McDermott Wins VAALCO Gig Off Gabon

A subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a design engineering and procurement management contract by VAALCO Gabon Inc., for the Etame platform. The company was also awarded a design engineering contract for a potential Southeast Etame/North Tchibala (SEENT) platform. Both projects are located offshore Gabon.  

“McDermott’s Houston-based engineering teams have a track record of designing structures for the West Africa market,” said Stephen M. Johnson, chairman, president and CEO of McDermott. “Our early planning activities and knowledge of the technical issues that may arise during the design scope, coupled with our unique understanding of fabrication and installation constructability requirements, allowed us to develop a robust design proposal for VAALCO,” said Johnson.

The new oil and gas wellhead production platform(s)will be located in the Etame Marin block off the coast of Gabon and will be engineered to produce oil and gas.

VAALCO has requested McDermott’s engineering team to design a safe, reliable, and predictable production facility that will minimize operational and maintenance issues. It is anticipated that engineering activities will be supported by a combination of technical and commercial personnel focused on identifying and specifying the materials and services necessary to help ensure project execution excellence.

Detailed engineering is already underway at the McDermott Houston engineering office.