BHP unit lets pre-FEED extension contract for FPU at Trion

Dec. 10, 2020

BHP has let a contract to McDermott International Inc. to perform the pre-FEED extension phase for a floating production unit expected to be installed in water depth of 8,200 ft at Trion field, 19 miles south of the US-Mexico border.

BHP Petroleo Operaciones de Mexico, a unit of Australia's BHP, has let a contract to McDermott International Inc. to perform the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) extension phase for a floating production unit (FPU) expected to be installed in water depth of 8,200 ft at Trion field, 19 miles south of the US-Mexico border and 112 miles from the Mexican coastline.

The pre-FEED extension is expected to create greater value for the project by concentrating on the optimization of the design and execution strategy, the service provider said.

McDermott was awarded the contract for pre-FEED services for the Trion FPU in March (OGJ Online, Mar. 30, 2020). Its scope includes engineering tasks related to the configuration, sizing and preliminary analysis of the FPU, including topsides, hull, risers and mooring.

McDermott will work in close partnership with Houston Offshore Engineering and Wood on the Pre-FEED extension. McDermott will lead a single, integrated team to perform project management, execution planning and estimation services. Houston Offshore Engineering and Wood will focus on engineering optimizations. Technical support for fabrication and integration planning will be provided by McDermott's fabrication yards in Batam, Indonesia, and Altamira, Mexico.

McDermott is currently delivering the subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF), transportation and installation (T&I) and pre-commissioning of one jacket and topsides for the BHP Ruby Project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.

BHP holds 60% interest and operatorship in Trion. PEMEX holds 40%.