Wirtschaftsstandort Oldenburg

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In Großenkneten betreibt ExxonMobil eine der weltweit
modernsten Erdgasaufbereitungsanlagen.
In Großenkneten, ExxonMobil operates one of the world’s
most advanced gas processing plants.
port. Although the start was disappointing for many, the
prospects are good in view of predictions for a dramatic
increase in sea freight handling. Furthermore, even without
the JadeWeserPort, Wilhelmshaven, with more than
25 million tons, already accounts for more than half the
handling activities of all the sea ports in Lower Saxony and
ranks third on a national scale after Hamburg and Bremen.
The passenger and bicycle ferry “MS Harle Kurier” operated
by the Warring ferry company takes us across the Jade
Bight – at least in the summer months – to Eckwarderhörne
in the rural district of Wesermarsch. Here too the
ports play the first fiddle in economic terms, particularly
on the river Weser. Brake with its focus on handling fodder
is Lower Saxony’s sea port Number 2. Nordenham as one
of Germany’s largest privately operated public sea ports
has specialised in bulk goods while also becoming established
in recent years as a service port and production site
for the offshore wind energy branch. Indeed, many companies
have emerged in the Wesermarsch in the meantime
as suppliers for wind turbines. Shipbuilding is also
significant, with shipyards specialising in lifeboats and
exclusive yachts. Otherwise industry here is dominated
by electrical engineering, metal construction and aircraft
technology. Here too, one of the world’s two major aircraft
manufacturers has a large supplier plant. And the But -
jadingen peninsula also gives the Wesermarsch a tourist
highlight in the Waddensea as a UNESCO world heritage
site.
From Lemwerder at the southern tip of the Wesermarsch,
we move on to Delmenhorst. In recent decades, the town
has transformed from a typical industrial location into a
retailing and services centre, although it lost half its indus-