World Fuel Services Europe, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of World Fuel Services Corporation (WFS), has acquired Bergen Energi, a European energy management services company based in Norway. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
WFS has a well-established energy services business in North America. The acquisition of Bergen Energi will facilitate an expansion of these services to customers across Europe.
Based in Bergen, Norway, Bergen Energi offers energy procurement, energy risk management, energy data management and energy consultancy services. The company was founded in 1991 when Norway became the first country in Europe to liberalise its electricity market.
WFS is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company is a global fuel logistics and transaction processing company, principally engaged in the distribution of energy products and services in aviation, marine and land at more than 8,000 locations worldwide.
Bergen Energi will continue to operate under the same name. The main shareholder and former CEO Bill Schjelderup has been replaced by WFS’s Terry Cogan as new CEO.
USA, Miami, FL & Norway, Bergen
Related articles:
- Bergen Energi forms global energy management alliance Posted on March 8, 2011
Fusion Corporate Partners 
You must be logged in to post a comment.