Saipem Secures $500M Offshore Job in Saudi Arabia

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured work two offshore projects in Saudi Arabia, under the existing long-term contract with Saudi state-owned oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco.

Saipem’s scope of work under the first project involves the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of a crude trunkline of approximately 50 km with a diameter of 42 inches for the Abu Safah field.

The activities related to the second project involve the production maintenance programs of the Berri and Manifa fields.The overall amount of the two projects is approximately $500 million, Saipem said.

Italy’s Saipem has secured work in Saudi Arabia worth a total of about $500m.The Milan-listed offshore engineering and construction giant said Monday that the deal covers two offshore projects under the existing long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco.For the first project, Saipem’s work scope covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a crude trunkline of about 50 km for the Abu Safa field, while the second project involves production maintenance programmes for the Berri and Manifa fields.

The award is the company’s second within a few days. On Friday, Saipem revealed a framework deal with BP for offshore projects in Azerbaijan utilising the Shah Deniz consortium-owned subsea construction vessel Khankendi. The total value of the framework agreement is about $300m of which Saipem’s share is $250m.

Source:https://www.oedigital.com