Saipem installs gas treatment module for the Bouri project

The project was undertaking using the crane vessel Saipem 7000 and a module fabricated by Rosetti Marino at its Marina di Ravenna yard In Italy on behalf of Saipem, the EPCI main contractor for the project.

The module left the yard in early May 2026, to be transported to the Bouri field, approximately 170 km off the Libyan coast.

Weighing more than 5,200 tonnes and measuring approximately 45 m by 31 m, with a height of around 45 m, the module was built in about two years, and integrates advanced gas treatment systems.

It was installed on the existing offshore platform at the Bouri field, contributing to the development of the new infrastructures foreseen by the project.

Following the completion of the lifting operations, offshore activities covered by Saipem’s scope of work will continue, with execution entrusted to Rosetti Marino. 

This includes integration of the module on the DP4 platform, as well as hook-up and commissioning of the plant and its related communication, safety and control systems. 

Pre-commissioning activity is planned for approximately 28 km of already laid subsea pipelines, which connect the DP3, DP4 and Sabratha platforms, and will enable the transportation of recovered gas to the Mellitah treatment complex.

The aim of the Bouri project, developed by Mellitah Oil & Gas, a joint venture between Eni and NOC, is to recover associated gas currently subject to flaring, and transport it to the Mellitah complex for use or export. 

Reducing flaring will avoid the combustion of gas into the atmosphere, significantly contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions. 

The initiative will also support an increase in production of up to 2 million cubic metres a day, improving the efficiency of existing infrastructure.