Technip Umbilicals gives a look at its umbilicals operations.
The group has four manufacturing sites: Houston (US), Lobito (Angola) and Tangjung Langsat (Malaysia) and its newest location in Newcastle (UK).
Umbilicals form the links between subsea production systems and remote control, power, communications, and chemical supply services. They can be static or dynamic (when through the water column) and based on thermoplastic or steel tube design.
According to global engineering group Technip, around 70% of global subsea developments now require steel tube umbilicals, as the subsea sector moves into deeper waters.
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