Fredrik Ellekjær

Partner & Head of EMEA Advisory

Fredrik Folmer Ellekjær joined Rystad Energy in 2012. He heads up the firm’s Advisory practice in the EMEA and is based out of London, UK. Fredrik’s project expertise spans corporate strategy, business development, procurement & technology strategies, transaction support and regulatory assessments. His client portfolio contains Majors, Tier 1 developers, blue-chip industrials, private equity firms, service companies, governments and regulatory bodies. 

With an increasingly integrated energy system, Fredrik has frequently applied his broad experience from oil and gas, carbon markets, CCUS and offshore wind to navigate opportunities in a transforming energy system. He has supported service companies on a successful transition journey from oil and gas to new energies. He holds a specific experience base in evaluating asset-heavy service markets and has developed several of Rystad Energy’s current multi-client offerings in in the subsea and vessel domain.

In offshore wind, he has supported governments, investors, industry organizations and developers to assess entry opportunities, awards schemes and scaling supply chain to meet the growing demand. He enjoys taking on new challenges and topics for our clients and Rystad Energy and within carbon markets and CCS he has provided business development and transaction support for capture projects, T&S projects, DAC and BECCS projects in both Europe, US and emerging regions. He has provided advice on multiple transactions, financings and IPOs.

Fredrik is a frequent speaker, moderator and panelist at conferences in Europe. He is also a mentor of several start-ups. He holds a MSC in Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology.