Saipem has adjudicated store clerks in offshore segment E&C for beyond 1,5 billion euros



Saipem has adjudicated new contracts and contractual variations in offshore segment E&C for a advanced value to 1,5 billion euros. The main contract regards the project of development of the field gas of Zohr, the reservoir situated in gas "supergiant" to wide of the coast the Egyptian in the Mediterranean Sea that has been uncovered from Eni in August 2015 using the ship of perforation Saipem 10000, that it is still operating in the area.

Petrobel has assigned to Saipem a contract of engineering, supplying, construction and installation (EPCI) for the first phase of development of Zohr, whose realization will second happen a accelerated tempistica. Petrobel, joint venture between Eni and EGPC (Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation), is responsible for the development of Zohr on behalf of PetroShorouk, joint venture between EGAS (Egyptian Natural Holding Gas Company) and Eni.

The contract comprises the installation of a conduct of the diameter of 26 inches for the export of the gas and conducts of service from 14 and 8 inches, let alone work EPCI for the development in deep waters (until 1700 meters) of six wells and the installation of umbilical cables. The work will begin in the course of the current month and is previewed that they are concluded within end 2017.

Saipem has explained that, in order to assure that the accelerated development plan is respected, it will mobilize a naval means fleet highly characterized composed from the Castorone, the ship put down-coos of last generation specialized in rests in hooligan-deep waters, the ship put down-coos Beaver Is, the pontoon for puts down it and I bury it of numerous conducts Beaver 10 and other specialistic means.

"We are many contents of being selected for the attainment of a so important objective, the production of the first gas from Zohr within the end of 2017", it has emphasized the managing director of Saipem, Stefano Cao. "We will put in field - it has added - a fleet that it will comprise ships with specification of last generation, and we will insist on ours proven ability and ours consolidated presence in the area so that the attainment of the objectives of our customers is assured".

Saipem has moreover negotiates various variations of the scope of the job on existing Offshore contracts E&C in other countries.