News

May 03rd 2016

”A world-class university for mechatronics”

Vice President of Innovation Trey Mebane at National Oilwell Varco praised the University of Agder at an event prior to the opening of OTC in Houston this week.

May 03rd 2016

Showing support for NODE companies

Aust-Agder County Mayor Tellef Inge Mørland and Arendal Mayor Robert Cornel Nordli are in Houston to support the suppliers to the oil and gas industry.

May 03rd 2016

‘It is time to cowboy up!’

”We all know how this downturn ends. It ends in an upturn”, says Trey Mebane, Vice President of Innovation at National Oilwell Varco.

April 29th 2016

34 NODE companies at OTC

These NODE companies are represented at OTC in Houston next week, at the world’s largest oil and gas expo.

April 29th 2016

Kick-off for offshore renewable energy project

May 13 marks the kick-off for a new GCE NODE project called “An Ocean of Energy”.

April 26th 2016

Met with Foreign Minister Brende

Major NODE companies met with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende, in Kristiansand Monday.

April 26th 2016

Looking for fiber ropes researcher

The University of Agder is looking for a PhD Research Fellow on fiber ropes, as part of SFI Offshore Mechatronics.

April 22nd 2016

Iran is open for business

A new GCE NODE Iran Network has begun exploring the possibility of doing business in Iran after sanctions were lifted earlier this year.

April 21st 2016

Ramfjord re-elected as NODE chair

Tor Henning Ramfjord, Managing Director at National Oilwell Varco Norway, was Thursday re-elected as Chairman of GCE NODE.