Business in the Bergen Region
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The Bergen Region
A Dynamic Growth Region
The Bergen region has the strong knowledge clusters essential for creating a dynamic growth region.
Priority sectors:
• ENERGY SECTOR: Oil, gas and renewable energy• MARITIME SECTOR: Ship owners, shipyards, service companies and
suppliers• MARINE SECTOR: Fisheries, aquaculture and other marine products• ADVENTURE, CULTURE AND TRAVEL• MEDIA AND CULTURE BASED BUSINESSES: Media, design, film
and music
• The region also has significant ICT and financial sectors
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30 000 students4 000 scientists• University of Bergen• Norwegian School of
Economics• Bergen University
College• Bergen Academy of
Art and Design• Norwegian School of
Management, • Stord/Haugesund
University College• Bergen School of
Architecture• Royal Norwegian
Naval Academy
Science• UiB: Four Norwegian
Centers of Excellence• UiB: Marine research
and Global research• Christian Michelsen
Research. Research center
• Uni Research: Research company, 500 scientists
• Institute of Marine Research
95 per cent claim that the Bergen Region has good Research Environment
A Strong Oil and Gas Region
Key figures 2012: 25,4 BEUR turnover
5,2 BEUR value creation32 600 employees
1 494 companies
Value creation:The sum of operational result
plus wages
The Energy Sector
• Norway’s leading region for operations, production and maintenance. Uptime Centre of Competence
• 60 percent of Statoil’s operatorships on the Norwegian continental shelf are run from Bergen.
• Central region for technological research and development – strong R&D environments with several centers of expertise.
• Centre Mongstad is the world’s largest facility for testing and improving CO2 capture technologies, a vital part of the CCS value chain.
• World leading subsea knowledge – Norwegian Centre of Expertise Subsea.
• Hordaland county is the largest hydro power producer• Offshore windmills, fixed and floating, through two cluster initiatives:
Arena NOW and NORCOWE
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18 per cent of the Norwegian Maritime Turnover is in the Bergen Region
Key figures 2012: 11 BEUR turnover2,5 BEUR value creation22 600 employees1 317 companies
Maritime BergenThe industrial shipping capital
Bergen – a World Marine Capital
Key figurs 2012:3,3 BEUR turnover
0,4 BEUR value creation3 500 employees 900 companies
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Innovation and Research in Bergen
• Bergen is the proud capital of a world leading environment of
marine expertise.• Among our research institutions you find:
– The Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
– National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES)
– University of Bergen (UiB)
– Christian Michelsen Research (CMR)
– NOFIMA
– UNI Research
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Adventure, Culture and TravelThe most exciting place for culture- and nature-based adventures in the Nordic region
Key figures 2012:1,8 BEUR turnover 0,7 BEUR value creation15 800 employees3 478 companies
Media City Bergen New innovative Media Cluster
Media, design, film and music are growing businesses
Key figures 2012:1,1 BEUR turnover0,4 BEUR value creation5 000 employees8 000 companies
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• Bergen has the second largest financial sector in
the country
• Solid ICT environment
Key figures 2011:
FINANCE:83 BEUR total assets5 500 employees113 companies
ICT:5000 employees1 BEUR turnover2 300 companies
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