Milano, October 15 - Neftegaz.RU. Italian oilfield contractor Saipem has signed new offshore E&C contracts in Azerbaijan, the North Sea and Congo. The overall value of the contracts is approximately $400 million.
In Azerbaijan, Total has awarded a SURF contract to the consortium between Saipem Contracting Netherlands, Boshelf LLC and STAR GULF FZCO, for the development of the Absheron field operated by JOCAP, a JV between Total Absheron (50%) and SOCAR Absheron (50%), from 10 mt to 500 mt of water depth, located under the Caspian Sea.
Saipem said that the scope of work includes engineering, procurement, fabrication and offshore installation, assistance to commissioning and to performance testing of a 12” single production flowline and its Flowline End Termination structure, and of a main umbilical, both being approximately 34 km in length.
Saipem was also assigned by Humberside Gathering System Limited, on behalf of the Tolmount Development Partners (Premier Oil and Dana Petroleum) a contract for pipeline engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) works in relation to the development of the Tolmount Main gas field, located in the Southern North Sea.
Finally, Saipem, through its subsidiary Boscongo, has been awarded a modification, maintenance and operations contract by Eni Congo for the provision of maintenance services, modifications and improvements on all Eni Congo offshore sites in Congo over a 36-month period.
The scope of work includes on-site maintenance activities, such as troubleshooting, planned and unplanned maintenance as well as the supply of spare parts, materials and workshop activities at Boscongo yard.
