Pipelay big Castorone headed towards the Black Sea the place it’ll work on the second part of the Sakarya venture for the Turkish Petroleum – Offshore Expertise Middle (TP-OTC). The vessel, owned by Saipem SpA, crossed the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey, the corporate mentioned in a media launch.
Within the early hours of December 26, the vessel crossed the Dardanelles Strait, masking a distance of 36 nautical miles in roughly six hours. Within the afternoon, it continued its journey by the Sea of Marmara. Lastly, it reached and crossed the Bosphorus Strait within the morning of December 28, masking a distance of 18 nautical miles in about three hours, Saipem mentioned.
Saipem, in a consortium, has secured a contract from TP-OTC for the second part of the Sakarya FEED and EPCI venture, the corporate mentioned. This part entails the engineering, procurement, building, and set up of a roughly 98-mile (158-kilometer), 16-inch pipeline, laid at depths reaching 7,218 toes (2,200 meters) within the Turkish Black Sea, together with an roughly 13-mile (21-kilometer), 16-inch intrafield pipeline on the similar depth. Saipem beforehand accomplished the primary part of the Sakarya pipeline venture within the latter half of 2022, laying deepwater pipelines underneath a 2021 contract with TP-OTC, it mentioned.
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Sakarya is the most important pure fuel subject found in Turkey, positioned roughly 150 kilometers off the coast of Ereğli, Saipem famous in its launch.
“Via its involvement on this strategic venture, Saipem contributes to strengthening Turkey’s power independence,” Saipem added.
For part 2 of the Sakarya venture, Castorone will probably be tasked with offshore pipeline set up operations, the corporate mentioned within the launch.
In-built 2012, the vessel is 330 meters lengthy and 40 meters large. It is among the largest and most technologically superior pipelay vessels on this planet, in keeping with Saipem, which highlighted that it’s able to reaching a most velocity of 12 knots and accommodates over 700 personnel on board.
Saipem describes its Castorone pipelay vessel as extremely versatile, able to “S-lay” pipeline set up in each shallow and deep waters down to just about 9,843 toes (3,000 meters). Geared up with a Class 3 dynamic positioning system and eight thrusters, the vessel maintains exact management even in difficult climate, Saipem mentioned.
Superior welding tools and two remotely operated autos (ROVs), developed by Saipem’s Sonsub Middle of Excellence, help building, upkeep, and ultra-deepwater monitoring actions, in keeping with the corporate. The Castorone has laid roughly 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers) of pipeline to this point, together with a record-setting depth of seven,218 toes (2,200 meters) through the first part of the Sakarya venture, Saipem mentioned.
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