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Marie Røyksund to ProactimaMarie Røyksund started in Proactima on January 1, 2019. Marie has recently delivered her PhD in risk management and societal safety at the University of Stavanger. She mainly focused on how the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) understands and uses new knowledge about risk. Through her research, Marie has acquired a solid knowledge of the Norwegian regulations, including extensive documentary studies and in-depth interviews.
Marie has previously worked in Lyse Elnett AS and has experience in risk management and facilitation of risk and vulnerability analyzes in power supply.
We welcome Marie to Proactima!
In addition to Marie, Proactima has recruited more new employees to all four offices, both in Stavanger (headquarters), Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo in recent months.
It is now clear that Proactima will be a very important supplier for OKEA also in the first half of 2019.
“We have had invaluable support from Proactima in the period until we became operator for the Draugen platform. It is therefore natural to continue the good cooperation also in today’s demanding period, says Dag Eggan, SVP Business Performance in OKEA. After OKEA became an operator, the organization has grown from 26 to 194 employees. This structure requires a lot of the organization, and at the same time theoperational tasks at Draugen are going to be smooth.
Call-offs
Proactima has a framework agreement with OKEA. Through this agreement a call-off has been made for the first half of 2019. The call includes approximately 4,500 hours, primarily divided between five and six employees in the core team.
“Others in Proactima will be involved as needed,” says Jens Thomas Sagør at the Proactima office in Trondheim.
Primarily, the tasks will be organizational adaptation support and development of the organization which has now grown sharply in a short period of time. Among other things, Proactima will provide support within management, risk management and IT systems.
“Our main task is to continue to support OKEA in several areas so that the start-up period as an operator goes as planned. We have good dialogue and good working climate with management and employees of OKEA. We will make sure that the good cooperation continues in 2019,” says Jens Thomas, who does not rule out any further call-outs in the contract.
“We are flexible and will do our outmost to support OKEA where they need,” concludes Jens Thomas.
Bravo, Willy!Willy Røed from Proactima took recently over as leader of ARMSG – Applied Risk Management Speciality Group – one of 17 specialist groups within the Society of Risk Analysis. The event took place at a conference being held in New Orleans this week.
“It is obviously honorable to take over the leadership position for ARMSG. It means new challenges and greater opportunities to influence further developments”, said the new leader, who really looks forward to the next two years.
He believes that one of the reasons why he was appointed leader is the combination of academic and practical background and not least his long experience from various parts of Proactima. He has a Professor II position at the University of Stavanger, where he is responsible for the subjects “Applied risk assessment” and “Accident investigation methodology”.
Great influence on development
The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) has a major influence on the development of the venture. SRA has branches throughout the world, both in Europe (SRA Europe) and in the Nordic region (SRA Nordic). The conference Willy attends includes all the regions of the organization, which means it is a major conference with participants from all over the world. Here, all industries are represented, both private companies, consultants and public sector.
You can read more about ARMSG here: www.sra.org
Willy is number two from the left together with several others in the ARMSG organization, including the founder, Steve Ackerlund (number three from the left).
From Kenya to Norway to learn“It has been an educational and inspiring week”, said David Ongàre and Judith Muteitsi, both from Kenya, when the week-long stay in Stavanger went towards the end. Together with ten other senior Kenyans, they have attended a course to learn more about Norwegian oil and gas activities.
The course in Stavanger was part of Norway`s commitment to providing support to countries that develop their own oil and gas activities, the so-called Oil for Development (OFD). The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway had the overall responsibility for the scheme, while Proactima was responsible for the academic program and hosted the guests.
Ongàre and Muteitsi were especially inspired by the openness and willingness to share and discuss – in addition to the professional presentations and discussions. Openness inspires them to share knowledge more widely when they come home; an important contribution to further developing the industry in Kenya. Ongàre represents the environmental authorities of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) while Judith works in the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS). In addition, representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mines also participated.
Good arrangement
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway was the principal and participated in parts of the scheme.
“The feedback shows that the scheme worked well and that the stay was useful for the twelve from Kenya. For us, this is an important activity for increasing cooperation and mutual understanding between the two countries,” says Sigvart Zachariassen in the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway.
After the stay in Stavanger, the group shared themselves; Some traveled to Bergen, some to Oslo, while others continued discussions with the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway in Stavanger.
Also Lonan Kierans, Oil and Gas sector manager in Proactima, is pleased with the commitment both from the course participants and the lecturers.
“There were five intense days of much learning for all. The professional level was high, with great dedication, good presentations and challenging discussions. Most of the time we worked with various elements of supervision method with a particular focus on drilling and development projects,” says Kierans. Both representatives of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway and the Norwegian Environment Directorate in Oslo participated in parts of the scheme in Stavanger.
