McDermott wins KG-DWN-98/2 oil, gas project contract in India

McDermott has been awarded a transportation and installation contract by state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the KG-DWN-98/2 oil and gas project in India, it said on November 7. The contract is valued between $50mn and $250mn.

Under the scope of the contract, McDermott will transport and install a central processing platform (CPP) and living quarters. The CPP will process wet gas, which will then be transferred to an onshore terminal.

This is an expansion of McDermott's current scope of work on the KG-DWN-98/2 project, which also includes the supply of subsea production systems and the installation of subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines.

The KG-DWN 98/2 block is situated offshore the Godavari River delta in the Bay of Bengal. It is located 35km off the coast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in water depths ranging from 300m to 3,200m.