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The November Conference 2026

9 November 2026 - 11 November 2026

Location: Windsor Florida Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Conference

The November Conference brings together researchers, industry professionals and government representatives from Brazil and Norway within a range of energy transition-related topics.

Programme elements

November 9: Offshore and petroleum

  • Low-emission exploration and production
  • Environment and safety
  • Flow assurance
  • Drilling, wells and decommissioning
  • Materials and structure integrity
  • Subsea technologies

November 10: Energy transition

  • Flexible energy systems
  • Bioenergy
  • Wind
  • Solar and storage
  • Carbon capture, utilization and storage
  • Green shipping

November 11: System and sector convergence

  • Robotics and autonomous systems
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Sector coupling: System challenges
  • Sector coupling: Digital engineering
  • Hydrogen value chains
  • Subsea minerals

This is the 13th edition of the November Conference, the central arena for developing Norwegian Brazilian research and innovation projects. Starting in 2013 with a focus on oil and gas, today it is a balanced energy conference striving to be at the forefront of the energy transition. The unique mix of participants – researchers, industry professionals, regulators and decision makers in Brazil and Norway – has been one of the success factors.

Plenary sessions bring together leaders of Norwegian and Brazilian government, industry and academia. Matchmaking is facilitated and a rich set of parallel sessions provides time for networking and mutual learning.

Registration

Registration for the conference is open now, please register for the conference by clicking on the blue button “register now”.

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Organisers

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INNOVATION NORWAY

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UNIVERSITY OF OSLO

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Partners

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EQUINOR ASA

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logo of NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF ENERGY

NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF ENERGY

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logo of GENERAL CONSULATE OF NORWAY IN RIO DE JANEIRO

GENERAL CONSULATE OF NORWAY IN RIO DE JANEIRO

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logo of UFRJ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

UFRJ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

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PUC RIO

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logo of SENAI CIMATEC

SENAI CIMATEC

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SINTEF

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logo of NORCE NORWEGIAN RESEARCH CENTRE AS

NORCE NORWEGIAN RESEARCH CENTRE AS

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logo of IFE INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

IFE INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

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logo of UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

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logo of NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NTNU

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NTNU

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logo of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH-EASTERN NORWAY USN

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH-EASTERN NORWAY USN

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UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER

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Important conditions

Companies must adhere to standards for responsible business conduct, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria.

Participants are expected to operate in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. This entails conducting business responsibly, respecting human rights, ensuring decent working conditions, safeguarding environmental considerations, and actively preventing corruption.

Companies must carry out their own due diligence assessments (risk assessments) to identify, prevent, and mitigate potential adverse impacts.