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We are VTC Offshore, an independent verification company that takes pride in ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance in the energy sectors, with a primary focus on the dynamic world of oil and gas. Our commitment to excellence extends beyond the offshore realm, as we also offer ISO advisory services to onshore construction and industrial companies, creating a holistic approach to industry success.

We emphasize that the management system and procedures are designed to fit the purpose and that the organization complies with this, further we evaluate the technical integrity of equipment and systems. The interaction between human, organizational and technical barriers are all factors which form the basis for the reviews. Ensuring safe and efficient operation and within required standards, criteria, and legislation.

We have gained a reputation for delivering value through:

  • Safety improvement; by early detection and prevention of safety hazards
  • Cost reduction: by pinpointing areas of concern at an early stage and by visualising solutions to comply with rules,regulations, and contract
  • Providing priorities for the organisation early in the project lifecycle
  • Well prepared and optimized acceptance testing, based on historical data and competent personnel
  • Provision of early visibility and confidence for stakeholders
  • Online reporting, by providing documentation and continuous follow-up

Our independent audits and verifications will help your company to identify, monitor and follow up potential safety risks and deviations. A set of "new eyes" might be able to pinpoint areas of improvement that normally would go under the radar using internal resources.

VTC Offshore has a well proven methodology for conducting our audits and verifications where we emphasize the interaction between technical integrity, organisation and human factors.

By performing risk-based audits, we will increase your possibility to receive an early warning of decreasing performance, and let you take the required actions before an incident occurs.

We use PAR-Management™ to trend the results and follow up safety performance over time.

Our company management system describes the approach to managing our business excellence.This also includes excellence in quality, health, safety and environmental matters. We are committed to the development and continuous improvement of our management system.

Quality is our top priority, and by focusing on continuous improvement of our work processes, we continue to raise the bar on quality and deliver greater value to our clients.

