technipfmc plc is a uk-based company that provides complete project life cycle services (conception, feasibility study, front end engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, test runs, maintenance decommissioning) for the energy industry. technipfmc was ranked 23rd among worlds top 225 international design firms in the year 2017 by engineering news-record.[1] it was formed by the merger of fmc technologies of the united states and technip of france[2] that was announced in 2016 and completed in 2017. technipfmc acts in three distinct segments: subsea, offshore[3] onshore[4] and surface projects. these projects include offshore oil and gas exploration and extraction platforms, rigs, crude oil refinery, petrochemical plants such as ethylene,[5] hydrogen, syngas plants, naptha, benzene etc. plastics rubber industry, fertiliser plant, onshore as well as floating lng plants. it is headquartered in london, and has major operations in houston and paris where its predecessor companies were headquartered. it has 44,000 employees from 126 nationalities and operates in 48 countries. technipfmc stock is listed on the nyse and euronext paris exchange, and is a component of both the us sp 500 and the french cac 40 major stock market indices. the french government owns 4 percent stake in the company.[6]