ANNUAL REPORT
2021
MISSION
Transforming customers' strategies and projects into competitive and sustainable infrastructures, plants and
processes.
VALUES
Ability to innovate in technology; engineering and management expertise; consolidated experience in project
management; strong problem-solving orientation; dialogue and transparency.
ESEF (European Single Electronic Format) requirements
This report has not been prepared in accordance with the EU Delegated Regulation 2019/815 (ESEF Regulation), implementing the
Transparency Directive. The Annual Report in ESEF format (only in Italian language) is published in the specific section of the
Company’s website (www.saipem.com, Quarterly Results and Documentation) and is available at the centralized storage mechanism
authorized by Consob “eMarket STORAGE” (www.emarketstorage.com).
Disclaimer
By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainty since they are dependent upon circumstances which
should or are considered likely to occur in the future and are outside of the Group’s control. These include, but are not limited to:
exchange and interest rate fluctuations, commodity price volatility, credit and liquidity risks, HSE risks, the levels of capital
expenditure in the oil industry and other sectors, political instability in areas where the Group operates, actions by competitors,
success of commercial transactions, risks associated with the execution of projects (including ongoing investment projects), the
COVID-19 pandemic (including its impacts on our business, our ongoing projects worldwide and our procurement chain), in addition
to changes in stakeholders’ expectations and other changes affecting business conditions. Actual results could therefore differ
materially from the forecasts. The financial reports contain in-depth analyses of some of the aforementioned risks. Forward-looking
statements are to be considered in the context of the date of their release. Saipem SpA is under no obligation to review, update or
correct them subsequently, except where this is a mandatory requirement to the applicable legislation.
COUNTRIES IN WHICH SAIPEM OPERATES
EUROPE
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
AMERICAS
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, United States, Venezuela
CIS
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia
AFRICA
Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda
MIDDLE EAST
Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
FAR EAST AND OCEANIA
Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STATUTORY AUDITORS OF SAIPEM SpA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1
Chairman
Silvia Merlo
BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS2
Chairman
Giovanni Fiori
CEO - General Manager
Francesco Caio
Statutory Auditors
Giulia De Martino
Norberto Rosini
Directors
Roberto Diacetti, Alessandra Ferone, Patrizia Michela
Giangualano, Pier Francesco Ragni, Marco Reggiani,
Paul Schapira, Paola Tagliavini
Alternate Statutory Auditors
Francesca Michela Maurelli
Maria Francesca Talamonti
General Manager3
Alessandro Puliti
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
KPMG SpA4
(1) Appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2021, for financial years 2021, 2022 and 2023, and in any case up to the date of the
Shareholders’ Meeting which will be called to approve the financial statements as at December 31, 2023.
(2) Appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 29, 2020, for a three-year period and in any case up to the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting to
approve the financial statements as at December 31, 2022.
(3) Appointed by the Board of Directors on February 4, 2022.
(4) The Shareholders’ Meeting of May 3, 2018, resolved to appoint KPMG SpA as the independent auditors from 2019 to 2027.
ANNUAL rEport
2021
Letter to the Shareholders
Structure of the Saipem Group
Directors’ Report
Saipem SpA share performance
Operating Review
Organisational structure
Market conditions
New contracts and backlog
Capital expenditure
Profit Warning
Offshore Engineering & Construction
Onshore Engineering & Construction
Offshore Drilling
Onshore Drilling
Financial and economic results
Group organisation: reporting
Operating results
Balance sheet and financial position
Reclassified statement of cash flows
Key profit and financial indicators
Research and development
Human resources
Digital, ICT Services
Governance
Risk management
Additional information
Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheets used in the management report
with the mandatory financial statements
Glossary
Consolidated Non-Financial Statement
Consolidated financial statements
Statement of financial position
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to Article 154-ter,
subsection 7, Legislative Decree No. 58/1998
and the notice from the Consob offices dated April 6, 2018
Management’s certification
Independent Auditors’ Report
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5
10
13
13
13
14
15
15
17
23
27
30
32
36
37
41
43
45
46
54
58
60
61
74
80
82
87
180
187
299
305
306
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of May 17, 2022
Notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting was published on the Company website and an excerpt was published in the daily
newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore on April 14, 2022.
Owing to the COVID-19 health emergency and in compliance with Article106 of Law-Decree No. 18 dated March 17, 2020, and
subsequent extensions, aimed at minimising travel and gatherings, attending and voting at the Shareholders’ Meeting can only
occur through the granting of a specific proxy to the designated representative (Avv. Dario Trevisan) as per the instructions
given in the notice.
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LETTER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
Dear Shareholders,
A difficult year is drawing to a close, but we are confident that the foundations – both strategic and organsational –
have been laid for a robust and sustainable new phase of development.
There are two main reasons for the 2021 results.
On the one hand, the impact that the pandemic had on the prices and availability of raw materials and on logistics,
with repercussions on the costs, timing and complexity of moving people and vehicles, leading to a significant
deterioration in the full-life economic margins of some Onshore E&C projects of around €440 million.
On the other hand, certain offshore wind projects, acquired between 2019 and early 2021 assuming a level of
risks and costs that was much lower than what later emerged in the implementation phase.
Specifically, during the year, the increase in cost estimates to complete the offshore wind projects had already led
to the recognition – in the first nine months of the year – of a reduction in full-life margins of around €370 million.
Between December 2021 and January 2022, delays in critical supplies and the failure to agree on a revision of
time and costs necessitated a further change in the estimates of full-life costs – based on the accounting
standards adopted – by a further €580 million approximately.
