Saipem Awards Bluewater Contract in Kaombo Project

Bluewater Energy Services B.V. has secured a contract with Saipem SA for the engineering of two complete deep water Turret Mooring Systems and the related procurement and construction of two Turret and Swivel Systems.

The Turret Mooring Systems will be part of two converted FPSO units, owned by Total, for the Kaombo deep water Field Development Project, located in Block 32, offshore Angola in a water depth of 1650 meters. The Kaombo development scheme includes 59 subsea wells, connected through around 300 km of subsea lines, to two FPSO units, each with a production capacity of 125,000 barrels per day.

“With an extensive track record in Turret Mooring Systems already, this project is a great opportunity for Bluewater to strengthen its position as one of the few worldwide specialists and suppliers of large complex Turret Mooring System,” says Hugo J. Heerema, President and CEO of Bluewater Energy Services B.V.

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Total Hires Saipem for Kaombo FPSO Work Offshore Angola

Press Release, June 05, 2014