Bohr Instrument Services

What Bohr Instrument Services does

Bohr Instrument Services B.V. is a privately held, Netherlands-based (Groningen) industrial supplier that has been operating since 1985 in a niche segment of the upstream oil and gas value chain: explosion-proof drilling information systems. The company's stated product focus is instrumentation designed for safe and efficient drilling operations in hazardous (explosive-atmosphere) environments, where electronics must meet stringent ignition-protection standards such as ATEX/IECEx.

The firm operates with a small headcount of 11–50 employees, consistent with a specialized industrial supplier rather than a scaled instrumentation OEM. No product-level detail (specific rig sensors, surface systems, software stack, or platform architecture) is available in the input — the company's own website (bohrbv.com) was not parseable in the source pull, returning only a verification interstitial. Consequently, the underlying technology, integration approach, and whether the product suite is proprietary hardware, firmware, or a full digital rig-information platform cannot be confirmed from the data provided.

The business model is also not disclosed in the input: no pricing model, distribution channel, revenue mechanic, or customer-segment breakdown is present. As a B2B supplier of capital equipment to drilling operators, the revenue model is likely project- or unit-based equipment sales with associated service and calibration revenue, but this is inferred from industry norms rather than confirmed by the source material. There is no disclosed information on partnerships, channel relationships, certifications held, or named customers.

Name

Bohr Instrument Services

Website

https://bohrbv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bohr Instrument Services B.V., founded in 1985 and based in Groningen, Netherlands, is a small private supplier of explosion-proof drilling information systems used by oil and gas operators for safe and efficient drilling operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Drilling Instrumentation

NAICS

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

OFS Engineering, Construction & O&M (Field Development, Brownfield, Maintenance) (EUALABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Completion Tools & Subsurface Equipment (Packers, Liners, Valves, Sand Control) (EUALABAD), Well Construction & Completion Services (Cementing, Casing, Tubular Running) (EUALABAC)

Keywords

• Explosion-proof instrumentation
• Drilling information systems
• Oil and gas equipment
• Wellsite monitoring systems
• Hazardous area equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Groningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Bohr Instrument Services B.V. supplies explosion-proof drilling information systems designed to enable safe and efficient oil and gas drilling operations. The company's offerings are built for hazardous wellsite environments, providing rig crews and operators with certified instrumentation for information capture during drilling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Explosion-proof drilling information systems Certified explosion-proof drilling information systems designed to safely capture and deliver drilling data at the wellsite for oil and gas operators and drilling contractors.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Halliburton: Major OFS provider with drilling services, drilling measurement, and Sperry Drilling drilling-automation/marketing offerings that overlap with Bohr's drilling information systems scope.
• SLB (Schlumberger): World's largest oilfield services company with extensive drilling instrumentation, downhole measurement, and digital drilling solutions. Overlaps with Bohr in drilling information systems as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Baker Hughes: Diversified oilfield equipment and services company with drilling tools, downhole sensing, and rig-floor instrumentation. Comparable through its drilling-measurement product lines.
• Weatherford International: Oilfield services and equipment company offering drilling tools, measurement, and intervention services. Comparable via drilling instrumentation and downhole data acquisition product lines.
• NOV (National Oilwell Varco): Global oilfield equipment manufacturer with drilling instrumentation, MWD/LWD, and rig automation offerings through its MDS and M/D Totco lines. A broad incumbent that competes with Bohr via integrated drilling packages.

Direct peers

• Pason Systems: Canada-based specialist in drilling information systems and rig-floor communications/automation. Pason is the closest direct peer to Bohr's stated offering of drilling information systems for safe and efficient oil and gas operations.
• Canrig (Nabors Industries): Drilling-automation and rig-performance instrumentation provider owned by Nabors Industries. Direct competitor in drilling information systems and rig-floor automation, the same product category Bohr addresses.
• Leutert: German manufacturer of drilling instrumentation and downhole measurement tools, including pressure/temperature recorders and drilling dynamics sensors. Highly comparable as a European specialist in drilling measurement equipment.

Regional players

• INTECH Process Automation: Process and wellhead automation specialist serving oil & gas operators in the North Sea and Middle East. Comparable as a regional instrumentation and control systems provider with adjacent drilling information technology exposure.

Emerging players

• Axis Energy Services: US-based oilfield services provider with drilling rig services and equipment, including instrumentation-related offerings. Emerging player with partial overlap to Bohr's drilling equipment and information systems scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bohrbv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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