Arild Saasen
Arild Saasen is a Technology Advisor for Det norske oljeselskap ASA. He also holds a position as Adjunct Professor of Drilling and Well Fluids Technology at the University of Stavanger, Norway, a position sponsored by Det norske. Previously he worked as a specialist in drilling and well fluid technology for Statoil and as a research scientist for Rogalandsforskning (now IRIS). He has published more than 100 scientific and technical papers; most of them within drilling technology. He holds a PhD in rheology from the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby.