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Saipem to purchase $230 million drillship amid growing energy demand

Italian EPC giant Saipem has decided to purchase the Santorini ultra-deepwater drillship from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries to strengthen its offshore drilling fleet amid growing demand for oil and gas, the company said on Monday. In June 2021, Saipem entered into a two-year contract with the South Korean shipyard, which included an option to buy the Santorini drillship. […]