McDermott International Inc. (McDermott), has announced that a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott SA (J. Ray) has been awarded a contract by Woodside for the Pluto offshore platform NW of Karratha, Western Australia. The scope of work for this contract includes the installation engineering, transportation and installation of the complete platform. Contracts of this nature are typically valued at USD 100 million. The substructure, a four-leg extended base tower with a launch weight of 10,000 metric tons, will be secured with drilled and grouted foundations by J. Ray's 3080tn capacity construction barge, the DB30. The DB30 will also lift and install the topsides. Work will commence in the first quarter of 2008 and is expected to be completed fourth quarter 2009.