Saipem to deliver EPCI services for QatarEnergy LNG

QatarEnergy LNG has onboarded Saipem, along with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. (COOEC), for the delivery of offshore engineering procurement construction and installation (EPCI) services

Known to be the largest 'non-associated' natural gas field off the north-eastern coast of Qatar, the NFPS project is being leveraged by QatarEnergy LNG to hit its production optimisation goals. 

Worth around US$4bn, the contract requires the partners to provide a COMP5 package for the North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS) Offshore Compression Complexes project.

Spanning over a service period of five years, Saipem will be covering engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of two compression complexes, each including a compression platform, a living quarter platform, a flare platform supporting the gas combustion system, and the related interconnecting bridges. These complexes, which will be weighing no less than 68,000 tons each, and other offshore installations will be carried out by Saipem''s De He construction vessel. 

Currently Saipem is executing the previously ordered contracts on the same project, involving the EPCI COMP2 and COMP3 packages.

Saipem's complicated, large-scale services are supported by five fabrication yards and an offshore fleet of 17 construction vessels owned and 12 drilling rigs, of which 9 owned. The company's approach to major projects involves sustainability and digital innovation.