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Saipem and MDC Join Forces to Expand Offshore Drilling Activities

Oct 23, 2026

Saipem and Egypt's Modern Drilling Company (MDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore offshore drilling opportunities in Egypt, with the potential to extend their cooperation to other countries.The non-exclusive agreement…

ADES Takes Over Saipem’s Saudi Jack-Up Business

Sep 15, 2026

Saipem has completed the sale of its Saudi Arabian shallow-water drilling business to ADES Saudi Limited Company, advancing its strategy to focus its offshore drilling portfolio on deepwater and harsh-environment operations.The transaction, first announced in June…

Subsea Vessel Market: Shifting Dynamics + Fleet Expansion

Oct 29, 2026

We are entering in interesting period in the subsea vessel market, as contract backlog among the EPCs continue to rise to new all-time highs, existing long-term contracts are coming up for renewals, and a wave of newbuilds are closing in on delivery…

Chevron, Egypt Ink Fiscal Agreement for Aphrodite Gas Project

Oct 21, 2026

Egypt and Chevron have signed an agreement establishing the fiscal framework for developing and connecting Cyprus’ offshore Aphrodite gas to Egyptian gas infrastructure, marking another step towards transporting gas from the Eastern Mediterranean field to Egypt…

Saipem Secures $350M Subsea Job at Azule Energy’s Angola Oil Project

Sep 14, 2026

Saipem has been awarded a contract worth about $350 million for subsea work on Azule Energy's West Hub Tails oil project offshore Angola, part of the wider Agogo Integrated West Hub Development.The project is located about 180 kilometers offshore Angola in water depths of up to 1…

Saipem Bags Commissioning Contract for Türkiye-Bound FPU

Sep 08, 2026

Italian energy services firm Saipem has secured a contract from GOE Petrol Sanayi for commissioning services on the Osman Gazi floating production unit (FPU), destined for the Sakarya gas field development in the Turkish Black Sea.The contract…

Saipem Taps Subsea Cable Assets for $20M Cable Campaign

Sep 23, 2026

Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) has secured its first contract, a roughly $20 million award from Saipem Contracting Netherlands for cable transportation and handling work supporting a major offshore energy project in the Caspian region.The scope covers engineering…

ExxonMobil Taps Saipem, Jan De Nul for Rovuma LNG Work

Sep 10, 2026

Saipem and Jan De Nul have signed a letter of intent with ExxonMobil for preliminary work on the offshore portion of the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 development in Mozambique, ahead of a potential engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract…

Aker BP Makes Gas Discovery in North Sea

Sep 16, 2026

Aker BP has made a gas discovery in the North Sea, using Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made 25 kilometers north of the Duva field, marking the first exploration well in production license 1153, which was awarded in APA 2021…

EU Set to Restart Scrutiny of Subsea 7-Saipem Combination

Sep 16, 2026

The European Commission will likely comment within the next 24 hours on a reopening of its antitrust probe of the merger between Norway's Subsea 7 and Italy's Saipem, Subsea 7 CEO Stuart Fitzgerald said on Wednesday.The probe had been halted…

Jan De Nul Enters CCS Market with North Sea Project

Aug 28, 2026

Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul will install rock protection for a North Sea CO2 pipeline as a subcontractor to Saipem, marking its first involvement in a carbon capture and storage project.The work forms part of the Northern Endurance Partnership's CO2 transportation and storage network…

Saipem, Subsea7 Clear Key US Regulatory Merger Hurdle

Aug 03, 2026

Saipem and Subsea7 have cleared a key U.S. regulatory hurdle for their planned merger after the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 expired, allowing the transaction to close in the United States once all remaining conditions are met…

Saipem Secures $260M Drillship Deal with Eni in West Africa

Jul 22, 2026

Saipem has secured an offshore drilling contract worth approximately $260 million from Eni for a long-term development drilling campaign offshore Côte d'Ivoire.The contract will see the Santorini drillship deployed on the campaign from early 2027 under a firm drilling program…

Saipem Marks Neptun Deep Offshore Installation Milestone in Black Sea

Jul 23, 2026

Saipem has confirmed the completion of a key offshore installation campaign for the Neptun Deep natural gas project in Romania, marking another milestone in the development of what is expected to become the European Union's largest offshore gas project…

Saipem Cuts Earnings Outlook as Middle East Costs Rise

Jul 28, 2026

Italian oil and gas contractor Saipem on Monday revised down its expectations for 2026 core earnings to take into account extra costs linked to the Middle East crisis.The de-consolidation of its shallow-water drilling business, which Saipem recently sold…

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