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| J. Ray McDermott awarded project by Saudi Aramco J. Ray McDermott, S.A., a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc., has been awarded a project to upgrade crude gathering and power supply facilities in Saudi Aramco's Safaniya field. The infrastructure upgrade and electrification project will help sustain crude oil production to meet Saudi Aramco's Maximum Sustainable Capacity targets for the field by 2013. The work includes engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of a new tie-in platform (STP-20) with a 6,000-ton topside, a new electrical deck module for an existing platform (STP-18), a 53-kilometer, 42-inch trunk line, four new in-field lateral flowlines and valve skids, 156 kilometers of subsea electrical cable, and the modification and electrification of nine existing wellhead platforms. Saudi Aramco has continuously employed ground breaking methods and technology for the electrification of the Safaniya field, incorporating the largest power cables in the region. Engineering design work will begin in the second quarter of 2010 with contract completion expected during 2013. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |