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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce View list of all Members 3M Norge www.3m.com/no 3M is a diversified technology company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, with operations in more than 60 countries. The company maintains leading positions in health care, industrial and transportation, display and graphics, consumer and office, electro and communication, safety, security and protection services. 3M's brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti. Serving customers around the world, the people of 3M use their expertise, technologies and global strength to lead major markets. 3M Norge AS began operations in 1962 and is located in Skjetten between Oslo and Gardermoen. Abbott Norge www.abbott.no Abbott Norge as er et heleid datterselskap av Abbott Laboratories. I Norge er vi ca 75 ansatte. Vi arbeider først og fremst med markedsføring og salg innenfor områdene legemidler, diagnostikk utstyr og hjemmediagnostikk. Utover våre salgs- og markedsføringsavdelinger driver vi en omfattende servicevirksomhet, samt en mindre avdeling for preklinisk og klinisk legemiddelsforskning. De produkter vi selger, skal komme pasientene til gode. I vårt arbeide med våre kunder er vi derfor opptatt av å kunne levere våre innovative produkter, og å kunne hjelpe kunden med den kunnskap som er nødvendig for å bruke disse produkter på en best mulig måte. AIG Europe www.aig.com American International Group is the world's leading international insurance and financial services organization, with operations in approximately 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG member companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In the United States, AIG companies are the largest underwriters of commercial and industrial insurance and AIG American General is a top-ranked life insurer. AIG's global businesses also include financial services, retirement services and asset management. AIG's financial services businesses include aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making. American Expess Business Travel www.americanexpress.no American Express Business Travel, a division of the American Express Company, is dedicated to helping its customers realize the greatest possible value from their investment in travel through increased cost savings, outstanding customer service and greater spend control. For small businesses, medium-sized enterprises and multinational corporations, American Express Business Travel provides a combination of industry-leading booking technology, travel management consulting expertise, strategic sourcing and supplier negotiation support and customer service available around the world, around the clock, online and offline. American Express operates the world's largest travel agency network, recording nearly $20 billion in worldwide travel sales in 2004. American Express Company is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and network services company founded in 1850. It is a world leader in charge and credit cards, Travelers Cheques, travel, business services and international banking. Source: www.travelindustrywire.com/article20010.html Amway Norge www.amway.no Amway is a leader in the global Direct Selling industry. More than 3.6 million Amway Business Owners distribute high quality Amway brand products around the world. Today, Amway offers over 450 exclusive products and services, a state-of-the-art global ordering and distribution network and over four decades of experience. Amway’s extensive product portfolio covers a wide sector of lifestyle needs and has two main focuses: Health & Beauty - including all lifestyle solutions for skin care, and every day Consumable Products for the family and home. Burson-Marsteller www.burson-marsteller.no Burson-Marsteller is a public relations / public affairs company that was formed in 1953 by the merger of the Marsteller advertising agency and Harold Burson’s public relations firm. Burson-Marsteller offers a full range of consulting and communications disciplines including advertising, brand marketing, communications training, corporate and financial constituency relations, corporate responsibility, crisis and issues management, event management, government relations, grassroots communications, industry analyst relations, media relations, organizational communications, reputation management. Their expertise lies in the areas of aviation, transportation and tourism, technology, healthcare and energy. Burson-Marsteller has 66 wholly-owned offices worldwide in addition to a large network of strong local affiliates. BW Gas www.bwgas.com BW Gas is a leading global provider of gas marine transportation services. The company is the largest owner and operator of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) carriers and one of the largest independent owners and operators of LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. BW Gas owns, part-owns and/or operates a fleet of nearly 100 vessels (including newbuildings). The company employs around 1,910 people globally, with around 160 employed at the company's head office in Oslo, Norway. Chevron Norge www.chevron.com Chevron is the second largest integrated energy company in the United States and is active in 