Bergen Group Hanøytangen is in takeover talks with the owners of Norwegian decommissioning firm Scanmet AS. Bergen Group says Scanmet AS is among the oldest and most experienced companies in Norway that carry out decommissioning of oil installations in the North Sea…
Norwegian exploration firm Rocksource has announced plans to consolidate all its operations to its Bergen head office. As a result of the move, which was decided after a strategic review, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, since it was founded in 2004…
Geoprediction firm Ikon Science acquired the software, services and intellectual property of Bergen, Norway, headquartered Terra Geotech AS. Eamonn Doyle, the founder of Terra Geotech, has joined Ikon as the VP, real-time operations, bringing…
Safetec, part of the ABS Group, recently opened a new Competence Center in Bergen, Norway, to provide education and training for industry-focused organizations. According to the company, the center’s specialized training courses will be based…
Paleontologist Robert W. Williams, University of Bergen professor, Rolf Birger Pedersen, and Nils Rune Sandstå, found the columnar basalt in the southwestern part of the Gjallar Ridgein the western Norwegian Sea.
Norwegian Centre of Expertise Subsea (NCE Subsea) and the University of Bergen (UiB) have signed an agreement that makes the university a new partner in the subsea cluster network. Through the partnership, NCE Subsea and UiB want to improve communication between researchers and industry…
Huisman opened a new office in Bergen, Norway: Huisman Norge AS. The new representational office is a 100% subsidiary of Huisman and is set up to meet the increasing demand within the Norwegian offshore market. This is the first Huisman office in Scandinavia…
DCN invests in ROV division DCN Diving has launched its own ROV division led by Fred Bosman as ROV operations manager. Bosman acquired his experience with robotic underwater systems with the Royal Dutch Navy, and for the past 13 years…
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured its third identical offshore crane contract for Volstad Maritime AS series of 125m offshore construction vessels being built by Bergen Group Fosen shipyard in Norway. The order is booked in the first quarter 2013 order intake…
WorleyParsons agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Bergen Group Rosenberg AS for a cash consideration of NOK 1 billion (including more than NOK 200 million of acquired cash). Norwegian-listed Rosenberg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bergen Group ASA…
Aberdeen-based EnerMech announced plans for a new base in Bergen, Norway. The facility is part of the mechanical engineering firm’s US$4.8 million investment in its Scandinavian business. “This [facility] will give us access to Norway’s largest…
Schat-Harding opened two new Norwegian offices and service centres, in Bergen and Stavanger. Both bases will focus on delivering in-service support and maintenance for lifeboats and davits in the North Sea.
GE completed its acquisition of Bergen, Norway headquartered Naxys, which supplies leak detection and condition monitoring sensors for the subsea sector, last month. The acquisition further expands GE’s portfolio of monitoring and sensing solutions…
GE Oil & Gas bolstered its Norwegian presence with two acquisitions in the space of ten days for its measurement & control business. The purchase of Oslo-based pressure, temperature and flow measurement solutions provider Presens was confirmed early August…
The era of the oil & gas industry is not over. Predictions for global energy demand can’t be met without an increasing utilization of petroleum recourses. And when many thought our industry was in decline, elephant discoveries in the North Sea…
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