McDermott International announced one of its subsidiaries has been awarded two projects for a customer in the Arabian Gulf. The value of these contracts is approximately US $900 million and is included in McDermott’s 1Q 2013 backlog.

The first project includes engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of a new tie-in platform, with a 3,200-ton topside and six-pile jacket, two auxiliary platforms, jackets, and bridges as well as five observation platforms, 72 km (45 miles) of pipelines, and 45 km (28 miles) of subsea cables, according to a news release. Water depths range from 10 m (33 ft) to 30 m (98 ft).

Also included in the project scope is significant brownfield work, comprising upgrades to five platforms with new main, mezzanine, cellar and helicopter decks and new boat landings. Project completion is expected in 3Q 2015, according to the release.

The second contract includes the fabrication, transportation, and installation of five drill support structures weighing a total of 7,993 tons in water depths ranging from 30 m (98 ft) to 65 m (213 ft), the release continued. Project completion, including hookup and commissioning, is expected to be in 1Q 2014.

Engineering for these projects will be undertaken by McDermott at its Al-Khobar and Dubai engineering offices, with construction scheduled at the company’s fabrication facility at Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, the release said. The offshore scopes will be installed using vessels from the McDermott fleet.

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