Somewhat socially, there has also been time for both ice hockey camp, visits to some famous sights in the Stavanger area and a joint dinner with the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
Proactima brings together the power industryVarious issues related to risk were on the agenda when representatives from several power companies gathered at Hafslund in Oslo.
“The purpose of the seminars is to discuss current and relevant issues”, says Jens Thomas Sagør in Proactima. Proactima is the initiator of the forum, which gathers a few times a year. Sagør was the moderator and organized the discussion during the day.
Two presentations
Toril Benum talked about Hafslund’s major AMS project, where they replace the previous flow meters with automatic gauges. This is a complex project where approximately 700,000 customers get new meters. Toril described the different phases of the project, what challenges they have faced – and face – and how they handled the risk elements throughout the project period. She emphasized the importance of integrating risk as a red thread through the daily work.
Bjørg Sandal from Proactima talked about Reputation Risk and asked whether this type of risk could be managed. Through theoretical models spiced with examples and her own experiences, she showed how to prepare for critical situations. To handle the crisis when it occurs, one must have done a lot of work in advance. Being well prepared is a prerequisite for limiting the incident and the reputation risk one faces.
Open for new participants
At the meeting, representatives of Hafslund, Eidsiva, Statkraft, Skagerak, Agder Energi, Statnett and Tafjord Kraft participated in addition to the Proactima representatives. All participants engaged eagerly in discussions related to various risk management issues.
Kraftforum is open to new participants. If you are interested, please contact Proactima for further information (post@proactima.com).
Great interest in ProactimaThis is Trond Winther´s reaction a few weeks after Proactima started its recruitment campaign. The company is strengthening itself in all four offices and has been broadly seeking for consultants with knowledge of risk and HSE. Trond Winther is the CEO of the company and has been reading all the applications.
“The number is impressive in itself, but the most important is that we have met many good candidates. We have employed seven new people this fall and are still in process with several,” Winther says. “It is incredibly positive that so many people are interested in Proactima and what we can offer with our leading professional environment, exciting projects and good values”.
All four offices
As of today Proactima has received about 300 applications; an impressive number. Proactima AS is a national consulting company with four offices in Stavanger (headquarters), Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo. The company primarily works within oil and gas, transport and power industry. With several new assignments, there is a need for new, competent employees. The company therefore continues the recruitment campaign. If you are interested, you will find the information on LinkedIn. You are welcome to contact the CEO if you have questions or wish to talk about future opportunities.
New employees on their way in
Marie Røyksund is employed at the Stavanger office. Marie currently works on her PhD and starts at January 1, 2019. In addition, the company is in the final process of recruiting another employee for the Stavanger office.
Øyvind Dahl is employed at the Trondheim office. He comes from a position as Senior Researcher at SINTEF, starting February 1, 2019. At the same date, Sven Harald Fleischer will start at the Oslo office. He comes from a position at the Storting, where he is group leader for operational safety.
In addition, three new employees have recently started: Sonja Tinnesand and Jo Hulbækdal are both at the Oslo office while Inger-Johanne Tjoflaat has started in the Bergen office.
Lectures for UiS studentsTwo representatives of Proactima today held lectures on risk management for students at the University of Stavanger (UiS). The 10 credits program is part of the continuing education program offered by UiS. Risk management is one of several subjects included in the master’s degree.
“For us, this is a good opportunity to spread our knowledge of the subject and share our experiences. At the same time, we get a dialogue about the challenges and experiences from different types of businesses, which is developing for us,” says Richard Heyerdahl, who spoke of Risk Management related to preparation and maintenance of the management system.
Jan Eirik Gjerdevik lectured on issues regarding communication and reputation risk.
Earlier this year, Hermann Steen Wiencke and Willy Røed (both at Proactima) also lectured for the same group of students.
Lectures are part of a contract between UiS and Proactima. Risk management courses are held each semester.
From the left: Kenneth Bore, Cecilie Fleming, Richard Heyerdahl, Magnus Ågren og Tommy Hansen.
Security of democratic processesProactima pulled the longest straw in the competition for the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation’s project “Security of democratic processes in Norway”. This is part of the work on new electoral law in Norway; a work under the auspices of the government´s electoral law committee.
“We will highlight various aspects of safety in and around the electoral process,” says project manager Anne-Kari Valdal, who is inspired to work on such profound and current issues.
Proactima will assess what consequences different challenges may have for the trust in democratic processes. In addition, the company will advise on how election authorities, both nationally and locally, can best take care of this.
Not least, aspects of digitization, cyber security and threats associated with impact campaigns are high-level topics.
Proactima has offered a multidisciplinary and highly competent team, consisting of four employees in Proactima as well as four external persons.
The Electoral Committee will make proposals for new electoral law and assess changes to the electoral system. The committee has a broad mandate and consists of several researchers and professionals in various areas as well as politicians.