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Bjørge Enterprise
Bjørge is an onshore and offshore petroleum, oil and natural gas, gas and Marine software engineering and maintenance company. The company is based in Tananger outside Stavanger, Norway. History The company was founded in 1977 as a joint venture between Bjørge Enterprise and ETPM (now part of Acergy) to perform offshore maintenance services. In 1995 it was bought by Strand Enterprises, 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 Solberg & Andersen. 2001 saw the purchase of Scana Moland from Scana in 2004 Eptec 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. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjorge Engineering companies of Norway Companies based in Rogaland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of share capital, stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listing (finance), listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states and so have associations and formal designations, which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation, though a corporation need not be a public company. In the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acergy
Acergy S.A. was an international offshore seabed-to-surface engineering and construction company previously known as Stolt Offshore and Stolt Comex Seaway and was part of the Stolt-Nielsen Group until 2005. The company was registered in Luxembourg and had its headquarters in London in the United Kingdom as well as offices in Stavanger, Norway; Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Suresnes, France; Houston, United States; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Perth, Australia; St. John's, Canada and Singapore. The company was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. In 2011 the firm merged with Cayman Islands-based Subsea 7, Inc. to create Subsea 7 S.A. History The company started as the Haugesund-based Stolt Nielsen Seaway and offered divers for the exploration of the North Sea in 1970. The company was part of the Stolt-Nielsen Group. In 1989 the company expanded to Aberdeen and in 1992 it acquired the French diving company Comex Services. In 1997 the company won its first ultra-deepwater contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upstream (newspaper)
''Upstream'' is an independent oil and gas industry upstream sector news site. The publication is owned by DN Media Group. It is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The newspaper covers the upstream sector of the global oil and gas industry with full-time staff correspondents in all the major centres of the industry. It is published every Friday. Upstream had full-time reporters based in its head office in Oslo, as well as bureaux and correspondents in London, Moscow, Accra, New Delhi, Singapore, Wellington, Rio de Janeiro and Houston. Its editor in chief is Leia Parker. The newspaper was founded in 1996 to compete with well-established rivals including ''Oil & Gas Journal'', '' Petroleum Intelligence Weekly'', and '' Offshore Engineer''. It covers all aspects of the upstream industry, but focuses especially on news related to business, policy and the sector's key players as well as the commercial side of the industry. Coverage includes exploration, field development, contracts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetco Aibel
Vetco was a British oilfield service company that was established in July 2004 and operated through its subsidiaries Vetco Gray and Vetco Aibel AS. Vetco was the result of a consortium consisting of the private equity firms Candover, 3i and JP Morgan Partners, which took over ABB's oil and gas division, ABB Offshore Systems. These companies have served the upstream oil and gas industry since 1903 and are suppliers of products, systems, and services for onshore and offshore drilling. Vetco was headquartered in London UK, and employed over 10,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. Operations Aibel Aibel is a provider of engineering, procurement and construction services—as well as project management, maintenance, and modifications—to the upstream oil and gas industry. Aibel employs more than 7,000 people in 17 countries. Vetco Aibel is, along with Aker Kværner, one of the largest companies operating in the North Sea. VetcoGray On July 30, 2008, in Eg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aker Kværner
Aker may refer to: Places * Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway * Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Aker Brygge, a business and entertainment area in central Oslo Organisations and structures * Aker ASA, a company based in Oslo, Norway, including its subsidiaries ** Aker Solutions, an engineering company (formerly Aker Kværner) ** Aker American Shipping, a bareboat company with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ** Aker Drilling, an oil rig company ** Aker Floating Production, a company engaged in ship based petroleum production ** Aker Seafoods, a seafood company ** Aker BioMarine, a krill harvest and processing company * Akers mekaniske Verksted, a former shipyard in Oslo * Aker stadion in Molde, Norway * Aker University Hospital, a primary hospital in eastern Oslo * Aker Yards, a European ship yard group * Old Aker Church, a church in Oslo Other u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scana
