Saipem onboard Eni's Phase 3 Baleine project offshore Ivory Coast

Saipem has bagged a million euro contract offshore Ivory Coast for the third development phase of Eni's Baleine project

Saipem will be overseeing the engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation work at water depths up to 1,300 meters, building approximately 50 km of rigid pipelines and associated subsea structures. The project aligns with the energy services provider's reputation in delivering complex energy infrastructures of strategic importance to global operators. 

Construction vessels FDS and Shen Da will be deployed for around three years to support operations of scale, involving the transportation and installation of flexible risers, flexible jumpers, subsea production systems and a 3-km-long flexible gas export flowline, as well as 22 km of subsea umbilical.

The strategically significant offshore project's engineering, procurement and construction works across multiple wells will be undertaken by SLB's OneSubsea joint venture. This will involve the installation of complete subsea production systems (SPS) for 13 wells. 

This contract will support the entire well life cycle, starting with the installation of subsea trees, umbilical, manifolds, multiphase flowmeters and control systems, through to commissioning and life-of-field services. This integrated approach will streamline execution and support the project’s fast-track development schedule.

"Baleine Phase 3 brings together scale and execution certainty," said Mads Hjelmeland, chief executive officer of SLB OneSubsea. "Through our subsea production system technology and by leveraging our established local presence, we are supporting Eni’s efforts to advance a complex, deepwater project efficiently while contributing to the long-term development of offshore resources in Côte d’Ivoire."

TechnipFMC, too is contributing to the fast track development, establishing a network of flexible flowlines and risers to be connected to a new floating production unit.

Jonathan Landes, president-subsea for TechnipFMC, said, “This award marks the continued expansion of our collaboration with Eni. We are excited to apply our expertise to provide a robust flexible pipe solution with schedule certainty in support of this fast-track project.”