BRU21: NTNU’s Research and Innovation Program in Digital and Automation Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry. We mobilize multidisciplinary expertise across NTNU and, in cooperation with industrial partners, produce research results for novel technological and organizational solutions. The program consists of over 30 PhD and PostDoc projects supported by NTNU and 9 Oil and Gas and Technology companies. …read more

Video newsletters: In this series of newsletters we present BRU21 projects and selected results from the  6 BRU21 program areas.

BRU21 project: Short-term optimization under uncertainty in the Norwegian natural gas system
How to smartly operate the network considering trade-offs between energy efficiency, CO2 emissions and economic value

Project result: Operator-contractor risk and benefit sharing in oil exploration and production
A study case shows that sharing agreements allow to decrease volatility and downside risks

BRU21 Project: Optimal field planning considering uncertainties and environmental performance
How to valuate oil and gas offshore projects considering economic and environmental performance?

​​Project result: Improved planning method for more energy efficient and environmentally friendly field development
Results of a study case from AkerBP show it is possible to find alternatives that have both good environmental and economic performance.

Announcement: BRU21 Conference
The BRU21 conference is happening on the 2^nd of June. You will have the chance to check out our results and help us to implement them. Are you in?

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