Resource management publications
2024 Sigurd Heiberg; “Extending the Metrics”. Presentations to the 15th session of UNECE Expert Group on Resource Management on the 23rd of April 2024.
2024 Matthias Hartung, Jerry Ahadjie, Tunde Ariskola, Victor Babashev, Ian Betts, Damian Brett, Kerstin Brinnen, Bianca Derya Neumann, Mian Grohol, Sigurd Heiberg, Erika Ingvald, Stig-Morten Knudsen, Ulrich Kral, Ekaterina Lovchuk, David MacDonald, Ulises Neri, Slavko Solar, Peter van der Keur, Antje Wittenberg: “Informed Dialogue and Decisions for Sustainable Development – Adoption of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources Prepared by the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources Adoption Group of the Expert Group on Resource Management. United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic Commission for Europe, CSE, EGRM Document ECE/ENERGY/GE.3/2024/10. https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/UNFC%20Adoption%20Group%20Report%20ECE-ENERGY-GE.3-2024-10.pdf
2024 Mark U. Simoni*, Johannes A. Drielsma, Magnus Ericsson, Andrew G. Gunn, Sigurd Heiberg, Tom A. Heldal, Nedal T. Nassar, Evi Petavratzi, Daniel B. Müller: “Mass-Balance-Consistent Geological Stock Accounting: A New Approach toward Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources” Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58, 2, 971–990; Publication Date:January 2, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03088
2022 UNECE (Roger Dixon; Sigurd Heiberg; Aaron W. Johnson; Markus Klingbeil). United Nations Framework Classification for Resources – Glossary of Common Terms.( ECE/ENERGY/GE.3/2022/3) English, French and Russian
2022 UNECE ( Ms. Kathryn Campbell (Attorney), Ms. Carolina Coll (CGG), Mr. King Lee (World Nuclear Association), Mr. Matthias Hartung (Executive Consultant Data & Digital), Mr. Sigurd Heiberg, (Chair) Petronavit a.s, Mr. Julian Hilton (Aleff Group), Mr. Donald Lessard (Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Ms. Ekaterina Lovchuk (Eurasian Union of Experts in Subsoil (EUES)), Mr. Michal Lynch-Bell (KAZ Minerals), Mr. Dominique Salacz (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)), Mr. Nick Stansbury (Legal & General Investment Management), Mr. Danny Trotman (EY), Mr. Claudio Virues (Alberta Energy Regulator, Canada), Mr. Jeremy Webb (Tiaki Institute). “United Nations Framework Classification for Resources applied to Commercial Assessments – Guidance” (ECE/ENERGY/GE.3/2022/10) English
2021 UNECE (Kathryn Campbell, Carolina Coll, David Elliott, Matthias Hartung, Sigurd Heiberg, Julian Hilton, Donald Roy Lessard, Michael Lynch-Bell, Dominique Salacz, Nick Stansbury, Daniel Trotman, Claudio Virues, Jermy Webb). “The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources applied to commercial assessments – Update and achievements.” Economic Commission for Europe Committee on Sustainable Energy Expert Group on Resource Management Twelfth Session. 26-30th of April, 2021. English.
2021 UNECE (Kathryn Campbell, Carolina Coll, David Elliott, Matthias Hartung, Sigurd Heiberg, Julian Hilton, Donald Roy Lessard, Michael Lynch-Bell, Dominique Salacz, Nick Stansbury, Daniel Trotman, Claudio Virues, Jermy Webb). “The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources applied to Commercial Assessments – Introductory Guidance.” Economic Commission for Europe Committee on Sustainable Energy Expert Group on Resource Management Twelfth Session. 26-30th of April, 2021. English, French, Russian.
2021 Blystad, Per; Foster, Scott; Griffiths, Charlotte; Heiberg, Sigurd; MacDonald, David, Tulsidas, Harikrishnan. UNFC – a tool for securing sustainable and affordable energy, raw materials, and resource-based services during the coming reforms to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Thai Geoscience Journal (TGJ-027).
