BW Gas

Infobox Company
company_name = BW Gas ASA
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company_type = Public
foundation = 1935
location = Oslo, Norway
key_people = Jan Håkon Pettersen (CEO)
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industry = Shipping
products =
revenue = USD 517.3 million (2005)
operating_income = USD 186.0 million (2005)
net_income = USD 448.0 million (2005)
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homepage = [http://www.bwgas.com www.bwgas.com]
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BW Gas (ose|GAS), previously known as Bergesen Worldwide Gas is the worlds largest gas shipping company and is part of the Bergesen Worldwide Group. The company has 98 gas carriers with a total of DWT|4,688,531|metric|first=yes transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gases (propane and butane). The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.

History

Bergesen Worldwide startes as Bergesen d.y. when it was founded by Sigval Bergesen d.y. in 1935. He build up a major tanking fleet and left the business to his grandchildren Petter C.G. Sundt and Morten Sig. Bergesen in 1976 and the company changed from primarily a tanker to a gas carrier operator. The company grew in the gas sector throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 2003 Bergesen was merged with World-Wide Shipping and became Bergesen Worldwide. The merger resultet in Bergesen Worldwide Gas to become demerged and listed on Oslo Stock Exchange in 2005.