OTD 2014 PROMOTION
benchmark
Full-rangegasand
equipmentproviderfor
theoilandgas industry
Ithasnearly
50,000employees
aroundtheworld
Ithasoperations
in80countries
Specialcomposite
gasestake1–2
monthstomake
Thereare850
researchersworkingon
developingtechnology
mid theharsh
environmentof the
NorthSea–with
its icywintersand
unrelentingbadweather–AirLiquide
strivestoovercomesuchchallenges
inordertosupplytheoilandgas
offshore industrywith itsmulti-
functionalgases.AsDagBogetvedt,
managingdirectorofAirLiquide
OffshoreAS,explains, theirdedicated
offshorebranchrelishes thechallenge:
“TheNorwegianmarket isoneof the
mostdemanding in theworld.All
theequipmenthastobedesignedto
withstand theNorthSea’s impact.
Butweuse theNorwegianmarket
tocreatesubstantialequipment– if
theproductscanwithstand that
environment, then theycanmanage
anywhere intheworld.”
Themarket-leaderamongstrong
competition,AirLiquidesuppliesgas
tooffshoreandonshore industries,
and itswiderangeofpuregases–plus
manymoreuniquecustom-made
gasmixes–canbeused foranything,
from industrialdeepseadivingand
medicalpurposes, toweldingand
shieldingonpipelinesandpressure
and leak testing.Bogetvedtsays,“We
arealwaysworkingcloselywiththe
endusertocreate innovativesolutions
forthem–we’veputmoregas into
eachcylinderby increasing the
pressureandthatmeansthecustomer
cansaveup to40%on transportand
deckspaceon theplatformswhere
space is limited.”
AirLiquide issponsoring the
OTDOctoberfest for the thirdyear
inarow.Bogetvedtsays,“TheOTD
exhibition isamajornetworkingevent
andwemeet lotsofpeople there.
TheOctoberfest itself isacelebration
wherewegettotalk informally,meet
withotherbusinessesandhave fun.”
airliquide.no
OvercomingtheNorthSea
soyou’reneveroutofgas
AirLiquideOffshoreoperatesworldwide,but it’s theNorwegianmarket
that tests theequipment’sability towithstand theworst conditions
At aGlance
Companyname
Air LiquideOffshoreAS
Founded
2011
Sector
Gas supplier
Headquarters
Norway
Director
DagBogetvedt
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