From subsea electrification to system-level design, TechnipFMC is transforming how offshore energy is developed—faster, more predictable, and with a lower environmental footprint.

TechnipFMC is a leading technology provider to the energy industry, delivering integrated projects, products, and services across both traditional and emerging energy markets. Structured around its subsea and surface technologies activities, the company has built its positioning on integration, standardization, and execution at scale. In offshore energy, it has played a key role in moving away from fragmented project models toward more integrated and repeatable approaches. By combining engineering, digital tools, and industrialized platforms, TechnipFMC aims to make projects faster to deploy, more predictable, and more efficient.

Innovation remains at the core of this transformation. From subsea systems and digital solutions to new areas such as carbon management, hydrogen, and offshore renewables, the company is continuously evolving its technologies to meet changing industry demands. In this context, Claudine Champavere, Senior Vice President, Product Marketing and Strategy, Subsea, shares her perspective on how TechnipFMC approaches innovation, performance, and the future of offshore energy.

Q. TechnipFMC operates at the intersection of energy, engineering, and advanced technologies. How would you define the company’s role today in a rapidly transforming global energy landscape?

A. The energy landscape is changing rapidly, but one thing has become very clear: the biggest challenge is not just access to resources. It’s how quickly and efficiently those resources can be developed. At TechnipFMC, our role is to help operators navigate that complexity – shaping the full development architecture from the concept stage.

By working at the system level, we bring together technologies and execution from the earliest stages of a project, enabling a fundamentally different approach to developing offshore energy projects, one that is simpler, faster, and more predictable. And in today’s environment, that’s what ultimately drives both economic performance and sustainability.

Q. Your model combines subsea engineering, digital solutions, and integrated project delivery. What differentiates TechnipFMC’s approach in such a competitive and capital-intensive industry?

A. Offshore developments have traditionally relied on fragmented models, multiple contractors, sequential decisions, and significant interface risk. What differentiates us is not just integration; it’s how early and how deliberately we use it to remove complexity from the system.

Through our integrated model, we work with clients from the concept phase to design the full system architecture before execution begins, eliminating inefficiencies before they materialize. This reduces interfaces, improves execution certainty, and increasingly leads to direct awards and long-term partnerships built on trust and performance.

At the same time, we have industrialized our portfolio. By standardizing equipment and processes, we reduce variability and enable repeatable solutions across developments. This is what allows us to move from one-off projects to programmatic models, delivering shorter cycle times, greater predictability, and more consistent outcomes.

Q. TechnipFMC combines strong in-house R&D with an active search for new startups and emerging technologies. Why is this approach important today, and what are the key objectives and challenges behind it?

A. Innovation is essential, but in our industry, the real challenge is not just creating new technologies. It’s deploying them quickly and reliably at scale. That’s why we combine deep internal expertise with a broader innovation ecosystem.

By working with startups, academia, and partners, we can accelerate development and bring new solutions into real projects faster. But just as importantly, we integrate those innovations into standardized platforms. That’s what allows them to move beyond pilots and become part of repeatable, industrialized solutions. In the end, innovation only creates value when it helps our clients move faster, operate more efficiently, and reduce emissions, and that’s how we measure it.

Q. Recent announcements and case studies highlight continued developments in subsea solutions and integrated project models. Which recent projects or innovations best illustrate the direction TechnipFMC is taking?

A. A clear example of this is the subsea CO2 separation system we are deploying on the Petrobras Mero 3 field. What makes it compelling is not just the technology itself, but what it enables. By moving CO2 separation to the seabed, we can simplify topside infrastructure, free up capacity on the FPSO, and reduce emissions through reinjection. It’s a clear illustration of how rethinking the system architecture can unlock both economic and environmental benefits. It also reflects a broader direction for us: developing solutions that can be applied across multiple projects, not just engineered once. That’s how we scale impact.

Q. The energy sector is undergoing a major transition, with increasing pressure around decarbonization and efficiency. Where do you see the main technological challenges — and opportunities — for TechnipFMC?

A. One of the biggest opportunities is electrification. Moving from hydraulic to all-electric systems allows us to simplify subsea infrastructure, reduce the need for topside equipment, and enable integration with lower-carbon sources. But beyond technology itself, electrification opens the door to more responsive, digitally enabled systems where fields can be monitored and optimized in real time.

An example of this is our work on the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) project, led by bp, where we are delivering the industry’s first all-electric subsea system for carbon transport and storage. By eliminating hydraulic components and simplifying the overall architecture, this approach reduces infrastructure, improves efficiency, and supports the development of scalable CO2 storage networks.

The challenge, of course, is ensuring long-term reliability in very demanding subsea environments. But this is where standardization and industrialization play a key role – allowing us to deploy proven solutions with greater confidence.

Ultimately, the goal is to develop offshore systems that are simpler and more efficient by design.

Q. Looking ahead, how do you personally see offshore energy systems evolving over the next five years, and what will differentiate the companies that successfully adapt from those that fall behind?

A. Digitalization, robotization, and automation will be defining features.

In five years, I envision offshore operations with far fewer people at sea, as remote and autonomous systems advance rapidly. Success will favor those embracing new ways of working – shifting from hardware to software-enabled functionalities and leveraging automation to shorten cycle times and enhance sustainability.

At the same time, simplification and repeatability will shape offshore development, with standardized architectures, greater automation, and remote support, designed from the start to reduce complexity and improve execution.

Companies that succeed will combine technology leadership with early system-level design, delivering solutions that can be repeated across developments, because competitiveness in offshore energy ultimately comes down to executing projects faster, more predictably, and with a lower environmental footprint.