Worldwide
Technip in the UK
A leader in the field of subsea project management,
engineering and construction
Technip profile
Technip is a world leader in project management, engineering and
construction for the energy industry.
With a workforce of 40,000 around the world, we constantly offer the best solutions and most
innovative technologies to our clients to meet the world’s energy challenges.
We operate in three main businesses:
Subsea
Offshore
Onshore
In subsea hydrocarbon development,
Technip’s activities include the design,
manufacture and installation of rigid and
flexible subsea pipelines and umbilicals.
Thanks to its portfolio of technologies
and industrial and operational assets,
Technip offers a unique vertically
integrated model in the industry.
In the Offshore business segment
Technip performs engineering,
procurement, construction, installation,
commissioning and the
refurbishment/upgrading of offshore
facilities for the oil and gas industry.
Technip covers the full range of
onshore facilities for the oil and gas
chain, petrochemicals and other
energy industries (nuclear, renewables
including biofuels and offshore wind).
It holds many proprietary cuttingedge technologies and is the leader in
the design and construction of LNG
and gas treatment plants as well as
ethylense, hydrogen and syngas units.
The Group has 3 flexible pipe
manufacturing plants, 4 umbilical
production units, 9 logistics and pipeline
assembly bases, and 1 construction yard.
Technip’s worldwide leadership is
supported by a modern fleet of vessels
for subsea construction, pipelay
development (rigid and flexible pipes
using S-Lay, J-Lay or Reeled technology)
and heavy lift applications.
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Technip provides these services for
fixed platforms in shallow water with
conventional sub-structures and selfinstalling platforms such as the TPG 500
and for deepwater facilities including
Spar, semi-submersible, TLP, FPSO and
FLNG units. Technip is a world leader in
floatover installation of topsides and its
R&D effort is focused technology
transfer for local content and new
frontier areas such as ultra-deepwater
and the Arctic.
Technip is also one of the key actors
in refining and petrochemical units,
and has developed a leadership in
fertilizer industry. Moreover, the
Group is very active in non-energy
activities such as mining and metals,
life sciences, buildings and
infrastructures.
Technip in the UK
A leader in the field of subsea engineering and construction, Technip’s subsea
business provides assets, products and services to enable the safe
development of offshore oil and gas fields.
Technip supports a diverse range of clients with
offshore assets on the UK continental shelf.
As part of Technip’s North Sea Canada region,
our Aberdeen centre is responsible for winning
and successfully delivering subsea projects in the
UK North Sea, Ireland, Denmark and the
Netherlands.
Our subsea operations centre in Westhill, Aberdeen, has a
workforce of over 1,200 talented individuals who collectively
ensure that Technip retains its long standing status as the
leading subsea engineering and construction contractor in
the UK.
We offer a wide range of subsea services: from project
conception, through definition to execution. We have the
knowledge, experience, innovation and understanding to
exceed client expectations.
“The UK subsea industry is an exciting place to be and
at Technip we are fortunate enough to play a large part
in bringing major developments on stream.
Technip’s subsea operations centre in Westhill, Aberdeen
“Being involved in technically challenging projects,
which are larger in scale and complexity, means our
people are involved in all elements of our projects from
conception to completion.
“Our commitment goes beyond the provision of high
quality assets, it is also about the technology we are
developing and the people we invest in to deliver the
best service to our clients.
“I am delighted to be part of the subsea industry which
has Aberdeen at its heart."
Bill Morrice - Managing Director - Technip UK Limited
Technip’s Management in the UK
Knut Boe - Senior Vice President NSC Region (right)
and Bill Morrice - Managing Director Technip UK Limited
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Our offering in the UK
In the UK, Technip has built a reputation for excellence with its approach
to project management and our provision of technologically advanced
engineering solutions to support offshore operations.
Our Structure
Our Aberdeen centre hosts both the headquarters for
Technip’s North Sea Canada (NSC) Region and a full-fledged
Business Unit responsible for securing and then fully
executing client projects in the region. It is structured to
reflect the evolving subsea market and differing client needs
with particular emphasis on the increasing size of market and
scope and complexity of project demands.
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Our Aberdeen Business Unit comprises of three distinct
Business Streams: Shelf Developments, Deepwater, and
Life of Field Services.
Each Business Stream has a dedicated team in charge of
winning and delivering jobs related to their area focusing
on further developing services on offer to clients.
