Saipem News

Åsgard subsea compression on track

Jun 18, 2013

The world’s first subsea compression station is coming together in Norway— Elaine Maslin looks at the work ahead. Norway’s subsea laboratory is getting close to producing major results for Statoil and Aker Solutions. The two firms…

Åsgard first comes a step closer

Jun 18, 2013

A project to create the world's first subsea gas compression facility is a step closer after the main subsea frame for the project set sail from a Norwegian yard.  Aker Solutions loaded out the 1800-tonne gas compression station steel frame from its yard at Egersund…

Saipem racks up US$7.9B in contracts

May 21, 2013

Saipem announced that it has already exceeded 50% of its new contract acquisition target for 2013 in the Engineering & Construction (E&C) Business Unit. The total value of new contracts acquired from January 2013 to date in the E&C Business…

Saipem wins $500m Latin America work

Apr 22, 2013

Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Latin America with a total value of approximately $500 million. In Venezuela, Saipem signed with Cardon IV, a 50/50 joint-venture between Eni and Repsol, T&I contracts for the development of the Perla EP Project…

Single independent risers offer a simple, reliable, and cost-effective system

May 20, 2013

With the booming deep and ultra-deepwater field developments, the need for innovative riser technology to cover this market has increased very quickly. Saipem has worked to develop new concepts specifically adapted to operators’ needs. The…

Oceaneering picks up Burullus work

May 21, 2013

Oceaneering International has been subcontracted by Saipem to supply umbilicals for the Burullus West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Phase IXa development offshore Egypt. The order is for 10 subsea production control umbilicals totaling approximately 84 kilometers (52…

OTC.13: Trelleborg and Saipem launch LNG tandem offloading system

May 09, 2013

Trelleborg, has teamed with leading oil and gas industry contractor, Saipem, to develop a new LNG tandem offloading system. Derived from existing and proven technologies, the latest development in cryogenic LNG floating hoses is set to become…

Saipem picks BMT for riser monitoring

May 02, 2013

Saipem has contracted BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd,  to provide riser monitoring systems for two Free Standing Risers (FSHRs) and four Steel Lazy Wave Risers (SLWRs) for the Sapinhoá Norte and Cernambi Sul pre-salt fields offshore Brazil…

Arabian construction

Mar 28, 2013

Saudi Aramco awarded Saipem a lump sum contract extension for the development of the Arabiyah and Hasbah gas fields in the Persian Gulf. The project’s scope includes construction work on the fields’ trunklines.

Saipem E&C names COO

Jan 17, 2013

Giuseppe Caselli appointed COO for Saipem E&CUmberto Vergine, Saipem CEOSaipem announces that Giuseppe Caselli, formerly Chief Operating Officer for the Drilling Business Unit, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for the Engineering & Construction Business Unit…

ENI adds to Mozambique finds

Feb 25, 2013

Italy's ENI announced another new gas discovery in the Mamba Complex offshore Mozambique. The firm said the discovery, made at the Coral 3 delineation well, confirmed the potential of the Mamba Complex in Area 4 at 75 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in place…

Saipem, JGC in Abadi contest

Jan 24, 2013

Saipem and JGC fight for Abadi FLNG contract Click to view largerSubsidiaries of Saipem and JGC Corp. have won FEED contracts for Inpex's Abadi FLNG facility off Indonesia, Inpex announced on 23 January 2013.PT Saipem Indonesia and PT…

Samsung Offshore names COO

Jan 14, 2013

Ex-Saipem CEO appointed Samsung Offshore COO Michel LaineSamsung Engineering has appointed Michel Lainé as chief operating officer of its newly established offshore segment, effective December 20, 2012.Lainé’s career in offshore began in 1982 with ETPM…

Michel Lainé

Feb 01, 2013

Samsung Engineering has appointed Michel Lainé as chief operating officer of its newly established offshore segment. Lainé comes to Samsung from Saipem (France) where he served as chairman and CEO. His appointment underpins Samsung Engineering’s bid to move into the offshore market.

Gabon wildcat roars

Feb 01, 2013

Panoro has struck oil at its wildcat well, Dussafu Torue Marin-1, off Gabon. The well, drilled by Saipem’s semisubmersible Scarabeo 3, found 13m of pay in a 22m oil column in the Gamba formation and 38m of pay within stacked reservoirs of the Dentale formation…

Current News

CNOOC Starts Up Nine Oil and Gas Projects as Production Hits Record

CNOOC Starts Up Nine Oil and G

Huisman Gets Crane Supply Order for Siem's Subsea Newbuilds

Huisman Gets Crane Supply Orde

SBM Offshore Picks Seatrium for South American FPSO Project

SBM Offshore Picks Seatrium fo

Solstad's Normand Australis Wins 250-Day Subsea Campaign

Solstad's Normand Australis Wi

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine