A drilling contractor for the future

Roger Simmenes

CEO

Mr. Simmenes represent more than 30 years experience from drilling and well operations on the Norwegian and UK continental shelf. He has served as EVP of Odfjell Drilling with responsibility for a total of 22 drilling units in Norway and abroad - Including Shtokman Field on Russian Continental shelf. He also served as CEO of North Sea Drilling group and of Bergen Group. Mr Simmenes has extensive experience as board director of several companies

Phone: 55 20 30 40
Email: rogers@islanddrilling.no

Geir Dombestein

QHSE Manager

Represent more than 30 years in drilling related industries. He is appointed Island Drilling’s Designated Person. His experience encompasses serving as QHES manager for Odfjell Drilling Technology, Sartor Shipping and North Sea Drilling Group. He maintains contact with class and statutory authorities. He has also more than 10 years practical experience from participating in drilling operations in positions including Assistant Driller and have served as Head Safety Delegate.

Glenn Richard Bysveen

Manager Business Development

Glenn has worked at Equinor for the past 12 years in various departments, with contracts as the main field. His main area of expertise has been mobile drilling units since 2016 and he is currently responsible for all contracts entering Equinor’s rig portfolio on the Norwegian sector. He has developed a wide network within the industry, participated in strategy work, led numerous tender processes, as well as following up on existing contracts. In addition, Glenn has many years of experience from international business. 

Phone: +47 916 63 463
Email: GlennB@islanddrilling.no

Espen Teigland

Finance Manager

Espen has over seven years of experience with financial management within the offshore industry and has previously worked as Group Financial Controller for TTS Group, where he was responsible for the financial reporting. In addition, he helped Nekkar ASA transition into a new organization and industry following the asset sales agreement between TTS and MacGregor.

He has an M.Sc. in Energy Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and has also worked as Logistics Officers in the Norwegian Navy. He joined Island Drilling from his position as Manager in Karabin Group, where he has worked with financial advisory across industries.

Rune Arnøy

HR Manager

Rune has worked in the offshore & shipping industry for the last 30 years. He has extensive experience with HR/QHSE from offshore/shipping companies operating internationally, this includes North Sea Shipping, Bergen Group & MacGregor/TTS. Among other positions he served 6 years as VPHR in Bergen Group ASA.

Jan Fredrik Dale

Rig Manager

Is a key member of the Island Drilling senior management team, and responsible for the operation of Island Innovator.
He has served the drilling industry for more than 30 year and has tenure in senior positions from tool pusher through Rig Manager and Operations Manager for major drilling contractors. His experience includes more than 10 years in the position as Rig manager for Dolphin Drilling. Prior to joining Island Drilling, he held the position as Rig Manager for Transocean since 2011. He has a strong educational background and technical ability. He has international experience and a long exposure to major operators on both the NCS, Brazil and UKCSS.

Kjetil Forland

Operation Manager

Kjetil has 28 years’ experience with a demonstrated history from offshore E&P, oil services, rig, and offshore operations as well as financial and corporate activity. Strong business development professional.

Previous roles include COO in E&P company Petrolia NOCO AS, Managing Director of Petrolia SE, EVP of Bergen Group’s offshore division, and Operations Director for Odfjell Drilling. Experienced board director in the oil industry. 

Degree in management from BI (Norwegian Business School) and business economist from NHH, (Norwegian School of Economics).

Marianne Ulriksen

Project & Sustainability Manager

Marianne has held several management positions within HSEQ in Odfjell Drilling and Songa Offshore, where also Compliance management and AoC processes on sites in China, South-Korea and Norway has been part of management roles. She has developed several Company management systems into process oriented and digital processes, and she has over 25 years experience in the global offshore business.