As soon as the first signs of these critical situations emerged, and in anticipation of the final statement of
accounts for the 2021 results, management commenced a review of the performance of contracts acquired in
previous years, which revealed a significant deterioration in the full-life profit margins of the above-mentioned
Onshore E&C and Offshore Wind projects.
It is important to note that without the impact of the backlog review, adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter would
have been positive by approximately €120 million.
The strategic plan that identified growth drivers was accompanied, in January 2022, by a new organisation by
business lines that goes beyond the divisional one, with the aim of centralising risk control, increasing efficiency
and developing innovative and flexible execution models in line with the requirements of the energy transition.
Due to the difficult economic and financial situation resulting from the backlog review, the Board of Directors
made important decisions.
The company's organisational structure was strengthened with the creation of a general management function
that, by consolidating the check and balance mechanisms, fits in well with the new organisational review.
The revision of the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan was also approved, as well as the maneuver to strengthen the
Company's financial and equity structure.
The guidelines underpinning the revision of the 2022-2025 Plan, which is based on the dynamics of Saipem's
reference markets presented in October 2021, are founded on the pursuit of a more balanced risk-return profile
and on a deleveraging path.
The revision of the Saipem 2022-2025 Strategic Plan aid the foundations for the strengthening of Saipem's
financial and equity structure in order to overcome the uncertainties arising from the significant losses reported in
the fourth quarter of 2021, as well as to strengthen the financial statements, de-risk the business model and
support the execution of the Plan.
Acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2021, mainly in Brazil, Australia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia and worth
approximately €2.3 billion (more than five times the value of the third quarter) and those in the first quarter of 2022
confirm the expectations of a recovery in Oil&Gas investment and Saipem's competitiveness in the reference
markets.
2021 results
2021 ended with adjusted consolidated operating revenues of €6,875 million, a
decrease of 6.4% compared to 2020. Consolidated adjusted operating EBITDA in
2021 was negative for €1,192 million (positive for €614 million in 2020).
The results for 2021 were significantly impacted by the fourth quarter, which
reported a negative consolidated adjusted operating EBITDA of €901 million,
discounting the negative impact of €1,020 million resulting from increased difficulties
on some specific Offshore Wind and Onshore E&C contracts, which became
apparent with the backlog review exercise that came to cover a total of 22 projects,
representing approximately 80% of the alue of the total consolidated backlog
existing as of September 30, 2021, approximately 88% of the consolidated backlog
of the E&C segments as of the same date.
This,
led to the
recognition in the fourth quarter of all the increased costs and lower overall revenues
expected in future years on the contracts in question, until their completion.
international accounting standards,
in accordance with the
Without the impact described, consolidated adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter would have been positive by
approximately €120 million, confirming the overall strength of the portfolio of activities managed by Saipem,
supported by results in drilling and offshore E&C, not including the wind sector.
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The net financial position post IFRS-16 stood at approximately €1.5 billion at the end of 2021, an improvement
from approximately €1.7 billion at the end of September 2021. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2021
amounted to €2.3 billion, of which approximately €0.7 billion were available and the remainder tied up mainly in
joint venture projects.
The operating performance in the fourth quarter shows signs of improvement compared to the third quarter in the
offshore and onshore drilling businesses, as well as a good performance of the offshore E&C business, excluding
offshore wind.
In the drilling segments, in addition to improved results in the quarter, there are positive market dynamics with
increased demand and prospects for full utilisation of the operating fleet.
Acquisitions of new contracts in 2021 amounted to approximately €7.2 billion (book-to-bill > 1), with a strong
acceleration in the fourth quarter (€2.3 billion, more than 5 times that of the third quarter), confirming the recovery
of demand in traditional offshore E&C Oil&Gas and Saipem's centrality to major clients in this segment.
Business Sustainability
For your Company, the principles of economic, environmental and social sustainability have been part of the
business model and ESG factors for many years, and they guide the company's actions as they are integrated into
the company's strategy and management for the benefit of all stakeholders.
Saipem intends to continue to generate sustainable value for all its stakeholders by attributing, among other
things, a key role to people, their health and safety, skills, ability to attract new talents, the social and economic
contribution to the local communities in which it operates, and to relationships with clients and the supply chain.
Sustainability at Saipem is expressed first and foremost in the responsibility of the way we operate. In this sense,
the continuous improvement of health and safety standards is a pillar of sustainability. The effective management
of the pandemic has ensured that offices and operating sites are fully operational through rigorous action plans
specific to offices, projects and facilities around the world, always putting people's health first. At Saipem there is a
continuous drive to disseminate a culture of safety, for example, through campaigns such as “Life Saving Rules –
LSRs”, using the most modern tools offered by digital technology.
In terms of overall safety performance, the TRIFR - Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate went from 0.36 in 2020
to 0.37 in 2021, a year in which no fatal accidents were recorded.
These significant results are the fruit of proper management and supervision of projects and operational sites, and
continuous training and awareness-raising at all organisational levels.
The principle of business ethics and anti-corruption is constantly pursued by Saipem and is also sanctioned in the
2016 adhesion to the United Nations Global Compact. In 2021 Saipem was awarded the renewal of the
international ISO 37001 “Anti-Corruption Management Systems” certificate, which testifies to the fact that legality,
transparency, fairness and integrity are principles of the Company that cannot be derogated.
On the subject of transparency and reporting on the Company's commitment to fighting climate change, it should
be noted that
line with the
in 2021 the fourth report “Shaping a Net-Zero Future” was published,
recommendations of the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD). The document, approved by
the Board of Directors, provides stakeholders with structured information on technological developments,
climate-changing emissions and scenario analysis, strategies, governance, risks and business opportunities
related to climate change.
