TechnipFMC Opens 18,000 Square Meter Facility to Support Middle East Market

TechnipFMCofficially openeditsfully capable Surface International⁽¹⁾Facility inICAD IItoday as part of its continued investment in the UAE to reinforce TechnipFMC’s leading position in delivering local solutions that extend asset life and improve returns for ADNOC.

Theopening of the 18,000 m² facility, located in Abu Dhabi’s Industrial City 2,was officiated by Doug Pferdehirt, Chief Executive Officer of TechnipFMC. Itis the largest and most complete facility in the Middle East, consolidating an existingfacility in Abu Dhabi and complementing an engineering office in Abu Dhabi and a strategic distribution hub in the Jebel Ali free zone.

The new plant, valued at an excess of USD 25 million, is part of a program to strengthen TechnipFMCcapabilities in the Surface Internationalbusiness, but also provides a very solid platform for TechnipFMC to be able to grow its integrated offerings into the Middle East, including multiple product lines and aftermarket services that are key to the strategy.

“This investment will enable us to increase our support of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)and other customers taking on logistical services and in fully refurbishingused equipment in-country, managing all critical processes in-house. The launch of this ICAD Facility is not only an important milestone in enhancing our scope, but it also positions usto respond to the expected increase in ADNOC activity in 2018 and beyond,” said Pferdehirt.

The new facility will offer a broader range of capabilities in-country, supporting the full TechnipFMC portfolio with its high technology equipment in the Drilling, Completion, Production and Pressure Control segments. The facility includes a fully developed training centre, high-pressure hydraulic and gas testing capabilities, state of the art cladding and machining technology and one-stop shop for customer equipment storage, preservation, preparation and make-up for mobilization to the field.

“The facility will provide employment for 140 employees and is also designed to allow forextensionsto further expand capabilitiesin the future. Currently we havebuilt out 40 percent of the site,” said Pferdehirt.

⁽¹⁾  Surface International is a business unit within TechnipFMC’s Surface Technologies segment and suppliessurface wellhead and tree systems, chokes and pressure control equipment, separation systems and production packagesto the drilling, completion, and production segments, both onshore and offshore. Its UAE operation has committed itself to a broad scope of products and services, through local capability..