Mr. Hans Høiskar is the Founder and CEO of Skanse Limited, an organization established to provide in-depth knowledge and expert services delivered in a diligent and compliant manner to investors and companies wishing to do business in the Middle East and Africa.
After his graduation as a Petroleum Engineer from the University of Trondheim, Norway he entered the oil industry and spent his first decade of his career with Schlumberger Wireline Services, most of which were based in Iraq. Since leaving Schlumberger, Hans Høiskar held a number of senior positions, both in the oilfield service sector and with operating oil companies.
He is also the Founder & CEO of Petronor Group which was incorporated to provide
consultation and support to organizations looking to remote locations. Building on the
expertise from his time in Schlumberger, Hans Høiskar and his team developed services
and support for the international oil companies and contractors in difficult operating
environments. The company has acted as local representation for International Oil
Companies (IOCs), has built and operates oilfield supply bases, and has delivered
advanced communication services for remote surveying of oilfields and installations ...
The successful development of Iraq Energy City (IEC), a premier oilfield supply base
outside Basra, was key to building the company’s infrastructure in southern Iraq. In IEC,
Petronor Group built the facilities and headquarters for major international companies
such as Shell, Lukoil, Mitsubishi and Mitsui as well as key contractors. The development
of similar support bases is underway in Mozambique and South Sudan.
As part of his continued support for Iraq, Hans Høiskar initiated the contact between
the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy to seek support to
address the devastation of the technical archives and knowledge base of the Iraqi
operating companies. He was instrumental in arranging the early project meetings and
has, through Petronor and on a volunteer basis, provided the programs with practical
support.
In addition to his work in Petronor, Mr. Hoiskar advises the Norwegian government and
INTSOK (now NORWEP), an interest organization for the Norwegian petroleum industry,
on the developments in the oil and gas industry in Iraq and the Middle East in general.
He is a lifelong member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
In 2019, the he was appointed Special Envoy from Sierra Leone to the Nordic Countries
to support his work to combat illegal fishing.
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