McDermott points to a challenging rigid reeled pipe-in-pipe project successfully completed in Malaysian deep water recently and a $2 billion contract for the Ichthys development off Australia as evidence that it has arrived in the top tier - or will soon.
Lay vessel North Ocean 105 (LV105) wrapped the Siakap North-Petai pipe-in-pipe lay for operator Murphy Oil in March, having installed nearly 30 kilometres in 1400 metres of water.