The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, also through energy efficiency initiatives, is among the Company's
environmental priorities. In particular, also in relation to the provisions of the Paris Agreement (COP21 of 2015) on
combating climate change, Saipem's objective is to accelerate the pursuit of medium and long-term strategies
and implementation plans to achieve “Net-Zero” greenhouse gas emissions. In this context, in February 2021 the
Company announced its long-term decarbonisation targets, launching the Net-Zero Programme following a long
and structured process initiated in recent years.
The following medium and long-term targets have been identified:
≥ 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 (base GHG emissions in 2018);
≥ carbon neutrality for Scope 2 emissions by 2025.
In terms of reporting, once again this year, extensive reporting on sustainability
strategies, programmes, objectives and performance was prepared for stakeholders
through the publication of the Sustainability Report 2021, the sixteenth since Saipem
embarked on this voluntary reporting practice. In addition, in accordance with EU
Directive 95/2014 and Legislative Decree No. 254/2016, the Consolidated
Non-Financial Statement (NFS), which constitutes a section of the Directors’ Report,
was prepared. Both documents are reviewed and prepared according to the most
advanced international standards.
Saipem's continuous focus on sustainability and on reporting, including voluntary
reporting, of
improving the
its sustainable commitment has contributed to
appreciation of financial stakeholders and international analysts, who have confirmed
in 2021 Saipem's inclusion among the sector leaders in the most important
sustainability indices and ratings such as, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which
has seen a further increase in the rating received by the Company.
In terms of integrating sustainability into its business, Saipem pursues the objective of contributing to energy
decarbonisation along its value chain. In this way, the Company achieves the dual effect of reducing its own
in
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carbon footprint and also that of its clients, towards whom it is increasingly acting as a technological partner on
their journey towards Net-Zero.
In order to achieve these objectives, Saipem has, for example, adopted a dual strategy: on the one hand, it acts as
a technological partner to energy companies in complex projects, in order to implement their pathway towards
Net-Zero; on the other hand, it acts as a supplier of plants and modular/scalable solutions for applications such as
CO2 capture, plastics recycling or the production of biofuels, which are becoming relevant for a growing number
of industrial sectors.
Market scenario
The business scenario foresees growing trends in Offshore E&C and Offshore Drilling. Offshore Wind also
represents a potential for market growth with a different approach, by focusing on low-risk offshore wind activities
for 2022-2023 and adopting a renewed commercial and execution strategy to capture the market growth
potential in the second half of the Plan.
The current geopolitical context could lead to the development of new energy infrastructures with potential
benefits for engineering and construction companies such as Saipem.(cid:1)
Beyond 2022, with progress in project execution, further efficiencies and an increasingly selective commercial
activity, we expect a return to adjusted EBITDA growth and a resumption of the reduction path in net financial debt.
April 22, 2022
On behalf of the Board of Directors
The Chairman
Silvia Merlo
The Chief Executive Officer-CEO
Francesco Caio
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StructurE
of the Saipem group
(subsidiaries)
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SAIPEM SpA SHARE
PERFORMANCE
2021 saw a general recovery for equity markets which, after the contraction suffered in 2020 following the losses
linked to the pandemic, benefited from the accommodative policies of central banks and from support plans for
the real economy by individual governments. In this context, the FTSE MIB index closed the year with one of the
best performances among the European stock exchanges (+23%). By contrast, Saipem share value decreased by
17% during 2021, because of the uncertainties in the energy service sector and specific company factors
reflected in the economic and financial performance.
In this context, after a negative performance at the beginning of the year due to speculative activities and general
profit-taking by funds which had increased the exposure to the sector, energy shares posted a strong recovery,
showing positive performances thanks to better than expected results, a significant cash generation and, finally, a
general improvement of the relevant macro conditions.
In line with the rest of the sector, in the first two months of the year Saipem stock was purchased both by
generalist long-only investors and by sector specialists and hedge-funds. The share reached its peak on February
16 at €2.65.
However, the messages sent in February with the 2020 annual results triggered several sales of Saipem shares. In
this phase, the market focused on the possible consequences for 2021 of the dynamics found by the Offshore
E&C Wind in the last quarter of 2020 and on whether the provided outlook was associated with a contingent factor
or with a combination of aspects with a more lasting effect.
The uncertainty on these issues generated a volatile trend in the months of March and April, until the
announcement of the results of the first quarter, which caused a new pressure on the shares, mainly due to results
lower than market expectations and the announcement of the suspension declared by the client of the LNG
project for Onshore E&C Division in Mozambique due to force majeure.
The same trading dynamics characterised the share trend also during May and June, because the investors
maintained a wait-and-see attitude, with some positive Stock Exchange sessions associated with new awards. By
the end of June, the price of the Saipem share was €2.04.
Key stock exchange indices and share data
(€ million)
Share capital
No. of ordinary shares
No. of savings shares
Market capitalisation
Gross dividend per share:
- ordinary shares
Price/earnings ratio per share: (1)
- ordinary shares
Price/cash flow ratio per share: (1)
- ordinary shares
Adjusted price/earnings ratio per share:
- ordinary shares
Price/adjusted cash flow ratio per share:
- ordinary shares
(€)
(€)
(€)
(€)
(€)
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2021
(€) 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693
1,010,966,841 1,010,966,841 1,010,966,841 1,010,966,841 1,010,966,841
10,598
1,871
10,598
2,235
10,598
4,408
10,598
3,872
10,598
3,286
Dec. 31, 2020
-
-
-
-
0.01
367.32
-
-
9.49
9.69
6.28
16.31
84.17
131.43
26.71
-
6.79
6.66
5.64
6.92
-
-
-
-
-
(1) Figures are based on consolidated results.
