McDermott wins Australian subsea contract

McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a significant subsea contract for a deepwater offshore engineering and construction project, including structural transportation and installation of subsea infrastructure.

The award is for the Macedon Gas Project, situated in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which will be McDermott's first SURF (Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines) project in Australia. McDermott will carry out detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation and installation of a 77 km, 20 in. diameter pipeline and will install subsea umbilicals and flexible flowlines using vessels from the company's globally diverse fleet in water depths up to 180 m.

“We are extremely pleased to win this significant subsea award in the Asia Pacific segment as it reinforces McDermott's strengthening position in subsea construction projects,” said Stephen M. Johnson, McDermott's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

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