Saipem confirms a contract award to conduct booster compression module (BCM) front end engineering and design (FEED) services for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG energy development.

It is planned to install the BCM onto the Ichthys Explorer central processing facility. The scope of work comprises the BCM front end engineering and includes the option to provide a lump sum price to execute the full EPC scope from detailed design through to fabrication and load out. Saipem E&C Offshore Area Manager North Pacific/East Indian Ocean Gianalberto Secchi said “This contract furthers our sustainable presence in this strategic market”.

About Saipem

Saipem is a leading company specialising in engineering, drilling and construction services for major projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors. It is a single company divided into five business divisions (E&C Offshore, E&C Onshore, Drilling Offshore, Drilling Onshore, and XSIGHT dedicated to conceptual engineering). As a global solution provider, Saipem, with its unique skills and expertise and high-tech assets, develops solutions designed to meet its customers' needs. It is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and operates in more than 70 countries worldwide, employing 34,000 employees of 120 different nationalities.

About INPEX

INPEX CORPORATION is Japan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company, and a mid-tier E&P player just behind the world’s oil majors. INPEX is currently involved in approximately 70 projects across more than 20 countries, including the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia as Operator. Through sustainably growing its oil and gas development business, developing a global gas value chain business and reinforcing its renewable energy initiatives, INPEX aims to become a leading energy company and continue providing a stable and efficient supply of energy to its customers.