McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR) has been awarded a contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) on May 9 for subsea umbilical and flowline installation in support of a tieback to Anadarko-operated Lucius field located 275 miles (442 km) southeast of Galveston, Texas, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
McDermott will provide engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea infield flowlines, production umbilicals and related subsea equipment.
“We appreciate Anadarko’s confidence in our experience and ability to deliver this project on schedule with the highest quality in the Gulf of Mexico,” Scott Munro, McDermott’s vice president for the Americas, Europe and Africa, said.
The Lucius Subsequent Development is a subsea tieback to the Anadarko-operated Lucius spar, located in Keathley Canyon 875 block. The new development is in approximately 7,400 ft (2,255 m) of water at Keathley Canyon 919 block.
McDermott’s operating center in Houston, Texas, will perform project management and engineering. The flowlines will be fabricated at McDermott’s spoolbase facility in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The contract award will be reflected in McDermott’s second-quarter 2018 backlog.
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