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This years’ Offshore Technology Conference is full of people working on ways to diversify away from just oil and gas.

Pair look to commercialize autonomous subsea production system for rare earth elements located on the ocean floor off Norway and internationally.

Halliburton supplies the sensing and analytics technology, and TechnipFMC provides the necessary connections. The combination, which won a Spotlight on New Technology Award, will be used by ExxonMobil in Guyana.

Contractor will engineer, construct, and install project’s seafloor hardware.

The firm has been working to spin off Technip Energies, creating two companies, with Technip Energies focused on engineering and technology and the remaining TechnipFMC focused on providing integrated technology and services.

A presentation at the 2020 Offshore Technology Conference Asia described a study of unmanned aerial vehicles operated by off-site pilots based in remote control centers many miles from the facility.

ECA LNG will connect natural gas supply from Texas and the western US to Mexico and other countries across the Pacific Basin. First production from the project is expected in late 2024.

The EPCI contract for the Breidablikk development includes provision of flexible jumpers and rigid pipelines as well as pipeline installation work. About 70% of the value creation in the Breidablikk development phase is expected to go to Norwegian companies.

TechnipFMC and McPhy signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the development and project implementation of hydrogen technology. Separately, McPhy and Chart Industries also signed a memorandum to scale up hydrogen projects across various markets.

Askeladd Vest is Phase 2 of the Snøhvit gas development, which is expected to see an FID this year.