Saipem’s Castorone Vessel on Its Way to Türkiye’s Largest Gas Field

Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has crossed the Bosphorus Strait in Türkiye, continuing its journey toward the Black Sea for a pipeline installation job as part of the second phase of the Sakarya project for Turkish Petroleum - Offshore Technology Center (TP – OTC).

In the early hours of December 26, the vessel crossed the Dardanelles Strait, covering a distance of 36 nautical miles in approximately six hours.

In the afternoon, it continued its journey through the Sea of Marmara. Finally, it reached and crossed the Bosphorus Strait, covering a distance of 18-nautical-mile in about three hours.

Saipem, as part of a consortium with other partners, has been awarded the contract for the second phase of the Sakarya FEED and EPCI project by TP - OTC.

The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of a 16-inch pipeline approximately 158 kilometers long, to be laid at a maximum depth of 2,200 meters in Turkish waters of the Black Sea in addition to a 16-inch intrafiled pipeline of about 21 km at the same depth.

In the second half of 2022, Saipem successfully completed the first phase of the Sakarya pipeline development project, which had been awarded by TP -