• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Svein Jakob Liknes

Aker Energy AS

Chief Executive Officer

Svein Jacob Liknes, Chief Executive Officer, Aker Energy, joined the company in 2019 as Head of Operations before assuming the role of acting Chief Executive Officer in December 2019. At the helm of the newest company in the Aker group, Mr. Liknes is leading the company to revise and submit an updated plan for development and operations (PDO) to the government of Ghana for the realization of the capex $4.4 billion Pecan field, the fourth producing oil field in Ghana in ultra-deep waters of 2,400–2,700m deep. Mr. Liknes has a wealth of operational experience as Asset Manager for several offshore production platforms, including Skarv, while working at Aker BP, and Alvheim, while it was owned by Det norske (now Aker BP), both on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Before joining Aker Energy he held the position of Senior Vice President, Operations at Aker BP. Mr. Liknes strives to realize opportunity for growth and optimization; for example, he was involved with increasing production at Alvheim to four times as much as predicted in the PDO in 2008. He has broad experience with production units internationally, with projects and operations in Asia and Great Britain. He is passionate about creating the optimal blend of people and organizational performance to deliver on corporate strategy. Mr. Liknes holds degrees from the University of Stavanger and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

Sessions With Svein Jakob Liknes

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    Africa's Upstream: Getting the investment?
    Upstream Oil & Gas

    Competition for upstream investment is fierce, and while some African countries have struggled to attract investment others have adopted approaches that have led to new investment and project sanctions. Despite headwinds, the resurgence in African upstream licensing rounds in 2019 promises to extend well into 2020. With an abundance of global opportunities, and as new African plays are gas prone and increasingly in deep water, how will countries remain competitive? How will investors respond? Should investment capital be deployed on existing projects or on new opportunities, if at all? How will countries respond to the energy transition imperative? What will this mean for investment?