Overview
- McDermott announced on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, that it has been awarded Package 4 of ADNOC’s Umm Shaif Surface Pressure Boosting project, a contract the company classifies as a 'mega' award worth more than $1 billion.
- The scope covers full engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a new jacket and a heavy topside plus brownfield modifications, with engineering and project management led from McDermott’s UAE offices and module fabrication at QMW’s Qingdao yard in China.
- The award follows ADNOC’s July final investment decision for the wider $6.2 billion Umm Shaif gas‑cap development, which includes multiple EPC packages and a 14‑well drilling campaign and aims to unlock more than 600 million standard cubic feet per day of gas.
- McDermott and observers flag execution challenges from installing one of the Middle East’s heaviest topsides and from complex offshore integration, and the company noted standard forward‑looking risks around schedule, personnel and project changes.
- The contract advances ADNOC’s plan to raise domestic gas supply and grow its gas and LNG position by the mid‑2030s while creating engineering and fabrication work in the UAE and Qingdao and setting up near‑term milestones to watch during the 2027–2030 execution period.