# C_2017167EN.01000801.xml

| 25.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/8 |
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25.5.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8497 — Sibur/TechnipFMC/Linde)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 167/07)

| 1. | On 19 May 2017, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Research and Design Institute on Gas Processing Joint Stock Company (‘NIPIgaspererabotka’, Russia), TechnipFMC plc (‘TechnipFMC’, UK) and Linde AG, Engineering Division (‘Linde’, Germany) acquire, within the meaning of 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 19 May 2017, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Research and Design Institute on Gas Processing Joint Stock Company (‘NIPIgaspererabotka’, Russia), TechnipFMC plc (‘TechnipFMC’, UK) and Linde AG, Engineering Division (‘Linde’, Germany) acquire, within the meaning of 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | NIPIgaspererabotka, controlled by Sibur group, is a private company that provides a wide range of services for the oil and gas chain, petrochemicals and other industries on the Russian market, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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NIPIgaspererabotka, controlled by Sibur group, is a private company that provides a wide range of services for the oil and gas chain, petrochemicals and other industries on the Russian market,

| — | TechnipFMC is a global player in oil and gas projects, technologies, systems and services in three distinct segments: subsea, onshore/offshore, and surface projects, |
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TechnipFMC is a global player in oil and gas projects, technologies, systems and services in three distinct segments: subsea, onshore/offshore, and surface projects,

| — | Linde is a global industrial gas and engineering company active in the industrial gases, medical gases, equipment, engineering and services sectors, |
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Linde is a global industrial gas and engineering company active in the industrial gases, medical gases, equipment, engineering and services sectors,

| — | The JV will be active in the provision of front-end engineering and design, project documentation and CAPEX estimates, along with engineering and services for procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of liquid natural gas plants on concrete gravity-based structures. The activities will be limited to Russia. |
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The JV will be active in the provision of front-end engineering and design, project documentation and CAPEX estimates, along with engineering and services for procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of liquid natural gas plants on concrete gravity-based structures. The activities will be limited to Russia.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8497 — Sibur/TechnipFMC/Linde, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8497 — Sibur/TechnipFMC/Linde, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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