Field Development Conference 2025

Kristine is the Vice President of Product Marketing and Strategy for Subsea Services in TechnipFMC. Kristine joined TechnipFMC in 2009 and during the past 15years she has held various operational, commercial and strategic roles across the world. Kristine holds a Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics from NTNU and an executive MBA from BI Business School.

Gaute Erichsen is an Economist working for the Ministry of Energy. He is heading up a unit in the Oil and Gas Department responsible for approvals related to new development projects and more.

Frank Larsen is Managing Director of IHS Global A/S, which is S&P Global’s Norwegian subsidiary. He is also Director for Research & Analysis within the Cost & Supply Chain group. The Cost & Supply Chain group provides market segment reports for various segments within the upstream O&G and renewable business, with focus on supply, demand, and cost development. It also provides supplier/contractor profiles for ~100 contractors/suppliers.

Mr. Larsen worked 12 years for Aker Solutions' subsea division prior to joining S&P Global, where he held various positions. He holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Italy and an M.Sc within oil and gas from Oslo's College of Engineering and University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Ole Gunnar Austvik is professor at University of Inland Norway, specialized in political economy and petroleum economics. Institutional affiliations include the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), BI Norwegian Business School, Statistics Norway, and John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

By education he holds a master in economics (cand.oecon) and a PhD in political science from University of Oslo, as well as a Master in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard Kennedy School. Professor Austvik is the author of numerous articles and books regarding energy economics and policy, international political economy, European integration. Latest publication: "Norway in the Geopolitics of Energy" (March 2025).

Matt leads IPA’s EMEA Upstream team that focuses on improving the competitiveness of integrated energy companies, national oil companies, and independent operators. His responsibilities include managing clients, developing research studies, analyzing megaprojects, assisting in the development of IPA’s intellectual property, and managing the team. Over the last decade, Matt has led the analysis of over 50 E&P projects for major international and national energy companies, evaluating the competitiveness of these projects and highlighting key areas of risk. Matt has an MSci from the University of Durham, UK.

Kalmar Ildstad has been with the directorate since 1989 in different positions. Since 2021 he has served as director of the licence management department. He holds a civil engineering degree from the physics department at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (now NTNU).

Fredrik Møller joined Vår Energi from the Neptune Energy acquisition in May 2024 and is heading the Gjøa Subsea Projects development. He has more than 20 years’ experience in manging subsea projects from front-end to execution phases in both Operator and Contractor organizations. Møller holds a Master degree in Marine Structures from NTNU and a Master of Technology Management from NTNU and NHH.

Kjell Helge Eide is currently Project Director for Johan Sverdrup Phase 3. His former experience is as Project Director for Kristin Sør, Project Director for Karabagh – Baku – Azerbaijan, Technical & Concept for Bay du Nord and Wisting, VP for Fast Track projects and Project Manager for tie-back projects towards Norne.

Lars Moe is educated from NTNU Cybernetics. He has worked with projects within the European Space Agency, Aker Engineering and technology, (now Aker Solution) and RWE Dea (now Harbour Energy) and for the last 8 years in Aker BP. Lars Moe was manager for the concept development of the Yggdrasil Field, and are now responsible for the further development of the greater Yggdrasil area.

Gry Anette Haga holds a Bachelor with Honours in Civil Engineering at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (siv ing. grad) and a Bachelor from University of Bergen (Aqua- and Environmental Technology). She have since 1998 worked within oil&gas for both contractors (Aker for 9 years) and operators such as Equinor, WintershallDea and OKEA ASA. Over the past 15 years, Haga has held vaious leadership roles in integrity management, project management and offshore positions (such as Safety lead and Planned Maintenance lead). Currently.

Currently she hold the position as Vice President Modifications and Decommissioning in OKEA and is also the location manager in the Bergen office (plassjef). Since 2007, I have specialized in working with mature fields, and love the challenges that comes with them (such as extending their lifetime, securing high regularity etc).

Rikke Tittel is educated from NTNU, Master of Science in Marine Technology in 1999. I have worked 25 years in the O&G industry with experience from both Contractor and Company side. Experience from engineering, tendering, procurement, sales and marketing as well as project management.

Per Eivind Steen is Principal engineer, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) since 2019. Education: MSc NTH (NTNU), MBA BI Norwegian Business School. He has more than twenty-five years of broad experience from field developments-, EPCI- and modification projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and internationally.
Steen has a background from various professional and management positions both from operating companies and EPCI contractors, core competencies in project controls, procurement and project management.

Oddbjørn Johnsen is a Chief Engineer in HSE, Maintenance, and Project Management at Havtil. He has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including 30 years at ConocoPhillips. His main areas of expertise include maintenance planning and engineering, maintenance management, operational leadership offshore, and culture-building in continuous improvement and knowledge sharing both domestically and internationally. He has also led numerous improvement projects across the entire value chain.
He holds a trade certificate in high- and low-voltage electrical systems, a degree in electrical engineering, and a Master of Management with a focus on teamwork, strategic leadership, and project management.