The results of the first half of 2021, characterised by the persistence of difficulties in some Offshore E&C projects,
further increased investors’ caution, as they assumed that the same elements of uncertainty that marked the
performance of the first half (slowdown in the execution of some Offshore E&C projects, pandemic impact,
volatility and uncertainty in the macro context and the effect of the suspension of the project in Mozambique)
could persist in the short term, with a negative impact on the results for the whole year.
After a stable performance in August, the positive trend of the pandemic and the easing of restrictions that took
place after the summer have boosted the stock, that has shown a good recovery in September and October, also
due to the rise in the price of oil. The share reached the peak of the second half of the year on October 25 at
€2.26.
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Following the announcement of the third quarter results, the share performance was characterised mainly by
adjustment dynamics, also as a result of the adjustments of estimates and target prices by the main brokers.
Despite the announcements regarding the award of new offshore projects in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Turkey, and
Australia, the share went down in November, due to the fear of the consequences that a new lockdown would
have on the macroeconomy, following the spread of the Omicron variant.
After reaching the lowest price in 2021, at €1.73 on December 20, the shares showed signs of recovery in the last
ten days of the year (+7%), recovering part of the losses of the previous month, following the increase in the target
price by some analysts and presumably thanks to the greater contribution of important investors, combined with
fewer speculations. 2021 closed with the share at €1.85.
Prices on Euronext Milan
(€)
Ordinary shares:
- maximum
- minimum
- average
- year end
Savings shares:
- maximum
- minimum
- average
- year end
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
5.65
2.96
3.83
3.83
60.00
40.00
46.13
40.00
5.43
3.10
3.98
3.25
41.80
40.00
40.27
40.00
4.99
3.22
4.29
4.36
44.20
40.00
41.23
42.00
4.49
1.36
2.36
2.21
45.00
42.00
43.37
45.00
2.65
1.73
2.11
1.85
45.00
36.00
41.84
37.00
The figures have been restated following the reverse stock split and the share capital increase.
During January 2022, the share continued to follow a positive trend, which stopped on January 31, with the
announcement of the withdrawal of the outlooks communicated in October 2021 and the forecast of a
consolidated adjusted EBITDA in the second half of 2021 that was €1 billion lower than expected, as a result of the
backlog review initiated by management on the performance of contracts acquired in previous years, in
anticipation of the finalisation of annual results.
The share dropped from €1.94 on January 28 to €1.35 on January 31, and continued to show a volatile trend over
the following sessions, due to the headlines and downgrades by some brokers. This meant that the stock hit
historic lows, with partial technical recovery phases in some market windows.
On February 24, 2022, Saipem announced the completion of the backlog review with no further impacts
compared to what was communicated on January 31. It also defined the guidelines for the revision of the
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Strategic Plan, which lays the foundations for the actions to be taken to strengthen the Company's financial and
capital structure. The outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in the last days of February brought strong volatility in the
international financial markets. This added pressure on Saipem, which closed the month of February at
€1.06/share.
Saipem’s market capitalisation at the end of the year was higher than €1.8 billion. In terms of share liquidity, shares
traded in 2021 totalled about 3.3 billion (-4% compared to the previous year). The average number of shares
traded daily for the period totalled 12.8 million, compared to the 13.3 million in the same period of the previous
year. In line with the decrease in the share volume and value, the turnover was a little less than €7 billion, a
decrease compared to the 7.8 of the previous year.
At the end of the year, there were 10,598 savings shares, which were convertible at par with ordinary shares. Their
value, affected by the very poor liquidity, recorded a decrease of 17.8% during the year, going from €45.0 at the
beginning of the period to €37.0 at the end of the period.
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OPERATING REVIEW
OPERATING REVIEW
Organisational structure
As of January 14, 2022, the Company adopted an organisational configuration divided into four distinct areas of
business which, in line with the new organisation model, involves:
≥ the organisational and geographical centralisation of staff structures, aimed at achieving higher efficiency levels;
≥ the introduction of a central business department to manage the order intake and customer interaction within a
“One Saipem” perspective, while ensuring the optimised management of regional and local structures on a
global scale;
≥ the integration of project control and risk management processes within the Chief Financial Officer operating
area, raising the level of sensitivity in risk analysis and management over the entire life cycle of projects;
≥ the division of the Saipem portfolio into four business lines, each with different dynamics, goals, and skills aimed
at the technical and financial development of the offers and the management of projects in the execution
phase. They will also be centres of excellence in technology and engineering, globally recognised by our clients:
• Asset-Based Service - it aggregates businesses based on Saipem’s asset portfolio, which includes Drilling,
Sea Trunklines, Transportation & Installation, Subsea Development and the management of vessels and yards
serving the Group’s businesses;
• Energy Carriers - evolution of Saipem’s systems with a strong technological content, great attention to new
energy carriers and circularity; it brings together the E&C business of “one-of-a-kind” Onshore and Offshore
projects, enhancing the extent, depth, and quality of our technical and management skill portfolio;
• Robotics and Industrialised Solutions - answering the new needs of the energy sector, it integrates the
technical-operational skills dedicated to the development, engineering, and execution of modular, repeatable,
and scalable systems, as well as the monitoring and maintenance services based on digital technologies;
• Sustainable Infrastructures - to seize the opportunities of a sector that has become strategic in the energy
transition ecosystem, which will hopefully by accelerated by the Italian Recovery Fund.
