Eni Mexico has let a contract to McDermott International Inc. for engineering, procurement, and construction of wellhead platform 1 (WHP1) to be installed in Amoca field, 30 km offshore Dos Bocas in southeast Mexico. The unmanned Amoca WHP1 oil and gas production facility includes eight production wells and four water injection wells. WHP1 will be installed in the Gulf of Mexico, on Contract Block 1 in 28 m of water. Fluids will be exported to a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel.
The four-deck topsides will have two main decks and will weigh 2,924 tons. The four-legged jacket and piles will weigh 1,785 tons. McDermott will perform the hookup, commissioning, and startup of 12 wells. J Jacket and piles are scheduled to be ready for loadout by the end of this year’s fourth quarter. The deck is expected to be ready for loadout by the end of second-quarter 2020.
Work will be completed through McDermott’s engineering center in Mexico City and its fabrication facility in Altamira. Engineering work is expected to begin immediately.
