Awilco Offshore
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| Awilco Offshore ASA | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters |  Oslo, Norway |
| Key people | Henrik Fougner (CEO) Sigurd Thorvildsen (Chairman) |
| Industry | Drilling |
| Website | www.awo.no |
Awilco Offshore (OSE: AWO) is a Norwegian drilling rig owner. The company operates two jackup rigs and hase another six under construction in addition to three submerisible rigs under construction. The company was founded in 2005 and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The company has its headquarters in Operation of the rigs will be done by the company Premium Drilling that is owned by Awilco and Sinvest.
[edit] History
The company was founded in February 2005 when it took over the offshore rig assets of Anders Wilhelmsen Group and at the same time acquiring NOK 1 billion in new capital. In August 2005 Awilco bought 20.7% of Petrojack and at the same time performed a new capital expansion. In December 2005 Awilco merged with Offshore Rig Services, taking over the company wile issuing new shares to the Offshore Rig Services owners. The largest owner is Awilco AS with 37.69% of the shares.
Acergy • Aker • Aker Kværner • Awilco Offshore • DnB NOR • DNO • Fred. Olsen Energy • Frontline • Norske Skog •
Norsk Hydro • Ocean Rig • Orkla • Pan Fish • Petroleum Geo-Services • Prosafe • SeaDrill • Statoil • Storebrand •
Subsea 7 • Tandberg • Tandberg Television • Telenor • TGS-NOPEC • Tomra • Yara
See also: Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
