A significant demand boost in West Africa and other regions reflected in Saipem's latest wins as the company announced new offshore drilling contracts amounting to nearly US$135mn in total
Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited and Eni Côte d’Ivoire Limited have booked the Santorini, a seventh-generation drillship, for extended operations in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire respectively, ahead of the next drilling campaign in the Mediterranean Sea.
Another seventh-generation drillship, the Deep Value Driller, has completed its operations in Ghana on behalf of Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited and will be employed for a new project in Indonesia for Eni Ganal Deepwater Limited, with activities expected to commence by the end of the year.
The Scarabeo 9, having recently completed a successful drilling campaign in Egypt for Burullus Gas Company, an Egyptian oil and gas company active in offshore gas production, has started operations in Libya under a new contract with Eni North Africa BV, that will keep the rig active until early 2026.
Saipem's drilling units are known for bringing in reliability and operational strength to major projects.
Saipem bags major contracts in West Africa
The contracts amount to nearly US$135mn in total.
