Kongsberg Sets Up Renewables Tech Business
Norway-based Kongsberg Group said Thursday it had set up Kongsberg Renewables Technologies to strengthen the group's offering and presence within the renewables sector. Geir Håøy, CEO of Kongsberg, said: "Kongsberg is a leading global ocean space company with technology and solutions that are crucial for the sustainable management and utilization of the oceans. We will play a central role in enabling a faster, more cost-effective, and sustainable scale-up of renewable energy offshore.The company will be wholly owned by Kongsberg with CEO Geir Håøy as chairman.
Haugsdal to Take Over as Kongsberg Maritime Head
Egil Haugsdal has been selected to take over as President of Kongsberg Maritime. Haugsdal holds extensive leadership experience from KONGSBERG, currently leading Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies, with previous experience as Executive Vice President of Business Development and as President of Kongsberg Protech Systems. Haugsdal will assume his new position after a short period of overlap with current president Geir Håøy, who will assume the position of CEO of KONGSBERG in June 2016. “I am delighted with the confidence I have been given,” Haugsdal said.
Kongsberg, KBC Enter Software Cooperation
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG), has announced a non-exclusive cooperation agreement with KBC Advanced Technologies plc (KBC) to develop stronger simulation software integration and more effective engineering and operation workflows. The objective is to enable the oil and gas marketplace to respond to the demand for significantly better production economics while substantially reducing the cost of design and production over field life. The cooperation agreement defines joint technology integration activities
The Road to Standardization
implemented in Statoil through updates of our technical requirements.” And many other companies are on board as well, demonstrating the wide range of support across the sector. JIP partners include: Aker Subsea AS, Centrica Energi, Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA, FMC TI, GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS, Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS, Lundin Norway AS, Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, OneSubsea, RWE Dea Norge AS, Statoil Petroleum AS, Subsea7 and Subsea Valley. Aker Solutions’ Document Manager Julia M. Henriksen, said, “This JIP addresses the contractor’s need for clear understandin
Kongsberg Chosen for Johan Castberg Project
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG), has been awarded a contract for delivery of Extended Concept Study and Pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) to the Statoil Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea. The project comprises the development of the oil fields Skrugard, Havis and Drivis in Production Licence 532, approximately 230 km North West of North Cape. The water depth at the fields is 360 – 405 m. The contract is a continuation of the concept design work completed in June 2014. It includes integrated engineering
Kongsberg, OMV to Deliver Real-time Drilling Support
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has signed a four-year, multimillion dollar drilling data contract with Vienna-based OMV Group for all of its global drilling activities. The contract calls for Kongsberg to equip OMV with the SiteCom real-time operations support solution, which will provide 24/7 monitoring and support services to OMV headquarters and globally to all its drilling locations. The system will allow OMV local drilling teams to access real-time data and to use the tools to decrease operational risk, improve well construction and
Kongsberg, KBC Enter Upstream Partnership
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS and KBC Advanced Technologies, a provider of consulting and software solutions to the hydrocarbon processing industry, announced they will collaborate in key areas focused on improving production solutions for upstream operators. To reinforce the relationship, Kongsberg made an investment in the recent KBC share placing to demonstrate interest in KBC’s growth strategy in upstream oil and gas. With their existing solutions for process simulation, flow assurance, thermodynamics and production assurance, Kongsberg and KBC will be able to offer a more
Kongsberg RIM for Statoil Field in Brazil
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies do Brasil Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG), has been awarded a contract for delivery of flexible Riser Integrity Management (RIM) services to the Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda. operated Peregrino field. The contract is a Framework Agreement for four years where Statoil has the option to extend the duration of the contract by up to two periods of one year each. Main scope of work is related to annulus testing, inspection, integrity assessment and follow up of the flexible risers, including technical support.
Kongsberg Awarded Several New Asian Projects
Kongsberg Maritime was recently awarded separate contracts with three major shipyards in Asia for major technology deliveries to specialist offshore vessels. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea, and Cosco Shipyard in China have each selected Kongsberg “Full Picture” solutions for, in total, nine advanced Offshore Drilling Units, an Accommodation Unit, a Multipurpose Construction Vessel and four LNG vessels with Integrated Automation Systems. The deliveries total over 400 MNOK and include extensive Dynamic Positioning (DP), Automation, Navigation
February 2025
