Ørjan Jentoft has 30 years of experience from the oil and gas industry working for ExxonMobil and Vår Energi, both globally and in Norway.

His previous position was Technical Manager for ExxonMobil’s upstream business units in Norway/UK/Azerbaijan, before assuming the position as VP Partner Operated Assets in Vår Energi January 1, 2020.

Ørjan has acquired broad upstream experiences from assignments in engineering, subsurface, planning, projects and management, spanning Operated, Partner Operated Assets and Global/Functional roles. He has also gained significant international experiences from expat assignments in Melbourne and Houston (twice), plus assignments with cross-border responsibilities supporting Norway, UK and Azerbaijan.

Ørjan graduated with an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 1990.