The American Halliburton, which specializes in supply of services and products for the energy industry, has made an agreement to buy the Norwegian Optime Subsea, which develops and manufactures technologies for underwater operations, in at the service of the offshore industry. It is expected that The acquisition will be completed early next year. year.

Justifying the decision to buy the Norwegian company, the Halliburton's vice president of Testing and Subsea, Richard Broad, explained that "Optime Subsea's pioneering technology offers several advantages over traditional umbilicals hydraulic systems and complements our existing portfolio of consolidated and Innovative solutions for subsea operations and construction of wells".