Patrick Charles Barnard

Applied Petroleum Technology AS engages in the provision of analyses and consultancy services to the oil industry within the fields of petroleum geochemistry, biostratigraphy, production monitoring, sedimentology, structural geology, and basin modeling. Its services include geochemistry, biostratigraphic, petroleum system, multi-client studies and database, courses and training, and software. It acts as the commercial arm of petroleum geological services and as an indicator for research directions, through close contact with oil companies. The company was founded by Tore Haaland in 2000 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.