INSTITUTIONAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION

PROGRAMMES IN THE PETROLEUM SECTOR

Institutional cooperation programmes normally encompass activities related to institutional development, petroleum
resource management, data management and health, safety and environmental management. Some of the programmes
have a more focused approach, this is indicated in the project information. The budgets include procurement of
hardware/software support, use of consultants, Petrad services, direct support to the institutions and NPD support.

Active NORAD programmes: Project information

Angola Institutional cooperation
Ministry of Petroleum (Minpet) Project period (phase I) 2000 – 1st quarter 2005
Budget 22 mill NOK
Phase II: Under evaluation
Bangladesh Institutional cooperation
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MOEMR) - Hydrocarbon Project period 1997 - July 2005
Unit (HCU) Budget 14.1 mill NOK (1999 - 2004)
Projcect start (phase II) uncertain
Cambodia A project is under evaluation
Cambodia National Petroleum Authority (CNPA)
Institutional cooperation Southeast Asia Petroleum Policy and Management for
Coordinating Committee for Coastal Offshore Geoscience CCOP and Member Countries (PPM)
Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP) Project period 2002 - 2006
Budget 19.6 mill NOK
Iraq Institutional and technical assistance
Ministry of Oil Project period 2005 - 2007
Budget 27,5 mill NOK
Nicaragua Institutional cooperation
Instituto Nicaraguense de Energia (INE) Project period 2005 - 2007
Budget 2.25 mill NOK
Nigeria Institutional cooperation
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Project period 2003 - 2006
Budget 15 mill NOK
Mozambique Institutional cooperation
Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP) Project period (phase II) 2002 - 2005
(Previous name: National Directorate for Coal and Hydrocarbons Budget 35 mill NOK
(NDCH)) Project period (phase III) 2006 - 2009
Budget not confirmed
South Africa Technical assistance
Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and Central Energy Fund Project period (phase II) 2002 - 2005
(CEF) Budget 17 mill NOK
Sri Lanka Institutional cooperation
The Delimitation of the Outer Edge of the Continental Margin of Sri Project period 2004 – 2007
Lanka (DEOCOM) under the United Nations Convention on the Law Total budget 37 mill NOK
of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (MF&AR)
Tanzania Technical assistance

Tanzania
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) Project period 2005 - 2007
Budget 1.94 mill NOK

Angola
Timor-Leste Institutional cooperation
Ministry of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Policy Project period 2003 - 2008

Cambodia
(MNRMEP) Budget 30 mill NOK

Sri Lanka
Oil, Gas and Energy Directorate (OGED)
Vietnam Institutional cooperation - Safety Management

Nigeria Mozambique
Petrovietnam (PV) and Working Environment Regulation.
Joint programme with Norwegian Pollution
Control Authority
Project period (phase II) 2001 - 2005

BangladeshTimor-Leste
Budget 9.375 mill NOK
Vitra II Total Resource Assessment and assistance in resource
Petrovietnam (PV) Management Planning
Project period 2002 - 2005

Vietnam South Africa

Budget 9 mill NOK

Nicaragua CCOP