Saipem to overhaul Bouri platforms offshore Libya

Aug. 9, 2023

Mellitah Oil & Gas B.V. Libyan Branch, a consortium between Eni and NOC, has awarded Saipem a $1 billion EPCIC contract for the Bouri Gas Utilization Project offshore Libya.

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The Saipem 7000 semisubmersible crane vessel performs offshore construction developments worldwide, which includes pipelaying in water depths greater than 2,000 m and heavy-lift operations up to 14,000 tonnes.

MILAN, Italy— Mellitah Oil & Gas B.V. Libyan Branch, a consortium between Eni and NOC, has awarded Saipem a $1 billion EPCIC contract for the Bouri Gas Utilization Project offshore Libya.

Saipem will perform a revamp of the platforms and facilities serving the Bouri gas field, located in water depths of 145 m to 183 m in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the aims is to reduce CO₂ emissions.

The company will engineer, procure, construct, install and commission a new 5,000-ton gas recovery module on the DP4 platform and lay 28 km of new subsea pipelines connecting the DP3, DP4 and Sabratha platforms.

The Saipem 7000semisubmersible crane vessel will perform the main lifting operations.

08.09.2023