McDermott to install Silvertip subsea equipment in the Gulf of Mexico

Aug. 7, 2018
Shell Exploration and Production Co. Inc. has awarded McDermott a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract for the Silvertip field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Offshore staff

HOUSTON– Shell Exploration and Production Co. Inc. has awarded McDermott a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract for the Silvertip field in the Gulf of Mexico.

The scope of work includes project management of engineering and installation of a flexible flowline from the well to a pipeline end termination; installation of an umbilical; and installation of four electrical flying leads and pre-commissioning.

Project management and engineering will be performed in Houston, with offshore installation by McDermott’sNorth Ocean 102 targeted for completion in 2019.

Silvertip is part of thePerdido development, which is about 230 mi (370 km) south of Galveston, Texas. The Perdido production hub produces oil and gas from the Silvertip, Great White, and Tobago fields.

08/07/2018