180 countries world wide. Chevron was founded in 1879 in California and began marketing activities in Europe in the early 1900s. After World War II, the company sold fuel under the Caltex name. In 1964, a Chevron and Texaco joint venture drilled the North Sea's first exploration well. In 1965, they spudded the first of two exploration wells in the Svalbard archipelego of northernmost Norway. During 2005 Chevron produced about 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day worldwide (the same amount produced in all of Norway), including 200,000 barrels per day in Europe. European upstream activities are headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland with offices in Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. Refining and marketing activities in Scandinavia are conducted through our joint-venture operation, HydroTexaco. Chevron's Norway upstream operations are located in Oslo and include production of oil and gas from the Shell-operated Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea. Chevron is actively engaged in exploring for new oil and gas fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and participates in several licenses. Citigroup Norway www.citigroup.com Citigroup has had a presence in Norway since 1973. Citigroup Norway has 52 employees. Their corporate and investment banking group provide a full range of corporate and investment banking services to the largest Norwegian corporations, financial institutions and to the public sector. Citigroup proudly serves the needs of consumers through Citibank. Clear Channel www.clearchannel.no Clear Channel er Norges største aktør på utendørsreklame. Omsetning i 2004 var på NOK 247 mill. Clear Channel Norway bistår blant annet kommuner med å etablere offentlige service tilbud som for eksempel offentlige toaletter og miljøsykler mot retten til å anvende reklame på kommunenes eiendommer. Selskapet har bymøbelavtaler med 25 norske byer, NSB, OSL og landets største kjøpesentre. Selskapet er et av verdens største mediekonsern med base i Texas. Selskapet oprerer blant annet 1400 radiostasjoner, 38 TV kanaler og 800.000 reklameflater rundt om i verden. I Norge eier selskapet 50% av Capa kinoreklame og 100% av konsert -og turné arrangøren Gunnar Eide Concerts gjennom Clear Channel Entertainment. Clear Channel Worldwide (www.clearchannel.com) er en global leder innenfor “out-of-home” media-industrien og er representert i mer enn 50 land over de 6 kontinent. Coca-Cola Drikker www.coca-cola.no The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) is the world’s largest manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages. World wide TCCC has more than 400 different products. The most known being: Coca-Cola®, Fanta® and Sprite®. These are the most sold beverages in the world. Coca-Cola Drikker AS (CCD) was established in 1996, and is today fully owned by the TCCC. The main office and production plant is located in Lørenskog, just outside Oslo. The company cooperates with the breweries Hansa Borg, Mack and Aas. Approx. 70 % of the volume is manufactured in Lørenskog. CCD has 950 employees, and is responsible for the production, distribution and sales in Norway. In 2005 there are 44 different nationalities working in Coca-Cola Drikker AS. This is a very high number in Norwegian standards. The company is continuously working with integration, and in 2004 it won a prize for this effort. In 2004 the sales for Coca-Cola Drikker was 304 million liters, which is over 50% of the Norwegian soft drink market. The number of brands in Norway, have increased from 8 in 1999 to 28 in 2005. In 2005 the focus areas are in line with consumer’s choice: Light products and carbonated water. Hence the latest products that have been launched (a total of eight*) are all in the category lights, water or sport drinks. Codan Forsikring www.codanforsikring.no The Codan Group is the third largest insurance group in the Nordic countries, fully owned by the British Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (R&SA). R&SA is one of the world's leading multinational insurance groups with focus on commercial and personal general insurance. R&SA transacts business in some 130 countries and have leading or significant market positions in the UK, Scandinavia and Canada. There are 20 million R&SA customers around the globe, and approximately 24,000 employees. Royal & SunAlliance is a FTSE 100 company, listed on the London Stock Exchange and in New York. ConocoPhillips Norge www.conocophillips.com ConocoPhillips Norge is the third largest energy company in Norway. Headquartered in Tananger outside Stavanger, the company has a total of 1735 employees. The company is the operator of seven production licenses and has interests in 25 non-operated licenses. The core activities of ConocoPhillips Norge are petroleum exploration and production. ConocoPhillips Norge, with a daily production of 270,000 barrels of oil equivalent, accounts for about 17% of the oil and gas production in the new company. ConocoPhillips Norge is the biggest business unit in the company outside the US, based on number of employees. ConocoPhillips Norge has a strong position on big fields on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company is the operator of the fields in the Ekofisk Area, which