BW Gas (), previously known as Bergesen Worldwide Gas, is the world's largest gas

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and is part of the Bergesen Worldwide Group. The company has 98

gas carrier A gas carrier, gas tanker, LPG carrier, or LPG tanker is a ship designed to transport Liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, LNG, CNG, or liquefied chemical gases in Bulk liquids, bulk. Gases are kept refrigerated onboard the ships to enable safe carriag ...

s with a total of transporting

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(LNG) and

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es (

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and

butane Butane () is an alkane with the formula C4H10. Butane exists as two isomers, ''n''-butane with connectivity and iso-butane with the formula . Both isomers are highly flammable, colorless, easily liquefied gases that quickly vaporize at ro ...

). The company has its headquarters in

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, Norway and is listed on

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History

Bergesen Worldwide started as Bergesen d.y. when it was founded by Sigval Bergesen d.y. in 1935. He built 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 BW Group is a maritime company involved in shipping, floating gas infrastructure and deep-water oil & gas production. The company has over 450 vessels managed by an international team of over 12,000 staff worldwide. The group was founded by Sir ...

. The merger resulted in Bergesen Worldwide Gas to become demerged and listed on Oslo Stock Exchange in 2005.

References

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