J. Ray McDermott Awarded Su Tu Vang Project; Updates J. Ray's First Quarter 2006 Bookings to Date
20 März 2006 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) ("McDermott") announced
today that a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. ("J. Ray") was
awarded a significant contract by Cuu Long Joint Operating Company
to provide engineering, procurement, construction, installation,
hook-up and commissioning services for a Central Processing and
Production ("CPP") platform with an integrated 16,400 short ton
deck, and associated infield pipelines for the Su Tu Vang field,
offshore Vietnam. Contracts of this type are typically valued at
several hundred million dollars. "This is a major award for J. Ray
and our Asia Pacific operations, and we are honored to be selected
as the contractor of choice for the Cuu Long Joint Operating
Company," said Bob Deason, President and Chief Operating Officer of
J. Ray. "This project, along with our other first quarter 2006
bookings, will substantially improve J. Ray's backlog and is a
welcome addition to growing our business." The integrated CPP
platform, to be installed in about 170 foot water depth, includes
the 16,400 short ton deck, a 4,340 short ton eight-leg jacket, and
piles weighing in excess of 4,100 short tons and associated
pipelines. Work on the project is scheduled to start in March 2006
when J. Ray will commence engineering and procurement activities
from its project office in Singapore. The CPP platform will be
fabricated at J. Ray's recently upgraded facility on Batam Island,
Indonesia. The floatover, jacket and in-field pipeline installation
will be performed by J. Ray's floatover and launch barge and a
combination derrick barge. Total project completion is scheduled
for the second quarter of 2008. J. Ray has signed numerous
contracts during the first quarter of 2006, including the Su Tu
Vang project. The combined value of the contracts awarded thus far
in the 2006 first quarter is currently in excess of $800 million.
McDermott International, Inc. is a leading worldwide energy
services company. McDermott subsidiaries provide engineering,
fabrication, installation, procurement, research, manufacturing,
environmental systems, project management and facility management
services to a variety of customers in the energy and power
industries, including the U.S. Department of Energy. Additional
information on McDermott can be obtained at www.mcdermott.com. In
accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, McDermott International,
Inc. cautions that statements in this press release which are
forward-looking and provide other than historical information
involve risks and uncertainties that may impact McDermott's actual
results of operations. The forward-looking statements in this press
release include, among other things, the work scope, timing and the
value of the Su Tu Vang project and the value of contracts signed
thus far during the first quarter 2006. Although McDermott's
management believes that the expectations reflected in those
forward-looking statements are reasonable, McDermott can give no
assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct.
Those statements are made based on various underlying assumptions
and are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including
without limitation change orders and other modifications to
contracts. If one or more of these risks materialize, or if
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those expected. For a more complete discussion of
these risk factors, please see McDermott's annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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