TPI January 2014

business & market news

Subsea contract for Gulf of Mexico project Technip has been awarded, by LLOG Exploration Offshore LLC, a contract for the development of the Delta House field, located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico. Technip’s operating centre in Houston, Texas, USA, will perform the overall project management.

construction vessel will install the export flowlines. Frédéric Delormel, Technip’s executive vice president and chief operating officer subsea, commented, “This new project reinforces our leadership in the US Gulf of Mexico deepwater market. It also confirms our positioning in deep to shallow export lines, following the acquisition of Global Industries.”

The infield flowlines and risers will be welded at the group’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Offshore installation is expected to be performed in the second half of 2014 by vessels from Technip’s fleet: the Deep Blue will lay the deepwater infield lines, while the G1200

The contract covers the project management, engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of more than 200km of infield and export flowlines and risers. The water depth of this development is between approximately 100 and 2,000m.

Technip – France www.technip.com

Fine Tubes appoints engineering and finance directors

A member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Mr Maxa has over 20 years’ experience with a wide range of manufacturing and engineering companies. Most recently he held the position of group financial controller at Prodrive, a specialist engineering and motorsport company. Commenting on his new role, Mr Maxa said, “During my first visit to the Plymouth site, I was impressed by the operations, the systems and the management team at Fine Tubes. I’m excited by the prospect of helping the company develop further, particularly with the support they now have from their new owners for investment in future growth opportunities.” Fine Tubes has headquarters and production facilities in Plymouth, UK, and sales offices in Munich, Germany; Orleans, France; New Delhi, India; and Houston, USA. The company manufactures both seamless and welded tubes, in a wide range of stainless steel, nickel, titanium and zirconium alloys, for critical applications in the oil and gas, nuclear and power, aerospace, chemicals and medical equipment industries.

difficult problems and help drive the business forward. From everything I have seen so far, it should be an enjoyable and rewarding experience.” Ronen Day, managing director of Fine Tubes, added, “We’re delighted that John agreed to join us. He has just the right blend of skills and experience to make an important contribution across the spectrum of our engineering activities.” Fine Tubes has also announced the appointment of Graham Maxa as the company’s new finance director. Mr Maxa will play a key role in helping to drive the company forward following its change of ownership in 2012. In particular, he will have specific responsibility for the financial direction of the company’s strategic plans in addition to maintaining day-to-day financial controls.

Fine Tubes, a manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, has appointed John Rooney as director of engineering and technology. Based at the company’s head office in Plymouth, UK, Mr Rooney will have overall responsibility for engineering solutions for the development of products and processes. Mr Rooney has 25 years’ experience in engineering design gained across a wide range of industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, general manufacturing and machine building. He has also received awards for design, and has successfully patented a number of inventions. Mr Rooney commented, “I am very much looking forward to working closely with a wide range of Fine Tubes personnel to find the best answers to the most

John Rooney

Graham Maxa

Fine Tubes ltd – UK www.finetubes.com

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