Saipem secures new drilling contracts
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
Oilfield Technology,
Saipem has been awarded new drilling contracts and extensions to existing contracts, which together are valued at approximately €150 million. The contracts are for work in Portugal, Norway, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Latin America.
Saipem has received an Eni Portugal B.V. a contract for the use of the Saipem 12000, which will operate offshore Portugal. Saipem 12000 is a sixth generation ultra-deepwater drilling ship capable of operating in water depths of over 3000 m.
In Norway, the contract with Eni Norge for the Scarabeo 8 has been extended up to October 2017.
In onshore drilling, Saipem has been awarded new contracts by a number of different clients relating to land drilling rigs in South America, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Morocco. The contracts vary in length from 2 months to 2 yrs.
Edited from press release by Angharad Lock
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/16062016/saipem-secures-new-drilling-contracts-2631/
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