Inger Elise holds a M.Sc. degree and has more than 25 years of experience with safety and risk management in various industries. In today's focus on the green shift, she contributes, based on her experience and knowledge of safety and risk in the Oil and Gas industry, towards the development of safe design and operation of hydrogen and CCS facilities.

Elisabeth has 25 years working experience from the oil and gas industry and related industries. She has has more than 28 years of experience with oil and gas development projects, CCS and risk management. She has worked as consultant and manager in DNV with field and project development. She was responsible for establishing DNV's centre of excellence for CCS with particular focus on CO2 storage. Today Elisabeth is focusing on advisory services within CCS and low carbon operations, policy and regulatory developments, business and project risk management. She works primarily for customers in Northern Europe.

She holds a Master of Science in Reservoir physics, and Master of Business and Administration (MBA). Elisabeth holds a M.Sc. degree in reservoir physics and an MBA, and has more than 28 years of experience with oil and gas development projects, CCS and risk management.

John Macleod leads the Marketing and Technology (M&T) organisation in OneSubsea and is part of the OneSubsea Leadership Team. M&T is responsible for the overall company strategy and business direction, driving innovation and ensuring our offerings and partnerships deliver the vision for the company. John has worked in the Oil and Gas industry for 35 year, always in Subsea, with both Operator and Supplier, living in 5 countries, in a range of leadership, operational and technical roles.

Adrian Hjellestad is an Analyst at Rystad Energy, working in the Cost & Prices research team. His focus is on cost estimation for oil and gas projects, including subsea developments. He brings years of experience in cost estimating from both Rystad Energy and Aker, coupled with broad industry knowledge.

Stein Erlend Skei is Vice President, Projects & Engineering at Harbour Energy Norway, with overall responsibility for the project development portfolio and supply chain management in NCS. He has 33 years’ experience from the oil and gas industry and has had senior management positions both on the operator and contractor side of the industry. Stein Erlend Skei has International experience from UK, France, Middel East, USA and West Africa.

Ola Hjøllo is the Project Director for the Johan Castberg project with experience lead positions in subsea projects, offshore facility projects and control systems. He has led various initiatives, includingthe IS part of the Statoil and Hydro merger, new Statoil office at Fornebu. His education is Master of Science in Information Science, University of Pittsburgh.

Stian Vere currently heads up the electrification & brownfield project portfolio in Equinor, with around ten offshore and onshore projects in execution and in early phase. He has 18 years of experience within project development, supply chain management and upstream business development. Stian is a graduate in economics from Université Toulouse Capitôle.

Terje Børseth has nearly 30 years in National Oilwell Varco where he the last years held the position Project Director Eastern Hemisphere. He has Extensive international experience within oil and gas industries, where he also have had a 3 years assignment in Houston TX. Børseth holds a degree within Electrical Power Engineering from Haugesund Maritime Technical School

Knut Mathias Vestbø has a master degree in Engineering. His has his work experience from Oil and Gas business mainly towards Onshore plants and project development but last years as Project Director for CO2 Transport and Storage projects

Alexander Güntert, Project Manager for Strategic Development at BW Offshore, brings over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to his current role, he served as Asset Manager for BW Offshore's FPSOs in Brazil and Africa. Alexander began his career as a Naval Architect at Petrobras, where he later became a Project Manager. Throughout his career, he has taken on key roles in operations and project execution, gaining extensive expertise in offshore production.

Jon Lereim has a background from both the academia and the industry. The academia track consists of having held a professorship in marine structures at NTNU, part time professorship at Norwegian Business School BI in project management, quality management, contract & risk management, Associate Dean for the International Executive Master of Management in Energy at BI, visiting professorship at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, visiting professor and faculty member at Lorange School of Business in Zurich, Switzerland and external board member of the MBA Management at Cranfield University, School of Management UK.

The industry track covers extensive industry experience in various senior management positions in the oil & gas industry, such as DNV, Saga Petroleum, Aker Maritime & DONG Energy, member of the board of Aker Corporate IS/IT Strategy Board, and member of the board of directors of Altinex (Noreco) a minor upstream exploration and production oil & gas company. He was also Head of the Project management office in Dong Energy, Copenhagen Denmark and head of the Siri Platform Incident assessment Team.

Richard Torrens is the Head of Product for Digital Field Development Planning at SLB. He has 24 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry as a leader in Integrated Asset Modelling. Richard spent the first decade of his career developing integrated modelling simulation software solutions. He then served as an advisor on numerous Field Development projects in the Middle East. For the past six years, Richard has spearheaded the strategy for Digital Field Development Planning, culminating in the release of the FDPlan solution in 2019. Richard holds a PhD in fluid flow in porous media.

Tarek Arakili works with Product Owner Agile Asset Management, focusing on collaboration with E&P partners and customers co-developing new digital solutions, analysing used cases and build products roadmap. He joined Halliburton in 2019 as Remote Operations Manager and Real Time Data champion with a 15 plus years in the Oil & Gas industry through the middle east, west Africa and Norway. Arakili is graduated with Bachelor's Degree in Geophysics from Damascus University.