Alignment across the three Business Streams is ensured to
meet customer requirements and remain flexible in a
buoyant and complex market.
Key business functions work with the Business Streams
ensuring effective delivery and consistency throughout
the organisation, including: Facilities, Finance, Human
Resources, Communications, IT, Legal and QHSES.
In the UK, Technip plays a key role in the delivery of the
Group's assets with both its fleet of vessels and Remotely
Operated Vehicles (ROVs) used for global operations
managed and maintained by a dedicated organisation
based in Aberdeen.
The UK is also home to the Group's specialist technical
support business unit which assists project teams
worldwide and manages subsea Research and
Development (R&D) programmes. Its key focus is on
developing new and existing technologies for subsea
operations, keeping Technip at the forefront of industry.
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As part of the Regional reach, our Aberdeen centre
actively maintains close strategic working relationships
with its spoolbase facility in Evanton, Scotland, as well as
other Technip Group entities such as Technip Umbilical
Systems and Flexible pipeline manufacturing facilities.
Genesis Oil & Consultants Ltd provides Subsea Engineering
and Consultancy services in support of our vision to
ensure we deliver quality service to all our clients.
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Our capabilities
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Project management and engineering support
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Pipelay, subsea construction and installation
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Design, fabrication and installation of rigid and
flexible pipelines, risers and structures for subsea
applications
Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) activities
to maintain integrity and availability of client assets
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Trenching capabilities
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Diving and remote technology intervention services
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Decommissioning and Precommissioning of subsea
infrastructure
Our Experience
Over the last twenty years, Technip has built a strong
reputation in the UK, based upon the company's ability to
consistently deliver high quality assets, products and services,
to the offshore oil and gas market.
Our client base ranges from large multi-nationals through to
smaller independents, and includes BP, Chevron, Marathon,
ExxonMobil, Shell and Total.
Details of our experience in the UK is available by request.
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Shelf Developments Business Stream
Overview
The Shelf Developments Business Stream focuses
on building upon and strengthening Technip's UK
market leading position in the traditional CAPEX
business, specifically the development of new
and existing fields via rigid and flexible pipelay
and subsea diving and diverless construction
activities.
The Shelf Developments Business Stream utilises a suite of
operational assets from across the Technip Group including:
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The Aberdeen Business Unit’s vast and ever expanding
experience in this sector means the Shelf Developments
Business Stream offers a comprehensive range of project
management, engineering and installation services to the
subsea market. Typical work undertaken by this Business
Stream ranges from small fast track subsea step outs to major
field developments on an EPCI basis, boasting a considerable
and successful track record in all areas.
Pipelay Vessels (Reel-Lay and S-Lay)
Construction Vessels
Dive Support Vessels (DSV's)
Trenching & Backfill equipment
Flexible manufacture and installation equipment
(Reels, Carousels and powered Drive systems)
Rigid Pipeline fabrication
Supply of Umbilical products
Vertical Lay Systems (VLS)
The Shelf Developments Business Stream can call upon a
group of experienced Project Management teams and all
necessary ancillary support ranging from standard corporate
functions through to specialised project delivery
requirements via our Aberdeen dedicated Engineering
department.
“In the Shelf Business Stream, we take pride in our
reputation for excellence in project management and
delivery of projects where client focus and engagement
is equally important. The business provides a full EPCI
capability including vertical integration of internal
services covering design, flexible, umbilicals plus
spoolbase assets. In addition to our proven ability to
undertake projects with tried and tested methods, we
are continually looking to introduce innovative and
efficient ways to deliver projects with a strong focus on
solutions.”
Steve Duthie - Business Manager Shelf Developments Business Stream
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Deepwater Business Stream
Overview
Deepwater operations in the North Sea are a
renewed area of focus for Technip’s UK Business
Unit. The Deepwater Business Stream is
responsible for winning and delivering business
in deepwater remote system environments.
Expanding further into deeper waters provides
exciting opportunities for the business, pulling
on our global experience, to work on
significantly larger projects.
Combining our Aberdeen office’s existing deepwater
experience in the very harsh environment found West of
Shetland with the extensive Group track record in global
deepwater field developments, we offer complete solutions
from a single riser to very large lump sum EPCI subsea field
developments.