2020 UNECE (Kathryn Campbell, Carolina Coll, David Elliott, Matthias Hartung, Sigurd Heiberg, Julian Hilton, Donald Roy Lessard, Michel Lynch-Bell, Nick Stansbury, Steve Griffiths, Daniel Trotman,. “The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources Applied to Commercial Assessments – Update. Prepared by the Commercial Working Group of the Expert Group on Resource Management. United Nations Economic and Social Council, ECE/Energy/GE.3/2020/5. English version: https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/energy/se/pdfs/egrm/egrm11_apr2020/ECE_ENERGY_GE.3_2020_5.pdf, Russian version :https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/energy/se/pdfs/egrm/egrm11_apr2020/ECE_ENERGY_GE.3_2020_5r.pdf
2019 Per Blystad; UNFC – Concept and principal Applications. Conference on “Best practice guidelines for mineral exploration and mining perspectives in Estonia”. Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Tallinn, Estonia, May 16, 2019
2019 Per Blystad, Sigurd Heiberg, Harikrishnan Tulsidas and Charlotte Griffiths; UNFC – Meeting the need to manage resources sustainably and attain the SDGs. Thematic Session “Geoscience for Sustainable Development” in CCOP 55th Annual Session 3 – 7 November 2019, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2019 UNECE (Carolina Coll, Daniel Trotman, David Elliott, Julian Hilton, Kathryn Campbell, Michael Lynch-Bell, Nick Stansbury, Sigurd Heiberg, Steve Griffiths. “The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources Applied to Commercial Assessments – draft considerations Prepared by the Commercial Working Group of the Expert Group on Resource Management. United Nations Economic and Social Council, ECE/Energy/GE.3/2019/7.
2018 Per Blystad, Sigurd Heiberg, Harikrishnan Tulsidas, Charlotte Griffiths;The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) – Status and recent developments. Thematic Session, CCOP 54th Annual Session 30th October 2018, Busan, Republic of Korea.
2018 Sigurd Heiberg, Petrad; Per Blystad, Petronavit a.s; Kerstin Brinnen, Svemin; Charlotte Griffiths, UNECE; Tom Heldal, NGU; Janne Hokka, GTK; Erika Ingvald, SGU; Kaj Lax, SGU; Hannu Makkonen, GTK/Boliden; Harikrishnan Tulsidas, UNECE. “Beyond Classificaiton. Managing Resources Sustainably”. Presentation to the 33rd Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Copenhagen, January 2018. Mineralproduksjon 8 (2018) B9-B22, ISSN 1893-1170 (online edition.)
2018 Kral, U.; Laner, D.; Rechberger, H.; Heiberg, S.; HeussAßbichler, S.; Horváth, Z.; Szabó, K.; Morf, L. S.; Mueller, S. R.; Wäger, P.; Nelen, D.; Winterstetter, A.; Osmani, M., Simoni, M. U.; Solar, S.; Stegemann, J.; Tulsidas, H.; Weber, L.; Wellmer, F. W.; Žibret, G. (2018) “UNECE develops specifications for classifying material recovery projects in the circular economy”, In: Proceedings “25th Wold Mining Congress”, 19-22 June, 2018, Astana, Kazakhstan, p 1257-1273.
2017 Sigurd Heiberg. Beyond Classification – Managing Resources Sustainably Oil and Gas Exposition (in Russian)
2014 Heiberg, Sigurd ; Åm, Knut: Public private partnership for improved hydrocarbon Recovery. Lessons from Norway’s major development programs and other pointers to future improvements. Talk at the 6th International Upstream Forum, NPD, Stavanger, August 24th, 2014
2014 Åm,Knut; Heiberg, Sigurd: “Public private partnership for improved hydrocarbon Recovery. Lessons from Norway’s major development programs”. Elsevier. Energy Strategy Reviews, Vol. 3 (2014) pp 19.
2014 Heiberg, Sigurd; Lessard, Donald Roy : Introduction to Energy Strategy Reviews Volume 3 “Oil and Gas Strategy Innovation through Partnering”. Elsevier. Energy Strategy Reviews, Vol. 3 (2014) pp 2.
2013 Heiberg, Sigurd : Global Energy Outlook and The North Sea Case MIT lectures. Leading Major Energy Projects in Russia – PREVENTING FAILURES IN MAJOR ENERGY PROJECTS 2013. Skolkovo Moscow School of Management, October 14-17, 2013.
2012 James Ross and Per Blystad, The United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources – The Global Code, 34th IGC Symposium, Brisbane 2012.
2012 Per Blystad, Astrid Nåvik, Jan Bygdevold, Karin Ask, Kjell Reidar Knudsen, Øystein Lie. United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC-2009) applied to the total Norwegian National Petroleum Resource Base – a Pilot, , 34th IGC Symposium, Brisbane 2012.
2012 Heiberg, Sigurd : Securing Affordable and Sustainable Energy – Efficient Development of the Next Generation Oil and Gas Reservoirs. Days of Energy saving and the enhancing the energy and resource efficiency in the Republic of Tatarstan. 5-7 December 2012.
2012 Heiberg, Sigurd : Crossing Energy Frontiers: An Arctic Perspective XXXIV MIT Global Change Forum in collaboration with Carbon Management Canada and Suncor Energy Banff, Alberta, Canada September 26-28 2012.
2011 Heiberg, Sigurd; Wellmer, Friedrich-W. Stretching the availability of non-renewable resources. in: Sinding-Larsen, R. & Wellmer, F.-W. (eds): Non-renewable Resource Issues. Geoscientific and Societal Challenges. International Year of the Planet Earth-Series. Springer (Heidelberg, Berlin, New York) 2011.
