Awilco Offshore

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Awilco Offshore ASA

Type	Public
Founded	2005
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Key people	Henrik Fougner (President and CEO), Sigurd Thorvildsen (Chairman of the board)
Industry	Drilling
Revenue	USD 189 million (2007)^[1]
Operating income	▲ USD 70.3 million (2007)^[1]
Profit	▲ USD 26.2 million (2007)^[1]
Employees	47 (2007)^[1]
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.