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Ocean Wind Services AS is an offshore wind service company, focused on supplying transportation and installation services for both floating and bottom-fixed wind turbine generators.
The resources behind the company have extensive experience from marine operation in the oil and gas-, civil contracting- and renewable energy-industries. Including installation of floating as well as bottom fixed wind turbine generators.
Team member also have experience from field development and the marine aspects of wind farm operations, including facilitation of replacement of major WTG components.
The team has experience from design, securing financing and yard follow up of offshore construction vessels including wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) as well as construction follow up of cruise ship, drilling rigs and rocket launch semisubmersible platform.

Per Johansson

Chairman of the Board
Naval Architect M.Sc. from Chalmers University of Technology. Specialist in transport and installation of heavy and/or voluminous construction elements for the oil and gas- civil contracting-, and renewable energy industries. Designed, secured financing, and built (as owner) accommodation rig (“Haven”) and a self-propelled construction jack-up rig “Teras Sunrise” (ex. “Nora”). “Haven” has been working on a 4-year charter for ConocoPhillips at Ekofisk and thereafter charter contract with Maersk Oil in Denmark and on charter at Johan Sverdrup Field for Equinor. The self-propelled construction rig “Teras Sunrise” is working as WTIV in Asia.

Mats Lund

Board Member and Senior Advisor
Naval Architect from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Extensive experience from operational, technical, engineering and contractual/commercial disciplines related to Transport and Installation of oil and gas platforms/FPSOs/subsea structures working with leading marine contractors such as Heerema (18 years) and Aker Marine Contractors.
Marine Operations consultant – Transportation and Installation Lead for a number of HVDC substation EPCI tenders, fabrication, transportation and Installation of different types of floating WTGs
Marine Operations Manager for Statkraft (Europe´s largest producer of renewable energy).
– Responsible for the contract for removal and disposal of 2 met masts at Dogger Bank
– Responsible for the marine aspects of a number of due diligence process for potential new projects
– Responsible for exchange of gearboxes and transformers at Sheringham Shoal wind farm
– WTG Technical Installation Manger for 88 WTGs and 2 substations for Sheringham Shoal wind farm
– Represented Statkraft in Carbon Trust Wind accelerator Program – Access Group, G9 HSE/Safety initiatives, consultee for the development of wind industry marine guidelines

Harald Schytz

Senior Vice President Operations (SVOP)
Naval Architect M.Sc. from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Extensive experience from marine operation projects related to development projects for Oil & Gas and renewable sector.
Company Representative for Equinor for offshore installation of Hywind Tampen floating wind turbine.
Project manager and site manager for Ocean Sun pilot Floating Solar project at Magat reservoir Philippines.
Technical Manager for Master Marine, Sheringham Shaul and fabrication follow up of VVTIV.
Technical manager and Project manager for a series of Oil & Gas field development projects involving follow up of design, fabrication and installation of subsea equipment in the North Sea and GoM.

Erling Instefjord

Technical Manager
In charge of all technical and marine systems.
Marine chief engineer with an almost 40 years long seagoing career, out of which 25 years in the position as chief engineer. Experience from reefer ships, cruise, offshore construction ships, as well as the Sea Launch satellite launch system onboard the launch platform.
Experience as superintendent for cruise ships, reefer ships and a drill ship for top hole drilling, well stimulation and P&A. Yard experience as chief engineer from building of cruise ships, drill ship as well as a jackup ship for offshore wind installation. In charge of design completion for a series of four medium size drill ships.

Petter Are Vik

Principal Engineer Electro and Machinery Systems
Has been working approximately seven years as maritime Electrical engineer in the ship building industry, been seven years at sea as Second and First engineer, have eight years’ experience as Technical Superintendent offshore and ten as FMEA/DP and SRtP (Safe Return to Port) specialist engineer.

Espen S. Alm

Mechanical Design Engineer (2D/3D)
35 years’ experience with different type of construction work and mechanical design, ship design (3D /2D).
Long-term engagement for Aker Kværner Subsea, Kværner Eureka Defence division, GCCD Control Center Technology & Design, Elkem Technology, Master Marine accommodation rig (Haven), Scanrope Subsea Cables, Prysmian Draka Norsk kabel, OceanSaver (ballast water cleaning system).