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.
- Vice president in Equinor at various roles internationally and in Norway. Among these responsible for CCUS activities including the initiation of the Northern Lights CO2 storage project
- 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

Event, Opinion piece | 16 July 2024
Europe cannot fall behind in its green transition
Europe cannot fall behind in the global transition to clean energy. This was the warning given by Norge Mineraler’s CEO...

Q&A | 10 May 2024
“Every product will need an ESG passport in the future…”
Olav Skalmeraas became Managing Director of Norge Mineraler 12 months ago, and what a year it’s been for the company...

Event, Opinion piece | 10 April 2024
Massive investment in mineral extraction is needed now…
Do policymakers and the public understand the real-world impacts of a halt to certain critical mineral exports from China? This...

Story | 27 September 2023
Sustainability sets great expectations for the future…
Sustainability has moved from a buzzword to a business fundament, acting as an increasingly obligatory ethical code of conduct –...

Q&A | 09 May 2023
“This is an industry I want to be part of.”
Olav Skalmeraas is a Non-Executive Director of Norge Mining and Norge Mineraler AS. He has more than 30 years of...