Baleine phase 1

Offshore pipelay
Lorelay
2023 Baleine Phase

Our first pipelay project in West Africa, comprising transport and installation of a 78-kilometre gas export pipeline for the deepwater ENI Baleine Phase 1 development offshore Ivory Coast. 

Company: Saipem SA / ENI S.p.A 

Location: Gulf of Guinea, offshore Ivory Coast  

970 m

Max. water depth 

Scope of work 

  • Transport & installation of 78-km, 12-inch gas export pipeline 
  • Shallow water pull-in through micro tunnel (pull-in equipment and tunnel supplied and prepared by Saipem)

78-km

12-inch gas export pipeline

2023 Baleine Phase 1 (2)

Specials & challenges 

  • Allseas first pipelay project in West Africa 
  • Fast-track project management and engineering (contract award Oct 2022, start offshore Feb 2023) 
  • Project mobilisation in Cape Verde under Covid restrictions 
  • Extremely tight installation requirements 
  • In-port stinger adjustments 
2023 Baleine Phase
2023 Baleine Phase
2023 Baleine Phase
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