Ole Martin Bakken

VP Asset Operations - Valhall hos Aker BP ASA

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

About

Experience

  • Aker BP ASA (Full-time · 8 yrs)
    • VP Asset Operations - Valhall
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Overall responsible for safe, reliable and cost-efficient operations of the Valhall area. The Valhall and Hod area consists of a field center with three platforms connected by bridges, and five wellhead platforms that are remotely controlled from the field center. The field is powered with electricity from shore. The onshore operations support team consists of production, maintenance and engineering departments. Also heading up PreOps for the new PWP-Fenris platforms (a new Production and Wellhead Platform bridge-connected to the field center and a new UI – Unmanned Installation) and Valhall Future Operations - improvement and digitalization departments integrating the new platforms with the existing field.

    • Asset Operations Manager Valhall
      Oct 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Asset Operations Manager for Valhall - overall responsible for safe, reliable and cost-efficient operations of the Valhall area. The Valhall area consists of a field center with five platforms connected by bridges, and five wellhead platforms that are remotely controlled from the field center. The field is powered with electricity from shore. The onshore operations support team includes production, maintenance and engineering departments.

    • Asset Operations Manager Alvheim
      Mar 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Asset Operations Manager for Alvheim - overall responsible for safe, reliable and cost-efficient operations of the Alvheim area. The Alvheim area consists of the Alvheim FPSO with the subsea fields Boa, Vilje, Volund, Boeyla and Volund. The onshore operations support team includes production, maintenance and engineering departments.

  • Statoil (14 yrs)
    • Manager Technical Integrity - Snorre Field
      Aug 2017 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr

      Manager technical integrity for leaders and group of engineers delivering towards Snorre fields and installations; Snorre A/B, Vigdis and Tordis; total technical integrity; technical input to safe and efficient operations, maintenance and modifications/investment projects.

    • Manager Improvement Projects OMM
      Jan 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Manager for Operations, Maintenance and Modifications (OMM) portfolio of improvement projects in Development and Production Norway (DPN). Head of Project/portfolio managers including the Project management Office.

    • Platform Manager/OIM
      Jan 2011 - Dec 2015 · 5 yrs

      Gudrun Platform: Onshore: Preparation for operation of new full-scale oil and gas platform offshore Norway. Responsible for organization development, recruiting of offshore organization, competence, operation manuals, governing documents, IT and Integrated Operations, government relations, follow-up of operations group in engineering and construction. Offshore: Platform manager/Offshore Installation Manager (OIM)

  • Researcher/Scientific assistant at NTNU
    Jan 2000 - Jul 2004 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Ph.D in experimental fluid dynamics. Scientific assistant in fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.