Saipem

Italian energy services contractor Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract by Turkish Petroleum for additional work on the extension of the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development.

Saipem’s scope of work encompasses the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of three additional pipelines in the Turkish sector of Black Sea, for a total of approximately 153 km with associated subsea structures.

This will connect the new natural gas reserve recently discovered at the Goktepe field to the Sakarya phase 3 facilities.

The Goktepe field is in a water depth of around 2,200 m, some 80 km from the Sakarya phase 3. The new infrastructure will enable increased production from the field development.     

The contract, with a duration of approximately two and a half years, will be managed in continuity with the contract signed in September 2025 for the third phase of the Sakarya field development.

The offshore campaign will be conducted by Saipem’s Castorone pipelay vessel in the second half of 2027. The value of the deal is approximately $425m.