A little about CarbonCuts

Ken is the CEO and founder of CarbonCuts. With over 30 years of experience in the energy sector, he brings strong leadership skills and extensive project management experience. Ken has led international and multidisciplinary teams in the maturation and development of multimillion-dollar projects in the offshore oil and gas industry. Throughout his career, Ken has worked for BlueNord, Shell, Hess and Ørsted/DONG. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

Jesper has been involved from the start and leads the business development efforts. His primary responsibilities are understanding, analyzing and solving challenges in the carbon capture and storage value chain and exploring market opportunities for CO₂ removal. Jesper holds an MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and a BA in Mathematics from the University of Copenhagen. Prior to joining CarbonCuts, he worked with education, management and development at Fonden Mosen, founded his own company, TrailFox, and also has a four-year career in the Navy behind him.

Hemanth is Commercial and Finance Lead at CarbonCuts with over 18 years of experience in the energy sector. He has a broad background in commercial, financial and technical disciplines and has contributed to projects in Denmark, India, Poland, Netherlands and Singapore. Hemanth has worked on decarbonization, CCS, upstream gas and energy transition. At Shell, he worked with global LNG customers and stakeholders on sustainable solutions, focusing on carbon storage value chains and emerging technologies such as hydrogen and e-fuels.

Leo assists in the Commercial and Finance team. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam with a focus on the EU Emissions Trading System for CO₂. Since September 2024, Leo has been pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen. Leo has good experience with financial and economic modeling – and has a passion for understanding and promoting CO₂ capture and storage.

Julia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Service Management with a specialization in service and innovation from Copenhagen Business School. Here she is studying further with a Master’s degree as her goal. She has a strong understanding of how companies can develop and deliver exceptional service – while supporting operational excellence and innovation. At CarbonCuts, Julia works as an information supporter in the Commercial and Finance team.

Claus is responsible for construction contracts and procurement. He has more than 25 years of experience as a consultant in the oil and gas sector, within renewable energy and with PtX projects. He has been legal and contract manager for several large construction projects in the energy sector in Denmark and internationally. He has a background as a shipmaster and manager offshore in the oil and gas sector. Claus holds a Master of Laws from the University of Copenhagen and is a qualified lawyer.

Anders is Head of Corporate Strategy and Governance and part of the management team. He has extensive experience in strategy development and implementation at the intersection of business development, finance and organization. He holds a PhD in business models and has worked as a manager, entrepreneur and consultant. In recent years, Anders has assisted several internationally oriented high-growth companies. He initially worked as a consultant for CarbonCuts A/S before joining as a full-time employee in early 2024.

Marie is Legal Counsel at Carbon Cuts and brings 12 years of experience in the legal profession. Her primary focus is on the legal aspects of the organization, especially in relation to real estate. Before joining CarbonCuts, she worked as a lawyer with a focus on real estate, including project development, commercial lease law, purchase & sale of real estate and ESG. Marie worked as an in-house lawyer at McDonald’s before joining CarbonCuts.

Vibeke is HSEQ and Regulatory Manager at BlueNord Group and is responsible for ensuring compliance and handling of relevant regulatory applications and permits for CarbonCuts’ Ruby CCS project. Based in Copenhagen, she has over 16 years of experience in the Danish energy sector, primarily within oil, gas and geothermal energy, where she has worked for the Danish Energy Agency, Nordsøfonden and BlueNord. Vibeke holds an MSc from DTU, Copenhagen, and has held various roles within production, development and HSE.

Susanne is responsible for communications and external relations. With over 20 years of experience, she has held international leadership roles in communications and public affairs at Telia, Shell, Better Place and E.ON. In 2017, Susanne founded Comm-Unity ApS, from where she has advised companies such as Ørsted, TotalEnergies and startups. Since 2020, she has participated in research on social acceptance of CCS in her postgraduate studies in Sustainable Business at the University of Cambridge and via DTU Management (Bifrost). She holds an M.A. in languages/int. Relationships.

Kenneth is a journalist and communicator based in Lolland-Falster. He has more than 30 years of experience in the media and communications industry. Throughout his career, Kenneth has held roles as journalist, reporter, editorial secretary, editorial manager and communicator for organizations such as Lolland-Falster Folketidende, Danmarks Radio, Kommunernes Landsforening, Lolland Kommune, REFA I/S and PR Kommunikation. He holds a diploma in communication from the Danish School of Media and Journalism.

