Grenland Group teaching PetroChina personnel
2008.12.01 -
Company News
Grenland Group (GG) has signed a contract with China National Petroleum Offshore Engineering (CPOE), a subsidiary of PetroChina, for an extensive training program within offshore engineering and fabrication techniques.
Grenland Group is very content to have a good corporation with such a big and important client as PetroChina, and we believe the good corporation is promising for the further development of Grenland Group in China. Our company has in a short time established a solid reputation in the Chinese offshore industry, says Øystein Rangnes, Marketing Director of Grenland Group.
Grenland Group established an office in Shanghai in January 2008, and is currently establishing an engineering group at the Shanghai office. Grenland Group has also established corporation with several strategic partners in China.
PetroChina is the nation's biggest oil producer, has more than 450,000 employees, and is among the world's largest oil companies.
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