McDermott completes deck for Central Azeri platform in Caspian Sea

McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc. (MCCI), a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott SA, has completed the fabrication, load-out, and sail-away of an integrated deck for the Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) Central Azeri platform in the Caspian Sea.

Oct. 27, 2004

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Oct. 27 -- McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc. (MCCI), a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott SA, has completed the fabrication, load-out, and sail-away of an integrated deck for the Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) Central Azeri platform in the Caspian Sea.

The 15,500-tonne deck was fabricated primarily in Azerbaijan as part of the Phase I development of Azeri, Chirag, and deepwater Gunashli fields.

MCCI performed onshore fabrication, assembly, hook-up, commissioning, and load-out of the deck as well as offshore hook-up, commissioning, and start-up assistance for the integrated deck.

MCCI is fabricating integrated decks and installing subsea pipelines for Phases 1-3. The contractor transported and installed more than 375 km of pipelines in Phase 1 using the Israfil Huseynov pipelay barge.

Under a separate contract to BP Shah Deniz Exploration Ltd., MCCI will install subsea pipelines for development of Shah Deniz gas and condensate field off Azerbaijan.