Brede M. Tøllefsen

Brede M. Tøllefsen is the vice president of drilling and wells engineering at Vår Energi, with more than 15 years of international experience in well engineering, project delivery, and leadership across offshore Norway, the Middle East, and West Africa. He has held senior leadership positions at Vår Energi, Neptune Energy, Shell, and New Subsea Technology, delivering complex drilling and well projects from concept selection through execution. He is passionate about operational excellence, technology adoption, and building high-performing teams that deliver safe, efficient, and value-driven energy projects. Tøllefsen holds an MSc in petroleum engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and an MBA from Bradford University School of Management.