Norsk Oljelaboratorium As

What Norsk Oljelaboratorium As does

Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS (Nolab) is a privately held Norwegian laboratory founded in 2001 in Rørvik, providing condition-monitoring analysis for oils, fuels, greases, plastics, and cooling water. The company operates an ISO 9001:2015-certified laboratory (audited annually by DNV) equipped with FTIR and ICP spectroscopy, titration (TAN/TBN), particle counting per ISO 4406, PQ Index per ASTM D8184, LaserNet Fines particle imaging, XRF, SEM-EDS, and microscopy, supported by cross-disciplinary staff in mechanical, materials, chemical, and civil engineering. Its commercial offer is organised as tiered analysis packages — OIL 1–5, ENGINE, GAS-ENGINE, DIESEL 1–4, BIODIESEL, HEAT TRANSFER OIL 1–4, EAL 1–3, and GREASE — addressing condition-based maintenance for offshore, maritime, energy, transportation, industrial, agricultural, construction, aviation, public-sector, lubricant-supplier, and equipment-supplier customers.

Nolab generates revenue through professional-services fees on per-sample analysis and tiered packages, sold via a sales-led B2B motion. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; customers submit samples via free bottles, prepaid envelopes, Bring or DHL shipping (with customs handled by Nolab for international shipments), and — since October 2025 — an in-house pickup service near Rørvik. Pre-qualification registrations in Achilles Global Energy Silver, Achilles TransQ Silver, and Magnet JQS, together with Miljøfyrtårn certification (2025), position Nolab within the procurement ecosystems of large Norwegian energy and offshore buyers. In 2024 the company acquired Servi Group's oil analysis customer portfolio and deepened its partnership with Norway's largest hydraulics competence centre; in February 2026 Martin Ingebrigtsvold succeeded founder Helge Ingebrigtsvold as CEO. The company claims tens of thousands of samples processed annually from customers worldwide.

Name

Norsk Oljelaboratorium As

Legal name

Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS

Website

https://nolab.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS (Nolab) is a privately held Norwegian ISO 9001-certified laboratory in Rørvik that provides oil, fuel, grease, and cooling water analysis packages for condition-based maintenance across offshore, maritime, energy, industrial, and transportation sectors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rørvik

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Oil and Fuel Analysis Services: Nolab generates revenue by providing laboratory testing services for oils, fuels, greases, coolants, and other fluids. Customers submit samples and receive detailed technical reports with recommendations. Pricing varies by analysis package and scope. Services are delivered to Norwegian and international customers across multiple industries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Norwegian laboratory providing analytical and advisory services for oil, fuel, lubricants, and cooling water used by industrial customers. The laboratory performs wear-metal analysis, contamination testing, and condition monitoring to support predictive maintenance and equipment reliability for offshore, maritime, energy, transportation, and industrial operators.

Product overview

Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS (Nolab) is an oil and fuel analysis laboratory offering precise and detailed oil analysis services for both Norwegian and international customers. The company's product portfolio centers on analysis packages organized by application type: OIL 1-5 for general oil analysis, ENGINE 1-2 for combustion engines, GAS-ENGINE 1-2 for gas motors, DIESEL 1-4 for fuel testing, BIODIESEL 1-2 for biofuel, HEAT TRANSFER OIL 1-4 for thermal systems, EAL 1-3 for environmentally acceptable lubricants, GREASE 1-2 for lubricating grease, and COOLANT packages for cooling systems. These packages are built from individual single analyses covering elemental analysis, viscosity, water content, oxidation, TAN/TBN, particle counting, PQ Index, IR Index, flash point, density, bacteria testing, and specialized tests like microscopy, XRF, LNF, nitration, glycol content, and soot content. Nolab also provides sampling equipment and pickup services. The company serves diverse industries including offshore, maritime, energy production, transportation, industry, agriculture, construction, aviation, and private customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OIL Analysis Packages (OIL 1-5)
• ENGINE Analysis Packages (ENGINE 1-2)
• Fuel Quality Testing
• Cooling Water Analysis
• Sample Logistics Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Unplanned downtime reduction through early detection of wear, contamination, and lubricant degradation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Servi GroupmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024In 2024, Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS took over the customer portfolio of Servi Group's oil analysis services. At the same time, Nolab entered into a close collaboration with Servi Group, which is Norway's largest competency environment within hydraulics and associated technologies. This acquisition expanded Nolab's customer base and deepened its technical capabilities in hydraulics.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Global testing, inspection, and certification giant with oil condition monitoring and tribology services across multiple regions. A scaled incumbent offering overlapping capabilities to Nolab's offshore, industrial, and energy customers, though as part of a vastly larger portfolio.
• Bureau Veritas: International TIC group providing laboratory testing including fuel, lubricant, and oil condition analysis for marine, oil & gas, and industrial clients. Comparable to Nolab in the testing methodology space but with a global multi-lab footprint and broader certification portfolio.
• Eurofins Scientific: Large international testing group with fuel and lubricant analysis capabilities among its broad environmental, food, and life sciences portfolio. Overlaps with Nolab on fuel/oil testing methods but operates at a much larger, multi-segment scale.
• ALS Limited: International testing services network providing oil condition monitoring, tribology, and fuel quality analysis alongside environmental and life sciences testing. Comparable service mix to Nolab for industrial and resource-sector clients, but with a multi-region lab network.
• Shell Lubricant Solutions (LubeAnalyst / Shell LubeAnalyst): OEM-affiliated used-oil analysis service from a major lubricant supplier, competing for lubricant-condition-monitoring work across marine, industrial, and power-generation customers. Overlaps with Nolab's lubricant supplier and end-user customer segments, leveraging Shell's brand and global reach.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance provider with condition monitoring and oil/fuel testing services for oil & gas, marine, and industrial markets. Direct methodological overlap with Nolab, but operating at far larger scale across hundreds of facilities.

Direct peers

• Polaris Laboratories: US-headquartered oil analysis laboratory providing lubricant and fuel testing, wear debris analysis, and condition monitoring packages for industrial and fleet customers. Directly comparable to Nolab in product structure (tiered packages, ICP elemental analysis, FTIR, particle counting).
• WearCheck: Specialist oil analysis and condition monitoring laboratory serving mining, industrial, marine, aviation, and power generation sectors. Closest direct peer to Nolab in terms of dedicated used-oil analysis focus, sample-package-based offering, and cross-industry customer mix.

Regional players

• TMC Technical Maintenance Consultants: Netherlands-based specialist in oil analysis, vibration analysis, and condition monitoring for industrial clients across Europe. Comparable niche-lab positioning to Nolab, with similar tiered reporting packages and focus on predictive maintenance outcomes.

Emerging players

• Predict! (predict.io / Predict Technologies): Digital-first oil condition monitoring platform offering lab-backed analysis plus software analytics for industrial and maritime customers. Comparable problem space (lubricant condition monitoring) but with a more software-centric delivery model than Nolab's lab-first approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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