HOUSTON, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- McDermott
International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) and its joint venture partner,
Chiyoda International Corporation, a U.S.-based wholly-owned
subsidiary of Chiyoda Corporation, Japan, today announced that Train 1 of the
Cameron LNG project in Hackberry,
La., has reached the final commissioning stage. This
includes the introduction of pipeline feed gas into Train 1 of the
liquefaction export facility, the precursor for the production of
liquefied natural gas (LNG).
"We are extremely proud of the Cameron LNG project team for this
achievement and their remarkable safety performance," said
Mark Coscio, McDermott's Senior Vice
President for North, Central and South
America. "Their accomplishment is more than just a project
milestone; it is an impressive feat of engineering and
construction. Once Train 1 is fully operational, it will have the
capacity to produce 4 million tonnes of LNG per year."
Since the initial award in 2014, McDermott and Chiyoda have
provided the engineering, procurement and construction for the
Cameron LNG project. The project includes three liquefaction trains
with a projected export of 12 million tonnes per annum of LNG, or
approximately 1.7 billion cubic feet per day.
Cameron LNG is jointly owned by affiliates of Sempra LNG LLC,
Total, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Japan LNG Investment, LLC, a
company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen
Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).
About McDermott
McDermott is a premier, fully
integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction
solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century,
customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end
infrastructure and technology solutions to transport and transform
oil and gas into the products the world needs today. Our
proprietary technologies, integrated expertise and comprehensive
solutions deliver certainty, innovation and added value to energy
projects around the world. Customers rely on McDermott to deliver
certainty to the most complex projects, from concept to
commissioning. It is called the "One McDermott Way." Operating in
over 54 countries, McDermott's locally focused and
globally-integrated resources include approximately 32,000
employees, a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction
vessels and fabrication facilities around the world. To learn more,
visit www.mcdermott.com.
Contacts:
Investor Relations
Scott
Lamb
Vice President, Investor Relations
+1 832 513 1068
Scott.Lamb@McDermott.com
Global Media Relations
Gentry Brann
Global Vice President, Communications and Marketing
+1 281 870 5269
Gentry.Brann@McDermott.com
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