Al-Khafji Joint Operations awarded contracts to J. Ray McDermott
Posted: 13 February 2006
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McDermott Arabia Company Ltd, a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott was awarded two turnkey contracts by Al-Khafji Joint Operations to provide engineering, procurement, construction and installation services for KJO developments in the Arabian Gulf .
KJO is joint venture between Aramco Gulf Operations Company Ltd. (AGOC) and Kuwait Gulf Oil Company.
Detailed engineering work will begin this month in Jebel Ali, with fabrication to commence by the middle of this year.
The first contract is for an integrated wellhead jacket in the Al-Khafji oil field offshore Saudi Arabia . The second contract will see J. Ray support the expansion of KJO’s loading facilities in the offshore Neutral Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait .
Projects of this type are typically valued over $50 million.
Hafez Aghili, vice president and general manager, Middle East and India , of J. Ray McDermott said: “The IWJ-4 jacket is the fourth wellhead jacket that J. Ray has recently undertaken for KJO. The new IWJ wellhead platform, weighing approximately 1,100 metric tonnes is similar to other IWJs. The structure, including jacket, piles, and deck will be fabricated at J. Ray’s Jebel Ali yard under a fully integrated project management team.
In addition, J. Ray will undertake a site survey, pre-commissioning, and limited commissioning of the unmanned integrated wellhead jacket. Installation work is scheduled to start in December 2006, targeting completion by the start of 2007.
J. Ray will undertake detailed design, procurement, and construction of an 8km 36 inch diameter pipeline and a 5.5km 13.8Kv submarine cable. The project also involves the replacement of a 48 inch manifold to accommodate the new 36" topside piping, including new 36 inch and 48 inch motorized operated valves. The expansion project will also include design and installation of an offshore loading control system.
J. Ray’s Jebel Ali based project team will perform the engineering, procurement, and construction work commencing in the first quarter of 2006, with offshore installation, hook-up and commissioning scheduled for the second quarter of 2007.
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