Global regulators of upstream oil and natural gas information, including seismic, drilling, production and reservoir data, formed the National Data Repository (NDR) Work Group in 2008 to collaborate on the development of data management standards and to assist emerging nations with hydrocarbon reserves to better collect, maintain and deliver oil and gas data to the public and to the industry.

Ten countries, led by the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, formed NDR to share best practices and to formalize the development and deployment of data management standards for regulatory agencies. The other countries involved in the NDR Work Group’s formation are Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.

objective

The primary objective of this work group is to develop and coordinate global meetings for work group members and interested parties to work through common issues and develop requirements for data repository standards by consensus.

NDR10, the tenth edition of these global meetings will be hosted by ANP in Rio de Janeiro 15 - 18 March 2011 at the Intercontinental Rio Hotel. Please register for the meeting here.

NDR9, the ninth edition of these global meetings, was hosted by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons and held in New Delhi in September 2009. Over 200 attendees from 27 countries gathered for three days of discussions about regulatory and oil industry data exchange and management.