Mayor of Sandefjord, Bjørn Ole Gleditsch, solemnly opened the splendid, new ”Grenland House” in Sandefjord.
A grand opening of "Grenland House" will take place on Wednesday 27 January 2010 at 1400 hrs.
Steffen Føreid was on September 15, 2008, engaged as CFO in Grenland Group ASA for a period of six months. The engagement was prolonged in March 2009, and will be terminated on September 30, 2009.
Large subsea structures bound for Woodsides' Pluto development are now on their way to Australia.
Grenland Group has delivered seven subsea structures to the Gjøa field. Our customer Technip will use the structures to tie in the Gjøa platform with the subsea systems on the field.
In the second quarter of 2009, Grenland Group generated revenues of NOK 438 million and an EBITDA of NOK 25.8 million. The EBITDA margin was 5.9 % in the quarter, compared to 4.7 % in the second quarter of 2008.
Grenland Group has signed a NOK 24 million contract with Dresser-Rand for the assembly of four generator sets for Petrobras' semi submersible rig P55.
The Board of Directors and Terje Uthus have agreed that Uthus will step down from his position as the CEO of Grenland Group, effective from August 10. Hallgeir Skogen takes over.
Grenland Group has delivered another subsea structure that will contribute to increased oil production on the Norwegian continental shelf. This latest manifold is bound for the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea.
A new deoxygenation system from Grenland Group has the capacity to process 450,000 barrels of water per day at Agbami, the world’s largest FPSO.
Today the completed 1150 tonnes heavy Ormen Lange template was loaded out on a barge at Grenland Group’s construction yard in Tønsberg.
Grenland Group has signed a contract with COSL Drilling Semi AS worth around NOK 50 millions for project related work on a semi-submersible rig under construction at the Yantai yard in China.
In the first quarter of 2009, Grenland Group achieved revenues of NOK 393.5 million and an EBITDA of NOK 22.4 million, which is about on the same level as the first quarter last year. The EBITDA margin in the first quarter was 5.7 %, compared to 5.6 % in the first quarter of 2008.
Grenland Group has signed a frame agreement with Aibel for fabrication and outfitting work for petroleum projects offshore and onshore. Work has already started on equipment for the Ekofisk and Snøhvit projects.
Four large subsea structures for StatoilHydro’s Vega and Troll fields are soon to be delivered from Grenland Group’s yard in Tønsberg. This week, the manifolds were installed in the templates by a large lifting vessel.
Grenland Group has signed a contract valued at NOK 38 million with FMC Technologies for the construction of Troll B Gas Injection Subsea Structures.
For the year 2008, Grenland Group achieved an EBITDA of NOK 110 million, an increase of 93.6 percent from NOK 56 million in 2007. In the fourth quarter, EBITDA was NOK 34 million, versus NOK -6.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.
The Rana company, MOMEK Group AS, and Grenland Group ASA will cooperate in the development of the engineering company, Grenland Arctic AS, located in Harstad. The new name of the company will be Momek Engineering AS.
Grenland Group has signed a new contract with Dresser-Rand for the assembly of four generator sets for BP's floating production ships bound for Block 31 in Angola.
Grenland Group has signed a contract with FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) valued at approximately NOK 50 million for the construction of subsea equipment for the Ekofisk field.
On Sunday, a large manifold outfitted with utility gear was lifted and mated with the third Ormen Lange subsea template at Grenland Group in Tønsberg.
Grenland Group ASA has signed a contract with Chevron, USA to deliver a complete Minox deoxygenation system to be installed on Tahiti platform.
Grenland AsIs Global has signed a frame agreement worth approximately NOK 60 million with Fabricom AS. The contract includes 3D laser scanning and surveying of Fabricom’s projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
An extraordinary general meeting in Grenland Group ASA was held today at 15.00 CET. All proposals on the agenda were adopted according to the proposals from the Board of Directors.
Grenland Group has signed an engineering and supervision contract with Aker Oilfield Services worth approximately NOK 20 million.
Grenland Group ASA has on December 15th purchased 10,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 9.00 per share.
Grenland Group ASA has today through its subsidiary Langesund Eiendom AS signed a purchase agreement for a property in Bamble county (landno. 8, title no. 8 and 23).
The shareholders in Grenland Group ASA are hereby convened to an extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held on the 17th of December 2008 at 15:00 hours (CET) at Grenland Group`s offices in Bygg 6, Herøya Næringspark, Arthur Bergbys vei 7, Porsgrunn.
Grenland Group (GG) has signed a contract with China National Petroleum Offshore Engineering (CPOE), a subsidiary of PetroChina, for an extensive training program within offshore engineering and fabrication techniques.
Grenland Group ASA will present interim results on the following dates in 2009:
Grenland Group achieved an operating profit before depreciation of NOK 31.3 million in the third quarter 2008, an increase of 11 percent compared to the same period in 2007. For the first nine months, operating profit before depreciation increased by 20 percent to NOK 76.0 million.
Grenland Group ASA, represented by CEO Terje Uthus and CFO Steffen Føreid, will present the third quarter results on Wednesday the 5th of November 2008 at 0830 CET.
Grenland Group will supply SeaDragon Offshore with two burner booms for each of their drilling rigs under construction, Oban B and Gander. The contract value is about USD 4.5 million.
Grenland Group has signed a NOK 307 million contract with FMC Technologies for deliveries of subsea structures to Total’s Pazflor development in Angola.
