Italian energy contractor Saipem has completed the installation of the subsea pipeline for the Irpa project, developed by Equinor in the Norwegian Sea.Offshore operations were carried out by the pipelay vessel Castorone, one of Saipem's flagship vessels…
Aker BP has exercised the option for the extension period under the existing contract with Saipem for the semi‑submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 8.The option, which is direct continuation of the previous one-year contract extension, prolongs the contract until December 31…
Italy's Saipem is confident that a $20-billion liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique for TotalEnergies TTEF.PA will restart by the end of the summer, the CEO of the energy contractor said on Thursday.Covered by force majeure since 2021 following insurgent attacks…
Energy services firms Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement to create a leading energy services company under the name of Saipem7, which will have a combined backlog of over $50 billion.The binding merger agreement follows…
Saipem achieved a semester of further growth, confirming the constant progression in operating and financial performance over the last three years which enabled, in the month of May, the distribution of the largest dividend in the company's history…
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…
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…