Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has been awarded a new contract for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) activities from Enilive, Eni S.p.A.’s (Rome, Italy) company dedicated to biorefining, biomethane production, smart mobility solutions and the distribution of all energy carriers for mobility, aimed at expanding the Enilive biorefinery in Porto Marghera, near Venice, valued at approximately 155 million euros. Eni has also recently contracted Saipem for work on a carbon-capture hub in Liverpool, U.K.
The award is part of the recently renewed collaboration agreement on biorefining between the two companies and follows Eni’s assignment to Saipem of the contract for the start of preliminary detailed engineering activities, procurement services, and the purchase of critical equipment for the same project, communicated last March.
The project involves increasing the plant’s capacity from the current 400,000 to 600,000 tons per year and the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) starting from 2027.
With the award of this new contract, Saipem confirms its commitment to the energy transition sector and its positioning in the biorefining segment.