A state of the art Minox de-oxygenation system from Grenland Group contributes to improved safety, reduced CO2 emissions, reduced chemicals use and reduced corrosion in the process pipes of Petrobras’ P-18 platform.
An extraordinary general meeting in Grenland Group ASA was held at 15.00 CET on the 30th of September 2008. All proposals on the agenda were adopted according to the proposals from the Board of Directors. Minutes from the meeting are attached.
Master of Science student Zhu Yifei at Telemark University College was today awarded the NOK 50,000 Hallgeir Skogen Scholarship from Grenland Group.
Samsung Heavy Industries has chosen Grenland Group as the supplier of two PetroFlame® burner booms for their first two drillships delivered to P&M Drilling International B.V.
The shareholders in Grenland Group ASA are hereby convened to an extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held on the 30th of September 2008 at 15:00 hours (CET) at Grenland Group`s offices in Bygg 6, Herøya Næringspark, Arthur Bergbys vei 7, Porsgrunn.
Live Haukvik Aker leaves her position as Chief Financial Officer of Grenland Group. Aker will be available for Grenland Group for a period.
Transocean has awarded Grenland Group an EPCI contract for modification of the skidding system of the semi-submersible rig Transocean Searcher. The rig will be operating for StatoilHydro at the Gjøa field.
Gross operating revenue in the second quarter 2008 rose by 54 per cent compared with the same quarter in 2007, and exceeded for the first time ever NOK 500 million. In addition, Grenland Group posted a 23 per cent rise in operating profit compared with the same quarter in 2007, delivering an EBITDA for the quarter of NOK 22.1 million.
Founder and former CEO of Grenland Group, Hallgeir Skogen, is awarded a Royal Award of Merit in gold (Kongens Fortjenstmedalje) for his considerable effort to establish and develop the oil service supplier company Grenland Group and for his broad community participation.
Grenland Group ASA will present the second quarter results on Thursday 21st August 2008.
Executive Vice President and current head of the Subsea Fabrication business area in Grenland Group ASA, Magnar Brekka, has accepted a position with Rambøll AS in Sandefjord.
An improved Minox system from Grenland Group is now effectively removing oxygen from the injection water of Shell’s Ursa platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Norwegian engineering, procurement and construction company Grenland Group is expanding its business and is building new engineering headquarters near Torp airport in Sandefjord.
Grenland Group delivered yesterday successfully a produced water cleaning skid to M-I SWACO for use on the Kristin platform in the Norwegian sea. The end customer is StatoilHydro, and the skid will be installed on the Kristin semi-submersible platform for treatment of produced water from the Tyrihans tie-in.
Grenland Group has signed a contract with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) that initially involves an evaluation of prolonged production at Liuhua 11-1, one of the longest producing oil fields of China.
Annual General Meeting in Grenland Group ASA was held at 14:00 on June 10, 2008.
Grenland Group has signed a Letter of Award with Technip Norge AS for the fabrication and detailed engineering of structures for the Gjøa Structures, Tie-ins and RFO Project.
Vegar Stokset (38) has been working in the Communications Department of Hydro since 1998, and worked several years as a Communications Manager for Hydro's development projects – e.g. Ormen Lange.
Grenland Group had operating revenues of NOK 425 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared with NOK 384 million in the same period last year. This represents a growth of almost 11 per cent. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) for the first quarter came to NOK 22.6 million, compared with NOK 17.6 million for the first three months of 2007. This represents an increase of 28 per cent.
Aberdeen-based subsea engineering consultancy Lewis Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Norwegian Grenland Group ASA to create a non-exclusive strategic alliance, providing a unique and cost-effective one-stop shop for well intervention equipment.
Grenland Group has signed a letter of intent with FMC Technologies’s (NYSE: FTI) subsidiary in Kongsberg for the fabrication, assembly and testing of subsea structures that will be part of FMC Technologies’s delivery for Total’s Pazflor Project, located in Block 17 deepwater offshore Angola. The contract has a value of approximately NOK 160 million in revenue to Grenland Group.
Per Wold (55) has been appointed director (Senior Vice President) of human resources and organisational development.
Grenland Group has received additional orders from FMC Technologies in Kongsberg for the fabrication, assembly and testing of subsea structures as a part of FMC’s deliveries to Woodside’s Pluto LNG Project.
- EBITDA: NOK 57.2 million in 2007 (2006: -34.0) - Strong cash flow of NOK 74.0 million for fourth quarter, NOK 51.3 million for 2007 - Sales: NOK 378.7 million for fourth quarter (2006: NOK 288.5 million) - Order backlog of NOK 1 658 million, highest level ever for second quarter in a row - Office opened in Shanghai - Strategic collaboration agreement concluded with fabricator Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industry (RSHI) and the XAC Import and Export financing company (XAC) in China
Reid Berger Stokke (42) has been appointed Executive Vice President for the business unit “Maintenance & Modifications”.
Grenland Group has successfully delivered a Minox Deoxygenation System to Petronas Sumandak II project in Malaysia. The system was delivered nearly two months prior to schedule and on budget.
Grenland Group Asia opened its new headquarters for its Asia operations, located in Pudong Jinqiao’s Office Park complex, on January 31st, 2008.
Grenland Group has established their office in Shanghai to increase the Group's access of engineering expertise. In addition, Grenland Group has entered into a strategic agreement with the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industry (RSHI) and the Chinese credit institute XAC Import and Export (XAC) to pursue new industrial opportunities.
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