Bjørge
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| Type | Public (OSE: BJORGE) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Tananger, Norway |
Area served | Global |
Key people | (CEO) (Chairman) |
| Revenue | NOK 838 million (2006) |
| NOK 41 million (2006) | |
| Website | http://www.bjorge.no |
Bjørge is an onshore and offshore oil and gas and and maintenance company. The company is based in Tananger outside Stavanger, Norway.
History[]
The company was founded in 1977 as a joint venture between and (now part of Acergy) to perform offshore maintenance services. In 1995 it was bought by , but listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1997. In 1998 the company bought Norcoat Services from Halliburton and Steinco in 2000. The same year Bjørge merged with . 2001 saw the purchase of Scana Moland from Scana in 2004 was bought. The same year Bjørge chose to leave the MMO business that was heavily dominated by Aker Kværner and Vetco Aibel.
On 20 September 2010 the company announced a plan to spin off its process, fire and safety solutions division into a new company.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Bjorge unveils demerger plan". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- Engineering companies of Norway
- Companies based in Rogaland