The new organisational model is operational as of January 14, 2022; consequently, the financial information has
been prepared based on the organisational structure in force at December 31, 2021, which was based on four
business divisions: Offshore Engineering & Construction, Onshore Engineering & Construction, Offshore Drilling,
and Onshore Drilling. The results of the XSIGHT Division are included in the Onshore Engineering & Construction
Division, as these are numerically immaterial.
On February 4, 2022, the Board of Directors of Saipem approved, as an integration and completion of the new
organisational structure, a new directorate general with wide operational and managerial delegations, by
establishing a unit that will report to the General Manager aimed at strengthening the planning and financial control
of orders and other management activities.
Market conditions
2021 was marked by a slow return to normality in several regions of the world. The spread, effectiveness of
vaccines and fiscal and monetary support in some advanced economies contributed to a significant economic
recovery during the year, albeit slightly lower than expected in the first half of the year. Lower expectations are
partly related to critical issues in supply chains in advanced economies, and to worsening economic performance
in emerging economies, only partly offset in exporting countries by higher commodity prices. Recent estimates
confirm a growth, compared to 2020, of around 5.9% for 2021.
The economic recovery is still not homogeneous, with vaccine access and economic support unevenly available
in different parts of the world.
In this context, the energy sector, which had been among the most impacted by the crisis in 2020, showed signs
of recovery in 2021 thanks to an increased demand for energy, oil and gas in particular. This rebalancing of market
dynamics has lead to a significant increase in oil and gas prices, which have moved above pre-crisis levels. The
return to production has happened gradually in different geographical areas, with a recovery in both North
America and in the Middle East.
All in all, the year positive signals have only partially translated into a recovery of the investments in the Oil&Gas
sectors. This is also due to the conservative strategy of the operators who confirm their goal of keeping their
financial assets solid, while trying to diversify their investment portfolios in order to respond to the growing market
pressure in terms of energy transition and of CO2 emissions reduction.
For more information on the effects of the Russian-Ukranian crisis, please refer to the specific section in
“Business outlook and events after the reporting period”.
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New contracts and backlog
New contracts awarded in 2021 amounted to €7,208 million (€8,659 million in 2020).
55% of all contracts awarded were in the Offshore Engineering & Construction sector, 38% in the Onshore
Engineering & Construction sector, 3% in the Offshore Drilling sector and 4% in the Onshore Drilling sector.
New contracts to be carried out abroad made up 99% of the total; contracts awarded by Eni Group companies
were 6% of the overall figure. Orders awarded to Saipem SpA amounted to 26% of the total. Acquisitions relating
to non-consolidated companies amounted to €82 million; total acquisitions amounted to €7,290 million.
Saipem Group - Orders acquired during the year ended on December 31
(€ million)
2020
2021
Saipem SpA
Group companies
Total
Offshore Engineering & Construction
Onshore Engineering & Construction
Offshore Drilling
Onshore Drilling
Total
Italy
Outside Italy
Total
Eni Group
Third parties
Total
Amount
3,509
5,150
8,659
3,423
4,884
145
207
8,659
385
8,274
8,659
433
8,226
8,659
%
41
59
100
40
56
2
2
100
4
96
100
5
95
100
Amount
1,893
5,315
7,208
4,000
2,716
236
256
7,208
32
7,176
7,208
420
6,788
7,208
%
26
74
100
55
38
3
4
100
1
99
100
6
94
100
The order backlog as of December 31, 2021 amounts to €22,733 million (€22,400 million as of December 31,
2020), of which €8,062 million to be carried out in 2022 (€13,439 million in the Onshore Engineering
& Construction, €7,436 million in the Offshore Engineering & Construction, €360 million in Offshore Drilling, and
€1,498 million in the Onshore Drilling), and, in a critical year, it reached a new maximum level.
The breakdown of the backlog by sector is as follows: 33% in the Offshore Engineering & Construction sector,
59% in the Onshore Engineering & Construction sector, 2% in Offshore Drilling and 6% in Onshore Drilling.
96% of orders were on behalf of overseas clients, while orders from Eni Group companies represented 1% of the
overall backlog. The parent company Saipem SpA accounted for 24% of the total order backlog.
The order backlog including non-consolidated companies was €24,682 million (€25,296 million as of December
31, 2020).
The share of the remaining order backlog as of December 31, 2021, not associated to the oil price, is
approximately 76% of the total Engineering & Construction backlog.
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Saipem Group - Backlog as of December 31
(€ million)
Saipem SpA
Group companies
Total
Offshore Engineering & Construction
Onshore Engineering & Construction
Offshore Drilling
Onshore Drilling
Total
Italy
Outside Italy
Total
Eni Group
Third parties
Total
Capital expenditure
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2020
2021
Amount
5,232
17,168
22,400
6,285
14,009
518
1,588
22,400
1,130
21,270
22,400
406
21,994
22,400
%
23
77
100
28
63
2
7
100
5
95
100
2
98
100
Amount
5,449
17,284
22,733
7,436
13,439
360
1,498
22,733
927
21.806
22,733
300
22,433
22,733
%
24
76
100
33
59
2
6
100
4
96
100
1
99
100
Despite the critical period, the investments were in line with the previous year.
Capital expenditure in 2021 amounted to €298 million (€322 million in 2020) and mainly related to:
≥ €150 million for Offshore Engineering & Construction: upgrading of the Saipem Endeavour barge, extraordinary
maintenance of the FDS and FDS 2 vessels, extraordinary maintenance of the Castoro 12 and service and
upgrading operations on existing vessels; Castoro Sei and S600 were discontinued;
≥ €20 million for Onshore Engineering & Construction: purchase and maintenance of equipment and completion
of the Saint Felicién plant in Canada;
≥ €76 million for Offshore Drilling: refurbishment and adaptation of the equipment to ensure it complies with
international regulations and client requirements. Among the rigs under maintenance to renew their class
certification there were, specifically, the jack-ups Perro Negro 8, Perro Negro 7, Perro Negro 4 and the drillship
Saipem 10000;
≥ €52 million for Onshore Drilling: upgrading of rigs for operations in Saudi Arabia, South America, and United
Arab Emirates, as well as the maintenance and upgrading of the existing assets.
