Our engineers are the key to our success.
Compass Energy’s highly qualified field engineers have many years of experience in the offshore industry and have been educated in the best engineering universities worldwide.
Meet The Team
Our Creative Team
Our Engineers are the key to our success. Compass Energy’s Engineers have been educated in some of the leading engineering universities worldwide. Their crucial and unique task helps us identify, understand, and interpret the constraints on a design in order to produce a successful result. Our engineers are specialised and have a thorough understanding of interfaces between the relevant engineering disciplines. We provide profitable solutions that create added value to our customers. Compass Energy develops specific work methods that guarantee a reductions in costs on all levels while enabling our teams to work more efficiently and to manage larger projects for our clients.
Hans Hvide
Chairman
Hans graduated from MIT, Cambridge (MA) in the USA and is an expert in the Oil and Gas industry as well as in the offshore oil production and offshore installations. He has been living for over 20 years in Singapore and has over 22 years of experience in leadership, engineering and contracting. Detailed operational experience in offshore production of Oil and Gas fields using FPSO’s.
He managed a wide variety of projects including Conversion of tankers to F(P)SO’s, Construction of MOPU’s, Marine Installation of F(P)SO’s, SPM’s, Speciality Barges.
Hans Hvide is the founder and Chairman of Compass Energy Pte Ltd in Singapore and the co-founder and CEO of the FPSO company Nortrans Offshore which is now part of BW Offshore.
Hendrik Ten Hoeve
Managing Director
Hendrik graduated from MIT, Cambridge (MA) in the USA. He has been living for over 9 years in Singapore and has over 20 years of experience in the offshore industry. Hendrik has a high capacity to identify problems in early stages to avoid time/cost expenditures.
Vast experience in project and people management on an international level. Expert in engineering consulting and possesses considerable experience in leadership. Used to problem solving and focused on product and business development.
He managed various companies with up to 300 staff in the marine construction engineering and installations industry.
Hendrik has worked on a number of important projects such as conversion of tankers to F(P)SO’s, Construction of MOPU’s, Ship Salvage of vessels and offshore rigs, Marine Installation of F(P)SO’s, SPM’s, Bridges, Tunnels, Diving and Underwater Contracting.
Nitin Ahuja
Operations Manager
Nitin is a Master Mariner with specialization in LPG and Crude Oil. He has over 16 years of experience in the Marine Industry, Project Management for over 4 years and 12 years of practical sea experience on Bulk Carriers, Car Carriers, Crude Oil and LPG tankers. Used to leading teams of up to 40 people on simultaneous projects. Also managed commercial & technical operations, logistics, procurement and insurance. He is a specialist in developing strategies for large projects and commercial operations related to offshore assets ie LPG FSO, FSO Crude Oil, Semi-Submersible and Jack up Rigs. He was in charge of the Project Management for Jack up Rig Accommodation and Marine Systems Installation, Operations and Conversion of LPG FSO, Project Management for Rig mobilization and Class Certification of MOPU rigs and platforms.
He has worked on a number of projects such as LPG FSO Conversion, Rig mobilizations for Jack up and Semi-submersible Rigs, Reclassification of MOPU Rigs, Accommodation Refurbishment on Jack up Rigs.
Lim Wei Liang
Lead Mechanical Engineer/Engineering Manager
Wei Liang graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the U.K. with MPhil. He is an expert in engineering design/construction offshore projects and has a wide experience in managing and training international engineering teams. Wei Liang is also specialized in the coordination of the activities of the engineering department to design, process and implement multiple projects. He was in charge of the Management of a mechanical team of a major Singaporean Shipyard.
Furthermore he has a thorough understanding of interfaces between the relevant engineering disciplines. Responsible for planning, budgeting and execution of Jack Up Rig Construction as Project Manager. Wei Liang was in charge of the Provision of planning and direction for all technical activities while achieving optimum use of workers, equipment, materials and facilities. He has a wide experience in the development and implementation of policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department.
Some of the projects he has worked on include E-House, Jack Ups and Semi-submersible rigs.