The
US
supermajor
—
led
by
chief
executive
John
Watson
—
has
pre-qualified
three
rivals
for
the
first
contract
worth
more
than
$1
billion
for
the
construction
of
two
large
floating
production
units.
Italy’s
Saipem,
Indonesia’s
Tripatra
Engineering
&
Construction
and
South
Korea’s
Hyundai
Heavy
Industries
are
up
against
another
group
bid
comprising
South
Korea’s
Daewoo
Shipbuilding
&
Marine
Engineering,
the
UK’s
Petrofac,
Malaysia’s
RNZ
and
Indonesia’s
Inti
Karya
Persada
Tehnik.
In
addition,
McDermott
has
submitted
an
individual
bid,
although
the
US
contractor
is
understood
to
have
roped
in
South
Korea’s
Samsung
Heavy…