Saipem and Petrobel have finalised offshore contract variations worth 900M USD for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the Optimised Ramp Up phase of the Zohr Field Development Project situated in the Mediterranean Sea off the Egyptian coast.
Petrobel is a joint venture between IEOC (an Eni subsidiary in Egypt) and EGPC (Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation) and is in charge of the development of Zohr on behalf of PetroShorouk, a joint venture between EGAS (Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company) and IEOC.
The current variations to the scope of work include the installation of a 30-inch diameter gas export pipeline and an 8-inch diameter service pipeline, as well as EPCI work for the field development in deep water (up to 1700 metres) of 4 wells and the installation of umbilicals. Works will commence in July 2017 and are due to be completed by the end of 2018.
In order to meet the requirements set by the Client, Saipem will deploy several vessels from its highly specialised fleet, including the Castorone, the subsea field development ship Saipem FDS2, the Saipem 3000, and, finally, the Castoro 6 and the trenching barge Castoro 10.
