Maersk acquires drilling training company
MARITIM SERVICE: Maersk Training, one of the leading training providers to the oil and gas industry, has acquired the Stavanger based drilling training company Petcon. The acquisition strengthens Maersk Trainings ability to deliver high quality training around the North Sea.
“The acquisition is an important step in being able to service all of the North Sea market and we can now train the industry in UK, Denmark and Norway, whatever the preference or need is”, says Maersk Training CEO Claus Bihl.
Maersk Training is a part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group and has executed highly specialized training within survival, security, safety, maritime, oil and gas, crane and people skills since the late seventies. Maersk Training was rated as the highest performing training centre worldwide by DNV in 2007 and has continuously delivered top quality training to the maritime, oil and gas and wind industries.
“With the acquisition of Petcon IPC we are creating a one-stop supplier where oil and gas companies operating in Norway can get all training needs fulfilled,” says Maersk Training Chief Commercial Officer, Hans Bloch-Kjær.
“And with key partnerships including JM Campbell, Aspentech and other unique partners we are capable of delivering training in everything from production, drilling, safety, survival, communications, leadership, administrative services and much more”, he says.
In 2010 Maersk Training Centre merged with Svitzer Safety Services becoming Maersk Training and creating a global training provider with centres in Svendborg and Esbjerg in Denmark, Newcastle and Aberdeen in UK, Chennai in India and Port Harcourt in Nigeria.
Source: Maersk Training / maritimedanmark.dk
