Knutsen O.A.S. Shipping AS

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Knutsen OAS
Company type Public
Industry Shipping
Founded1895
Headquarters Haugesund, Norway
Key people
Trygve Seglem (CEO)
Harald Magne Eikesdal (chair)
Number of employees
1294 incl land-based organisation and seafarers (2008)[ citation needed ]
Website www.Knutsenoas.com

Knutsen OAS Shipping is a privately owned shipping company located in Haugesund, Norway. The company has a fleet of purpose-built shuttle tankers, chemical carriers and product tankers internationally. The fleet consists of 41 shuttle tankers, chemical carriers and product tankers. In 2009 the company had an onshore staff of 64 to handle projects and operation of the fleet, 430 administrative employees offshore and about 800 foreign employees. [1]

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Structure

History

Knutsen OAS Shipping AS was established in 1895 by Ole Andreas Knutsen. From 1900 to 1946 his son Knut Knutsen established the company as one of the largest shipping companies in Norway.[ citation needed ] In the 1970s the shuttle-tanker crises created economic difficulties for the company, and it had to restructure. In 1980 Jens Ulltveit Moe became the CEO of the company, and it became a part of the Umoe AS company. After acquiring the assets owned by Jens Ulltveit Moe in 2008[ citation needed ], the company's new CEO in 2009 was Trygve Seglem. Its present strategy was implemented in 1984, and based on long-term contracts to first class charters. In 1984, the company got its first offshore loading contract with Statoil for two shuttle tankers. The two new-built ships Anna Knutsen and Ragnhild Knutsen were built in China and delivered in 1987. One common feature or these two pioneer ships and all other shuttle tankers owned by Knutsen OAS is dynamic position systems from the Kongsberg Group.[ citation needed ] Knutsen OAS operates one of the largest fleets of purpose-built DP-class shuttle tankers in the world.[ citation needed ] In 2008, the company was listed with 40 ships and 11 ships under construction.

On January 3, 1997, the tanker Tove Knutsen spilled 50 tons of oil in the Humber estuary while discharging at a Conoco monobuoy. The shipping company would be fined £35,000 for the tanker officer's error, which prompted extensive cleanup on Cleethorpes beach. [2]

The fleet (per 2009)

Source: [3]

Gas tankers

Name
Gross
Mdwt
Built
Flag
Bilbao Knutsen93450682002004SPA
Cadiz Knutsen93450682002004SPA
Iberica Knutsen93915775412006NIS
Pioneer Knutsen16878172004NOR
Sestao Knutsen93450682002007SPA
La Mancha Knutsen97217241162462016SPA
Rioja Knutsen97217361162462016SPA
Louie Knutsen9637001162462018PH
Adriano Knutsen1027471222612019SPA

Offshore

Name
Gross
Mdwt
Built
Flag
Jorunn Knutsen726511229962000NOR

Tank

Shuttle tanker Karen Knutsen in the 7th Petroleumharbour in the port of Rotterdam Karen Knutsen.JPG
Shuttle tanker Karen Knutsen in the 7th Petroleumharbour in the port of Rotterdam
Shuttle tanker Vigdis Knutsen in the 7th Petroleumharbour in the port of Rotterdam Vigdis Knutsen.JPG
Shuttle tanker Vigdis Knutsen in the 7th Petroleumharbour in the port of Rotterdam
Name
Gross
Mdwt
Built
Flag
Anna Knutsen693031238191987NIS
Anneleen Knutsen24242351402002NIS
Betty Knutsen24185353091999NIS
Catherine Knutsen773891417201992NIS
Eli Knutsen11889165442009BRI
Elisabeth Knutsen718501247681997MAN
Ellen Knutsen11433170711991NIS
Evi Knutsen721201462301988NIS
Gerd Knutsen795921462731996MAN
Heather Knutsen809181486432005CAN
Helene Knutsen11737148501992MAN
Hilda Knutsen11425143901989NIS
Isabel Knutsen13753221102001BRI
Jasmine Knutsen809181486432005CAN
Jorunn Knutsen726511229962000NOR
Karen Knutsen 881091536171999MAN
Kristin Knutsen12184191101998NIS
Liv Knutsen11889165852009BRI
Loch Knutsen755261300311998BRI
Maria Knutsen13753221102001BRI
Nancy Knutsen51161954681993NIS
Pascale Knutsen11688147301993BRI
Sallie Knutsen878271536171999MAN
Sidsel Knutsen15806226251993NIS
Siri Knutsen24185353092004BRI
Synnøve Knutsen11433170711992NIS
Tordis Knutsen666711238481993MAN
Torill Knutsen11425149101990NIS
Tove Knutsen612061052951989NIS
Turid Knutsen15687219991993NIS
Vigdis Knutsen666711234231993MAN
Windsor Knutsen871461620002007NIS

Innovation & technology focus

The Knutsen OAS tanker segment is within the following areas:

• Offshore loading and crude oil transport • Products • Chemicals • Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Knutsen OAS has since the mid-1980s grown into one of the leading shipping companies within offshore oil loading.[ citation needed ] Another increasing focus for Knutsen O.A.S is the transport of natural gas. From 2004 to 2007, 5 LNG ships were delivered and this is a segment where the company has ambitions for further expansions. [4]

Knutsen VOC technology

This technology is a cost efficient method to reduce and limit VOC emissions during transport and loading of volatile cargoes such as crude oil. This technology limits the VOC emissions between 60 and 80% during transport and loading. In addition to reducing air emissions and, the Knutsen VOC technology reduces H2S emission from the cargo. This emission represents a hazard to the environment, the ship and also to the crews' health. [5]

Pressurized natural gas transport

Pressurized natural gas (PNG) is a solution for maritime transport of natural gas. This technology has been developed in collaboration with Europipe GMBH (Germany) and Det Norske Veritas (Norway).[ citation needed ] In the start up of development, this technology encountered some problems due to previous pipeline regulations, but in 2003 when new regulations were in place the project received authorization.

This new technology opens for new transport alternatives especially suitable for offshore loading for direct transport to the market. These technology stores gas on board the ship in specially designed cylinders at a pressure of 250 barg. In comparison to LNG maritime transport, the gas treatment is minimal and comparable to treatment required for pipeline transport. The reduction in energy recourses required to compress the gas makes is a more environmental friendly solution than LNG. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ "£35,000 fine for beach oil spill". Newspapers.com. Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 22 Aug 1997. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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  4. ↑ "Technology". kongsberg.no. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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