July 19 (LNGJ) - McDermott International of the US said it was awarded a contract by Argentine energy company YPF to provide pre-front-end engineering and design services for an LNG liquefaction facility with 5 million tonnes per annum of output and with potential expansion to 10 MTPA in the Vaca Muerta Shale Basin in northwest Argentina.
“The scope of work is a continuation of a previous conceptual study developed for the YPF LNG Export Facility in Argentina under a contract in 2018,” said McDermott.
The engineering firm said its London office would provide engineering services while the Houston office would perform project management and cost estimations.
“The award of this Pre-FEED project is a testimony of McDermott's technical expertise in LNG and our successful partnership with YPF over the years,” said Mark Coscio, McDermott's Senior Vice President for North, Central and South America.
