Two offshore Contract Release Purchase Orders (CRPOs) awarded by Aramco will add around $600 million of work for Saipem in Saudi Arabia, according to the contractor’s announcement.
One of the orders, CRPO 165, is set for 12 months and includes subsea intervention activities at the Marjan field. The scope also covers EPC for about 300 m of onshore pipeline and associated tie-ins.
The longer-duration package, CRPO 162, runs for 32 months and includes engineering, procurement, construction, and installation for approximately 34 km of pipeline, with 20-inch and 30-inch diameters. It also includes work on topside structures serving the Berri and Abu Safah oil fields.
For offshore execution, Saipem said it will use construction vessels already deployed in the region. Fabrication is planned at its Dammam yard, Saipem Taqa Al-Rushaid Fabricators Co. Ltd., with the company linking the local workshare to capability development objectives in the Kingdom.
The awards extend the long-standing relationship between Saipem and Aramco and underscore continued brownfield and tie-in activity across Saudi Arabia’s offshore assets.
