Industry today faces many challenges, but also has many exciting opportunities for growth.
Achieving sustainable growth by balancing safety and environmental performance against cost-efficient development and operation is one of those opportunities for the oil and gas industry both upstream and downstream.
The industry is used to adapting to cyclic behaviour in the market, and is now entering the new Millennium with a high oil price and in the middle of a significant restructuring.
Expectations of the future are better now than in recent years, with plans for increased investment in exploration and field developments of existing and new oil provinces.
New methods of optimising both the process performance and production availability are delivering significant benefits to industries that are prepared to embrace the new risk based approach to asset management.
Founded in 1864, DNV has a reputation and track record for quality, independence and integrity in its operations. It is trusted by industry, the regulators and the public to be able to properly balance safety and environmental considerations against the need for cost-efficient asset development and operation.
The company has a long history of international presence with more than 5,500 staff worldwide and a network of contacts throughout the oil and gas industry.
In addition to a strong presence in Norway, UK, US, Denmark, Malaysia and Singapore, DNV is now also strengthening its presence in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Perth (Australia), Baku (Azerbaijan), Luanda (Angola), St. Johns in Newfoundland and in the Middle East.
DNV can support the industry in managing its risks, and optimising the performance of its fixed assets and its personnel, while assuring continued safety and environmental performance.
It is a world leader in its areas of expertise, and it invests heavily in recruiting, training and retaining the best staff in order to maintain its leading edge. The company's services are grouped into four service areas:
DNV aims to contribute to a positive development of the oil, gas and process industries through creativity and technology.
It experiences a vast improvement in its contribution when it is allowed to establish long term, close partnership with customers.
DNV's aim is to establish a setting that promotes development of a customer - DNV relationship, where both parties work together, understand and solve the challenges of the industry.
Only then can the company apply the full spectrum of DNV technology to the benefit of the customer.
