McDermott clinches deal to build four wellhead jackets (Qatar)

McDermott International, Inc. on Thursday announced it has been awarded a sizeable brownfield project by Qatar Petroleum for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four wellhead jackets.

According to McDermott , installation of two jackets in the Bul-Hanine field offshore east of Doha has been scheduled to be completed byDecember 2016 with the remaining two scheduled for completion in July 2017. The total weight of all four structures combined is 3,495 tons.

“McDermott’s integrated EPCI capabilities are critical to these offshore projects,” said Tom Mackie, McDermott’s Vice President, Middle East.

“This award is another example of collaboration with our customers to meet their critical production and project requirements. The award is expected to be executed with McDermott’s internal resources and backed by our proven track record of designing, building and installing offshore and subsea solutions.”

Revenue for the order will be included in McDermott’s third quarter 2015 backlog.

The company says that detailed design engineering and procurement is expected to be performed by its teams in Dubai, U.A.E. Jackets are scheduled for fabrication by McDermott’s Dubai, U.A.E.-based fabrication facility. Vessels from the McDermott global fleet are scheduled to undertake the installation work.