The Diskos database has recently been successfully transferred to a new operator. The focus in Diskos is now to improve the quality of data stored in the database and to fill in gaps in legacy data sets. The NPD is in the progress of updating reporting requirements for upstream data, this will have significant consequences for Diskos. Planning for a software upgrade to PetroBank R5000 is underway which will include the implementation of new search technology.

Short Bio:

Eric Toogood has a B.Sc in Library and Information Science from the Norwegian School of Library and Information Science and a Higher National Diploma in Applied Biology from Leicester Polytechnic, U.K. Eric worked for a number of years in medical research at the University of Oslo before moving into information management (IM). Eric has over 25 years IM experience from the oil and gas industry working in Det Norske Veritas, Norsk Hydro and ABB before joining the NPD in 1987. Eric has worked in various managerial positions relating to document and information management and has participated in various IM initiatives in the Norwegian oil industry in collaboration with the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF).
Eric is currently the Manager of DISKOS, a joint industry initiative for the reporting and custodianship of petroleum data (seismic, well and production data) from the Norwegian Continental Shelf on behalf of the Norwegian Authorities and the oil companies active in Norway.