Broad agreement prevails that such collaboration represents a value worth preserving. Havtil is also very concerned with this form of interaction and devotes great resources to it.
What are the most important arenas for tripartite collaboration?
Several fora have been established for tripartite collaboration in the petroleum sector. Two of the most significant are the Regulatory Forum and the Safety Forum.
What is the Regulatory Forum?
An arena for information sharing, discussion and feedback is provided by the Regulatory Forum, where the goal is to develop and maintain documents which set parameters for the petroleum sector. The parties use it to address practical implementation and use of the regulations, exchanging views on applying them as well as on the content of new and amended regulatory provisions.
What is the Safety Forum?
The Safety Forum is a tripartite arena which facilitates and encourages collaboration and debate on key HSE challenges in the petroleum industry, both offshore and on land as well as in other areas, such as renewable energy production at sea. Chaired by Havtil’s director general, its members otherwise include HSE personnel, executive and key decision-makers among the parties in the sector. The ministry has observer status.