Thorleif Enger
| Thorleif Enger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 October 1943 |
| Nationality | Norway |
| Education | PhD structural engineering |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Employer | Yara International, Norsk Hydro |
Thorleif Enger (born 31 October 1943) is a Norwegian businessperson and was Chief Executive Officer of Yara International. Dr. Enger is educated at the University of Colorado where he earned his PhD in Structural Engineering. He worked for Royal Dutch Shell until 1973, after which he moved to Norway to work for Norsk Hydro. He was director of the Oseberg oil field 1982–86, and from then until 1996 was president of the exploration and production division. He was then executive vice president of Hydro Oil and Gas until 1999, when he became executive vice president of Hydro Agri, and when this division was demerged to create Yara in 2004 he became its CEO. He announced his retirement in September 2008. Dr. Enger has been president of the International Fertilizer Industry Association, and has been a chairman or non-executive director of several boards, including Telenor, Spring Energy, HitecVision, and Marine Harvest. In 2010, Kapital named him one of the top ten business leaders in Norway after World War II.
Dr. Enger was born 31 October 1943. He is the brother of Ole Enger, former CEO of REC, and now chairman of REC Solar. They grew up on a farm in Øvre Eiker. Thorleif Enger earned his PhD in Structural Engineering from the University of Colorado.
Dr. Enger was employed at Royal Dutch Shell’s Houston office from 1970 to 1973 where he worked on an LNG-project.
At the age of 38, Dr. Enger was selected to be asset manager for the giant Oseberg field in the North Sea which at the time was the largest offshore project in the world. Oseberg was the first operatorship of Norsk Hydro. The project was completed within time and on budget. At its peak the production was 500,000 barrels per day. This project was innovative in the sense that it used gas injection from Troll. Troll Oseberg Gas Injection (TOGI) was controversial, but it turned out to be a commercial and technical success.
Dr. Enger became head of Hydro Exploration and Production due to his handling of the Oseberg project. He was head of E&P from 1987 to 1996. During this period the Hydro Oil and Gas business increased substantially by adding a number of fields to its North Sea portfolio. Fields where Norsk Hydro was the operator included Oseberg, Brage, Njord, and Troll oil. During this period Norsk Hydro production operatorship went from zero to roughly 1 million barrels per day. The portfolio also included E&P activities in Russia, UK, Maghreb and Angola.
Dr. Enger was head of Hydro Oil and Gas from 1996 to 1999. NORSOK was an initiative made by the Norwegian government to tackle cost overruns on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It was led by Dr. Enger, and is considered to be successful although its ambitious targets were not fully met.
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