Neptun Deep offshore gas platform installed in Black Sea

Saipem has completed the offshore installation campaign for the Neptun Deep natural‑gas project in the Black Sea. Using the Saipem 7000 heavy‑lift vessel, the company installed a 7,500‑tonne jacket and a 9,000‑tonne topside, secured the structure to the seabed with eight steel piles, and laid a 160‑km, 30‑inch gas pipeline with accompanying fibre‑optic cable that links the platform to the Romanian coast. The jacket was fabricated at Saipem’s yard in Arbatax, Italy, and the topside at its Karimun yard in Indonesia. Jointly developed by OMV Petrom and Romgaz, the remotely controlled platform will process gas from the Domino and Pelican fields and is slated to begin production in 2027, bolstering Romania’s domestic gas output and contributing to European energy security.

The project marks a major milestone in Romania’s effort to reduce reliance on imported gas and to develop Black Sea resources as part of the EU’s broader energy diversification strategy.