til grunn når vi skal gjøre et økonomisk valg? Er vi sikre på at vi alltid handler rasjonelt, eller kan det være flere faktorer som spiller inn? Professor Ola Kvaløy forteller om hvilke psykologiske mekanismer Les mer ...

Large scale onshore testing – the missing link between lab and field in petroleum research

Aug 9th, 2018 5m 33s

When we apply research and technology in the oil and gas industry, the traditional way is to upscale from lab experiments to field scale. Christian Dye (IFE) instead advocates using large land-based facilities as a missing link to avoid losing

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