Technip’s vast experience and global engineering expertise in
deepwater locations such as Brazil, Africa and the Gulf of
Mexico enable our UK operational centre to meet a wider
range of client requirements by offering the full deepwater
package: from Front-End Engineering to complete installation
and commissioning from wellhead to surface.
“The Deepwater Business Stream offers a fantastic
opportunity to link the vast assets within the Technip
group into a single focused team able to present our
clients with an incredibly diverse range of deepwater
solutions by combining experience with innovation in a
re-energized market.”
Paul Thomson - Business Manager Deepwater Business Stream
The Deepwater Business Stream works closely with a number
of Technip’s broader resources such as Flexible and Umbilical
manufacturing plants and Aberdeen-based Remote Systems
Unit (RSU), responsible for the Group’s remote intervention
operations, allowing our UK clients first-hand access to
experienced resources, first class assets and ground breaking
technologies.
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Life of Field Services Business Stream
Overview
The Life of Field Services (LoFS) Business
Stream was created with a key focus on
assisting the Oil & Gas industry in maintaining
the integrity of the North Sea subsea
infrastructure.
The LoFS Business Stream is responsible for winning and
delivering all activities associated with life of field services,
from initial field development/commissioning through its
entire lifecycle thereafter. By striving to ensure that the UK
North Sea infrastructure maintains a level of integrity and
longevity, whilst continuing to develop in line with latest
technologies and advances, LoFS aim is to maximise field life.
The main activities of the LoFS Business Stream are broken
down as follows:
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Inspection Services - Ranging from seabed surveys,
geophysical and geotechnical services, pipeline inspection
services, and AIV / ROV / Diver inspection services
including NDT, GVI, CVI, and CP surveys.
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Repair Services - Including mechanical repairs, hyperbaric
welding services, grouting, span corrections, SCM change
out’s, spool fabrication/replacement, clamp design
fabrication and installation etc.
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Maintenance Services - Both intrusive and non-intrusive
maintenance including leak rectification, valve testing/
replacement, SSIV repair/fabrication/replacement, riser
life extension surveys and/or manufacture and
replacement etc.
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Brownfield Construction Services - Expansive services
encompassing all subsea construction activities following
initial Green Field Development commissioning. Flexible
riser and flowline replacements etc. Such services can
range from minor step-out wells, to complete field
reinstatement projects.
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Decommissioning Services - Technip have an extensive
decommissioning track record, the majority of which has
been delivered via existing frame contract arrangements.
Typical examples include protection removal and recovery,
extensive dredging, rigid/flexible pipeline and riser
decommissioning, and structure abandonment and
recovery.
Other areas of support include specialist Group Interface
Services such as: Asset Integrity Management (AIM); Survey
Services; and Emergency Pipeline Repair Services (EPRS).
Life of Field Services has full access to a suite of assets from
across the Technip group including dive support vessels
(DSV’s), remote operated vehicle support vessels (ROV’s),
medium construction vessels (MCV’s) and remotely operated
vehicles (ROV’s) as well as extensive equipment resources to
support our projects.
“Technip is an established subsea engineering and
construction company and as a result we are extremely
well placed to impart our extensive skills, knowledge
and experience to maximise the most efficient solution
for our customer’s needs. Our engineering depth and
excellence, ensures that the optimum solutions are
adopted at all times; making the most of tried and
tested methods, whilst developing innovative
technologies for the future.”
Steve Beddows - Business Manager Life of Field Services Business Stream
Technip assets in the UK
Technip is key integrated player in the subsea market thanks to its
portfolio of state-of-the-art industrial and operational assets and subsea
pipe technologies.
Evanton Spoolbase
Our pipeline fabrication facility and spoolbase
at Evanton is permanently established in the
Cromarty Firth estuary in the north east of
Scotland, near the port of Invergordon,
approximately 17 miles north of Inverness. It
consists of a 1,300m length onshore spoolbase
facility with a 1,300m causeway extension
providing a safe berthing for the Technip reel-lay
vessels or any other vessels in our fleet.
The Spoolbase was specifically built for the construction of
multiple pipestalks (approx. 1.0km) which can be further
welded into a prepared 2.0km length prior to or during
spooling operations onto Technip’s reel-lay vessels. The
spoolbase has permanently located facilities with ancillary
pipestalk storage racks and roller systems to enable
significant quantities of pipestalks to be prefabricated and
stored onshore and/or on the purposely established
causeway.
