Sakarya is the largest offshore natural gas field discovered in the country
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has been awarded a contract by Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center for the third phase of Turkey’s Sakarya natural gas field development.
Sakarya is the largest offshore gas field discovered in Turkey and is located approximately 170 kilometres off the coast of Filyos, Zonguldak.
The third phase development entails a new dedicated floating production unit fed by 27 wells in the Sakarya and Amasra fields, connected by a new trunkline to the onshore facility in Filyos, on the Turkish Black Sea coast.
The Saipem contract, worth about $1.5 billion, encompasses the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of eight rigid flowlines and a 24-inch diameter gas export pipeline around 183 kilometres long linking the field, at maximum water depths of 2200 metres, to Filyos.
According to Saipem, the contract covers a period of three years, with the offshore campaign to be conducted with the company’s pipelaying vessel Castorone in 2027.
Saipem has already completed work in the first phase of the Sakarya field development and is currently finalising activities related to the second phase.
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