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Home > Press Room PRESS RELEASE: August 31, 2007 J. Ray McDermott’s Morgan City Fabrication Facility Bids Farewell to Jacket Bound for India |
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J. Ray McDermott (J. Ray) project staff at the Morgan City, Louisiana fabrication facility successfully completed the load-out of a 9,015- short ton jacket built for Reliance Industries Limited as part of an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract/purchase order undertaken at J. Ray company facilities worldwide. The load-out, which took a little more than 23-hours from start to finish, was the culmination of just over 12 months of hard work fabricating the jacket for the KG-D6 field on the east coast of India. Before embarking on its 13,375-nautical mile journey around the world, the jacket’s first stop was Pascagoula, MS, where it rendezvoused with a Fast Transport Vessel (FTV). The jacket and cargo barge were loaded onto the FTV for a 46-day journey to the J. Ray marine and fabrication base on Batam Island, Indonesia, via the Suez Canal. After being offloaded from the FTV, the jacket and cargo barge will be towed for approximately 12 days to the East Coast of India. “This is the first structure we have built here at Morgan City for export to India,” said Bob Deason, President and Chief Executive Officer of J. Ray. “The Reliance KG-D6 field development contract was a fast-track project, and we were able to use our company’s worldwide resources to ensure we met our customer’s delivery deadline for first gas from the field by June 2008.” The jacket was built at J. Ray’s Morgan City fabrication facility. The piles and topsides are currently being fabricated at the company’s Jebel Ali facility in the United Arab Emirates, with the piles scheduled for load-out in the near future and the topsides scheduled for sail away in early 2008. Design and engineering work were completed by J. Ray McDermott Engineering in Houston, and all installation work will be carried out by J. Ray’s in-house marine fleet. Once the jacket and topsides are installed, hook up will commence with expected completion during the first quarter of 2008, bringing the entire project to a close in approximately 22 months. J. Ray McDermott, S.A., is a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR). J. Ray McDermott and its subsidiaries provide engineering, construction, procurement, installation and project management services to offshore oil and gas developments worldwide. McDermott International, Inc. is an engineering and construction company, with specialty manufacturing and service capabilities, focused on energy infrastructure. McDermott’s customers are predominantly utilities and other power generators, major and national oil companies, and the United States Government. With its global operations, McDermott operates in more than 20 countries with more than 20,000 employees. J. Ray McDermott’s Morgan City facility is home to the company’s largest fabrication yard in the Gulf Coast region and also serves as the base for the Americas operation of its Marine division. This year marks a momentous milestone for J. Ray McDermott Marine as it celebrates 60 years of global marine service and 60 years as a vital part of the southeast Louisiana business community. For more information, please contact:
Louise Denly |
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