Carbon Limits Nigeria Appoints Heine Melkevik as Director
Mary Nnah
Carbon Limits Nigeria has announced Heine Melkevik as its board member and director. As Director, Melkevik is expected to provide leadership on the company’s business development initiatives as CLN scales up its activities in Nigeria and across Western and Central Africa.
“We are delighted to have Melkevik, his international experience combined with his proven ability at identifying opportunities, developing partnerships, and leading initiatives, will help in our drive to scale up the business in West and Central Africa,” said James Ogunleye, Managing Director of CLN and member of its Board said.
Melkevik has a successful history with Equinor where he spent 14 years in a leadership position. He held various leadership positions with global expertise across the energy value chain, spanning from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
He has served as Deputy Country Manager, where he oversaw international exploration efforts in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Australia.
Further, he served as managing director for exploration in Colombia, Nicaragua, and Suriname. As Managing Director and VP of Equinor Nigeria, Heine focused on oil and gas operations as well as on emerging energy solutions such as biofuels and hydrogen.
He holds a BSc in International Business and an MSc in Applied Economics and Finance, both from Copenhagen Business School. He also completed exchange programs at the Faculty of MBA and Finance in Venezuela and the Faculty of Economics at Thammasat University in Thailand.
Melkevik is a Norwegian, fluent in multiple languages and equipped with extensive leadership experience, He is a key player in the international energy industry with a decade of senior management experience.
“Having Melkevik on board with us represents an alignment in purpose and core values for Heine and Carbon Limits Nigeria; a path we feel very excited about,” CLN’s Co-founder and Partner, Bolaji Ogundare, said.
“Melkevik will consolidate and build on our strong track record in the region and deliver further growth by opening new opportunities and collaborative initiatives,” the company added.
Co-founder and director Torleif Haugland of CLN added, “His background from oil and gas operations at Equinor and leadership of the company’s activities in Nigeria makes him a unique resource for scale-up of CLN’s activities. In addition, our ambition is that this will contribute further to the development of bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Norway on sustainable oil and gas sector management and climate change mitigation”
CLN is a leading consulting company on Climate Change and Sustainable Development and provides project development and technical consultancy services.
In a sector where wins are few and far between, CLN’s knack for the A-list team is setting the foundation for a thriving net zero carbon emission initiative in Africa’s biggest economy.
The concern over the impact of carbon emissions on the global climate has increased in recent years due to increased awareness of global warming. Indeed, there’s a growing awareness of the need to reduce CO2 emissions around the world, Nigeria inclusive.
Championing this initiative in Nigeria is Carbon-Limits Nigeria (CLN), a company at the forefront of bridging the shortfalls in Nigeria’s emission reduction with bold innovations, social investments, and local capacity development.
CLN was established in 2010 as a Joint Venture of Nigerian partners and Carbon Limits of Norway. Incorporated in Nigeria and based in Lagos, CLN is involved in sectors including upstream oil and gas, electricity, and renewable energy – alternative fuels such as biomass.
