Olav has more than 30 years of international management experience from the oil, gas and mineral processing industry. With deep ESG knowledge, he has held several high-profile roles.

  • Senior vice president in Equinor for utilisation and storage of carbon capture, in connection with the start of the Northern Lights-CCS project
  • Senior vice president for Norsk Hydro’s aluminium business in South America and senior vice president for marketing and transport of gas within the company
  • Experience from board work in several different commercial organisations and research organisations

Articles by Olav

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Event, Opinion piece | 16 July 2024

Europe cannot fall behind in its green transition

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Europe cannot fall behind in the global transition to clean energy. This was the warning given by Norge Mineraler’s CEO...

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Q&A | 10 May 2024

“Every product will need an ESG passport in the future…”

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Olav Skalmeraas became Managing Director of Norge Mineraler 12 months ago, and what a year it’s been for the company...

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Event, Opinion piece | 10 April 2024

Massive investment in mineral extraction is needed now…

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Do policymakers and the public understand the real-world impacts of a halt to certain critical mineral exports from China? This...

Sustainability Sets Great

Story | 27 September 2023

Sustainability sets great expectations for the future…

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Sustainability has moved from a buzzword to a business fundament, acting as an increasingly obligatory ethical code of conduct –...

This Is An Industry I

Q&A | 09 May 2023

“This is an industry I want to be part of.”

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Olav Skalmeraas is a Non-Executive Director of Norge Mining and Norge Mineraler AS. He has more than 30 years of...