Scana Offshore Services

Managing director: Werner Kief
Employees: 13
Turnover: NOK 43 million

Scana Offshore Services was formed in June 2008 when Scana aquired BOP Stacking Inc. Scana Industrier AS currently owns 70 per cent of SOS.

The company designs lifting and protection equipment for subsea drilling and production systems. In addition, SOS markets Scana’s products in the USA with special focus on steel products. 

Market and customers

SOS primarily supplies international drilling contractors, and service and engineering companies that are developing systems such as blowout preventer stacks used in subsea drilling applications. The company designs special handling equipment that provides lifting and protection of this equipment while subsea. SOS supports customers worldwide from its locations in Houston and Singapore.

In 2008, the company opened up an office in Singapore to further expand into the worldwide markets concentrating on engineering design and fabrication for drilling contractors. Our Singapore subsidiary is expected to see expansion and growth for years to come. The marketing team has been expanded in order to promote Scana group companies in the USA and the global market. The company has identified new global customers and business opportunities for the Scana group worldwide.

Products and services

SOS provides system engineering for the design and manufacture of equipment for offshore lifting applications.
This includes motion compensated lift frames for coil tubing, subsea intervention systems, ROV interfaces, hydraulic hose assembly (tagging, cutting, crimping, testing and installation), emergency recovery systems and running tools used in drilling and production applications. The company also brokers used subsea equipment and provides refurbishment, testing, and installation services.