In July, NFiP received a delegation from Indian Institute of Technology (IITK), Kharagpur and Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam. The delegation was welcomed by Professor Arne Graue, Chair of the executive board of National Research School of Petroleum (NFiP), Professor Øyvind Frette, the Vice-Dean of University of Bergen, and members from the research group Reservoir Physics – Energy Technology and CO2 Storage (CCUS).

left: Prof. William Mohanty, Director Shalivahan, Prof. Sudarsan Neogi, Prof. Sandeep Kulkarni and Prof. Swati Neogi.

right: Prof. William Mohanty, Prof. Swati Neogi, Vice-Dean Øyvind Frette, Prof. Arne Graue, Director Shalivahan, Prof. Sudarsan Neogi, Aleksandra Magdalena Sæle, Jacquelin Elizabeth Cobos Mora, Prof. Sandeep Kulkarni, Edgar Frank Viveros Acosta, Maria Camila Benjumea Garcia, and Bergit Brattekås.

On July 8th 2022, NFiP signed Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE).

– I am very happy and pleased to be able to initiate a collaboration with the prestigious Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy. We look forward to a fruitful student exchange programme, collaborative research in energy transition, and energy research in general to do collaborative projects in the future, says Professor Arne Graue.

left: Prof. Sudarsan Neogi, Prof. Sandeep Kulkarni, Prof. William Mohanty, Director Shalivahan, Prof. Swati Neogi

right: Signing Ceremony for MoU between IIPE and NFiP: Chair of the Board of NFiP, Prof. Arne Graue (left) and Director of IIPE, Dr. Shalivahan (right).