2010 Heiberg, Sigurd: Introductory remarks to the overview of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves. Survey of Energy Resources, World Energy Council, 2010
2009 Heiberg, Sigurd: “Impact of the Financial Crisis on Energy Security Investments” Presentation to the eighteenth session of the UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy, November ,2009. http://www.unece.org/energy/se/docs/comm18.html
2008 Heiberg, Sigurd. Stretching the Availability of Non-renewable Resources. 33rd International Geological Congress, Session PER-01, Non-renewable Resources – Towards their Sustainable Use. August 2008.
2007 Per Blystad; Meeting the needs in government resources management. AAPG/SPE International Multidiciplinary Reserves Conference, Washington 2007.
2007 István Bérczi, Per Blystad, Sigurd Heiberg, George Kowalski and James Ross; Achieving Global Harmonization of Key Terminology and Definitions for Classifying Energy Reserves and Resources using the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources (UNFC). , IQPC Global Reserves Valuation & Reporting 2007, 24 – 25 July 2007, Kuala Lumpur.
2007 Heiberg, Sigurd; Industrial petroleum resources development. International Conference of Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Novosibirsk, 12th and 13th of September, 2007 – The problems of investments in petroleum resources development.
2004 Sigurd Heiberg, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, Jean René Blaise, Per Blystad, Mücella Ersoy, Slav Slavov, Andrej Subelj; Moving towards the harmonisation of classifications. UN Framework Classification for Energy and Mineral Commodities. Reserves Valuation, Management and Accounting. IQPC, London 20th-21st September 2004.
2001 Heiberg, Sigurd and Swinkels, Wim A. M. Probabilistic Reserves Estimation Procedures. In Guidelines for the Evaluation of Reserves and Resources. A supplement to the Reserves and Resources Definitions. Joint publication of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, The World Petroleum Congresses and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
1998 Heiberg, Sigurd and Cunningham, Susan,C. Managing E&P opportunities, and risks, hidden by uncertain geologic information. AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, Integration of Geologic Models for Understanding Risk in the Gulf of Mexico, September 20-24, 1998 (Galveston, Texas) Editors: Shoup, Robert, Watkins, Joel, Karlo, John and Hall, Dave.
1990 Heiberg, Sigurd: Government Policy for Efficient Exploration and Production. International Programme for Petroleum Management and Administration (PETRAD). Contribution to the compendium of an 8 week course in Petroleum Policy and Management.
Extractive activities classification
2021 Blystad, Per; Haukalid, Rune; Heiberg, Sigurd; Ingvald, Erika; Margreth, Annina; Pihl, Håkan. Application of United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) for industrial mineral projects – Case Studies from Finland/Estland, Sweden and Norway – Nordkalk limestone and Forsand sand and gravel mines. Vinterkonferansen 2021 – Geoscience in a changing world. 6-8 January 2021. Norwegian Geological Society, Digital Conference.
2020 UNECE (Erika Ingvald, Håkan Pihl, Annina Margreth, Rune Haukalid, Per Blystad, Sigurd Heiberg) “United Nations Framework Classification for Resources, Case Studies from Finland/Estland, Sweden and Norway – Nordkalk limestone and Forsand sand and gravel mines” UN Economic Commission for Europe, Committee on Sustainable Energy, Expert Group on Resource Management (ECE/ENERGY/GE.3/2020/10) https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/energy/se/pdfs/egrm/egrm11_apr2020/ECE_ENERGY_GE.3_2020_10.pdf.
2017 Sigurd Heiberg, Kaj Lax, Kerstin Brinnen, Charlotte Griffiths. “United Nations Resource Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources (UNFC), An International classification of mineral deposits that include social and environmental conditions for extraction.” Future Mine and Mineral 2017 Stockholm
2011 Macdonald, David; Lynch-Bell, Michael; Ross, James; Heiberg, Sigurd; Klett, Tim; and Griffiths, Charlotte: “The United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources- 2009” SPA Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Paper no. SPE-148115-MS
2009 Heiberg, Sigurd: “Global energy reserves and the need for establishing a compatible standard for measuring energy reserves and resources (UNFC)” Presentation to Sixty-Third Session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, 30 March 2009. http://www.unece.org/commission/2009/63rd_index.htm
2008 Griffiths, Charlotte; Heiberg, Sigurd: “Achieving a common Global Terminology for Classifying Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources through the Development of the UN Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources.” Third Eurasian Energy Forum, Astana, September 2008.
2008 Heiberg, Sigurd; Blystad, Per; Lynch-Bell, Michael; Ross, James G.: “A Case Study using Project Based Petroleum Resource Classification for Government, Industry and Financial Management” 33rd International Geological Congress, Session GEP-02. August 2008.
