Maritime Developments (MDL) has supported Saipem’s work in West Africa by providing specialist equipment and operational support for two recent flex-lay campaigns offshore Ivory Coast, Senegal and Mauritania.The two scopes awarded to MDL entailed…
TotalEnergies has signed a contract with Noble Corporation for its Noble Viking drillship, which will be put to work in Oceania.TotalEnergies hired Noble Viking drillship for one firm well plus one option well in Papua New Guinea.The contract…
AIS Bardot, a supplier of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, has secured a contract from Saipem for TotalEnergies’ Kamiho deepwater oil and gas project, off Angola.The contract is for the manufacture and supply of three complete hybrid riser lines of 100 meters each…
Wage talks involving some 7,000 oil drilling workers in Norway broke down early on Wednesday, two labour unions said, raising the risk of strike action later this year that could disrupt exploration.The talks between the Norwegian Shipowners'…
Aker BP and its partners have made an oil discovery near the Skary field in the Norwegian Sea, using Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig.The oil discovery was made in the so-called E prospect near the Skary field, in wells 6507/5-13 S and 6507/5-13 A…
China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) has announced that the deepwater pipe-laying crane ship 'Offshore Oil 201' has set sail from Guangdong headed for an offshore pipeline operation site in the Middle East.This is the first time the ship has entered the international market…
Noble Corporation’s recent decision to sell the Pacific Meltem and Pacific Scirocco for non-drilling purposes highlights a key issue in the drillship market: What happens to cold-stacked rigs that are unlikely to return to work? With the floater…
Italian energy contractor Saipem has secured a $590 million contract by Eni in the U.K. for the Liverpool Bay carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.The contract the course of three years, required to complete the project, which reached financial close earlier in April…
Italian energy contractor Saipem said on Wednesday its first-quarter core earnings jumped 31% year on year driven by the group's offshore engineering and construction activities.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came in at 351 million euros ($398…
Saipem has signed a renewal for its framework agreement with Saudi Aramco. The Long-Term Agreement (LTA) now extends until the end of 2027.With the renewal of the LTA, Saipem is reconfirmed in the exclusive list of contractors selected by Saudi Aramco who are eligible to bid for work orders…
Saipem has entered into an amended bareboat charter with Deep Value Driller for the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller.Earlier in 2025, the charterer, Saipem, was granted an option until April 14, 2025 to enter into an amended bareboat charter for the Deep Value Driller drillship…
Oil and gas company BW Energy has been granted extension to the Golfinho license production phase to 2042 by the Brazilian oil and gas regulator ANP.The production phase under the Golfinho concession contract has been extended to 2042 from previously 2031…
Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured new offshore contracts in Middle East and Guyana, worth approximately $720 million.The first contract encompasses the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6405/7-4 in production license 1005, which is operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest, Vår Energi with 40% stake…
Saipem has presented its Star1 semi-submersible floating wind foundation technology, which was recently selected for two floating wind projects planned in the Mediterranean Sea.Deriving its name for star-like shape, the Star1 technology consists of three arms converging at the center…