Met at GCE NODE (left-right): Mark Haynes (Rig Solutions, Sales Manager Asia Basin, SLB Kristiansand), Prem Prakash (Consul General for India), Sreekumar Ganesan (Rig Equipment, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Manager, SLB Kristiansand), and Ida Andersen (Finance Manager, GCE NODE).

GCE NODE had the pleasure of welcoming Prem Prakash, the Consul General for India responsible for operations in the Agder and Rogaland counties.

Representatives from SLB and NOV used the opportunity to meet with Prakash while he was in Kristiansand last week.

Discussions focused on SLB and NOV’s operations in India, with the Consul General expressing interest in visiting their facilities in India in December.

Prakash also shared plans to return to the Agder region with India’s Ambassador once the new Ambassador has been appointed later this year. The Consul General keen interest signaled continued collaboration between Indian authorities and Norwegian industry.