It is my core business to:
>> support complex integrated and multi-disciplinary projects, >> investigate, report and explain technical transition aspects and issues, >> provide insights and connections to progress your business, and >> provide and deliver talks on these matters. For consulting, speaking engagements, anything climate change and energy transition related, or even to discuss your sailing expedition plans, please get in touch. |
Not as strange a mix as it may seem...
From an MSc in Physics, via IT to Drilling and Petroleum Engineering, for a progressively more "integrated" international career, with oil operators and consultants; developing towards complex integrated issues. Via CCS (Carbon Capture & Storage), arguably the most complex of integrated field developments, to Climate Change, Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems; covering analysis, activism and implementation. And all along the way: Ocean Sailing is an abundance of engineering risks & failures, energy & safety systems: fun interwoven with natures power and survival. To work well, people tip the balance of technology. |
Engineering/Physics Core
Applied (Engineering) Physics is particularly helpful to quickly appreciate different expertise areas and their impact on the whole. The ability to step back to the underlying physics helps reduce skill-based bias.
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Integration as Specialty
Substantial technical issues, from petroleum developments to sustainability implementation, require extreme integration: close cooperation of multiple specialised disciplines, using one's outputs as another's input, iterating inter-dependencies, questioning boundary conditions. Communication, knowledge and uncertainty management are key.
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Human Approach to Teams
Leading, supporting and building effective teams requires an understanding of the individuals' frames of reference. A contribution is often maximised by following the individual's lead - as possible within project scope.
In an office, a field or at sea. |
A Life of Ocean SailingA sailing yacht is a mini-world: a place where all inputs and outputs are visible.
It is also a place where safety, preparedness, improvisation and adaptability become second nature. The pressure is relentless, while the aims are peace, adventure and fun. |
The Roots of OceanValley
OceanValley Ltd was established in 2001 by Erik Dalhuijsen as a consultancy in Petroleum Engineering. Work has included specialised technical advice and engineering, team building, integrated project management, and operations troubleshooting.
Ocean sailing breaks re-focus and inspire. In 2012 participation in CCS (carbon capture and storage) projects shone a spotlight on Climate Change and the interrelation with industry and economy, widening the focus. |