Golden Pass partners ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum (QP) have awarded the US liquefied natural gas project's main engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract to a joint venture of Chiyoda International, McDermott International and Zachry Group, writes Caroline Evans.

Though the exact value of the award was not disclosed, McDermott identified it as a "mega-contract", a designation that the company applies to awards exceeding $1 billion.