Saipem lands $350m Angola offshore contract

Italian offshore engineering contractor Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract in Angola worth around $350m. 

The contract has been awarded by Azule Energy, a joint venture owned by Eni and BP, and relates to the West Hub Tails project, part of the wider Agogo Integrated West Hub Development, located 180 km offshore Angola at water depths up to 1,750 m. 

Saipem’s scope of work covers the engineering, fabrication, transportation, and installation of subsea infrastructure, including approximately 62 km of flowlines, risers, and umbilicals, to be tied into the Agogo FPSO, with an expected duration of approximately two and a half years.

Fabrication activities will be carried out at Saipem’s Ambriz yard in Angola, with the involvement of local companies and workforce. For the offshore campaign, Saipem will deploy the construction vessels FDS and Normand Maximus.