en.Wedoany.com Reported - Italian engineering services company Saipem has confirmed that the 7,500-ton jacket required for the Romania Black Sea gas project has departed from its shipyard in Arbatax, Sardinia. This 7,500-ton jacket will be used for the offshore production platform of the Neptun Deep gas development project. Upon arrival in the Black Sea, it will be lifted and installed offshore by the Saipem 7000 heavy-lift crane vessel.

The Romania Black Sea gas project is jointly developed by OMV Petrom and Romgaz, with a planned total investment of approximately 4 billion euros, targeting first gas production by 2027. The project scope includes one offshore production platform, three subsea systems, ten production wells, and an onshore gas metering and control station in Tuzla.

The 7,500-ton jacket that has now departed stands approximately 135 meters tall, with a base dimension of about 50 meters by 50 meters. It will be installed upright in the Black Sea and fixed to the seabed using eight steel piles, each 2.5 meters in diameter. The project also includes the laying of approximately 160 kilometers of 30-inch natural gas pipeline and accompanying fiber optic cables to connect the offshore production platform to the Romanian coast. With the departure of the 7,500-ton jacket, the Romania Black Sea gas project has entered a critical construction phase prior to offshore structure installation.

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