special issue le marin 1 Friday 7th October 2016 Eni Contents international context exploration-production Upturn is still uncertain ......................................................................2 Mediterranean New developments in the Eastern Med ........................................................3 Gulf of Mexico Production persistently on the rise..................................................................4 technological solutions Olivier Lodeho: "We are dedicated to finding solutions to optimise oil field development costs" .........................................................................................................................6 subsea pipelines Technip unveils three innovative solutions ...............................................7 Michael de Lagarde: "UAVs are generating substantial savings for oil companies" ........8 3D printing A slow breakthrough ................................................................................................8 subsea AUVs are in fashion ..........................................................................................................9 Daniel Averbuch: "The oil & gas industry is ready to embrace renewable marine energy" .............................................................................................................................................10 maintenance Promising technological solutions ...................................................................10 Fleet and equipment gas The profitability of FLNGs called into question ...............................................................11 shipbuilding A historic decline...................................................................................................12 specialised ships technology The offshore industry pursues its technical development ......................... 14 French actors Total Production on the rise and projects in abundance .....................................................16 Didier Hornet: "In Europe, we focus on products with high added value" .......................17 Bourbon Conversion with limited impact.................................................................................18 Engie E & P Drastic cuts in the North Sea ...............................................................................19 Dominique Bouvier: "Our industry boasts unparalleled adaptation capabilities" .......... 20 Laurent Decoret: "R&D lies at the heart of our strategic areas of interest".......................21 Vibratec Offshore's business activity halved .......................................................................... 22 Exsto Preparing for the aftermath of the crisis in 2017 ........................................................ 22 engineering Auxitec enhances its offshore offering ............................................................. 22 lifting and mooring Le Béon: specialist forced to find new prospects............................ 23 Neopolia Focus on the African market .....................................................................................24 Patricia Marin : "We are seeing a global repositioning of businesses, mostly towards RME" .................................................................................................................................................24 cluster Brittany pays close attention to fossil energies .........................................................25 Jean-Philippe Ballaz: "Our companies are multisectoral" ....................................................25 Alexis Cadet: "A wind of change is blowing on the French ROV market"....................... 26 research Private partnerships, a driving force for Ifremer ....................................................27 training Ensta Bretagne impacted by the crisis ..................................................................... 28 Philippe Pinchon: "Recruitments will pick up again" .......................................................... 28 Cover photos: DR, DR, DR, DR