Saipem has announced today that it has been awarded by the joint venture of Eni Côte d’Ivoire Ltd and Petroci a drilling contract worth $400 million offshore the Ivory Coast. This value is to be considered gross of the leasing costs of the deep value driller vessel that will be used for the operations, Saipem said in a press release.
The contract includes the use of the seventh-generation drillship named Deep Value Driller, one of the most modern in the world, for which Saipem has entered into a charter agreement with the company Deep Value Driller.
Through the contract, Saipem claims to strengthen the competitiveness of its fleet by leveraging its consolidated expertise in the selection and management of technologically advanced vessels.
Saipem also noted in the press release that the contract represents an important consolidation of Saipem’s presence in the Ivory Coast, a strategic area where the company is currently executing the project for the development of the oil and gas field Baleine.