About ONS
Facts & Figures
ONS takes place every second year in Stavanger Norway. The next event is 26-29 August 2024.
Key figures ONS 2022
Theme: TRUST
Total visitors: 61 098 people from 94 countries visited ONS 2022
Exhibition: Over 1000 companies from 82 countries
ONS Conference: Over 900 delegates attended the Conference Opening Monday.
Centre Court: More than 1850 people attended the sessions over four days
The Net Zero Markets: 2400 people attended over sessions on hydrogen, CCUS, batteries/energy storage, solar energy, and offshore wind.
Technical Sessions: 1140 people attended the sessions over four days.
Scale-ups: 1000 people attended sessions in the Scale-ups venue
Young: 2730 registered students, 450 young professionals, 1800 future students (VGS) and 170 middle school students participated at the ONS Young arena.
Summit: the ONS Summit Meeting gathered more than 75 top leaders and 14 observers from governments, corporations and academia from 18 countries
International Markets presented by NORWEP: 196 delegates participating in 17 offshore wind workshops and 12 markets sessions. More than 280 B2B meetings.
ONS+: 7 pavilions, 1500 people participated in the road race “Run for Fun”. The highest level of cell phones registered downtown/bay area (Vågen) was over 28 000 during the ONS Concert Wednesday night.
Media: 230 journalists from 20 countries were accredited to cover ONS 2022
Innovation Awards: Wärtsilä Norway and Ruden AS
Distinguished Service Awards: Dr. Fatih Birol
Best Stand Awards: Wintershall Dea for stands 50 square meters or larger, and Safety Tools winner for stands smaller than 50 square meters.
NPD’s IOR Award: The licenses on the Statfjord field in the North Sea from 94
ONS 2020 Goes Digital
Theme: Together
75 speakers of whom 50% were international.
44 sessions with a gender distribution on 50% including moderators and hosts.
A 60 minutes opening session
5 webinars
21 video interviews
2 lectures
3 discussions with more than two participants
3 discussions with more than two participants
11 reportages
43.145 visitors have seen the content through the ons.no webpage
Innovation Awards: Blue Logic and Northern Lights
Key figures from ONS 2018
Theme: Innoate
Total visitors: 68 174 people from 98 nations
Innovation Awards: Interwell and Typhonix
Special Innovation Award: Lord Cullen
Distinguished Service Awards: Bente Nyland and Philip Lambert
Best Stand Awards: Wintershall for stands 50 square meters or larger, and IGUS winner for stands smaller than 50 square meters.
NPD’s IOR Award: The licensees for the Alvheim field
Exhibition
9 exhibition halls
1 124 companies from 37 countries
20 000 square metres exhibition space
Operators and suppliers from the entire
energy industry
Conference
ONS Conference: 3 635 delegates
Centre Court: More than 6 187 attended the
sessionsTechnical Sessions: 2 296 people attended 27 sessions
Young: 4 700 participated at the young arena
International Markets: 1 161 participants
through 10 sessions – 350 B2B meetingsRenewable Markets: 205 participants
Summit: Gathered more than 90 top leaders of government, corporations and academia
from 23 countries
ONS+
Nine pavilions offered food, drinks and entertainment through the ONS week
2 177 participated in the roadrace Run
for Fun.A large crowd saw AURORA perform at
the ONS Concert
Past Speakers at ONS
ONS themes - Historical
The chosen theme helps set the agenda for ONS.
Here is an overview of the themes over the years
2022: Trust
2020: Together
2018: Innovate
2016: Transition
2014: Changes
2012: Confronting Energy Paradoxes
2010: Energy for more people
2008: Energy for one world
2006: Bridging the energy gap
2004: Shaping our energy future
2002: Energizing a new generation
2000: Shaping the future of the energy industry
1998: Energy needs and environmental demands
1996: Oil and gas beyond 2000 – new frontiers
1994: A changing world – a changing industry
1992: Future energy markets – political and technological perspectives
1990: The petroleum industry adjusting to new realities
1988: Oil and gas in the 1990’s – perspectives, challenges and opportunities
1986: Northern waters: new political, economic and technical opportunities and concerns
1984: Uncertainties and innovation – management of northern offshore resources
1982: Production of oil and gas from deep hostile waters
1980: Uncertainties in the management of the offshore petroleum resources