improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2012 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message dietsmann is an independent specialist of operation and maintenance for oil gas lng and power plants . contents 1 beginnings 2 1980s rapid international growth 3 1990s integrated o & m concept introduced 4 dietsmann today 5 references 6 external links beginnings edit peter kutemann founded dietsmann in the netherlands in 1977 . his enterprise started as a technical assistance company serving those oil and gas companies in the netherlands about to produce their first gas discoveries off the dutch coast . at that time these companies employed full time technical personnel for operation and maintenance and only in exceptional cases was highly specialized work subcontracted . an increasing number of functions not considered business critical were outsourced . peter kutemann was the first to create an adequate and competent proposition to outsource maintenance without losing control of one s assets . 1980s rapid international growth edit dietsmann grew rapidly and opened its first international office in aberdeen early in 1982 . later that year dietsmann france s.a. was established to focus on the francophone markets . in 1987 sudmarine in marseilles was acquired . this company had a substantial mechanical maintenance business and a well established french spare parts procurement capability . in 1989 dietsmann acquired setram in the southwest of france which had strong capabilities in the electrical and instrumentation fields and a well established contract base with the french oil industry . their branches in gabon and congo further strengthened dietsmann s african presence . the mechanical electrical and instrumentation capabilities in these countries were merged to create the world s first multidisciplinary maintenance service company in this sector . this new concept proved advantageous in securing dietsmann s first integrated operation and maintenance contract awarded by elf aquitaine . 1990s integrated o & m concept introduced edit following this success dietsmann formalized the concept and the company s integrated operation & maintenance iom became yet another innovation in maintenance contracting . its shared objectives contracting format allowed dietsmann s clients to virtually exit day to day maintenance operations yet remain in control of the performance of its assets . in 1996 comerint was acquired from italy s eni group . it had a new but complementary range of products markets and clients . as snamprogetti s main operations service company comerint was firmly established on the italian industrial scene . with a focus on services to the refining and petrochemical industry and specialized services in the fields of training and technology transfer technical assistance and operation and management systems comerint strengthened the group with new regional establishments in nigeria libya and saudi arabia . dietsmann today edit over the years dietsmann has become the largest independent specialist in operation & maintenance services for continuous production plant in the oil & gas power and mining industries . dietsmann now employs more than 5 700 people and has a local presence in more countries in west africa east africa and north africa the caspian sea region russia and latin america than any of its competitors . citation needed in 2013 dietsmann s revenue rose to 414.1 million 27.9 % higher than the 323.6 million achieved in 2012 . 1 references edit http www.dietsmann.com corporate financial reports external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dietsmann & oldid 709135815 categories energy companies of the netherlandscompanies established in 1977hidden categories orphaned articles from february 2012all orphaned articlesarticles with a promotional tone from january 2012all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this 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