Mellitah Oil & Gas lets offshore Libyan contract to Saipem

Mellitah Oil & Gas BV Libyan Branch, a consortium formed by National Oil Corp. of Libya and Eni North Africa, let a contract to Saipem for development of the Bouri Gas Utilization Project (BGUP) offshore Libya. The contract is worth about $1 billion.

Saipem will revamp the platforms and infrastructure of Bouri gas field in water depths of 145-183 m. The contract comprises engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) of an about 5,000-ton gas recovery module (GRM) onto the existing DP4 offshore platform, together with laying 28 km of pipelines connecting the DP3, DP4, and Sabratha platforms.

Main lifting operations will be executed by the semi-submersible crane vessel Saipem 7000.