is the mainstay of the company's activities in Norway. The company also has attractive assets in non-operated fields, including Heidrun, Statfjord, Visund, Oseberg, Troll and Huldra. These fields are on stream and will generate stable revenues in the years to come. In 2002 the production from non-operated fields totaled some 120,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or some 45% of the total production from ConocoPhillips Norge. Det Norske Veritas www.dnv.com DNV is a leading international provider of services for managing risk. It is an international organization with a network of 300 offices spread over all the continents in 100 countries. Of 5,800 employees, close to 4,000 works at key locations in Europe, 600 work in the Americas and almost 1,000 employees work in Asia and Australia. Based in Norway, DNV is a truly international company with more than half of its staff comprised of people from about 80 different nations. More than 1900 employees work in the Norwegian market and are based in 18 offices all over the country. DNV customers fall within the industries of maritime, the oil, gas and processing industry and the public sector. DLA Piper www.dlapiper.com DLA Piper consists of relationship-driven lawyers, working to meet the ongoing legal needs of our clients wherever they do business. Operating across Asia, Europe and the US, DLA Piper offers more than 3,200 lawyers in 61 offices in 23 countries. DLA Piper acts for enterprises across the full spectrum of business including local, national and multi-national companies in a wide range of business sectors. They have clients from single-owner startups to household name companies on a national and multinational basis. Source: http://www.dlapiper.com/ Eli Lilly Norge www.lilly.no Eli Lilly and Company is a leading, innovation-driven corporation committed to developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products that help people live longer, healthier and more active lives. Lilly products treat depression, schizophrenia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, osteoporosis and many other conditions. We are committed to providing answers that matter - through medicines and information - for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. ExxonMobil Norway www.exxonmobil.no ExxonMobil is the industry leader in each of its core businesses and related technologies (Exploration & Production, Refining & Marketing, and Chemical) and conducts business in around 200 countries worldwide. ExxonMobil’s Norwegian Headquarters is located at Forus outside Stavanger, where all offshore exploration and production activities are coordinated. ExxonMobil is the largest international oil company in Norway with more than 10% of the total Norwegian oil and gas production. The company has equity in more than 20 oil and gas fields in production and around 10 % interest in the Norwegian infrastructure for gas transportation and processing. Fast www.fast.no FAST, a Microsoft Subsidiary, creates the real-time search solutions that are behind the scenes at the world’s best-known companies with the most demanding information challenges. FAST’s flexible and scalable integrated technology platform and personalized portal connects users, regardless of medium, to the relevant information they need. FAST is headquartered in Norway, and operates globally with presence in Europe, the United States, Asia, Australia, the Americas, and the Middle East. FMC Technologies www.fmctechnologies.com FMC Technologies is a global leader providing solutions for customers engaged in petroleum exploration, production, measurement and transportation. Those solutions include the design, manufacture and supply of technology and equipment. One of the businesses that make up FMC Technologies is FMC Kongsberg Subsea which delivers advanced technology, products and systems for full field subsea development. There are 1500 FMC employees in Norway, 1000 located in Kongsberg. General Motors Corporation www.gmeurope.com/country/gm_norway.html GM has been doing business in Norway since 1961. In Norway, General Motors is represented by Opel and Saab dealerships in 110 locations across the country. Private importers are representing Chevrolet, Cadillac, Corvette and HUMMER. GM employs 26 people in Norway. In 2005, GM sold 12,490 cars and light commercial vehicles in Norway. Glitnir www.glitnir.no Glitnir is a leading financial group that offers universal banking and is a leading niche player in three global segments; seafood/food, sustainable energy, and offshore supply vessels. Services include retail, corporate and investment banking, stock trade and capital management. Glitnir is the sole owner of banks in Luxembourg (Glitnir Bank Luxembourg S.A) and Norway (BNbank and Glitnir bank, Glitnir Securities and Glitnir Kapitalforvaltning, the factoring company Glitnir Factoring, as well as 50.1 percent of Union Gruppen). Glitnir’s subsidiary BNbank in Norway recently entered into an agreement to acquire 45 per cent of the shares in Norsk Privatøkonomi ASA. Norsk Privatøkonomi ASA is an independent financial advisory company with 12 branches in key areas of Norway (governmental approval pending in Norway). Glitnir own the leading Swedish brokerage firm Fischer Partners. The bank has a branch in