HOUSTON-based offshore contractor McDermott will carry out its largest decommissioning project for Santos off the West Australian coast.
McDermott has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement, removal and disposal (EPRD) of the Harriet Alpha platform and associated infrastructure.
The contract is understood to be worth between $US50 million and $US 250 million and follows the successful execution of the Campbell decommissioning project for Santos in Australia.
Part of the Harriet Joint Venture (HJV) assets, the Harriet Alpha platform is one of the largest facilities slated for decommissioning.
A media release from McDermott said the company will provide EPRD services, including engineering, procurement and fabrication of specialized equipment, as well as the removal and transportation of the platform structure to an onshore facility for dismantling and disposal.
In the release McDermott’s senior vice president, subsea and floating facilities, Mahesh Swaminathan, said the contract scope also includes the removal, transportation and disposal of a flare tower, exploration well and subsea development system comprising of two subsea template wells.
“This is our largest decommissioning project to date, reflecting our continued commitment to delivering bespoke solutions for the timely, safe, and environmentally responsible removal of infrastructure at the end of its operational life cycle,” Mahesh Swaminathan said.
“McDermott’s growing decommissioning portfolio in Australia also underscores the commitment we share to continue supporting circularity efforts in a lower carbon economy.”
Project management and engineering will be executed by McDermott’s team in Perth, Australia, with support from Batam, Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
McDermott operates in more than 54 countries, has more than 30,000 employees, along with a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction vessels and fabrication facilities around the world.
