TPi January 2017

business & market news

Oil and gas subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines market report

SURF market: Aker Solutions, EMAS AMC, FMC Technologies, Oceaneering, Saipem SpA, Subsea 7 and Technip. It also reveals where and how companies are investing in SURF, showing capex and length forecasts for six regions with individualised analyses of 28 national markets. The analysis is underpinned by exclusive interviews with Subsea UK chief executive Neil Gordon.

will answer questions such as what are the prospects for the SURF industry? What does the value chain look like? How is the supply chain structured? How profitable is the SURF industry? Who are the key players in the SURF industry? What are the demand and supply dynamics underpinning the SURF sector? And how consolidated is the sector among the SURF industry players? The report provides detailed profiles of seven companies operating within the

Visiongain has assessed that capex on subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) will reach $7.33bn for 2016. Large deep-water subsea projects can take up to ten years from final investment decision (FID) to start-up date. Smaller tiebacks can be completed within two years. It is therefore critical to have correct timelines and forecasting plans in place. Visiongain’s report will allow companies to stay informed. The report

Visiongain Ltd – UK www.visiongain.com

ASMAG signs contract for two production lines in Italy

markets are mainly Europe, USA and Russia. Founded in 1984 by engineer Johann Vielhaber, it has grown since then at the factory in Scharnstein and with the acquisitions of Seuthe in 2010 and OCN in 2015. Following the purchase of the assets of OCN, a new ASMAG branch office was established in Tavagnacco, Italy, and the project with Berna is this office’s first important result. ASMAG GmbH – Austria

and packing, and installation and commissioning services. Considering the qualitative targets established by the management of Berna, strong attention to material handling and extensive adoption of in-line instrumentation were foreseen by the Austrian engineers. This will ensure the physical and aesthetic properties of the finished brass bars. ASMAG is a manufacturer of integrated lines for the production of cold drawn metals (ferrous and non-ferrous). Its

ASMAG GmbH, Austria, a specialist in machinery for the production of metals, has signed a contract with the Italian company Berna Ernesto SpA for the turnkey supply of two complete, fully automated production lines. The plants will produce hollow bars and hollow profiles in various brass alloys. The agreement was signed in Gmunden, Austria, by Andrea Berna, CEO of Berna Ernesto, and Johann Vielhaber, CEO of ASMAG. It was the successful culmination of several technical meetings in which all requirements of Berna were evaluated to identify and outline the best technological and layout solutions. The philosophy of Berna, orientated to guaranteed product quality and customer satisfaction, was the guiding principle that led the engineers to their project choices. The technological encounter, knowledge and share of experience were further enhanced by mutual visits of delegations to the respective premises, Lumezzane and Scharnstein. The scope of supply includes draw bench, straightening lines for rounds and profiles, cut-to-length station, chamfering, straightness control unit and testing table, automatic bundling

sales@asmag.at www.asmag.at

ASMAG stacking and bundling line

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