Saipem wins $ 830 mm in drilling contracts in West Africa and Egypt
ENI, Addax Petroleum, and Burullus Gas separately contracted Saipem for offshore drilling in West Africa and Egypt in
deals with a total value of $ 830 mm (EUR 647 mm).
For 3 years starting in 2011, ENI will drill off West Africa using Saipem's Scarabeo 7 rig, a fourth-generation
semisubmersible rig capable of operating in water 1,500 m deep and drilling to depths of 8,500 m.
The Scarabeo 3 is under an extended charter to Addax Petroleum for 2 years, working off Nigeria. It is a
second-generation semisubmersible rig capable of operating in water 500 m deep and drilling to depths of 8,000
m.
Burullus Gas will charter the Scarabeo 6 semisubmersible rig in Egypt for 1 year, starting from the first quarter of
2010. It is a third-generation semisubmersible rig capable of operating in water 780 m deep and drilling to 7,500 m
depths.
