Bente Nyland (born 12 August 1958) is a Norwegian geologist. She is Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate from 1 January 2008, having been appointed by the Government of Norway in a cabinet meeting on 21 December 2007. She is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. References 1958 births Living people Norwegian petroleum geologists 20th-century Norwegian geologists 21st-century Norwegian geologists Directors of government agencies of Norway Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences