EVENT / PUBLIC SOURCE RECORD
The November Conference 2026
- The conference is scheduled for Nov 9–11, 2026, at the Windsor Florida Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the 13th edition of a Norway–Brazil research and innovation forum, described as having grown from an oil-and-gas focus into a balanced energy-transition conference. It brings together researchers, companies, regulators, decision-makers, and government representatives; plenaries, matchmaking, and parallel sessions support collaboration and networking.
- Nov 9 theme: offshore and petroleum, including low-emission exploration/production, environment and safety, flow assurance, drilling/wells/decommissioning, materials integrity, and subsea technology. Nov 10 theme: energy transition, including flexible energy systems, bioenergy, wind, solar/storage, CCUS, and green shipping. Nov 11 theme: systems and sector convergence, including robotics/autonomy, AI, sector coupling, digital engineering, hydrogen value chains, and subsea minerals.
- Organisers listed: Innovation Norway and University of Oslo. Partners include Equinor, Norway’s Ministry of Energy, the Norwegian Consulate General in Rio, UFRJ, PUC Rio, SENAI CIMATEC, SINTEF, NORCE, IFE, University of Bergen, NTNU, University of South-Eastern Norway, and University of Stavanger. The page links to energy, maritime, technology, and transportation and provides a registration link.
- Standard participation conditions require ESG-aligned responsible business, compliance with the UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines, and due diligence on potential adverse impacts.