Bw Group

bw group is a leading global maritime group involved in shipping, floating gas infrastructure and deepwater oil & gas production, and has been delivering energy and other vital commodities for more than 80 years, with a current fleet of over 170 ships. the group was founded by sir yk pao in hong kong in 1955 as world-wide shipping. in 2003, the group acquired bergesen, norway’s largest shipping company founded in 1935, and in 2005, the business was re-branded as bw. today, bw group operates the world’s largest gas shipping fleet (lng and lpg combined), with a total of 76 large gas vessels, including three fsrus (floating storage and regasification units). bw offshore operates the world’s second largest floating oil and gas production fleet (fpsos), with 16 units in us, brazil, mexico, west africa, north sea, and australasia. bw’s fleet also includes crude oil supertankers, refined oil tankers, chemical tankers and dry bulk carriers. our business segments include bw offshore (listed on