ICA Fluor, the industrial engineering company jointly owned by Fluor Corp. and Empresas ICA, has announced the signing of two contracts for the design and construction of two lightweight offshore platforms, Yaxche-B and KAB-A, in the Gulf of Mexico. The total combined value of the two contracts is approximately USD 20 million. The contracts were awarded by PEMEX Exploration and Production to ICA Fluor’s subsidiary Industrias del Hierro which is dedicated to the fabrication of modules and offshore platforms. The scope of work for these contracts will include engineering, procurement, construction, load out, and sea bed-fastening of the offshore platforms. The two lightweight platforms weigh 1600 metric tons. Yaxche-B is expected to be completed by April 2008, and KAB-A by May 2008.
