With his feet firmly planted on the ground in his home town of Stavanger, Trond Eriksen is part of pioneering work in the depths of the ocean. He is involved in Equinor's underwater drone efforts – driving innovation that enables major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and shows the way forward.
"Oil and gas production generates greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, we at Equinor must leave no stone unturned in the search for ways of cutting emissions," says Trond.
We meet Trond at Equinor’s Stavanger office, where he has worked for almost a quarter of a century. Today, he works as a principal engineer, involved in Equinor's subsea technology work, more specifically ROVs (remotely operated underwater vehicles), underwater drones and diving.
As an avid diver and someone who has explored the world below the sea surface since he was young, Trond knows better than most the possibilities and limitations that exist in the ocean depths. This is perhaps why he has a special fondness for the Hydrone R, an underwater drone developed in collaboration with Saipem – a major supplier in the global oil technology industry.
