Bergen Group Hanøytangen is in takeover talks with the owners of Norwegian decommissioning firm Scanmet AS.
Bergen Group says Scanmet AS is among the oldest and most experienced companies in Norway that carry out decommissioning of oil installations in the North Sea.
The company is based at Stord, in Sunnhordland, but will be relocated to the industrial area at Hanøytangen during 2014 under Bergen Group.
The transaction is expected to be complted mid-2014, and depends on relevant approvals from the government.
CEO Asle Solheim in Bergen Group ASA says the purchase of Scanmet AS a strategically important investment in the process of facilitating for a further increase in activity at Hanøytangen.
“This industrial area has a unique starting point for a profitable growth within several areas. Therefore Bergen Group focuses their efforts towards supplying the current rig activity with other areas of activity connected to maritime service, subsea & offshore service and decommissioning projects”, Solheim says.
