McDermott International Inc. has been awarded the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction (EPFC) contract by Bayport Polymers for its new High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plant, the Borstar Bay3 Project, in Bayport, Texas.
The scope of work includes the EPFC of a 625,000 tonnes/year HDPE plant. The project will be based on a modular approach that will utilise the company’s world-class facility in Altamira, Mexico, to efficiently fabricate and assemble process and pipe rack modules.
Mechanical completion and construction of the facility are expected to be complete in 2021. The new plant will also be ready for hydrocarbon introduction in 2021.
“This award continues our strong and sustainable relationship with the Total, Borealis, NOVA Chemicals JV team following the award in March of 2017 for their ethane cracker in Port Arthur,” said Richard Heo, Senior Vice President for North, Central and South America. “The Borstar Bay3 Project is an example of how our vertically integrated, ‘One McDermott Way’ operating model delivers value to our customers while reducing cost and risk on projects of this scale.”
Bayport Polymers LLC is a joint venture of Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., and Novealis Holdings LLC (a joint venture of Borealis AG and NOVA Chemicals Inc.).
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1st October 2018
