Italian offshore engineering contractor Saipem has secured a contract from GOE Petrol Sanayi to provide commissioning services for the Osman Gazi floating production unit (FPU), which will serve the Sakarya gas field in the Turkish Black Sea.
The work is expected to last for around eight months. It follows an operation readiness and assurance support services contract awarded to Saipem in April 2026, extending the company's role in the Sakarya development.
The Sakarya field is being developed by the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO). GOE is the engineering contractor for the FPU phase of the development.
Located in the western Black Sea within block AR/TPO/KD/C26-C27-D26-D27, the field sits roughly 175km offshore Eregli, Türkiye, in water depths of around 2,150m.
The field began producing first gas in April 2023 and its development is planned in three phases. In the first phase, Sakarya is expected to supply ten million cubic metres per day of natural gas.