McDermott International Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has received a letter of award for a turnkey contract for the PB-Litoral-A production platform for PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion in the Litoral Tabasco Tsimin-Xux fields. The value is approximately USD 230 million and will be included in McDermott's fourth quarter 2012 backlog. McDermott's global resources support turnkey engineering, procurement, construction and installation solutions and offer PEMEX the most competitive solution for the PB-Litoral-A production platform.

Coupled with the company's broad experience designing and fabricating crude oil conditioning facilities, McDermott's advanced float-over technology for heavy topsides is a reliable and cost-effective method for topside installation and the company's proven track-record speaks for its consistency to deliver. The PB-Litoral-A project scope includes front end engineering design, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, load-out, sea fastening, transport, installation, hook-up, commissioning and start-up of an eight-legged 1,800-tone jacket, 4,500-tone topsides and 2,000 tons of tripods, bridges and piles. The total weight of the facility is approximately 8,300 tones.

McDermott will also provide training to PEMEX personnel for operation and maintenance of the facility once commissioned.