Saipem awarded contract for Enilive Venice SAF site expansion

Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem announced that it has been awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Enilive for the biorefinery in Porto Marghera, near Venice.

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.

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.

As part of the collaboration, in November, Eni awarded Saipem a contract for the conversion of the Livorno refinery into a biorefinery with a capacity of 500,000 tons of biogenic charge: the project involves the application of Ecofining™ technology, developed by Eni and Honeywell UOP, for the production of HVO hydrogenated biofuels.

The project is valued at €140m ($164m).