Our Team

Geir Gorm OlsenGeir Gorm Olsen
Geir Gorm Olsen
Managing Director
Geir holds a Bachelor degree in Mechanical engineering, maintenance and safety from the University in Bergen and University College of Southeast Norway, and has 30 years experience from the oil and gas industry. He has previously held key leading positions within Seadrill (Smedvig) and Statoil (Hydro). Mr. Olsen began working with VTC Offshore in 2010.
Per Inge Flakke
Per Inge Flakke
Offshore Installation Manager/ Senior Advisor
Per Inge holds a bachelor degree, nautical line, from Maritime college and police academy. Per Inge has over 30 years’ experience from the oil and gas industry. He has held various managing positions within: Platform Management, Rig Move, Marine Operations, Operational Management and Management Systems. Some of the projects in his track record are: Aker Drilling H6 – OIM / SM, QHSE Supv. Draugen (Shell), QHSE Manager – West Navigator. Mr. Flakke joined VTC Offshore in 2015.
Christian SvenssonChristian Svensson
Christian Svensson
Project Manager
Christian has 20 years experience from the Oil and Gas Industry, he has his education from Bergen Technical College (automation systems), and is a certified electrician. Christian has worked offshore for 12 years and held onshore positions as Commissioning Engineer in Aker Solutions and Senior Electrical/ Instrumentation Engineer in Archer. Christian started working for VTC Offshore in 2012 and specializes in Electrical/ Safety Systems verification's and projects. (Certified Quality Lead Auditor).
Eli Orre
Eli Orre
Administration Consultant
Eli has over 30 years of experience in various roles within finance and administration. She has experience from various industries both as a manager and as a consultant, icluded her own company.
Henry Meling
Henry Meling
Senior Subsea Advisor
Henry is a Mechanical and drilling engineer specialized on drilling equipment with focus on Well Control Equipment (BOP’s and control systems). He has been working in the oil industry since 1979 and has been employed by one of the major oil companies in Norway since 1980, locally and worldwide. Problem solving on a daily basis, inspection of drilling rigs and platforms, specify equipment, general advisory related to well control equipment, revising internal and external documents.
 Arnulf Storebø
Arnulf Storebø
Special Drilling Advisor
Arnulf has over 30 years’ experience from the oil and gas industry. He has extensive experience from drilling and well in Statoil and Smedvig both onshore and offshore. He has held various positions within Statoil, Technical responsible, Project engineer, Project manager for New Build projects, Rig intake and MODU projects.
Svein Erik Eide
Svein Erik Eide
Senior Advisor
Svein Erik holds a Master of Science in Petroleum Technology. His work experience covers more than 30 years from all types of drilling and well operations, both domestic and international. He has managed and been responsible of operations from Condeep type platforms, Jackets, Jack up drilling units and Semi Submersibles.
Steinar Løvaas
Steinar Løvaas
Senior QHSE advisor
Steinar has over 40 years of experience from Norsk Hydro, Statoil and Equinor. He has led many investigations, around 100 different cases, including 4 fatal accidents. During his time at Hydro, he conducted many management courses, especially within safety leadership. He conducted more than 500 training sessions for over 5000 participants. Focus on risk identification, risk management and own improvement.
Jørn Toverud
Jørn Toverud
Offshore Installation Manager/ Senior Advisor
Jørn holds a bachelor degree, nautical line, from Maritime college. His work experience covers more than 30 years from all types of drilling rigs. He has the last 10 years served as OIM/ platform manager on Transocean Spitsbergen (ex. Aker Spitsbergen). Jørn has also been responsible as training in module 9 and 10 (Marine Operations and rules and requirements and rig maneuvering) in platform manager course, in Simsea In Haugesund
Steinar Gjesteby
Steinar Gjesteby
Senior Advisor
Steinar has worked in the oil and gas industry from 1990. He has experience, both onshore and offshore, with project management, drilling unit design, construction, maintains work on offshore platforms and drilling operations. He has been department manager for RDS Norway (KCAD engineering department) with responsibility for all projects. He has been electrical contractor in Transocean Drilling and Procon Drilling Services with responsibility for electrical systems in drilling area on GFA, B, C, Snorre, Valhall, Heidrun and Troll A.
Knut Gyth-Dehli
Knut Gyth-Dehli
Technical Advisor
Knut holds a Bachelor degree from Maritime college, technical/engineering. His work experience covers more than 30 year from drilling rigs, as Technical Section Leader. Knut has also experience from several new builds and large modification projects worldwide. He has held several position within Equinor and Wintershall.
Bjarne Syrstad
Bjarne Syrstad
Drilling Advisor
Bjarne is an experienced manager with more than 20 years of experience within different leadership roles at several levels from leading service- and E & P companies. Deep expertise within well operations, geology, project management, contract & procurement, field development, risk management and organizational development. Acquired entrepreneurial experience in a management team during a successful start up of an Exploration & Production (E&P) company. Held key roles in the management team of several E & P companies since 2007, contributing to the development of the different companies’ strategies and business development in general. Experience as deputy General Manager, and has a proven track record of excellent Financial, HSSE and Operational results. Strong academic results from both technical and commercial education from well recognized universities.
Morgan Tønnesen
Morgan Tønnesen
Project Manager
Morgan has nearly 30 years of working experience within the oil/gas/drilling/shipping industry. On/offshore operations and projects worldwide for oil company, drilling contractors, drilling equipment vendor and oil/gas/passenger ships.
Rune Berge Vik
Rune Berge Vik
Senior QHSE Advisor
Rune has 40 years’ experience in the Petroleum Industry (Drilling & Wells) as a HSSE/ QHSE Advisor, drilling supervisor, drilling engineer, leader, entrepreneur and performance improvement advisor. Considerable strength and expertise in Continuous Improvement processes and systems. His field of expertise includes development of management systems, process improvements, business development, regulatory requirements, risk assessments and audits. Long experience from leading and implementing strategic projects and initiatives for global companies. Extensive experience from design, development and establishment of quality management systems (ISO 9001), and implementation of continuous improvement projects, as well as intake and preparation of fixed and mobile drilling units for operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Rune Adolfsen
Rune Adolfsen
Senior Advisor
