McDermott International, Inc. reported that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a contract by Williams Partners L.P. for transportation and installation services for a Spar hull at the Tubular Bells project in the Gulf of Mexico. The value of the contract is included in McDermott's second quarter 2012 backlog.

McDermott will transport and install the Gulfstar FPS GS-1 Spar hull and moorings. Located approximately 150 miles offshore, the Spar platform is destined for the Gulf of Mexico's Mississippi Canyon and will sit in approximately 4,200 feet of water.

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