Saudi Aramco lets production facility contracts to McDermott units

Aug. 6, 2004
Saudi Aramco has awarded contracts to two J. Ray McDermott SA units for the fabrication, transportation, and installation of offshore production facilities for Aramco's fields off the kingdom's east coast in 60-167 ft of water.

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Aug. 6 -- Saudi Aramco has awarded contracts to two J. Ray McDermott SA units for the fabrication, transportation, and installation of offshore production facilities for Aramco's fields off the kingdom's east coast in 60-167 ft of water.

The work is part of Aramco's 2004 Maintain Potential program, which comprises the construction of two new jackets, four production decks, four rigid and three flexible pipelines, and three submarine cables and anode sleds, McDermott said.

Offshore activities will include the transportation and installation of the jackets and decks along with seven pipelines, each about 15 miles in length.

McDermott's Jebel Ali facility will construct the steel jackets and decks, which will weigh about 440 short tons each; work on the structures is slated to begin later in the year. Completion time for the work is slated for 18 months.