The following table provides a breakdown of capital expenditure in 2021:
Investments
(€ million)
Saipem SpA
Other Group companies
Total
Offshore Engineering & Construction
Onshore Engineering & Construction
Offshore Drilling
Onshore Drilling
Total
2020
40
282
322
193
17
60
52
322
2021
38
260
298
150
20
76
52
298
Details of capital expenditure for the individual business units are provided in the following paragraphs.
Profit Warning
In anticipation of the closing of the results on the orders acquired in recent years, the management has started a
backlog review which has highlighted – due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, to the increase, current and
prospective, of raw material costs and transport, and to the unexpected interruption of ongoing negotiations that
included, inter alia, higher revenues – a significant deterioration in the full-life economic margins of certain projects
relative to the Onshore E&C and Offshore E&C Wind, with relevant effects on Saipem’s consolidated financial
results.
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Consequently, on January 31, 2022, Saipem withdrew the outlooks announced to the market on October 28,
2021.
In February 2022, Saipem extended the review to additional projects reaching a coverage of 80% of the value of
the total backlog existing as of September 30, 2021, approximately 88% of the consolidated backlog of the E&C
segments as of the same date, representing 74% of the Offshore E&C backlog and 95% of the Onshore E&C
backlog. The review was completed in February and did not reveal any further impacts compared to what was
communicated on January 31, 2022.
As a result of the above, Saipem’s 2021 statutory financial statements show losses in excess of one-third of the
share capital, supplementing the conditions required by Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code.
Those conditions can determine, after the course of contractual terms (where applicable) and unless a waiver is
obtained from the bank counterparties, their right to accelerate the repayment of certain financial liabilities in
favour of Saipem Group.
The Company promptly took action and immediately began discussions with the shareholders exercising joint
control over the Company (Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA) and the banks to define an adequate Financial
Package aimed at strengthening Saipem's capital and financial structure in order to overcome the uncertainties
arising from the significant losses reported in the fourth quarter of 2021.
The goals of the Financial Package are:
≥ re-establishing the levels of share capital and shareholders' equity in accordance with the company's size;
≥ re-establishing adequate levels of cash over the 2022-2025 Business Plan;
≥ availability of credit lines in order to support company operations;
≥ stabilising Saipem's credit rating with a view to ensuring access to debt capital markets to refinance outstanding
bonds.
The planned mitigating actions are detailed below:
≥ on March 24, 2022, the Board of Directors resolved to submit to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of
May 17, 2022 a capital increase of €2 billion to be carried out by March 31, 2023 in connection with which it
obtained (i) a commitment to pro-rata subscription by the shareholders exercising joint control over the
company Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA; (ii) a commitment by the financial institutions involved in the capital
and financial strengthening package, formalised through the signing of a pre-underwriting agreement, to
guarantee the subscription of any newly issued shares that are not taken up by the market;
≥ willingness of a pool of banks to organise and manage the syndication of a new RCF in the amount of €1 billion
in the wider context of the capital increase;
≥ obtaining specific Waiver on existing financial lines, were necessary.
In the short term, to meet the Company’s financial needs until the capital increase planned by December 31, 2022,
the Financial Package includes:
≥ obtaining a so-called bridge financing to right issue for a total amount of €1.5 billion, to be disbursed: (i) €458
million in the form of a "capital contribution" to shareholders' equity with a special equity reserve by the
shareholder Eni SpA, which exercises joint control over the company; (ii) €188 million in the form of a "payment
for future capital increase" by the shareholder CDP Industria SpA, which exercises joint control over the
company; and (iii) €855 million from a pool of banks backed by a specific guarantee issued by Eni. Once the
authorisation process has been completed, this credit line guaranteed by Eni will be refinanced through a further
liquidity line of €852 million, again provided by the same pool of banks and guaranteed for 70% by SACE under
the "Garanzia Italia" instrument and for a further 18% by Eni. In particular, a Mandate Letter has been signed
providing for a liquidity facility in favour of the Company for an amount of €855 million, 100% covered by a
parent company guarantee issued by the shareholder Eni ("Liquidity Facility"); this facility, together with the
related guarantee, will remain in place until the disbursement of the loan supported by the "Garanzia Italia" as
specified above;
≥ availability of signature credits (performance bonds, bid bonds and AP bonds) from banking institutions to
support commercial activities;
≥ obtaining specific Waiver on existing financial lines, where necessary.
For further details, please refer to the section "Going concern".
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General overview
The Offshore Engineering & Construction Division is a leading “Global Solution Provider” in the energy industry,
with a focus on SURF, fixed facilities and pipelines, renewable energies and decarbonisation projects, as well as
other technological services for the energy industry. The division’s core activities include the development of
subsea and conventional fields, laying of export pipelines and trunk lines, as well as acting as EPCI and T/I
contractor for windfarms. We support our customers from the pre-FID (Final Investment Decision) phase through
to capital expenditure development, extending our services to the Life of Field, including operational, maintenance
or modification activities, all the way through to the decommissioning of plants.
