Co-Founder & CTO - O&G, Subsea
Hi, I'm a founder from Norway with a background in the local oil & gas community (family in well intervention, Expro, Weatherford, EnerCorp; network through Saudi Arabia & Stavanvger's oil industry circle).
The problem: Keeping oil wells flowing is still stuck in the 1980s. When something goes wrong downhole, operators wait weeks and spend tens of thousands per day on truck fleets and crews that drive across the country for what are often routine issues. There is a proven, massively underserved market for automating this.
The idea (details under NDA): A field-resident, automated well maintenance system for high-density well pads. Operators subscribe to an outcome, they approve a work order on a dashboard, and the fix happens on-site within hours, no crew dispatch. We've stress-tested the concept across technical feasibility, redundancy, safety/regulatory constraints, and go-to-market. The hard thinking is done; the hard building is not.
What I'm looking for:
- technical co-founder (40–50% equity, this is a true partnership, you're not employee #1)
- Background in downhole intervention operations: slickline/e-line, well control certification a strong plus
- Ideally ex- major's intervention division, in or near Stavanger
- Bonus: exposure to fiber-optic sensing or autonomous heavy equipment
- You don't need to quit your job on day on, we validate first, raise, then go full-time together
- Also, you don't have to necessarily come from O&G background, you could be heavily in robotics and mechatronics.
What I bring: The business, product, and go-to-side. Operator relationships through a genuine Daharan & Stavanger network. A fully developed concept with the strategic risks already mapped. And a funding path through Norwegian innovation programs.
What I'd send you first: A one-pager on the concept, the risk analysis, and why now. If that resonates, we talk.
DM me if you're a technical person who's ever watched a truck fleet roll out for a job and thought "there has to be a better way."