en.Wedoany.com Reported - June 9 news, Italian engineering, drilling, and construction services company Saipem recently updated the latest location of its multi-purpose DP3 heavy-lift and pipe-laying vessel. The vessel is preparing for a natural gas project in the Romanian waters of the Black Sea.

Saipem revealed that its JSD6000 multi-purpose DP3 heavy-lift pipe-laying vessel is currently docked at the Port of Genoa, conducting preliminary preparations for the Neptun Deep project in the Black Sea.

The company stated that the vessel, berthed at the San Giorgio Port shipyard, will undergo technical inspections, maintenance, and upgrades to its key systems, particularly the pipe-laying equipment, to ensure full compliance with operational requirements.

Delivered in June 2024, the JSD6000 is described by the Italian giant as one of the most advanced vessels in its class, featuring both S-Lay and J-Lay pipe-laying capabilities for deepwater operations, and equipped with a 5,200-ton full-revolving heavy-lift crane.

The vessel's J-Lay system has a pipe-laying capacity of 1,500 tons and a pipe-holding capacity of 2,000 tons, suitable for laying double and quadruple joints; it is also equipped with an S-Lay system with a pipe-holding capacity of 900 tons under unexpected conditions, and a modular stinger controlled by a patented handling system.

Once ready, the vessel will be deployed to the Neptun Deep natural gas development project in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania, playing a key role in subsea installation operations. The 215-meter-long vessel will be responsible for installing deepwater subsea infrastructure, connecting gas wells to the production platform.

Romanian subsidiary OMV Petrom, under Austria's OMV, and its partner Romgaz are advancing the project, with total investment expected to reach up to €4 billion, targeting first gas by 2027.

The Neptun Deep project includes an offshore production platform, three subsea production systems, ten production wells (four already drilled in the Pelican South block and six being drilled in the Domino block), and an onshore gas metering and control station in Tuzla.

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