Italian energy services major Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract by Turkish Petroleum for the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
Sakarya is the largest offshore natural gas field discovered in Turkey, located approximately 170 km off the coast of Filyos. The third phase of development entails a new dedicated FPU, fed by 27 wells located in the Sakarya and Amasra fields.
Saipem’s scope of the $1.5bn contract includes the EPCI of eight rigid flowlines and a 24-inch diameter gas export pipeline, approximately 183 km long, connecting the offshore field at a maximum depth of 2,200 m.
The overall duration of the contract is approximately three years, while the offshore campaign will be conducted by Saipem’s Castorone pipelay vessel in 2027.
Saipem has completed the first phase of the Sakarya field development project awarded in 2021 and is finalising activities related to the second phase awarded in 2023.
