A joint venture comprised of US-based McDermott International and Italy’s GE is tipped to be awarded an important integrated subsea contract by UK independent Ophir Energy for its Fortuna floating liquefied natural gas project off Equatorial Guinea.
McDermott-GE is believed to hold the edge over a group composed of Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions, its only rival for the job, after a long-running design competition.
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