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Less than one year after completing fabrication of the Central Azeri
topsides for Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC),
McDermott Caspian Contractors, Inc. (MCCI), the Caspian operating
subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. (J. Ray), has completed fabrication
of the second topsides for the Azeri, Chirag and deepwater Gunashli
(ACG) fields. On 21 September, after 32 months of dedicated construction,
the project team bid farewell to the nearly 16,000MT West Azeri
(WA) integrated deck, the largest built to date in the Caspian.
WA was fabricated for the Phase 2 development of the ACG fields
operated by AIOC, in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
“We are extremely proud to report that this world-class construction
project, the second in a series of deck fabrication and pipeline
installation projects for AIOC, was accomplished ahead of schedule,”
said Dan Houser, Vice President & General Manager, Caspian operations.
“This is a major milestone for our operations in the Caspian.”
MCCI’s scope of work includes the onshore fabrication, assembly,
onshore hook-up, commissioning and loadout of the deck, as well
as offshore hook-up, commissioning and start-up assistance. Fabrication
was primarily done in Azerbaijan utilizing the infrastructure, equipment
and labor of the Baku Deepwater Jacket Factory (BDJF). Almost five
million manhours were expended on the fabrication of the WA topsides,
and more than 85% of this work was completed by local Azerbaijani
craftsmen.
“This summer MCCI also completed a heavy lift program to install
the living quarters and drilling modules on the East Azeri topsides
(EA) for the Phase 2 development of the ACG fields,” continued
Dan Houser. “Construction of EA, which is a clone of the WA
topsides, is proceeding ahead of schedule.”
Under contract to AIOC, MCCI is also responsible for pipeline installation
for the Phase 2 of the ACG project. “The installation work
is progressing well,” said Dan Houser. “By early September,
the pipelay barge Israfil Huseynov, had installed 209 km of the
required 275 km of pipeline.”
For more information, please contact:
Louise Denly
Director, Public Relations
J. Ray McDermott, Inc.
Houston, TX
(281) 870-5000
E-Mail:ldenly@mcdermott.com
www.mcdermott.com
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