2007 Heiberg, Sigurd; Common Resource Terminology for Energy Policies, Government and Business Processes and for Financial Reporting – Why it matters. AAPG/SPE Multidisciplinary Reserves Conference, L’Enfant Plaza hotel, Washington D. C. June 24-26, 2007
2007 Subelj, Andrej; Griffiths, Charlotte; Heiberg, Sigurd and Camisani-Clazolari, Ferdi; UN Framework Classification of Reserves and Resources (UNFC) becoming all-embracing and Global. 33rd International Symposium on Applications of Computers and Operations Research in The Mineral Industry. April 24th to 27th, 2007, Santiago, Chile.
2006 Heiberg, Sigurd; Ritter, John E.; Blystad, Per; Griffiths, Charlotte; Martínez, Aníbal R.and Subelj, Andrej; 3.15 A Common Standard. The Fundamentals of the Global Oil & Gas Industry, World Petroleum Council Yearbook 2006. p. 64.Petroleum Economist 2006.
2006 Blystad, Per; Heiberg, Sigurd and Ritter, John E.; United Nations Framework Classification – the road towards global harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Classification. 68th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, 12 – 15 June 2006, Vienna.
2005 Kvadsheim, Erling; Heiberg, Sigurd and Blystad, Per. The United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources, UNFC. Presentation at the CCOP Annual Session, Beijing, China 2005.
2005 Poroskun, V. I.; Khitrov, A. M.; Zaborin, O. V.; Zykin, M. Y.; Heiberg, S.; Søndenå, E. Reserves/Resources Classification Schemes used in Russia and Western Countries: A Review and Comparison. Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol 27(I), January 2004, pp 85-94.
2004 Heiberg, Sigurd. Setting new standards. World Petroleum, published by First Magazine to mark the 2004 Council meeting of the World Petroleum Congress, Madrid, Spain. http://www.firstmagazine.com/publishing/world-petroleum.html.
2004 Ahlbrandt, T. S.; Blaise, J. R.; Blystad, P.; Kelter, D.; Gabrielyants, G.; Heiberg, S.; Martinéz, A; Ross, J. G.; Slavov, S.; Subelj, A.; Young, E. D. Updated United Nations Framework Classification for Reserves and Resources of Extractive Industries. Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper 90839. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, 26.29 September 2004.
2004Kelter, Dietmar; Ahlbrandt, Thomas; Blaise, Jean Rene; Blystad, Per; Ersoy, Mücella; Heiberg, Sigurd; Slavov, Slav; Subelj, Andrej. Reserves and Resources – Reconciliation of terminology – The United Nations Framework Classification for Energy and Mineral Resources. 19th World Energy Congress, Sydney, Australia, 5-9 September 2004.
2003 Ahlbrandt, T.S.; Blystad, P.; Young, E.D; Slavov, S.; Heiberg, S.; The United Nations Framework Classification for World Petroleum Resources. Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper SPE 84142. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, October 5-8, 2003.
2003 Ahlbrandt, T.S.; Blystad, P.; Heiberg, S.; Slavov, S.; Young, E.D. Classification of World Petroleum Resources by use of the United Nations Framework Classification. EAGE Conference, Stavanger, June 2003.
1981 Heiberg, Sigurd; Knudsen, Kjell R; Lund Tor B.; Njå, Steinar and Ervik, Leif K. Development and Production Forecasting for Government Planning in Norway. Society of Petroleum Engineers, Paper 10214, 56th Annual Conference and Exhibition.
Specific professional themes
1990 Heiberg, Sigurd. The Mechanical Behaviour of Basins.International Programme for Petroleum Management and Administration (PETRAD). Contribution to the compendium of an 8 week course in Petroleum Policy and Management.
1975 Heiberg, Sigurd. Numerical Design Analysis of Piles in Sand. Discussion. American Society of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering Division Journal. Vol. 101 1975 No. 6 pp 590-591
1971 Wissa, Anwar E. Z.; Christian, John T.; Davis, Edward H and Heiberg, Sigurd. Consolidation at Constant Rate of Strain. American Society of Civil Engineers. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division Journal vol. 97 1971 no. 10 pp 1393-1412.
1969 Bjerrum, Laurits; Løken, Tor and Heiberg, Sigurd. A Field Study of Factors Responsible for Quick Clay Slides, Proceedings of the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Mexico 1969, Proc. Vol 2 pp 531-540 and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Publication no. 85 pp 17-26.
1969 Wissa, Anwar E. Z. and Heiberg, Sigurd. A New One-dimensional Consolidation Test. Cambridge, Massachusetts 1969. MIT School of Engineering. 161s. Tab. Fig. Research report R69-9 Soils publication No. 229. (The basis for Norwegian standard (NS 8018, 1993) for testing low permeability material.) http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/13564