History

1971: Founded Maritime Hydraulics AS
1980: Acquired Maritime Well Service AS, developed the company and its strategy
No. of employees exceeds 100, turnover MNOK 100
1982: Acquired Petcon AS and restructured the company
Established Norwegian Rig Consultants AS
No. of employees: 200, turnover MNOK 250
1984-86 Acquired Seanor AS
Established Target Drilling (sold to Transocean 1987)
Acquired Koomey Inc.
Maritime Hydraulics & Norwegian Rig Consultants listed on Oslo Stock
Exchange
Acquired Tentech AS
No. of employees passes 400, turnover passes MNOK 500
1986-87 Above companies merge and are listed on OSE under the name Skeie Group AS
1987 Acquired Porsgrunn Styremaskiner AS and Nyland AS
1989 Acquired Pusnes AS
No. of employees passes 1.000, turnover passes MNOK 1.000
Sold the shares of Skeie Group to ABB
Approx. 1990 Established Skeie Eiendom, Skeie Shipping & Offshore .
Establised / larger involvement in Deep Sea Stavanger ASA,
Ocean Rig ASA, Baltic Holding ASA, Mosvold Shipping
1990 Buy-out (demerger) of Hydralift , no. of employees 50, turnover MNOK 60
1991-2002 Organic growth of Hydralift through acquisitions of Eiken Marine System,
Miko Kranteknikk, Scanmec, technology from the French ACB and
Brissoneau & Lotz Marine, Paul Munroe Engineering in Houston, Procon in Oslo, SAS Gouda
(32%) in Holland, Sense Technology (33%) in Kristiansand, BLM
in France, Molde Crane/Staalprodukter, Actro in Molde and Amclyde Inc.
Turnover passes MNOK 2.500
1998 Hydralift demerges: Hydralift end Hydralift Marine
2001 Established Sinvest ASA
2002 Hydralift Marine becomes TTS Marine
Hydralift is sold to National Oilwell Inc.
Hydralift had approx. 700 employees and a turnover of MNOK 2,8 billion.
2006 Sinvest is sold to Aban Singapore Pte
Established the Skeie Group management company
Establised Skeie Drilling & Production ASA
Established Skeie Rig Management AS
Buying of TTS-shares
2007 Establised Skeie Energy AS

History of Bjarne Skeie's career and companies