Doctorate support

​She is researching how cold temperatures affect the speed of biological degradation of oil in seawater. The results will be useful for risk assessments of operations in Arctic areas.
 
TOTAL E&P NORGE has supported doctoral programs for more than ten years, and the strategy of taking scientific challenges directly to doctoral students instead of research institutions has been intentional. This allows us to contribute to continuously develop new scientists, who can answer difficult challenges in the future.

The studies supported by the company fall into three categories: environment, production and geology/geophysics. Several of the doctorate programs have contributed useful information. A study conducted at the University Centre on Svalbard has led to an increased understanding of the dynamics in ecosystems in Arctic ice. Another study, conducted at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), resulted in improved methods for monitoring overloading and changes in chalk reservoirs using seismic data.

The doctoral students we support are free to use the results of their research to start their own businesses.