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Technip
and Sonangol inaugurate first umbilical manufacturing plant in Angola
Posted: 3 March 2004
Technip and Sonangol held the opening ceremony of Angoflex Limitada,
their newly built umbilical plant (umbilicals are control lines
to operate subsea wellheads from a platform or a vessel), located
in Lobito, Angola, on February 27.
This event was attended by the Ministry of Oil, the Governor of
Benguela Province, the senior management of Technip, and an important
Angolan delegation including the management of the state oil company
Sonangol, as well as numerous representatives of the main oil &
gas operators established in the country.
The plant, the first built in Africa, was completed by the end
of 2003 and includes all machinery for the manufacturing of steel
tube umbilicals and related products to supply the high-growth market
of African deepwater field developments. The production personnel,
recruited locally, completed an extensive training program in Brazil,
in the USA and in the UK, at Technip’s other manufacturing
plants.
Angoflex Limitada (a joint venture between Technip and Sonangol)
will contribute to the industrial development of the Province of
Benguela as well as of the Angolan economy. With this new entity,
Technip expands its asset base in West Africa where it has a strong
local presence through its affiliates such as Angoflex and Technip
Angola located in Luanda (Angola).
This new milestone, achieved with the support of Sonangol and the
Angolan authorities, follows the deep offshore development contracts,
Dalia and Greater Plutonio recently won by Technip.
With a workforce of about 19,000 persons, Technip ranks among the
top five corporations in the field of oil, gas and petrochemical
engineering, construction and services. Headquartered in Paris,
the Group is listed in New York and Paris. The Group’s main
engineering and business centers are located in France, Italy, Germany,
the U.K., Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, the United States, Brazil,
Abu-Dhabi, China, India, Malaysia and Australia. The Group has high-quality
industrial and construction facilities in France, Brazil, the U.K.,
the U.S., Finland and Angola as well as a world-class fleet of offshore
construction vessels.
For more information see http://www.technip.com
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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