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Market Requirements and Competence
Developments of Newcomers to the
Danish Offshore Oil and Gas Market
To an increasing extent Small and Mediumsized
Enterprises (SME) approach the
offshore oil and gas industry as a new and
interesting market.
The market is considered as having a good
growth and a reasonable return on investment.
The offshore sector is however highly
technical and complex, which often can be
seen as a high entrance barrier by a new SME.
A consequence of the above is that small and
medium-sized companies frequently contact
Offshore Center Danmark to get assistance
and knowledge in connection with market
penetration on the offshore oil and gas area.
This new project will identify the entrance
barriers for new SME’s and lower them for
the newcomers to the Danish offshore oil and
gas market.
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Yearbook 2008
The following industrial sectors are represented
in the offshore oil and gas sector:
operators, offshore service and component
providers, logistic and transport providers,
HR, IT, materials providers of steel, aluminiums,
composites etc.
The project shall identify the opportunities
for the companies, and focus will be directed
to small and medium-sized enterprises in
Denmark. The project ends up with a conference
and course learning interested SME’s
about possibilities and challenges within the
offshore industry, and how to handle them.
Project started 1st of June 2006 and will
be completed 31st of December 2008. The
project is co-sponsored by the Danish Ministry
of Science & Technology.
The Municipality of
Esbjerg
- takes good care of the
oil and gas industry
The Municipality of Esbjerg
– takes good care of the oil and gas industry
Sites The Municipality of Esbjerg
sells attractively situated, fully serviced
industrial sites to all types of companies
within the oil and gas industry.
Offices The Municipality of Esbjerg
also provides an advisory service for
investors wishing to start businesses
within the oil and gas industry. The
Municipality is ready with the answers
to all types of questions concerning:
the purchase of land – electricity, water
and heating supplies – taxation – town
planning – environmental clearance,
and so on.
Factories The Municipality of Esbjerg
can put you in contact with private
Project Team:
Offshore Center Danmark
University of Southern Denmark
The Fisheries and Maritime Museum
Esbjerg
Sydvestjysk Udviklingsforum
Further project partners:
AN Group
Gammelgaards Svejse Service
Alslev Rustfri Montage
Oil Power
Esbjerg Offshore Base
Vetco Gray Denmark
Lessons learned so far
University of Southern Denmark states on
their part of the development project:
firms of estate agents, accountant and
solicitors, and with banking firms, concerning
the purchase or leasing of:
office space
productions plants
warehousing facilities
workshop units.
Niels Bohrs Vej 6 · DK-6700 Esbjerg · Tel +45 75 12 37 44 · Fax +45 36 97 35 01 · www.eeu.dk Contact Director Tom Nielsen, tln@eeu.dk