The division pursues this objective through three business units, namely SURF, Offshore New Energies, Offshore
Facilities and Pipelines, endowed with a set of best-in-class elements, including engineering and project
management expertise, a strong technological and innovative approach, an established local presence in
strategic markets notably through building yards and bases such as Nigeria, Congo, Angola, Brazil, Indonesia,
Guyana, United States and Saudi Arabia, a technologically advanced and comprehensive fleet sized to execute a
wide span of projects in the most diverse operational and environmental conditions, a suite of products
complementing our offer in the energy market.
The division’s technology portfolio includes several alternative solutions, from robotics to subsea processing,
such as the new generation of resident and autonomous ROV platforms HyDrone, or the subsea water treatment
and injections system SPRINGS, developed with Total and Veolia. In addition, the Offshore Engineering
& Construction Division continuously endeavours to improve production processes, by enhancing material and
welding technologies (e.g. Internal Plasma Welding for cladded pipes), as well as by fostering automation and
digitalisation. Saipem also implements its innovation and creative attitude in the development of state-of-the-art
designs such as, for instance, floating windfarms. Regarding the latter, during 2021 Saipem acquired Naval
Energies’ floating wind assets, thus extending the portfolio of technologies to be offered to its stakeholders.
The division employs all of the above resources in the relentless search for the highest level of safety for people
and the environment, in the interest of all its stakeholders.
The Offshore Engineering & Construction Division actively administers its assets portfolio, taking also in
consideration flexible management models with the aim of tailoring its fleet to the needs of the strategic market
pursued.
Saipem serves the subsea market with extremely versatile vessels, including the FDS 2, FDS and Saipem
Costellation, the pride of the fleet. The vessel FDS 2 is a 183-metre long, 32-metre wide mono-hull equipped with
a cutting-edge class 3 Dynamic Positioning system (DP3) and a pipeline fabrication system. It has a vertical J-lay
tower with a holding capacity of 2,000 tonnes capable of laying quad joint sealines of up to 36” in diameter. With
its 1,000-tonne crane and two 750 and 500-tonne capstan winches, the FDS 2 is suited to even the most
challenging deep-water projects. The other vessel, the FDS, is equipped with (DP3) dynamic positioning, a
600-tonne lifting capacity crane and a pipelaying system capable of operating in water depths of over 2,000
metres.
The rigid and flexible pipeline reel-lay and subsea development vessel Saipem Constellation complements
Saipem’s capabilities in the subsea market. With its DP3 system, the Ice Class notation, the 800-tonne multilaying
capabilities, the 3,000-tonne crane, the Saipem Constellation represents, on one hand, a unique “one-stop-shop”
vessel to execute complex deep-water projects and, on the other hand, it has the capabilities to serve both the
conventional market and specific wind farm projects.
Saipem’s fleet of vessels also includes the Saipem 7000 semi-submersible, which is equipped with a class 3
Dynamic Positioning system and a 14,000-tonne lifting capacity, thus representing a solid asset to serve different
markets, amongst which, primarily, offshore windfarm projects and decommissioning.
As far as the pipeline market is concerned, Saipem owns, amongst other assets, the Castorone, a 330-metre long
and 39-metre wide mono-hull, designed to carry out the most demanding deep-water, large diameter pipelaying
projects, with the necessary flexibility and productivity to be effective even in less complex projects. The vessel’s
distinctive features include a class 3 Dynamic Positioning system (DP3), the capacity to fabricate and lay triple
joint pipes of up to 60” in diameter with a tensioning capacity of up to 750 tonnes, a highly automated firing line,
the articulated stinger for both shallow and deep-water pipelaying through an advanced control system, and the
capacity to operate in extreme environments.
In addition to the above, the division manages other strategical assets, both owned or leased, the purpose of
which is mainly to serve the conventional market.
These include, inter alia: Saipem Endeavour, a barge with capabilities for laying single- or double-joint pipes of up
to 60” in diameter in S-lay mode, with a tensioning capacity of up to 260 tonnes and equipped with a rotating
crane with a 1,100 tonne capacity; Saipem 3000, capable of laying flexible lines, umbilical and mooring systems in
waters up to 3,000 metres deep, and of installing structures of up to 2,200 tonnes; Dehe, a dynamically positioned
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leased vessel for laying pipes and lifting heavy loads of up to 5,000 tonnes, capable of deep water installations up
to depths of 3,000 meters and laying pipes with a tensioning capacity of up to 600 tonnes in S-lay mode.
Market conditions
After a 2021 in which the energy industry suffered unprecedented impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, energy
operators reviewed their long-term strategies through a redefinition of their asset portfolios. Oil and gas
companies are gradually changing their business model to that of all-round energy companies, increasingly
investing in renewables, slightly lowering the level of priority in the development of Oil&Gas assets, and in some
cases deploying M&A strategies in search of synergies and optimisation of costs and risks.
As a result, the offshore renewable energy market, particularly wind power, continues its robust growth with
increasing interest from investors and operators. Commercial and executive activities are therefore expected to
increase. The offshore wind sector is experiencing a high level of activity related to developments in Northern
Europe (including France), Asia-Pacific, as well as in emerging regions, including the United States. Technological
developments, partnerships, and robust capital inflow are set to sustain the grow of this segment in the near
future and beyond.
In the Oil&Gas market, we have generally witnessed a business recovery, implying reasonable expectations of a
short-term market recovery, while execution activities worldwide are still suffering the impacts of the very low level
of awards experienced during 2020.
