McDermott International has won a substantial engineering, procurement, removal, and disposal (EPRD) contract from Santos to decommission the Harriet Alpha platform and associated offshore infrastructure in Western Australia. This milestone project follows McDermott’s recent completion of the Campbell decommissioning project, also for Santos, and underscores McDermott’s expanding footprint in Australia’s decommissioning sector.
The Harriet Alpha platform, a key part of the Harriet Joint Venture (HJV) assets, represents one of the most prominent offshore facilities scheduled for dismantling. Under the EPRD contract, McDermott will undertake comprehensive decommissioning tasks, including the engineering, procurement, and fabrication of specialized equipment needed for the safe removal and disposal of the platform. This extensive effort will involve transporting the platform’s structural components to an onshore site for final dismantling and environmentally responsible disposal. Additionally, the project covers the decommissioning of a flare tower, an exploration well, and a subsea development system featuring two template wells.
Mahesh Swaminathan, McDermott’s Senior Vice President of Subsea and Floating Facilities, expressed confidence in the company’s ability to deliver on this ambitious project. “This is our largest decommissioning project to date, reflecting our commitment to providing bespoke solutions for the safe and environmentally responsible removal of infrastructure at the end of its operational lifecycle,” Swaminathan stated. He further noted that McDermott’s growing involvement in Australian decommissioning projects aligns with broader efforts to support a more circular and low-carbon economy.
McDermott’s decommissioning expertise will be put to work from their Perth, Australia office, with additional technical and logistical support coming from teams in Batam, Indonesia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The project is expected to leverage McDermott’s regional and international resources, which include a fleet of specialized marine vessels and fabrication facilities worldwide. For McDermott, a “large” contract typically falls between $50 million and $250 million, although the exact value of this specific project has not been disclosed.
This award marks another significant step in McDermott’s role within the evolving global decommissioning landscape, as energy companies worldwide look to retire aging offshore platforms responsibly. By employing advanced engineering solutions and leveraging McDermott’s extensive project management capabilities, the company aims to execute the project efficiently and with minimal environmental impact.