London and in Copenhagen, Denmark. Glitnir has an office in Halifax, Canada. Glitnir plans to open an office in Shanghai, China in 2006. Glitnir is listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange. Glitnir recently announced record profits, with a return on equity of 45.5 percent for the first half year of 2006 – making second quarter 2006 the best ever in the bank's history. For more information go to: www.glitnirbank.com in English, www.glitnir.is in Icelandic and www.glitnir.no in Norwegian. For our sports and charity sponsorships: see www.oslomaraton.no. Honeywell www.honeywell.no Honeywell is a diversified technology and manufacturing leader of aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics and advanced materials. With roots tracing back to 1885, Honeywell employs more than 100,000 people in 95 countries. Honeywell A/S has its office in Asker and has around 50 employees. The Norwegian office consists of three divisions: industrial automation, sensing & control, and building automation. Iron Mountain www.ironmountain.no/norway Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) helps organizations around the world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection and storage. The company offers comprehensive records management, data protection, and information destruction solutions along with the expertise and experience to address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs, litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 90,000 corporate clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim. The company has 17,750 employees and more than 900 facitlities worldwide with a revenue of $2.1 billion. Its headquarters are in Boston, Massachusetts and the Norwegian head offices are located in Stavanger. Janssen-Cilag www.janssen-cilag.no Janssen-Cilag joined Johnson & Johnson in 1961 and is now a member of the Johnson and Johnson family. The company develops and markets innovative, high-quality pharmaceutical products and services. Janssen-Cilag’s current European workforce is approximately 6.000 employees. In Norway, Janssen-Cilag conducts clinical research, marketing and sales of the company’s pharmaceuticals. The main office is located at Skøyen in Oslo, where 48 employees comprise the Norwegian operations. Manpower www.manpower.no Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services industry. The company specializes in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment; training; career transition and organizational consulting services. Manpower’s worldwide network of 4,300 offices in 67 countries and territories enables the company to meet the needs of its 400,000 customers per year, including small and medium size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the world’s largest multinational corporations. The focus of Manpower’s work is on raising productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction, enabling customers to concentrate on their core business activities. Manpower AS was established in Norway in 1965 and is Norway’s largest employment services company. Manpower AS is wholly owned by Manpower Inc. and 40 offices ranging from Kristiansand in the south to Hammerfest in the north of Norway. Manpower AS has approximately 6000 customers and completes 35,000 assignments per year in addition to employing nearly 500 people in its administrative offices and around 6000 temps and consultants daily. Marathon Petroleum Norge www.marathon.com Marathon Oil Company is an integrated energy business and a top-five U.S. oil company with exploration and production activities in several countries. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Angola, Canada, Equatorial Guinea and Norway. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ireland, Norway and Russia. Marathon is also pursuing opportunities in northern and western Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Marathon Oil Company headquarters is located in Houston, Texas. Through its subsidiary Marathon Petroleum Norge A/S, Marathon is establishing a new core area offshore Norway. Activities are focused in and around the company’s 24% interest in the Heimdal field, where offshore facilities have been modified into a gas-condensate processing and transportation center for third-party business. In 2003, Marathon’s net daily production in Norway averaged 2,000 barrels and condensate and 16 million cubic feet of gas. Microsoft Norge www.microsoft.com Over the last three decades, technology has transformed the way people work, play, and communicate. Today, people access information and people from around the world in an instant. Groundbreaking technologies have opened the door to innovations in every field of human endeavor, delivering new opportunity, convenience, and value to our lives. Since its founding in 1975, Microsoft has been a leader in this transformation. As a reflection of that role — and to help the company focus on the opportunities that lie ahead — Microsoft has established and embraced a new corporate mission. Microsoft's mission: To enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. Moss Maritime www.mossww.com Moss Maritime is a part of the ENI-Saipem Group. Moss Maritime encompasses leading marine technology, expertise and experience within the fields of special purpose vessels, platforms and other floaters for the offshore industry. The company uses its expertise and resources to identify opportunities and to develop projects with and for its clients. Its people have, over the last 30 years, designed and constructed some of the largest and most advanced semi-submersibles ever built, as well as drill ships, shuttle tankers, jack-up platforms, early production facilities and other support vessels for oil and gas production offshore. MSD Norge www.msd.no Merck & Co. Inc., operating as MSD Norge locally, is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company. Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal health, directly and through its joint ventures. MSD was established in Norway in 1970. In 2002 the firm had approximately NOK 850 million in revenue. MSD Norge’s headquarters are located in Drammen – along with the administration for the company’s entire Scandinavian operations. All together, there are 175 employees in Norway. The company's US headquarters are in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Pfizer Norway www.pfizer.no Pfizer discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets leading prescription medicines for humans and animals and many of the world's best-known consumer brands. Their innovative, value-added products improve the quality of life of people around the world and help them enjoy longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company has three business segments: health care, animal health and consumer health care. Pfizer's products are available in more than 150 countries. PricewaterhouseCoopers www.pwc.com/no PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 130,000 people in 148 countries work collaboratively using Connected Thinking to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice. In Norway, PricewaterhouseCoopers has more than 940 professionals and 18 offices, making it one of the country's largest professional service providers. SAS Institute www.sas.com/offices/europe/norway SAS Institute is the world's largest privately held software company with nearly 10,000 employees in more than 400 offices spanning the globe. In Norway, SAS Institute AS has approximately 60 employees. SAS provides business analytics solutions which help you understand the past, monitor the present, and predict outcomes as you move your business ahead. SAS technology and expertise empowers business decision making at 96 of the top 100 companies on the FORTUNE Global 500. In 2005, SAS continued its unbroken track record of growth and profitability, with global revenues of $1.68 billion. SAS Institute AS in Norway contributed with record results and 32% revenue growth. Unisys Norge www.unisys.no Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. In more than 100 countries Unisys delivers the precision thinking and relentless execution that drives our clients' business transformation. Universal Pictures Norway www.nbcuni.com NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi. UPS of Norway www.ups.com Founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the United States, UPS has grown into a USD 30 billion corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe. Today UPS, or United Parcel Service Inc., is a global company with one of the most recognised and admired brands in the world. As the largest express carrier and package delivery company in the world, we are also a leading provider of specialised transportation, logistics, capital, and e-commerce services. Every day we manage the flow of goods, funds and information in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Verizon Norway www.verizonbusiness.no One of three operating units of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Verizon Business delivers advanced IP, data, voice and wireless solutions to large business and government. --32,000+ employees --321 offices in 75 countries across six continents --Global IP footprint serving 2,700+ cities in 150 countries --More than 200 state-of-the-art data centers in 22 countries --Tens of Thousands of Customer Relationships including 97% of Fortune 500 Strength in financial services, retail, high-tech, healthcare, federal/state/local government, and education Wyeth www.wyeth.no Wyeth is one of the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical and consumer health care product companies. It is a leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products, vaccines and non-prescription. They have over 50,000 employees worldwide. Research and development of new medications and vaccines are the main areas of operations and Wyeth invests more than 10 billion Norwegian crowns in new development. Today, Wyeth employs 43 people between their administrative office in Oslo and an information division. The organization has nationwide contact with hospitals and research facilities and through modern technology, the head offices are able to stay in direct contact with them. Wyeth is one of the youngest pharmaceutical firms in Norway. In one of the fastest growing industries, Wyeth is among the 8 largest pharmaceutical companies in Norway. View list of all Members © 2008 American Chamber of Commerce in Norway. All rights reserved.

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