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Friday, May 5, 2023
Saipem announced the award of a substantial contract to the Subsea Integration Alliance by bp and its JV partner Wintershall Dea for the Raven Infills Project, offshore Egypt. The contract scope is for a two-well tie-back in the West Nile Delta (WND) block and includes the engineering, procurement, transport and installation of approximately six kms of flexible pipes, umbilical, and associated subsea structures in water depths of around 800 meters.
WND is a multi-stage complex project. BP and partners initially aimed to develop five trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas and 55 million barrels of condensate reserves over three phases and in 2020 BP stated that future exploration activities were expected to further boost production from WND by an additional 5 to 7 Tcf. The Raven Field is the third stage of the West Nile Delta project. Stage one of the project, saw gas production from the Taurus and Libra, while the second state, involved bringing the Giza and Fayoum development online.
The Subsea Integration Alliance is a non-incorporated strategic global alliance between Subsea7 and OneSubsea®, the subsea technologies, production, and processing business of SLB, bringing together field development planning, project delivery, and total lifecycle solutions under an extensive technology and services portfolio. As one team, Subsea Integration Alliance amplifies subsea performance by helping customers to select, design, deliver, and operate the smartest subsea projects. This eliminates costly revisions, avoids delays, and reduces risk across the life of field.
Project management and engineering have commenced and will be managed from Subsea7 offices in France, the UK, and Portugal.
Olivier Blaringhem, Subsea Integration Alliance Chief Executive Officer said: “This award further solidifies our ongoing partnership with bp in Egypt. Through our early collaboration on this project, bp and Subsea Integration Alliance, have worked together to develop an optimized solution for the Raven field, showcasing our effective teamwork.”
Franck Louvety, Africa, Middle East & Caspian Vice President, Subsea7 said: “We are excited to strengthen our presence in Egypt and continue to build on our longstanding and successful relationship with bp. We look forward to working with bp to deliver the project successfully and safely while maximizing the client’s production objectives.”
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