Charlotte Laurentzius is Exploration Manager at CarbonCuts and part of the management team. With almost 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, she has held leading roles in subsurface operations, development and exploration. Over the years, Charlotte has worked for Maersk Oil, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and most recently BlueNord. Her career includes project management of international and multidisciplinary teams with assignments in Denmark, Qatar and Kazakhstan. She holds a Master’s degree in Geology from the University of Copenhagen.

Malene is a geologist at CarbonCuts. She most recently helped drill the first three deep geothermal wells in Aarhus for Innargi and before that she was a project manager on a research project at DTU Offshore, where the possibility of CO₂ storage in the Danish subsoil was investigated in more detail. Malene also has 18 years of experience as a geologist in the oil and gas industry, where she has worked for Mærsk Olie & Gas and TotalEnergies in Denmark, Qatar, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. She has a master’s degree in geology from the University of Copenhagen.

Jan is a Senior Geoscientist at CarbonCuts and is responsible for planning and acquiring seismic and performing 3D geological modeling. He has 16 years of experience in subsurface operations and has worked in multidisciplinary projects with fields in production, field development, exploration and business development. He has also performed quality control and management. His experience is primarily from the oil and gas industry in Norway and Denmark, where he has worked for Statoil, VNG Norge, Neptune Energy and most recently BlueNord. Jan holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Copenhagen and has conducted research in geology and biology.

Aslaug is a geologist at BlueNord and CarbonCuts with a focus on reservoir characterization from a stratigraphic, sedimentological, and structural geological perspective. She has experience with both siliciclastic and carbonate depositional systems and has participated in fieldwork in Denmark (especially Bornholm and Northern Jutland), Norway, England, Scotland, France, Spain, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, and Australia. Aslaug holds a PhD in structural geology and sedimentology from DTU. Aslaug has published over 20 research articles in internationally recognized journals.

Aymen is Wells Manager at CarbonCuts. He has more than 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, of which the last 16 years have been with Shell on projects in Norway, UK, Iraq and most recently Oman. Aymen has extensive experience in on- and offshore projects with well drilling and decommissioning and CCS well design. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Production Engineering and a master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

Tove works as a drilling and well engineer at CarbonCuts. She has a degree in Petroleum Technology from the University of Stavanger and a Master of Science (MSc) in Petroleum Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. Since 2016, she has been employed in the oil and gas industry in Denmark and Norway, both offshore and onshore. For the past six years, she has focused on planning and drilling appraisal and exploration wells offshore in Norway.

Mikael is a reservoir engineer and joined CarbonCuts after 30 years with Schlumberger, the world’s largest underground service company. He will help assess the quality of a geological CO₂ storage facility on Lolland, both in terms of safety, suitability and capacity. Mikael has worked in Texas, Venezuela, Ecuador and China – and for the past 10 years as a senior reservoir engineer for Schlumberger Production Management based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Houston, USA. Mikael holds a MSc in Chemical Engineering from DTU and a PhD degree.

Pierre is the Project Manager for the Ruby CCS project and joined CarbonCuts in November 2024. Based in Copenhagen, Pierre has over 20 years of experience in project management, leadership and engineering, most recently from his position as Head of Projects & Engineering at INEOS Energy Denmark. Pierre was project manager for Greensand’s CO₂ injection pilot project, carried out in 2022/2023 offshore Denmark.

Maja, a process engineer at Mogensen Process, joined CarbonCuts in early 2023. She has primarily focused on the conceptual process design of the Ruby project facilities. Maja holds a degree in chemical engineering and international business and an MSc in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. She has performed conceptual and process design of the Ruby facilities using advanced simulation tools from AspenTech software, supported by specialist colleagues at Mogensen Process.

Malene is leading the maturation of the Storage Plan for Project Ruby with responsibility for Subsurface and Wells. With more than 30 years of experience in the energy sector, she has held leading roles in subsurface operations, development, implementation and operations, both offshore and onshore. Throughout her career, Malene has worked for Københavns Belysningsvæsen, Maersk Oil, Shell, TotalEnergies and most recently DTU Offshore, including participation in Project Bifrost, which deals with CO₂ storage offshore Denmark.

Lars has worked more than 40 years with sedimentary rocks, including their formation, characterization and reservoir properties. He has a particular focus on Triassic terrestrial deposits, such as fluvial, aeolian and lacustrine sandstones and mudstones. Lars has extensively studied the Bunter Sandstone Formation in Denmark, Germany and the UK and has worked with similar deposits in Greenland. He has published over 100 papers in international journals and has advised several energy companies to increase their reservoir understanding.