Saipem has been awarded new drilling contracts in Indonesia, Nigeria, the Arabian Gulf and Latin America worth approximately US$850 million.
Saipem has signed a contract with Eni Muara Bakau for the utilisation of the 'Scarabeo 7', which will be operating offshore Indonesia drilling a minimum of 12 wells. The project is estimated to be completed in the first quarter of 2017.
The vessel will remain under contract with Eni until February 2018. 'Scarabeo 7' is a fifth-generation semi-submersible drilling rig, capable of operating in water depths of up to 1,500 metres.
In West Africa, the contract for the 'Scarabeo 3' has been extended to March 2015. 'Scarabeo 3' is a second-generation semi-submersible drilling rig, with capacity to operate in water depths of over 450 metres.
NDC, meanwhile, has extended the contract for the jack-up rig 'Perro Negro 2' for 24 months, starting from January 2015, for activities in the Arabian Gulf.
In Ecuador, EP Petroamazonas has extended the charter of the jack-up rig 'Ocean Spur', operated by Saipem, until the end of the first quarter of 2015. Both jack-up are rigs capable of operating in water depths of up to 90 metres.
