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Saipem engaged in the Field

Development Project for the

“supergiant” Zohr gas field,

located off the Egyptian coast

in the Mediterranean sea

Located 200 km offshore at a water depth of approximately
1,700 m, the Egyptian Zhor supergiant field is the largest gas find
ever made in the Mediterranean Sea. Since its discovery in 2015
by Eni, it has undergone an ambitious 3 phase development plan
conceived and implemented for its exploitation

Giulio Fatica, responsible of the Subsea Engineering of Saipem SA
Piergiovanni Panico, Project Manager for Engineering and Procurement activities of Zohr Development Project

n April 2016 Saipem was awarded the contract
for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction
and Installation (EPCI) of the first and most
challenging phase (Accelerated Start-Up) aimed
at ensuring early production by the end of 2017
Iwith the tie-in of the first 2 wells by September REM
2017.
To achieve such a challenging target, and to support
the in-Country execution operations, Saipem is TRM
ZOHR
leveraging its outstanding experience in similar fast-
track EPCI offshore projects, its long presence in Egypt PRODUCT Pipeline from 6" to 28“
(potentially up to 32")
and its knowledge of the Country’s industrial capabilities. WATER DEPTH minimum WD 1.4m up to 20m
SHALLOW WATER
This first phase is characterised by a fast-track SOIL UP to 350 kPa
TRENCHING BARGE
execution schedule and features a total of 6 producing 1.8m BOP Single Pass
wells, 30 km of infield rigid flowlines and related subsea TRENCH DEPTH up to 3.2m BOP Double Pass
termination structures, subsea jumpers and spools, INSTALLED POWER 2200 kW
two manifolds and 20 km of infield control umbilicals. BACKFILLING up to 80% cover by past TRENCHING MACHINE
The subsea production system is remotely controlled experiences
TRM Trenching Machine
from a platform via a 158 km main umbilical. A trunkline REM Remedial Machine
system consisting of a 218 km long 26” gas export
subsea pipeline running parallel to a new 14” in-service SPREAD Back Filling equipment
and a new 8” MEG pipeline delivers the produced gas SB Sliding Buoys
to the onshore Plant of El Gamil. DT Dredging Tool REMEDIAL MACHINE
giovedì 16 febbraio 2017
Saipem’s world class offshore construction fleet allows
for an effective combination of its most suitable vessels the trunkline system, together with the Castoro sei
with Egyptian installation vessels to ensure the timely semisubmersible pipelay vessel for the medium water
delivery of the Accelerated Phase. Saipem’s flagship section and the PMS 12 pipelay vessel for the shallow
Castorone is currently laying the deepwater section of water section. Landfall works, including cofferdam

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