Spoolbase features
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Triple 950m pipestalk storage racks and 1,250m
causeway/pipestalk storage rack.
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Two production shops – fully mechanised pipe handling,
welding, NDE and FJC.
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Two fabrication workshops – pipework fabrication, spool
fabrication, testing and maintenance facilities.
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Warehousing, offices, canteen, and ancillary storage
facilities.
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Accommodates synchronised/dual spooling to Apache II
and/or the Deep Energy reel-lay vessels.
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Specifically designed equipment for Pipe-in-Pipe (PiP),
Electrically Trace Heated Pipe-in-Pipe (ETH-PiP) and High
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) lined pipelines.
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By combining the causeway spooling line and one of the
3,950m landward storage racks, 2km stalks can be spooled.
The spoolbase has an extensive track record in the provision
of Carbon Steel and CRA (Corrosion Resistant Alloy)
flowlines as well as tie-in spool (in single or Pipe-in-Pipe
configuration) fabrication services, pre-fabricated at the
Spoolbase.
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Flexible Pipe
Technip Umbilical Systems
Technip offers a broad range of services in
engineering, manufacturing, installation and
retrieval of flexible pipe systems with the most
advanced integrated solutions for subsea field
developments.
Our Aberdeen office works with Group
subsidiary, Technip Umbilical Systems,
strategically located on the Walker Riverside,
Newcastle, in supplying and installing umbilicals
for its North Sea clients.
Our products are versatile, corrosion-resistant and
compliant, and they are easy and quick to install, retrieve
and re-use for marginal or evolutive field architectures, thus
environmentally friendly.
Established in 1977, this state-of-the-art facility
designs, manufactures and supplies umbilical
systems to the global offshore oil and
gas market.
In the UK, Technip has built strategic working relationships
with its Flexible Pipe manufacturing plants: Flexi France (Le
Trait, France), Flexibras (Vitoria, Brazil), Asiaflex Products
(Tanjung Langsat, Malaysia) and AÇU (Brazil), the largest and
most capable flexible plant in the world.
Technip Umbilical Systems delivers exceptional
turn-around, flexibility and service to its clients.
It offers a broad range of supporting subsea
products and services including: subsea
jumpers, flying leads, topside and subsea
hardware, and onshore/offshore support
services that are essential to the
completion of the umbilical
system.
In the UK, Technip can call upon its local engineering
department to perform most engineering tasks related to a
flexible pipe project ensuring a sustained level
of engineering excellence is available. It also
works closely with the Group’s centre of
excellence, Product Engineering Department
(PED), in Le Trait, France, who is responsible for
developing new products and innovative R&D.
To-date, our Aberdeen centre has installed
every Flexible Riser in the West of
Shetland region.
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Following a major capital
investment program, the plants
assets have been further upgraded
to include a world-class steel tube
umbilical manufacturing facility.
A high performing fleet - NSC Edition
Rigid Reel-Lay vessels
Apache II
Skandi Achiever (long-term charter)
Purpose-built DSV capable of working in
virtually all sea and weather conditions.
Multi-role Construction
vessels
Olympic Challenger
One of the most advanced pipelay vessels in
the world
DP2 multi-service, ROV and deepwater
construction vessel
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Year Built: 2009
Length: 136.6m x Breadth: 27.0m
DP System: Kongsberg SDP 21 KPOS (Class II)
Impressive track record includes reel-lay of
2” – 16” diameter pipe, piggyback and pipein-pipe projects
Year Built: 2007
Length: 106.0m x Breadth: 21.0m
DP System: Kongsberg SDP 21
18 man Saturation Dive system
Orelia
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Unique DSV capable of operations in most
weather conditions.
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Year Built: 2008
Length: 105.9m x Breadth: 21.0m
DP System: Kongsberg K-Pos (Class II)
Normand Pioneer (long-term charter)
Deep Energy
Provides a powerful, high capacity diverless
construction platform
One of the largest and fastest pipelay vessels
ever built
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Year Built: 2013
Length: 194.5m x Breadth: 31.0m
DP System: Kongsberg K-Pos DP 22 (Class III)
Capable of handling rigid pipe up to 18”,
flexible pipe up to 24” and umbilicals in
water depths up to 3,000m
Year Built: Life extension refit conducted
2008
Length: 126.0m x Breadth 19.0m
DP System: Kongsberg K-Pos
18 man Saturation Dive system
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Year Built: 1999
Length: 95.0m x Breadth: 24.0m
DP System: Kongsberg SDP 21 (Class II)
Wellservicer
North Sea Giant (long-term charter)
Versatile multi-role vessel combining heavy lift
capability with diver, or diverless. intervention
support.
