Experience

Own consulting practice

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Management Consultant

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Oil&Gas, Energy, Management, Business Development Oil&Gas, Energy, Management, Business Development



Dana Petroleum Limited

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Commercial, BD and Asset Manager,

  • 2013 - Aug 2016

  Main responsibilities: Identification, evaluation and completion of new assets/project/portfolio opportunities, farm-ins/farm-outs, investments/divestments. Develop and execute company strategy.

• Production and Development Manager, HSEQ Manager

  • 2005 - 2013

  Responsible for the follow up of Dana's production licenses and development projects, including representing Dana in JV Mangement and Operating Committees, evaluation of development project investment decisions. I was also successfully leading the pre-qualification process of first Ener Petroleum as a licensee on the NCS, and thereafter the operator pre-qualification of Dana Petroleum. In this role, establishing and implementing Dana's Business Management System.



Ørsnesvika AS

• Svolvær

• Co-developer and Owner/Chairman of Board

  • 2012 - 2016

  After regular office hours/part time - Managing a 80 unit property development project - cabins/vacation/tourist centre in Lofoten. Prime location on the waterfront between Svolvær and Henningsvær, at the foot of the majestic Vågakallen mountain. After regular office hours/part time - Managing a 80 unit property development project - cabins/vacation/tourist centre in Lofoten. Prime location on the waterfront between Svolvær and Henningsvær, at the foot of the majestic Vågakallen mountain.



Independant Consultant, own Company

• Oslo Area, Norway

• Business Management Consultant

  • 2000 - 2005

  Various assignments, e.g: - Naturkraft (build/own/operate Norway's first 420 MW gas fired power station at Kårstø) 3 yrs assignment. Responsible for Emission Control strategy and technical solutions. Result: Naturkraft's power plant at Kårstø to be the first power plant in Europe to implement state-of-the-art NOx emission control, thereby being the power plant in Europe with the lowest emissions to air. - Optimization of investment portfolio for large Norwegian trading house. Various assignments, e.g: - Naturkraft (build/own/operate Norway's first 420 MW gas fired power station at Kårstø) 3 yrs assignment. Responsible for Emission Control strategy and technical solutions. Result: Naturkraft's power plant at Kårstø to be the first power plant in Europe to implement state-of-the-art NOx emission control, thereby being the power plant in Europe with the lowest emissions to air. - Optimization of investment portfolio for large Norwegian trading house.



Norsk Hydro

• Norway
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager International Business Development

  • 1992 - 2000

  Commercial responsible for Hydro's participation in the 4.5 USD billion Sincor project in Venezuela.Main tasks: negotiation of all commercial agreements, investments- tax and political risk analysis, project financing (at that time Sincor being the largest project in the world to be project financed). Responsible for the valuation of the international assets in connection with a successful take-over of another large oil&gas company.project. Acquisitions and divestments of projects and licenses in various countries; Malaysia, Yemen, Angola, Libya, Vietnam, Venezuela. Show less

• Project Manager, License Management and Negotiatons

  • 1985 - 1992

  Lead negotiator for a number of large commercial agreements with Hydro as operator; Oseberg Transportation System, Brage, Troll and also gas transportation and sales agreements. Project manager for PDO.



DNV

• Norway
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Surveyor

  • 1981 - 1985

  Participated in Veritas trainee program, including a 2 year assignment to Veritas office in Houston. Responsible for classification and verification of drilling equipment for new drilling rigs intended for the Norwegian continental shelf. Responsible for Veritas' offshore related activities in Denmark. Participated in Veritas trainee program, including a 2 year assignment to Veritas office in Houston. Responsible for classification and verification of drilling equipment for new drilling rigs intended for the Norwegian continental shelf. Responsible for Veritas' offshore related activities in Denmark.