Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has disclosed progress in bringing a jacket for an Angola-bound offshore platform to life. The platform, set to be used on a natural gas project in Africa, is perceived to be Angola’s first non-associated gas development.
The New Gas Consortium (NGC) tasked Saipem in August 2022 with three contracts , one onshore and two offshore, in Angola. The NGC entails two wholly owned subsidiaries of Azule Energy , a 50/50 independent joint venture combining business interests of BP and Eni in Angola, alongside its partners: Sonangol , Chevron , and TotalEnergies .