Rune has got more more than 30 years experience within O&G industry. M.Sc in Chemical Engineering from U.S. Held several positions, as Project engineer, Production engineer, Petech mgr., Procurement officer, Operation mgr. and Asset mgr. (Produksjonsdirektør) for Troll / Fram and Vega. Left position as Area Development mngr and North Area Initiative mngr within DPN Operations North in Harstad. Primarily Business development and stakeholder activities in 2014. From mid April 2014 i joined the STEP project mgmt group with responsibility for Supplier Management and Efficiency. STEP (Statoil technical efficiency program) is by far the largest efficiency program ongoing and consist of six high-impact projects. Since June 1st 2016 independent consultant and Partner and SVP Business Development Bergen Resources AS. From January 1st 2017 Partner and CEO for Orion Increased Oil Production (name change for Bergen Resources and reorg). ORION IOP will buy conventional oil and gas fields onshore US – increase the production & reserve base and sell the asset. We will build a portfolio of assets, constantly keeping 3-5 small/mid-sized assets in the portfolio. Merger with 7EP and focus on NCS utilizing Big Data for asset evaluation and acquisition.
Eivind Solheim
Eivind Solheim
Rig/ Drilling Consultant
Eivind has 45 years of experience from the oil and gas industries. Employed by ODCC, Smedvig, Seadrill and North Atlantic Drilling. Consulted for Norsk Hydro, BP, Shell/Babetco and Statoil. Has mainly worked towards fixed platforms, semi-submersible, drill ships and jack up rigs. Held offshore management positions, driller from 1980 to position as drilling section leader in 1986. Held onshore management positions as rig manager in 1991 for fixed platforms and semi-submersible and QHSE manager for Seadrill new building and operation projects in Asia. Held lead positions in drilling module design projects, new buildings projects, drilling system modifications and project coordination’s of major hook up projects.
Arvid Lokøy
Arvid Lokøy
Drilling Advisor
Arvid holds a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering. He has been working in drilling and well in the oil industry for 35 years. His experience varies from engineering to responsibility for platform drilling and well operations. He has also been managing engineering groups within drilling and well and cross discipline groups. He has experience from process owner drilling and well. He has been managing major Management system projects.
Øystein Ragnes
Øystein Ragnes
Senior Advisor
Øystein has been Project Director for the North Sea Rigs as rig construction program for the last 7 years, following the successful delivery of Deepsea Yantai. Prior to that, 38 years’ experience from the oil & gas Industry, of which 20 years in corporate management with business development in Kværner and Grenland Group of large scale EPCI projects (FPSO) and 10 years with design and operations of semi-submersibles and jack-ups. Relevant companies like Stena Drilling and Moss Maritime (Dyvi Offshore), Project Manager for COSL Drilling Europe project; “COSL Promoter” yard stay in Norway, preparing for operations for Statoil. More than 13 years’ experience from working with Chinese yards and engineering companies.
Ole Jakob Eide
Ole Jakob Eide
Fire & Safety Engineer
Ole Jacob Eide has more than 30 years experience as a fire & safety engineer both from offshore (drilling, and production) and land based activities. He is specialised within all kind of fixed fire fighting systems. Offshore experience from all kind of modification Projects, basically at Norsk Hydro and Statoil Production and drilling installations. He also has experience from HAZOP-studies and other similar operational risk analysis.
Asbjørn Vonheim
Asbjørn Vonheim
Senior Drilling Advisor
Asbjørn has 30 years of experience from the oil and gas industry and he holds a Master of Science in chemistry technique from the University in Trondheim (NTNU). Extensive experience from drilling and well in Statoil, onshore and offshore, within research, Drilling Engineer, Drilling Supervisor, Operational Advisor and 9 years as drilling Superintendent.
Stig Stellberg
Stig Stellberg
Senior Advisor
Stig has 42 years of experience from the oil and gas industry, with Mobil Exploration Norway, ARCO Oil and Gas Company (USA), Hydro, Statoil and Equinor. Began at the Mongstad refinery in 1976 as a process operator. More than twenty years offshore (the North Sea, British sector and the Gulf of Mexico) as a production operator, production supervisor, production and maintenance superintendent and platform manager for more than 10 years.
Arvid Langøy
Arvid Langøy
Senior Surveyor
Arvid works for VTC Offshore as surveyor within the areas E&I, Maintenance and Drilling Systems. Numerous projects, in addition to extensive experience from operation, maintenance, modification and installation of electrical and control systems for installations in the North Sea/shipping.
Knut Henrik Dalland
Knut Henrik Dalland
Senior Advisor
Knut Henrik started to work for Phillips Petroleum in Stavanger Norway, as a drilling engineer on the Ekofisk Field. After two years he joined Shell International and held positions as a drilling engineer, operations engineer and production technologist in The Netherlands and Malaysia, spending 4 years in Borneo. In 1986 he joined Norsk Hydro in Norway where he has held managerial positions within well technology, drilling engineering, subsea technology and field operations, both onshore and offshore. From 2005 to 2008 he was seconded to Sonangol in Angola as deputy project manager for the Gimboa Field Development. He returned to Norway after the merger between Statoil and Hydro, was head of Snøhvit LNG for 3 years and later VP Production for the Oseberg field before joining the Statoil Tanzania team in 2012 and was Country Manager for Statoil Tanzania from May 2013. Returned to Statoil in Norway in 2014 as Senior Advisor risk management and operational training. Retired from Statoil in March 2017. Knut Henrik Consulted for Christian Michelsen Research mid 2018 assisting in the preparations for their application as National Research Centre for offshore CO2 reductions. From mid 2018 and thru 2019 he was employed by Aker Energy in their Pecan Field project in Ghana contributing to the submission of the Plan of Development (PoD) and early operational preparations as Chief Operating Officer.
Pål Haus
Pål Haus
Technical Consultant
Pål has extensive experience as Technical Manager on mobile offshore drilling units. He has participated in several new build projects in Norway, Spain and Korea. He has gained extensive experience and expertise in the start-up and operation of drilling rigs over many years, including installation and demobilization of 3rd party equipment.
Otto Øren
Otto Øren
Drilling Advisor
Otto holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum technology. His work experience covers nearly 40 years of all types drilling and well operations. He has managed and been responsible of operations from platforms, Jack up drilling units and Semi Submersibles.
Nils Martinius Nilsen
Nils Martinius Nilsen
Senior Advisor
Nils has 43 years of experience from the Oil and gas Industry from Hydro, Statoil and Equinor. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Bergen Technical College. The last 24 years mainly working with maintenance management and maintenance management systems, being Leading Advisor maintenance management and having the Equinor-title as “maintenance management expert” for the last 16 years.
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