Saipem has been awarded a new Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP), worth around 150 million USD, by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (ExxonMobil) for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the subsea structures, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) system for the Longtail project, located in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, at a water depth of approximately 1,750 metres.

The LNTP allows Saipem to commence preliminary detailed engineering and procurement activities. Execution of the main EPCI scope (including construction and installation activities) is subject to the receipt of the necessary governmental and regulatory approvals, as well as the Final Investment Decision (FID) by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited and its co‑venturers in the Stabroek Block. Once approved, the full contract will have an expected duration of around four years and an estimated overall value of between $750 million and $1.5 billion USD.

Saipem has operated in the Stabroek Block for ExxonMobil Guyana Limited under seven offshore development contracts, four of which have already been completed, namely Liza Phase 1, Liza Phase 2, Payara, and Yellowtail.

About Saipem

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into business lines: Asset Based Services, Drilling and Sonsub, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures. The company has 5 fabrication yards and an offshore fleet of 17 construction vessels owned and 12 drilling rigs, of which 9 owned. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities.

About ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international energy and petrochemical companies, creates solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.

The corporation’s primary businesses - Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions – provide products that enable modern life, including energy, chemicals, lubricants, and lower emissions technologies. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading portfolio of resources, and is one of the largest integrated fuels, lubricants, and chemical companies in the world. ExxonMobil also owns and operates the largest CO2 pipeline network in the United States.