Mexican outfit Operadora Cicsa, in consortium with Permaducto, has picked up a contract from Pemex for engineering, procurement and construction of the Maloob-E and Maloob-I drilling platforms for Pemex in the Bay of Campeche.

Cicsa, part of the empire of Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, landed the deal with an offer totaling $314 million, according to Pemex tender documents. Cicsa's share of the deal includes 1.4