State Secretary Liv Monica Stubholt, head of a delegation from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, will visit the U.S. "energy capital" and the Offshore Technology Conference - OTC.
5/2/2008 :: The Mexican Gulf and the Houston area are the most important markets for Norwegian oil and gas companies operating abroad, and more than 100 Norwegian companies are represented in Houston alone.
While in Houston, the State Secretary will visit companies in the petroleum sector, address a couple of events, and visit the Norwegian pavallion at the OTC, where about 55 Norwegian companies are represented.
Also visiting the OTC from Norway are 8 mayors, including the county mayor of Hordaland and the mayors of cities like Stavanger, Bergen and Vardø. Delegations from Stavanger, Bergen and Finnmark are coming to Houston for the OTC, and several hundred Norwegians are expected to do networking and furthering of business relations in Houston.