Neri Askland
,Vice President Middle East,Statoil
Neri Askland is Statoil’s representative in the Middle East region where he has been leading business development and market analysis activities on behalf of the company. Developing and maintaining good relations with relevant authorities, stakeholders and potential partners is an important part of his role.
Mr Askland works closely with internal departments within Statoil to ensure successful execution of joint projects in the region. Statoil’s ambition in the region is to establish and grow a long-term, sustainable energy business in partnership with Abu Dhabi with the objective of becoming one of the leading IOC’s in the country in terms of value and equity volumes.
Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 37 countries, building on 44 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway with approximately 21,000 employees worldwide, and is listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges.
Askland holds an MBA from BI Norwegian Business School in Norway and National Technological University in Singapore. Prior to his current position, Mr Askland was Country Manager for the GCC region and has held several senior positions in project and business development in Statoil.