SCANA Corporation was an American regulated electric and natural gas public utility. The company was based in Cayce, South Carolina, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. Following the Nukegate scandal, the company's stock fell and the company was in disrepair. In January 2019, SCANA was acquired by Dominion Energy. The corporate name SCANA was not an acronym, but was taken from the letters in South Carolina (S []-C-A-[roli] N-A). The company operated 4 hydroelectric plants, 1 pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant, 4 coal fossil fuel power station, the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station, 1 combined cycle power plant, 1 "re-powered" formerly coal-fired plant with a natural gas-powered steam unit and two combined cycle units, and 16 simple cycle combustion turbines. The total output was over 5,800 MW. History SCANA traced its history to 1846, when a group of Charleston business leaders formed the Charleston Gas Light Company. Its corporate structure dated to 1924, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solberg & Andersen
Solberg is a surname of Norwegian origin (Sol meaning Sun and Berg meaning Mountain), and may refer to: * Asbjørn Solberg (1893–1977), Norwegian politician from Østfold; served three terms in the ''Storting'' * Dorvan Solberg (b. 1934), American politician from North Dakota; state representative since 1998 *Eirik Lae Solberg (b. 1971), Norwegian politician from Buskerud; representative in the ''Storting'' and government minister *Erna Solberg (b. 1961), Norwegian politician; serving in the ''Storting'' since 1989; Prime Minister of Norway since October 2013. * Harald Solberg (b. 1976), Norwegian politician from Vestfold *Henning Solberg (b. 1973), Norwegian rally driver; brother of Petter Solberg *Hill-Marta Solberg (b. 1951), Norwegian politician from Nordland; government minister 1994–97 *Konrad K. Solberg (1874–1954), American politician from Minnesota; legislator and lieutenant governor * Leif Solberg (1914–2016), Norwegian classical composer and organist *Magnar Solber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halliburton
Halliburton Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's second-largest oil service company which is responsible for most of the world's fracking operations. It employs approximately 55,000 people through its hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands, and divisions in more than 70 countries. The company, though incorporated in the United States, has dual headquarters located in Houston and in Dubai.''"Halliburton to Move Headquarters to Dubai"'' – ''All Things Considered'' – NPR – March 12, 2007Steffy, Loren ''"Halliburton heralds Houston's hereafter"'' – Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo Stock Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange () (OSE: OSLO) is a stock exchange within the Nordic countries and offers Norway's only regulated markets for securities trading today. The stock exchange offers a full product range including equities, derivatives and fixed income instruments. The Euronext consortium of European stock exchanges controls Oslo Stock Exchange as of June 2019. History Oslo Børs was established by a law of September 18, 1818. Trading on Oslo Børs commenced on April 15, 1819. In 1881, Oslo Børs became a stock exchange, which means securities were listed. The first listing of securities contained 16 bond series and 23 stocks, including the Norwegian central bank (Norges Bank). Oslo Børs cooperates with London Stock Exchange on trading systems. The exchange has also a partnership with the stock exchanges in Singapore and Toronto (Canada) for a secondary listing of companies. The stock exchange was privatized in 2001, and is, after the merger in 2007, 100% owned by Oslo Børs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Enterprises
Strand or The Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline * Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida Places Africa *Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa *Strand Street, a road in Cape Town, South Africa Asia *A park alongside the river Ganges in Chandannagar, India *Strand Road, Kolkata, a road alongside the river Ganges in Kolkata, India Australia *The Strand Arcade, a Victorian shopping arcade in Sydney, Australia *The Strand, Townsville, a beachside foreshore in Townsville, Australia New Zealand * The Strand, Auckland, a street in Auckland, New Zealand * The Strand, Tauranga, New Zealand * The Strand Station, the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, known as ''The Strand'' for excursion trains United Kingdom * Strand (UK Parliament constituency), former constituency in the City of Westminster * Strand, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland *Stran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