One of the largest and most advanced offshore
construction vessels
Diving & Multi-support
Vessels
Skandi Artic (long-term charter)
Largest and most sophisticated DSV in the
world.
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Year Built: 2009
Length: 156.9m x Breadth: 27.0m
DP System: Kongsberg K-Pos dual
redundancy (Class III)
World’s first computer-controlled 24 man
Saturation Dive system
Year Built: 1989
Length: 111.4m x Breadth: 22.5m
DP System: Kongsberg SDP 21 (Class III)
18 man Saturation Dive system
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Year Built: 2008
Length: 160.9m x Breadth: 144.0m
DP System: Kongsberg K-POS DP-21 (Class III)
Technip has access to third-party support vessels to meet client
demand in the North Sea region.
For more information on our entire fleet please visit www.technip.com
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Worldwide footprint
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People
As a major employer in the dynamic and expanding subsea sector, we
offer exciting opportunities for talented individuals to play a part in
delivering subsea excellence to our clients.
Our People
Our global reach means that we can provide the right people
for the job, whenever and wherever they are needed. It is
also this high level of opportunity which allows us to retain a
workforce consisting of the industry’s most highly qualified
professionals.
Developing Talent
Technip recognises the importance of career development in
helping to retain staff and is committed to ‘standing out from
the crowd’ in a competitive market.
technical skills with crucial business knowledge, Technip
ensures that all its graduates are in the best position to play
a part in the company’s future growth.
“Technip operates in one of the most exciting,
technology-advanced and demanding
environments in the world.
“Working in an industry where cutting-edge
innovation is paramount, we realise that
developing our people is critical to success.”
Frank Simons, Vice President, HR, NSC
As well as a competitive salary and excellent benefits
package, Technip provides its employees with the
appropriate mechanisms to maximise and develop their
career path.
Through our Learning & Development channels we actively
encourage continuous professional development by
providing access to, and support for, specialist technical and
business courses, further and higher education courses and
mentoring and coaching to assist with accreditation to
professional bodies.
We are an employer of choice and select our new employees
from the highest qualified and most talented applicants.
Throughout their career, we ensure the personal
development of our staff and also have a number of loyalty
initiatives to reward results.
We recognise the importance of continuing professional,
technical and personal development. We provide access to
and support for specialist technical and business courses,
further and higher education courses, mentoring and
coaching to assist with accreditation to professional bodies.
For new entrants to the industry, we offer a modern
apprenticeship scheme and a highly successful graduate
development programme. Each year Technip’s graduate
programme introduces participants to various parts of the
Group’s subsea business during the two-year scheme.
Combining a strong grounding in the development of
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For more information on our current vacancies
please visit www.technip.com
Our commitment to QHSE
“I want Technip to become the reference company for
Health, Safety and the Environment.”
Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and CEO
Safety as a value and culture
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Clear commitment to safety by management
Workforce participation and ownership of safety problems and solutions
Trust between shop floor and management
Good communications
A competent workforce
Pulse
The Pulse Program, Technip’s unique global HSE climate change
programme, giving the skills and tools to take HSE further, is one of
the vehicles used by Technip to engage with stakeholders regarding
positive value driven behaviour.
The Pulse vision is to embed health, safety and environment as values
for life across Technip.
Our goal is to create and sustain an incident-free working environment
delivering excellent HSE performance at every level.
It is a custom made program which shows every individual how they can
personally contribute to a safer environment.
Pulse has been adopted by several major Technip clients.
The health and safety of
our people is a core
value and an absolute
commitment.
HEADQUARTERS
Technip
89 avenue de la Grande Armée
75773 Paris Cedex 16
France
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 78 24 00
Fax: +33 (0)1 47 78 33 40
CONTACTS
Technip UK Limited
Enterprise Drive, Westhill
Aberdeenshire AB32 6TQ - UK
Tel: +44 1224 271 000
Fax: +44 1224 271 271
Visit us at:
[www.technip.com
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Technip UK communications team - September 2013
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