Glenn-Ole Kaasa leaves in agreement with Statoil his position as leader of department of Intelligent Drilling in Statoil R&D to establish Kelda Drilling Controls.
Since 2007 Hydro and Statoil have put major efforts into the development of enhanced automation technology for pressure control in drilling. This research has been based on internal competence from production optimization and multiphase flow modeling, and collaboration with leading international expertise on applied advanced control system design.
Kelda was established in agreement with Statoil with the objective to strengthen the development of the technology, and accelerate implementation.