Experience

Frigstad Group

• Singapore
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman

  • 1989 - Present

  Owner, founder and chairman of the Frigstad group of companies. The group includes Frigstad Offshore, an offshore drilling contractor, and Frigstad Engineering, a designer of semi-submersible drilling units. Based in Singapore from 1989 until 2012, thereafter Kristiansand.

• Chief Executive Officer

  • 2006 - 2009

  Frigstad Discoverer Invest Limited was founded by the Frigstad Group as an investment company owning one ultra deepwater drilling rig of the Frigstad D90 design being constructed at the Yantai Raffles shipyard in China. The company was financed through a private placement of USD 240 million and a USD 200 million bond loan, and listed on the main board of Oslo Stock Exchange until it was sold to Saipem S.p.A. in October 2007.



Viking Offshore Drilling AS

• Partner

  • 1987 - 1989

  In charge of starting operations for drillships Viking Explorer and Viking Driller. Partner and shareholder in company. In charge of starting operations for drillships Viking Explorer and Viking Driller. Partner and shareholder in company.



Compass Drilling AS

• Operations Manager

  • 1985 - 1986

  Operations Manager for drillship Compass Driller. Part shareholder in company. Operations Manager for drillship Compass Driller. Part shareholder in company.



Harald Frigstad AS

• Teacher / Consultant

  • 1981 - 1985

  Teacher at Stavanger Drilling School, lecturing junior crew in drilling technology and operations. Consultant in rig design and offshore engineering at Norwegian Rig Consulting AS. Assigned to semi-submersible rig newbuilding projects at shipyards in Oslo and Gothenburg. Teacher at Stavanger Drilling School, lecturing junior crew in drilling technology and operations. Consultant in rig design and offshore engineering at Norwegian Rig Consulting AS. Assigned to semi-submersible rig newbuilding projects at shipyards in Oslo and Gothenburg.



Dolphin Drilling AS

• Rig Superintendent

  • 1979 - 1985

  Working offshore as Rig superintendent on semi-submersible drilling rigs Borgny Dolphin, Borgsten Dolphin and Byford Dolphin. Working offshore as Rig superintendent on semi-submersible drilling rigs Borgny Dolphin, Borgsten Dolphin and Byford Dolphin.



Viking Offshore AS

• Crew - Drilling Section

  • 1973 - 1979

  Working offshore as drilling crew on semi-submersible Haakon Magnus in North Sea and India. Advancing from assistant driller to tourpusher. Working offshore as drilling crew on semi-submersible Haakon Magnus in North Sea and India. Advancing from assistant driller to tourpusher.



Global Marine Inc

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing

• Crew

  • 1971 - 1973

  Working offshore as crew on drillship Glomar Grand Isle in North Sea and Africa. Advancing from Galley-helper to Derrickman. Working offshore as crew on drillship Glomar Grand Isle in North Sea and Africa. Advancing from Galley-helper to Derrickman.