Knutsen O.A.S. Shipping AS

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Knutsen OAS
Company typePublic
IndustryShipping
Founded1895
HeadquartersHaugesund, Norway
Key people
Trygve Seglem (CEO)
Harald Magne Eikesdal (chair)
Number of employees
1294 incl land-based organisation and seafarers (2008)[citation needed]
Websitewww.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]

Structure[edit]

History[edit]

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)[3][edit]

Gas tankers[edit]

Name
 Gross
 Mdwt
Built
Flag
Bilbao Knutsen 93450 68200 2004 SPA
Cadiz Knutsen 93450 68200 2004 SPA
Iberica Knutsen 93915 77541 2006 NIS
Pioneer Knutsen 1687 817 2004 NOR
Sestao Knutsen 93450 68200 2007 SPA
La Mancha Knutsen 9721724 116246 2016 SPA
Rioja Knutsen 9721736 116246 2016 SPA
Louie Knutsen 963700 116246 2018 PH
Adriano Knutsen 102747 122261 2019 SPA

Offshore[edit]

Name
 Gross
 Mdwt
Built
Flag
Jorunn Knutsen 72651 122996 2000 NOR

Tank[edit]

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
Name
 Gross
 Mdwt
Built
Flag
Anna Knutsen 69303 123819 1987 NIS
Anneleen Knutsen 24242 35140 2002 NIS
Betty Knutsen 24185 35309 1999 NIS
Catherine Knutsen 77389 141720 1992 NIS
Eli Knutsen 11889 16544 2009 BRI
Elisabeth Knutsen 71850 124768 1997 MAN
Ellen Knutsen 11433 17071 1991 NIS
Evi Knutsen 72120 146230 1988 NIS
Gerd Knutsen 79592 146273 1996 MAN
Heather Knutsen 80918 148643 2005 CAN
Helene Knutsen 11737 14850 1992 MAN
Hilda Knutsen 11425 14390 1989 NIS
Isabel Knutsen 13753 22110 2001 BRI
Jasmine Knutsen 80918 148643 2005 CAN
Jorunn Knutsen 72651 122996 2000 NOR
Karen Knutsen 88109 153617 1999 MAN
Kristin Knutsen 12184 19110 1998 NIS
Liv Knutsen 11889 16585 2009 BRI
Loch Knutsen 75526 130031 1998 BRI
Maria Knutsen 13753 22110 2001 BRI
Nancy Knutsen 51161 95468 1993 NIS
Pascale Knutsen 11688 14730 1993 BRI
Sallie Knutsen 87827 153617 1999 MAN
Sidsel Knutsen 15806 22625 1993 NIS
Siri Knutsen 24185 35309 2004 BRI
Synnøve Knutsen 11433 17071 1992 NIS
Tordis Knutsen 66671 123848 1993 MAN
Torill Knutsen 11425 14910 1990 NIS
Tove Knutsen 61206 105295 1989 NIS
Turid Knutsen 15687 21999 1993 NIS
Vigdis Knutsen 66671 123423 1993 MAN
Windsor Knutsen 87146 162000 2007 NIS

Innovation & technology focus[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Knutsen OAS Shipping". knusenoas.com -publ.no. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  2. ^ "£35,000 fine for beach oil spill". Newspapers.com. Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 22 Aug 1997. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The Fleet". shipping-publ.no. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  4. ^ "Technology". kongsberg.no. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  5. ^ "Technology". kongsberg.no. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  6. ^ "Technology". kongsberg.no. Retrieved 2009-09-11.

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