Saipem assigned commissioning work for Sakarya FPU offshore Turkey

The upgraded floater will double production from the deepwater gas field in the Black Sea.
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Sept. 8, 2026
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Why this news matters:

  • The Sakarya gas field is central to Turkey's strategy of increasing domestic natural gas production and reducing reliance on imports, making progress on the floating production unit a key milestone for bringing additional offshore gas volumes online.

  • Saipem's commissioning scope underscores the growing importance of floating production solutions in offshore gas developments, highlighting continued demand for specialized engineering, integration and startup expertise as operators advance large-scale projects from construction to production.

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Saipem assigned commissioning work for Sakarya FPU offshore Turkey

GOE Petrol Sanayi has contracted Saipem to perform commissioning services for the Osman Gazi Floating Production Unit, for the Phase 3 development of Turkish Petroleum’s Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea.

It follows an Operation Readiness & Assurance support services contract awarded to Saipem in April.

Sakarya is 170 km offshore in around 2,150 m of water. The commissioning program should take around eight months to complete.

Osman Gazi sailed from Singapore in July 2024, passing through the Çanakkale Strait two months later to reach İÇDAŞ Shipyard for maintenance.

Once in dry dock, the vessel underwent removals of modules removals, steel/plate renovation, deck reinforcement, and maintenance and repair of equipment, before departing in May 2025 for the port of Filyos.

The vessel, which is 298.5 m long, 56 m in breadth, and 29.5 m in depth, provides a gas processing capacity of 10.5 MMcm and a maximum gas transfer capacity of 10 MMcm.

According to Turkish Petroleum, it should double current gas production in the Black Sea to 20 MMcm. 

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Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.

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