) said on Monday it would spin off its engineering and construction operations into a separate company, leaving it as a technology-focused equipment supplier to oil and gas companies.
The spin-off comes nearly three years after Technip merged with rival FMC Technologies, creating a leading London-based offshore services company with combined revenue of $20 billion. That deal closed near the nadir of an oil-price crash, when U.S. crude futures fell to about $26 a barrel and prompted cutbacks in spending on new offshore oil and gas development projects.Company names after the spin-off were not disclosed.
“When you over-integrate, the customer sometimes sees you as being greedy. That doesn’t work very well. We’re a humble company, and like to integrate where it makes clear, commercial sense,” he said.
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