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dhrtc is well underway two years ago, the danish hydrocar- bon
research
and technology
centre
(dhrtc) opened, and i?m delighted to invite you inside the
centre
?s first annual report. it was with excitement and high am- bitions that we opened our doors in september 2014. excitement because it was the first time in danish history that an attempt was made to establish such a close, focused partnership be- tween universities, disciplines, and the business community on creating new knowledge and innovation within
oil
and gas recovery. high ambitions be- cause they are necessary if dhrtc is to live up to its raison d?être. dhrtc has been established to deliver both substantial
research
, innovative solu- tions, and talented employees. ?is will contribute to ensuring that in the future it will be feasible and profitable to recover more
oil
and gas from the danish part of the north sea than is possible today based on our current knowledge and technology. it has been exciting to establish a collaboration between
research
ers at not less than five
research
and education institutions while coupling
research
closely with the needs and challenges that the
oil
industry is facing in the north sea. ?e first couple of years have gen - erally been spent on starting things up and systematizing them. we have defined the issues that the
centre
?s
research
and innovation will initial- ly be focusing on. ?is combination has resulted in the advanced water flooding
research
programme which attempts to find new ways to recover a larger share of the
oil
by new tech- nology solutions based on a better understanding of critical elements in physics of
oil
-bearing chalk layers. in addition, the cost transformation programme has been established. it focuses on reducing the costs of oper- ations and equipment above sea level. we have rolled out our first interdis- ciplinary and intersectoral projects, and we are already seeing signs that joining forces across disciplines, insti- tutions, and practices releases a certain energy and high quality in the work performed. in this connection, i would like to express my sincere thanks to our colleagues and partners at aarhus university, aalborg university, techni- cal university of denmark, geus, and the university of copenhagen. i would also like to extend my appreciation to the parties in the danish underground consortium (duc), maersk
oil
, shell, chevron, and nordsøfonden, for your trust in granting funding of dkk 1 billion to the
centre
?s first ten years of operation. ?anks also to all parties for their willingness to share their knowl- edge, data, and enthusiasm. with a trusting and dynamic collaboration between the
research
and the business community, we are able to progress towards our shared goal of a truly ap- plication oriented
research
centre
. we are now well underway and ready to pursue the next level of our ambitions. "with a trusting and dynamic collaboration between the
research
and the business community, we are able to progress towards our shared goal of a truly application oriented
research
centre
" 3 dhrtc 2016 bo cerup-simonsen
centre
director
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