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Saipem bags Al-Zour new refinery project in Kuwait
Saipem has received award notification from the Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC) for Package 4 and Package 5 of the Al-Zour New Refinery Project (NRP), located 90 km south of Kuwait City, for a total amount of USD 1.3B.
The Al-Zour NRP will be one of the largest oil-refining plants in the world, with refining output capacity of 615,000 barrels per day.
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The NRP has been divided into five major EPC packages.
Aker Solutions wins 1st order in offshore Mexico
Aker Solutions won its first order for a project offshore Mexico as it secured a contract from Saipem to supply umbilicals for the Pemex-operated Lakach deepwater natural-gas field.
Saipem forms JV with Dangote Group in Africa
Saipem has entered into a joint venture with manufacturing conglomerate Dangote Group in Africa to create a new company named Saipem Dangote E&C.
Saipem Dangote E&C is a new player with high technical and financial capabilities in the Nigerian and Central/West African market. Xodus, Saipem, Chiyoda form new subsea company
International energy consultancy Xodus Group launched a global subsea engineering company in partnership with oil and gas contractor Saipem and mid and downstream oil and gas giant Chiyoda Corporation.The new organisation plans to challenge the largest tier-one subsea engineering companies for a share of the global market.
FPSO contracts for Saipem in Brazil, Angola
Saipem has been awarded by Petrobras a four-year extension to the Cidade de Vitória FPSO lease contract at Petrobras’ Golfinho Field, in Brazil’s Espirito Santo Basin, as well as a contract for modification and upgrading of the leased FPSO vessel.
Algeria: gas transportation system
Algeria-based oil company Sonatrach has awarded Saipem the EPC contract for gas pipeline GK3 lot 3, covering the engineering, procurement and construction of a gas transportation system.