Mustang, a Wood Group company, has been selected by Chevron to perform detail design for topsides facilities for the Chevron Jack and St. Malo floating semi-submersible facility, to be located in approximately 7,000 feet of water in the Walker Ridge Area of the Gulf of Mexico.
Mustang was chosen based on its successful front-end engineering design (FEED) for the project, which was completed according to ISO 9001-certified quality management standards ahead of schedule and under budget.
Mustang is also providing detailed engineering for integrated control and safety systems under its International Master Agreement with Chevron. The agreement appoints Mustang as a Main Automation Contractor (MAC) for Chevron’s Global Upstream business units. The Jack and St. Malo facility is Chevron’s second semi-submersible in the Gulf of Mexico and one of the largest in the world.
Mustang has designed more semi-submersible topsides production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, including for Chevron’s Blind Faith platform, than any other company.
Mustang provides services to the global oil, gas, chemical and manufacturing industries, specializing in design, engineering, procurement, project management and construction management and offers these services through its five business units: upstream oil and gas, pipeline, automation and control, refining and petrochemicals, and process & industrial. Mustang’s ECO SolutionsTM group provides environmentally oriented engineering and construction services to the LNG, carbon management, renewable fuels and power, and water resources markets. Mustang, a Wood Group company, has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Malaysia and the Middle East.
Wood Group (John Wood Group PLC) is an international energy services company with $5.0 bn sales, employing approximately 29,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses-Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support, and Gas Turbine Services-providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide.
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Source: Woodgroup,September 7, 2010,