SINTEF Petroleum Research aims to improve the mapping and recovery of national and international oil and gas reserves in a profitable, environmentally friendly and safe manner.

Almost 40 years of experience of petroleum research have enabled us to make significant contributions to Norwegian exploration and production technology. We currently have customers and partners from all over the world.

The institute collaborates with other research institutes and several universities, and enjoys particularly close collaboration with The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). We are located in Trondheim, Stavanger and Bergen.

Our laboratories provide an important foundation for much of our research and development activity. One example of this is the Multiphase Flow Laboratory, which is currently being extended to enable it to carry out tests under constant temperature conditions throughout the year.

The Formation Physics Laboratory is another of the institute’s important facilities. It performs a wide range of rock mechanics tests and makes an active contribution to the development of methodology in this field. The Reservoir Technology Laboratory develops methods and equipment for tests performed at high temperatures and pressures.

The Organic Geochemistry Laboratory puts most of its efforts into pyrolysis techniques and the kinetics of oil and gas formation. Our laboratories are also active in the area “scale”, where they carry out research on blockages of production equipment caused by the deposition of chemical compounds.

SINTEF Petroleum Research is fully owned by the SINTEF Foundation, the parent company of Scandinavia’s largest research organisation.

The number of employees as of December 2010 are 119, and our annual turnover is NOK 207 million (2010).