1 contents thursday 5h october 2017 Maersk Special issue le marin INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT Market: signs of recovery, but... 2, 3 SUBSEA FRENCH ACTORS Bureau Veritas' new subsea department gets off to a flying start 12 Total adopts a low-cost strategy 19 Engie faces delays for Cameron LNG 20 Vallourec building on integrated solutions13 Three areas live up to their promises 4 Norway: heading North 5 LNG: maps redrawn by 2022 6 Progress with FLNGs 7 Jean Cahuzac (Subsea 7) :« We will pursue our growth strategy when business picks up again » 8 FLEET AND EQUIPMENT 9 Construction: three years hardship for shipyards Drilling: the demand for ships and platforms at a standstill Jean-Marc Letournel (TechnipFMC) : « FLNGs have pushed offshore unit performances even further » Golar prepares its first converted FLNG for Africa The FSRU boom goes on 10 China and Japan covet methane ice 11 Trelleborg's Clermont-Ferrand site branches out to LNG 14 Dominique Bouvier (Évolen) : « Better coordination required to support export initiatives » 21 Bourbon hangs on by lowering costs 15 22 Start-up OIS set to give subsea a facelift 23 Neopolia working on an LNG tanker 24 Brighter days ahead for the RACE cluster in Rhône - Alpes 25 16 In Nîmes, STAT Marine engaged in a cautious diversification 26 18 Development prospects in French Guiana 27 Cover photo : Eni