Saipem News

Statoil to use Scarabeo 5 for Snorre

Sep 15, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Scarabeo 5 mobile drilling facility for well intervention in well 34/7-A-10H on the Snorre field. The activity is scheduled to begin in September and to last 22 days…

Shah Deniz 2 jacket sails away

Sep 01, 2016

The Shah Deniz Stage 2 platforms sailed away from the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF) for offshore installation for the BP-led project offshore Azerbaijan.  Shah Deniz 2 jacket…

BP awards Saipem Tangguh LNG EPCI contract

Jul 27, 2016

BP, operator of the Tangguh LNG (liquified natural gas) project, awarded Saipem a contract for offshore work related to the Tangguh LNG Expansion Project. The award is for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of offshore facilities…

Saipem lands Zohr EPCI contract

Jul 07, 2016

Italian offshore contractor Saipem has won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract on the supergiant Zohr gas field off Egypt. The contract, won of a number won jointly worth more than US$1.6 billion Euros…

Ivar Aasen topside installation time-lapse

Aug 08, 2016

In this video from Det norske oljeselskap, the company shows a time-lapse of the topside installation on Ivar Aasen on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The 15,000-tonne topside, which was installed late last month, has now been installed on the jacket…

Eni abandons Aurelia after poor results

Aug 04, 2016

Eni is to plug and abandon its Aurelia wildcat exploration well in the Barents Sea after poor drilling results.  The well, 7222/1-1, was the first exploration well in production license 226, awarded in 1997. It was drilled about 80km…

Connecting Kaombo

Aug 01, 2016

FPSOs and the single point mooring systems that connect them to the reserves they produce are Bluewater’s business. Elaine Maslin speaks to senior project manager Jeroen de Werd about turret design and the Kaombo project. The Kaombo turret…

Saipem nets Norway, Portugal drilling contracts

Jun 09, 2016

Saipem has been awarded new drilling contracts and extensions to existing contracts in Portugal, Norway, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Latin America, with a cumulative value of approximately Euro 150 million (US$170.48 million). Eni…

Ivar Aasen deck installation imminent

Jul 14, 2016

Norwegian independent Det norske is gearing up for imminent offshore module installation works on its Ivar Aasen development offshore Norway this month. The firm, which is due to become part of new firm Aker BP, says the the project is on time and budget with planned start-up in Q4…

Saipem, Total, Veolia bring water treatment to market

Jun 13, 2016

Italy's Saipem is to lead the industrialization and commercialization of Springs ('Subsea PRocess and INjection Gear for Seawater'), a subsea water treatment technology designed for deep water application, developed in collaboration with oil major Total and water treatment specialist Veolia…

Aker Solutions targets $1.11 billion annual savings

Jun 07, 2016

Aker Solutions says it is on track to boost cost efficiency in all areas of the company by a 30% goal - or NOK9 billion (US$1.11 billion) annually - in a bid to meet current market conditions. A quarter of the targeted improvement is expected to be achieved this year…

Saipem inks Shah Deniz 2 contract

May 03, 2016

Saipem and its consortium partners Bos Shelf and Star Gulf have been awarded call-off 007 under the Shah Deniz Stage 2 Master Agreement by BP, on behalf of the Shah Deniz partnership. The total value of the contract is approximately $1…

Eni gets Aurelia green light

May 26, 2016

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Eni Norge consent to drill an exploration well in Block 7222 in the Barents Sea. Eni Norge is the operator for production license 226 in the Barents Sea. The well is to be drilled in a prospect named Aurelia…

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…

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