Saipem 12000 News

 

Eldorado Outbids Saipem for Deep Value Driller Drillship

Feb 26, 2026

Deep Value Driller has agreed to sell its seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller to Eldorado Drilling for $300 million in cash, scrapping an earlier agreement to sell the vessel to Saipem for $272.5 million.The Oslo-listed company has…

Saipem Eyes Comeback in Venezuela as Sanctions Ease

Feb 25, 2026

Italian oil contractor Saipem is ready to resume activities in Venezuela for both offshore and onshore projects after the easing of U.S. sanctions, Chief Executive Alessandro Puliti said on Wednesday.'Things in Venezuela are changing very quickly…

Saipem Confirms Growth Trajectory

Feb 24, 2026

Saipem has released its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and financial year 2025, confirming, for the fourth consecutive year, the trajectory of growth and improvement in profitability together with a further acceleration in cash generation…

Saipem Awarded $500 Million Contract by Aramco

Feb 23, 2026

Saipem has been awarded an additional offshore contract (Contract Release Purchase Order or CRPO) in Saudi Arabia under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Aramco.Saipem’s scope of work includes the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of a 48inch trunkline…

Saipem Rolls Out AI-Based Maintenance System on Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Feb 23, 2026

Saipem has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance system onboard its ultra-deepwater drillship Saipem 12000, aiming to improve operational efficiency and offshore safety.The system uses real-time data and artificial…

Saipem Agrees $272M Deal to Acquire Deep Value Driller Drillship

Feb 17, 2026

Saipem has reached agreement on the main terms and conditions to acquire the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller for $272.5 million.The Deep Value Driller is a high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship built in 2014, featuring GustoMSC P10000 design and able to accommodate 210 people…

Azule Energy Makes Significant Oil Discovery Offshore Angola

Feb 16, 2026

Azule Energy, jointly owned by Eni and BP, has made an oil discovery at the Algaita-01 exploration well in Block 15/06 offshore Angola, with initial estimates pointing to approximately 500 million barrels of oil in place.The well, located in the offshore Lower Congo Basin…

Saipem’s Underwater Drone Carries Out Autonomous Survey at Njord Field

Feb 06, 2026

Saipem’s first resident underwater drone Hydrone-R has completed an autonomous survey mission over the Arctic coral area of the Njord field offshore Norway, operating without cables or surface vessel support.Hydrone-R Underwater Intervention Drone carried out the mission independently…

Saipem Launches Drilling Training Center with Full-Scale Simulator

Jan 19, 2026

Saipem has launched a new Drilling Training Centre featuring a full-scale simulator designed to provide immersive, hands-on training for drilling personnel.The center is accredited by the International Well Control Forum, a global body for well control competency certification…

Saipem Hires EnerMech for Whiptail Subsea Job Offshore Guyana

Jan 13, 2026

Energy services firm EnerMech has secured a subsea pre-commissioning services contract by Saipem for the Whiptail development, offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block, operated by ExxonMobil Guyana.The contract award marks EnerMech’s first project…

Saipem’s Jack-Up Rig Goes Back to Work with Aramco off Saudi Arabia

Jan 09, 2026

Italian offshore services firm Saipem has informed that its jack-up rig Perro Negro 7 will resume operations off Saudi Arabia for Aramco, starting January 2026.The contract for Perro Negro 7 was awarded to Saipem in 2011 and extended in June 2023 for 10 years…

Saipem Lands $425M Turkish Gas Contract in Sakarya Expansion

Dec 31, 2025

Italy's Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract worth approximately $425 million by Turkish Petroleum OTC for additional work on the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development in the Turkish sector of the Black Sea.The contract includes engineering…

Aramco Taps Saipem for Offshore Work in $600M Deal

Dec 30, 2025

Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia, known as Contract Release Purchase Orders (CRPO), under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Aramco.The first contract (CRPO 162), with a duration of 32 months, encompasses the Engineering…

Saipem Extends Charter, Purchase Option for Deep Value Driller Drillship

Dec 29, 2025

Deep Value Driller has agreed with Saipem to extend the bareboat charter for its seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller and to prolong the period during which Saipem may exercise an option to buy the vessel.Under the amended agreement…

Saipem Nets Multibillion-Dollar Job at World's Largest Offshore Gas Field

Dec 22, 2025

Italian engineering group Saipem has secured an offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract in Qatar with a total value of about $4 billion, of which its share amounts to approximately $3.1 billion.The contract…

Current News

Eni Enters Gambia with Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration License

Eni Enters Gambia with Offshor

Van Oord Wraps Up Cable Installation at Windanker Offshore Wind Farm

Van Oord Wraps Up Cable Instal

Sempra, TotalEnergies Produce First LNG at Mexico’s ECA LNG Project

Sempra, TotalEnergies Produce

Viridien Appoints Former SLB Executive as CEO

Viridien Appoints Former SLB E

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine