%0 Journal Article %T The Challenge of North Sea Oil and Gas L'enjeu p¨¦trolier et gazier de la mer du Nord %A Beller M. %A Chauvel A. %A Simandoux P. %J Oil & Gas Science and Technology %D 2006 %I Institut Fran?ais du P¨¦trole %R 10.2516/ogst:1999006 %X ENeRG, the European Network for Research in Geo-Energy, which groups various European research organizations involved in the development of energy resources contained in the earth's crust, has sponsored a study on The Outlookfor Oil and Gas Production in the North Sea , on behalf of the Commission of European Communities (DG XVII). The Institut fran ais du p¨¦trole (IFP) was the main participant in the group, which included the Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology (CMPT, formerly PSTI, United Kingdom), Rogaland Research (RF, Norway), the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS in association with the Danish Energy Agency, DEA, Denmark) and Eniricerche SpA (Italy). The main objectives of this analysis are as follows:- Identify the need for new technologies or technological improvements in order to increase the production of oil and gas in the North Sea. - Forecast recovery levels that result from the implementation of these technologies. - Estimate the impact of these forecasts on the volume of activity and employment in the European oil and gas industry. L'ENeRG (European Network for Research in Geo-Energy), qui regroupe de nombreux organismes de recherche europ¨¦ens impliqu¨¦s dans la valorisation des ressources ¨¦nerg¨¦tiques contenues dans l'¨¦corce terrestre, a suscit¨¦ une ¨¦tude sur les Perspectives de production de p¨¦trole et de gaz en mer du Nord , pour le compte de la Commission des Communaut¨¦s europ¨¦ennes (DG XVII). L'Institut fran ais du p¨¦trole (IFP) en a ¨¦t¨¦ le principal acteur ; les autres intervenants comprenaient : le Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology (CMPT, ex-PSTI, Royaume-Uni), Rogaland Research (RF, Norv¨¨ge), Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS, en association avec la Danish Energy Agency, DEA, Danemark) et Eniricerche SpA (Italie). Les principaux objectifs de cette analyse* sont les suivants - identifier les besoins en technologies nouvelles ou en am¨¦liorations technologiques permettant d'accro tre la production d'hydrocarbures en mer du Nord ; - pr¨¦voir les niveaux de r¨¦cup¨¦ration r¨¦sultant de la mise en Suvre de ces d¨¦veloppements ; - estimer l'impact de ces pr¨¦visions sur le volume d'activ t¨¦ et l'emploi dans le secteur de l'industrie p¨¦troli¨¨re et gazi¨¨re. %U http://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst:1999006