McDermott International, a leading provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for upstream field developments worldwide, has been awarded three separate projects by a major national oil company for EPCI services in multiple fields in the GCC
The company has also been awarded an additional scope on an existing contract, also being executed in the Gulf.
These projects combined are a substantial brownfield award for McDermott and have a total scope which includes the EPCI for jackets and topsides, subsea pipelines and subsea cables.
Work on the projects is expected to be executed through the fourth quarter of 2017.
“These awards are due, in part, to McDermott’s ability to provide a highly efficient solution with schedule certainty and draws upon our in-depth knowledge and experience working offshore in the Middle East area over many years,” said Linh Austin, McDermott's V-P, Middle East.
Engineering is expected to be carried out by McDermott’s specialist teams in Dubai, UAE and Chennai, India, while procurement is expected to be performed by McDermott’s specialist teams based in Dubai. Fabrication of the structures is scheduled to be undertaken by McDermott’s Dubai-based fabrication facilities, and marine installation is expected to be under taken by McDermott’s specialist fleet of shallow water vessels.
The Middle East has been a strong focus for McDermott, which was awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco in 2015 for brownfield work in various fields offshore Saudi Arabia, following the signing of a second long term agreement (LTA) between the company and Saudi Aramco in June 2015. It also won contracts for EPCI work offshore Qatar in 2015.
