DNV GL Overview
DNV GL is an international company with headquarters at Oslo, Norway and was established in the year 2013. DNV GL provides classification, technical assurance, software, and independent expert advisory services for operators in oil and gas industries. The company has about 13,550 employees in 350 offices operating in more than 100 countries such as U.S., India, U.K., Australia and Spain.
The company operates in five main sectors: Maritime, Oil & Gas, Energy, Business Assurance and Software. They also provide services for several other industries such as renewable, energy, food and beverage and healthcare. DNV GL’s oil and gas services is an industry leading technical advisory services for offshore decommissioning industry in pipeline evaluation, digitisation and subsea structure removal.
With their leading technical and operational expertise, DNV GL also provides certification services across wide range of industries. The subsidiaries of the company includes companies such as KEMA, GL Noble Denton, Petro Services A/S, and GL Garrad Hassan Ltd. DNV GL competes with companies such as TechnipFMC PLC, AF Gruppen ASA., Aker Solutions ASA, Allseas Group S.A and Ramboll Group A/S.
Strategy
DNV-GL sees it key strategy as capitalizing on the growing demand for greener, safer and more transparent business solutions. The company is focussing on establishing itself as a global leader in being more agile, responsive and a data smart company that can cater better business solutions. To be more competitive in the global oil and gas industry, DNV GL has re-sized and restructured its oil and gas business area to increase efficiency while retaining core competencies. Their offshore decommissioning services has seen an increased demand due to decreased oil prices. DNV GL planning for the decommissioning of old oil and gas infrastructures has increased, and it is playing an important role in ensuring this can be done in a safe and environmentally sound manner. For offshore decommissioning services, DNV GL signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan-based international non-profit NGO Peace Boat, forming a partnership to develop the Ecoship cruise ship. It incorporates cutting edge technology to improve efficiency, reduce waste and minimize environmental impacts.
