The centre's purpose is to develop new knowledge, methods, work processes and education programmes with a view to making the leap into the next generation's Integrated Operations (IO) for upstream petroleum activities. This will result in increased efficiency, enhanced oil and gas recovery, better safety and better environmental control.

Host institution: NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

Partners: SINTEF, IFE, Statoil ASA, Conocophillips Skandinavia AS, Total E&P Norge AS, Eni Norge AS, GDF Suez E&P Norge AS, IBM AS, Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS, FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS, Aker Solutions ASA, DNV AS, Petrobras

Budget: Approx. NOK 312 million over eight years