Ola Often

Fram Marine Services AS, Oslo, Norway Technical Director Project management for various engineering projects including BP Skarv workover/completion riser system, floating wave energy converter system (Langlee) and floating wind turbine system (Hywind), including infield cable routing and seabed preparation requirements. Offshore subsea installation engineering including survey requirements, sealines routing, power cable installation, trenching and rock installation specifications. Lead engineer Alke subsea study, offloading system (CNG export through STL system) Lead engineer for Scana offloading systems delivery to Engevix, Brazil (6 off), including floating hose supply and structural/fatigue analysis of reel and pedestals. Senior Advisor for verification analyses of offloading hoses for Goliat. Fatigue analysis and verification of power cable fatigue, including specification and follow-up of power cable testing. Advisory for licence partner for FPU upgrade project and subsea developments including ESP installations. Technical Director Hurtigruten, including technical operation of existing and planning and specification for newbuild polar explorer vessels. Current assignment Technical Advisor Hurtigruten explorer ships newbuild project.

Technology Technical specification and development of DeeP Producer 1 DP FPSO, including new disconnectable turret and riser system, process and topsides systems. Technical verification and engineering support up to MC complete. Technical specification and development of DeeP Producer 2 DP WO FPSO, including riser handling/WO system.

2002-2006 Fred. Olsen Energy ASA Manager Technology Responsible for drilling rig renewal surveys, life extension projects, new developments. Project Manager for design development and conversion of moored deepwater drilling semi, including complete drilling and subsea (riser & BOP) packages. Technical support to 16" slender drilling marine riser project and weak link verification of riser and well system for completion operation with DP drillship Belford Dolphin.

Subsea/ R&D Manager Responsible for development of patented deepwater dry tree semisubmersible production platform, including buoyancy tensioned rigid production risers.

later Marketing Manager and Development Manager Responsible for development of new technology. Pipeline and riser engineering including offshore installation. Turret system development and engineering. Satellite tie-in project for Norsk Hydro.

Flexible pipe technology and products, including software development (laystress and cross section analysis

Engineer Subsea and riser technology, including development of flexible riser analysis package based on the general non-linear FEM system FENRIS. 1983 NTH, Dep. Marine Structures Scientific Assistant Marine Structures. 1979 Wilh. Wilhelmsen Roustabout On drilling semisubmersible Treasure Seeker.