With the discovery of the Ekofisk oil field in the early 1970s in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, the Norwegian government sought to establish an undersea technology industry in Norway. In 1974, Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk established an oil division in the city of Kongsberg, Norway. The first project for the oil division was begun in 1978 and delivered to Elf in 1980. In 1986 Kongsberg Oil was renamed Kongsberg Offshore.[1] In 1987, the Norwegian state divested itself of all Kongsberg industries not related to weapons manufacture, selling Kongsberg Offshore to Siemens A.S. In 1993, FMC Corp purchased Kongsberg Offshore[2] from Siemens.[3][4]
| Formerly | Kongsberg Oil |
|---|---|
| Industry | Petroleum |
| Founded | 1978 in Kongsberg, Norway |
| Defunct | 1987 |
| Fate | Divested |
| Products | Oil & Gas |
| Parent | Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk |
References
edit- ^ Servitization in Norwegian Manufacturing. Norwegian University of Science and Technology. May 2011. p. 60.
- ^ "FMC History". FMC Technologies. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "FMC Completes Purchase of Kongsberg Offshore". PR Newswire Association. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Petroleum Industry Transformations: Lessons from Norway and Beyond. Routledge. Oct 2018. p. 103.
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