The job, which has a total value of €950 million, was awarded to a consortium composed of Saipem, as leader, and Lead Contracting.

Saipem said the contract covers the engineering, procurement and construction of a crude oil treatment and stabilisation plant.

The plant will be composed of three trains with a capacity of 100,000 oil barrels per day each, one maintenance unit, four stocking units of 50,000 cubic metres each and a 45 kilometre pipeline transporting oil, water and gas.