Project · Subsea tie-back · Cyprus

Cronos gas development — Block 6, offshore Cyprus

A new subsea gas development connecting Cyprus to existing Egyptian processing and LNG infrastructure. Contract execution creates a pipeline of subsea engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning work.

Checked by hand against the sources below (2026-10-29).

  1. Engineering (now)
  2. Fabrication (next)
  3. Transport & installation
  4. Hook-up
  5. Commissioning
  6. Operation

Now Engineering (reported: execution — engineering and procurement; main construction and drilling contracts signed; initial subsea deliveries expected H1 2027)

Next Fabrication · not announced

Roles Project management & controls · Construction & supervision · QA/QC & HSE · Document control & support · Role groups per phase: our planning assumption from the Crew Forecast model.

Later Operation H1 2028 (start-up expected H1 2028 (Eni, 26 October 2026), as reported)

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Who works on it as the sources name them

  • EniOperator / ownerBlock 6 operator, 50% interest
  • TotalEnergiesOther roleBlock 6 partner, 50% interest
  • Baker HughesFabrication / constructionsubsea production systems and services: trees, wellheads, connectors, manifolds and topside controls; initial deliveries expected H1 2027
Kind
Subsea tie-back
Country
Cyprus, Egypt
Size
Up to 500 million standard cubic feet/day; >3 Tcf gas initially in place.
Operator
Eni
Position
33.50°N 32.50°E, approximate

On the Radar each linked to its source

  1. 28 October 2026Baker Hughes wins Cronos subsea systems contract offshore Cyprus

Sources

  1. Eni launches the execution phase of Cronos projectEni · published 2026-10-26 · read 2026-10-29
  2. Baker Hughes Wins Significant Subsea Production Systems and Services Award for Eni’s Cronos Gas DevelopmentBaker Hughes · published 2026-10-28 · read 2026-10-29
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