A leading offshore rig and drilling platform manufacturer based in Houma says it intends to hire hundreds of workers in Louisiana and Texas as it begins work on new projects. Gulf Island Fabrication CEO Kerry Chauvin says the company expects to add 200 in Houma by the end of the year, and another 500 at the company’s facility in Aransas Pass, Texas. In April, the company announced it would build a hull for Williams, a natural-gas company with several offshore facilities. In June, Gulf Island Fabrication won the contract to build a $29.5 million dry dock at the LaShip yard at the Port of Terrebonne. Gulf Island Fabrication also has ongoing work from older contracts, including the fabrication of several towboats and a 335-foot lift boat.
Houma manufacturer to add 700 jobs
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