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icked off nearly two years ago and fully block, approximately 100 km off the Nigerian coast Fig. 2 – The Egina
managed since its onset from Lagos, south of Port Harcourt in the Rivers State. field (Nigeria)
Nigeria, the Egina UFR (Umbilicals,
Flowlines and Risers) deep water field Saipem was awarded the $ 3 billion
EPCI contract by Total Upstream
Kdevelopment project is increasingly Nigeria Ltd in June 2013,
moving towards its fabrication phase, the largest offshore contract
some of its most emblematic components such as in the company’s history
risers, FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and
Offloading) foundation piles and pipeline subsea Saipem was awarded the $ 3 billion EPCI (Engineering
structures being already well underway. Procurement Construction and Installation) contract for
Long lead and critical items are well on track, with the subsea development of the Egina field - the largest
several key components (such as bulk steel, linepipes offshore contract in the company’s history - by Total
etc.) already delivered to the fabrication yards. High Upstream Nigeria Ltd in June 2013.
pressure subsea ball valves, buoyancy tanks domes Saipem’s UFR scope includes engineering,
and risers flexible joints are next to come. procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-
On the installation front, an early offshore campaign commissioning of 52 km of oil production and water
executed in October last year enabled UFR package to injection flowlines, 12 flexible jumpers, 2 km of oil
timely and successfully complete the setup of the export line, 20 km of gas export pipelines, along with
subsea positioning grid system, to the satisfaction of installation and commissioning of 80 km of steel tube
the client (figure 1). umbilicals and the mooring of the FPSO and the
offshore OLT (Oil Loading Terminal) buoy.
The Egina field development This 4 to 5 year contract is characterized by many
challenges astonishing features:
• 10 million manhours will be needed for the entire
The Egina field (figure 2) is located offshore Nigeria in
a water depth of up to 1,700 m within the OML 130 project execution;
• 200 Nigerian engineers have been fully trained
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