By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 14 -- The Qatargas II project awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract for two wellhead jackets to J. Ray McDermott Middle East Inc., a subsidiary of McDermott International Inc., New Orleans.
The contract's value was not specified, although a J. Ray McDermott news release that contracts of this type typically are valued at about $20 million.
Qatar Petroleum Co. owns 70% and ExxonMobil Corp. owns 30% of the Qatargas II project, which includes LNG facilities and a fleet of LNG carriers to supply LNG to the UK market (OGJ Online, Mar. 17, 2004).
J. Ray McDermott will build jackets for the WH4 and WH5 platforms, 90 km off Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City. Weighing 1,500 tonnes and 1,300 tonnes respectively, each jacket will consist of four piles and a temporary drilling deck.
The WH4 jacket is slated for delivery and installation in third quarter. The WH5 jacket is scheduled for installation in late spring 2005.
