'It's an honor
for us to have been selected for this major
initiative contributing to the development
of India's offshore oilfields,' said Hafez
Aghili, J. Ray's senior vice president and
general manager, Middle East and India. 'J.
Ray's business with Reliance dates back to
the early 1990s, and we are pleased to
continue the relationship by working
together on the ambitious KG-D6 project.'
J. Ray will utilize resources from around
the world. Facilities in Jebel Ali, UAE,
Houston, Texas and Morgan City, Louisiana,
USA, will collaborate to perform the
schedule-driven project. From first steel
cut to project completion is expected to
take approximately 18 months, with hook-up
and pre-commissioning to complete by the end
of the first quarter of 2008.
Detailed design and engineering will be
conducted by J. Ray's engineering division
in Houston, with procurement handled through
J. Ray's Houston and Jebel Ali offices for
the supply of the platform.
'Due to the completion timeline, we have
split the construction work scope between
two fabrication yards,' said Edward Gedeon,
J. Ray's general manager - projects, 'Our
Morgan City facility will handle the
fabrication of the jacket weighing
approximately 7,500MT, while the 4,700MT
topside plus 4,500MT of piles and
appurtenances will be built at Jebel Ali.'
By the third quarter of 2007, the jacket
will be loaded on to a fast transport vessel
destined for India. All installation work
will be carried out by J. Ray's in-house
marine fleet.
