Health, Safety, Security and Wells Director
IOGP
Olav was seconded from Shell to IOGP in 2019.
His international career has spanned most aspects of Wells Engineering and Operations in countries including New Zealand, Thailand, Norway, Syria, Algeria, Qatar, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, all with its unique HSSE challenges and solutions. He is passionate about Learning in its broadest sense and has been afforded opportunities to lead strategic changes in this field.
Olav has been an active SPE member since 1986. He has previously held industry board or leadership appointments with entities like the International Well Control Forum, OGUK and various committees of the SPE and IADC. He currently chairs Joint Industry Project 37 pertaining to helicopter safety, serves as a board member of the Well Control Institute and contributes in steering roles for initiatives like Human Performance in Oil and Gas, Rapid S53 JIP and various others.
In 2018, he was appointed Visiting Professor with Robert Gordon University and is proud to have contributed as a mentor for the Leadership Team at Comoě National Park in Côte D’Ivoire.
In his free time, he is a percussionist, is learning to play the tuba and plays volleyball. Olav and his partner of 28 years, Alexandra, have four sons.
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