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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

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

Key figures 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

Key figures 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
    sessions

  • Technical 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 meetings

  • Renewable 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

ONS historical themes

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