Saipem News

Saipem sets riser records

May 03, 2016

Saipem has celebrated setting new milestones in the oil service industry with the installation of two gas export free standing hybrid risers (FSHR), 20in and 19in respectively, in the Pre-Salt area of Santos Basin about 300km from the Brazilian shoreline…

Saipem, DESFA enter MoU

Apr 22, 2016

Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DESFA, the national natural gas system operator in Greece, for cooperation on onshore and offshore gas projects within the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean regions. Saipem and…

NSL wins Saipmen lifting, HSE work

Apr 25, 2016

NSL has won HSE (health, safety, and enviornment) and lifting operations contracts with Italy's Saipem. The two-year agreement will deliver HSE competency assurance and lifting intervention of onshore and offshore lifting operations to Saipem personnel…

Saipem inks TAP EPCI gig

Apr 14, 2016

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline joint venture has awarded Saipem an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the offshore section of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline project. Image of the Castoro 10…

Xodus ink Lundin framework agreement

May 04, 2016

Xodus Group has been awarded a framework agreement by Lundin Norway to provide engineering studies and verification services for its developments on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The agreement is for four years with potential extension for two years…

Saipem inks string of E&C contracts

Apr 19, 2016

Saipem has been awarded new engineering and construction contracts cumulatively valued at about €430 million. The work includes a contract with Statoil, for the lift and mating operations of offshore floating wind turbines for the Hywind Scotland project…

Egypt’s breadbasket

Apr 01, 2016

Italian major Eni has found what could be the biggest gas deposit in the Mediterranean and the company is eager to develop it. Jerry Lee reports. Egypt Nile Delta. The Zohr discovery, in the Shorouk block…

GAS gets Chirag survey gig

Feb 29, 2016

Italian geotechnical firm GAS has been appointed to perform survey and positioning support activities for the Chirag oil project offshore Azerbaijan.  The work scope covers the laying of 8.33km of the 18in water injection pipeline and…

EC approves Saipem sale deal

Jan 12, 2016

The European Commission (EC) has authorized Italy’s Eni to sale 12.5% of its stake in its subsidiary Saipem to Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI). Image from Saipem. According to the Italian giant…

Eni: 2017 Zohr start-up goal

Feb 22, 2016

Italian explorer Eni hopes to start production from the giant Zohr gas field offshore Egypt by the end of 2017, after being approved to take over the development lease from Egypt's national Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). Zohr, described as Egypt's largest gas field to date…

Jan De Nul to install cables on Marjan Field

Jan 28, 2016

Jan De Nul Group will install two additional power cables for Saudi Aramco’s Marjan Field, offshore Saudi Arabia, in the Persian Gulf. For the Marjan gas oil separation plant project executed by McDermott, Jan De Nul Group will install two 115 kV cables…

Eni axes Ocean Rig Olympia contract

Jan 21, 2016

Global offshore deepwater drilling services provider Ocean Rig UDW received a termination notice from Italian giant Eni for the Ocean Rig Olympia deepwater drillship. According to Ocean Rig, “due to the dramatic fall of the crude oil price and the volatile market context…

Saipem awarded US$196 million in contracts

Dec 15, 2015

Saipem has been awarded new engineering and construction offshore contracts cumulatively valued at US$196 million (€180 million). The most significant initiatives are: Johan Sverdrup Export Pipelines Project  Statoil, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partners…

Aker, Saipem join subsea forces

Dec 18, 2015

Aker Solutions and Saipem are to cooperate on targeted subsea oil and gas development projects worldwide. The companies will, through a joint work, group identify opportunities where they can create value for customers by combining Aker…

Middle Eastern resilience

Jan 01, 2016

Both maintaining and launching new offshore production is high on the agenda in the Middle East, not least in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran. IHS’ Mirzi Moralde outlines current activity in the region. Total’s…

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