As far as the conventional market is concerned, we can confirm the resilience of the Middle Eastern shallow-water
market. Saudi Arabia is proceeding with its major oil development, while Qatar, despite a few delays in awarding
some projects, is still pursuing its goal of becoming the world’s largest gas exporter, hence remaining firm in its
commitment to proceed with offshore gas developments (such as the North Field) to support the growth in LNG
capacity. The United Arab Emirates are also proceeding with their Oil&Gas developments, aimed at satisfying
national energy needs. The conventional market is also experiencing an increased interest in North and West
Africa, with several new developments, especially linked to gas, although they are at different stages so they might
not materialize immediately.
Linked to gas developments, the market of export and transmission pipelines has always shown to be somehow
erratic, as very big projects materialize occasionally. While some of the projects in Asia-Pacific are still on
stand-by, but expected to resume shortly, in the Mediterranean Sea the development of big gas transport
infrastructures is at an early stage, but looks very promising.
The SURF market has been among those that have suffered the most in recent times, as clients on the one hand
have delayed or abandoned high-risk or less profitable projects and on the other hand are resuming activities by
looking for strategies to decrease costs. However, the last few months have seen strong signs of recovery, with
Brazil as the main region, but also with Northern Europe, especially Norway, thanks to the stimuli put in place to
counteract the effects of the crisis. In Guyana, developments are proceeding at full speed and there are also signs
of an imminent recovery of the African market, especially in West Africa.
Capital expenditure
In the Offshore Engineering & Construction Division, investments made in 2021 were mainly related to the
upgrading of the Saipem Endeavour barge, extraordinary maintenance of the FDS and FDS 2 vessels,
extraordinary maintenance of the Castoro 12 barge and maintenance and upgrading of existing assets. On the
other hand, the Castoro Sei and S600 vehicles have been decommissioned.
New contracts
The most significant contracts during 2021 were:
≥ for Qatargas, in Qatar, an EPCI contract for the North Field Production Sustainability Pipelines Project ("EPCL"
package) which includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of three offshore export
pipelines and associated onshore connection works. This new contract is part of the development of the North
Field production plateau, which also includes the EPCI of the offshore facilities (“EPCO” package) previously
awarded to Saipem;
≥ for Saudi Aramco, in Saudi Arabia, a new three-year extension to the Long-Term Agreement (LTA), the
framework agreement covering engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) activities for the
development of new offshore infrastructure and the upgrading of existing infrastructure. In addition, four work
orders were awarded, covering the upgrading of existing facilities at the Zuluf, Berri and Abu Safah offshore
fields and the Ras Tanura terminal, and a further fifth work order relating to activities to develop the Marjan
offshore field;
≥ for Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados SAS (EODC), a contract for the Offshore Courseulles-sur-Mer wind farm in
Normandy, France. Activities includes the design, construction, and installation work of 64 steel foundations for
an equivalent number of wind turbines;
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≥ for Qatargas, in Qatar, confirmation of the two options for additional works under the North Field Production
Sustainability Offshore project (“EPCO” package). The activities include the construction of two additional
gathering platforms, two additional bridges to connect them with the existing wellhead platforms, two 13-km
long carbon steel lined anticorrosion pipelines connecting the wells, as well as the decommissioning of the
existing pipeline;
≥ for Eni Angola SpA, a new contract for the deepwater subsea development of the preliminary Phase 2 of the
Agogo field in Block 15/06 West Hub. Works include engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of
subsea equipment and structures;
≥ for Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, a T&I contract for the Jansz-lo Compression project, relating to the Jansz-lo gas
field located approximately 200 kilometres off the northwest coast of Australia, at a depth of approximately
1,400 metres;
≥ for Subsea 7 Norway AS, a contract for the Sakarya Gas Field Development project, the first deepwater natural
gas field discovered in Turkey's Black Sea, approximately 175 kilometres off the coast of Eregli. The contract
provides for the transport and installation of pipelines up to a depth of 2,200 metres;
≥ for Petrobras, a SURF EPCI contract for the installation of a subsea system based on rigid risers for the Buzios 7
project, for the development of the pre-salt field located about 200 kilometres off the coast of the state of Rio
de Janeiro, at a depth of about 2,000 metres.
Work performed
The largest and most important projects underway or completed during 2021 were as follows. In general, the
progress of the contracts described below is still affected by the COVID-19 emergency.
SURF Business Unit
In Guyana, for ExxonMobil:
≥ pipelay and installation activities are near completion for the Liza Phase 2 project, which includes the
installation of risers, umbilicals, manifolds, flowlines, well
engineering, procurement, fabrication, and
connections, and related facilities for the development of the Liza field;
≥ work on the Payara project is progressing according to schedule, with the completion of the first campaign by
FDS 2 later this year and the current preparation for the second campaign scheduled for 2022. The project
includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and
installation of risers, umbilicals, flowlines, well
connections, and associated facilities for the development of the Payara and Pacora fields.
In the Gulf of Mexico:
≥ for Pemex, the suspended project for the development of the Lakach field is about to be reactivated. The EPCI
SURF project involves connecting the offshore field with the onshore gas conditioning plant;
≥ for Chevron, engineering activities for the JSM-4 project are proceeding according to schedule. The project
scope is the engineering, transportation, and installation of two modules (a generation module weighing 1,150
tonnes and a water injection module weighing 4,350 tonnes) onto Chevron’s existing/operating FPU facility.
In Brazil, for Petrobras:
≥ engineering and procurement activities are progressing for the Buzios 5 project, which includes engineering,
procurement, fabrication, and installation of Steel Lazy Wave Risers (SLWR), umbilicals, manifolds, flowlines, well
connections, and related facilities for the development of the Buzios field;
≥ work has begun on the execution of the SURF EPCI Buzios 7 project, which includes the engineering,
procurement, construction, and installation of the SLWR and the corresponding interconnecting flowlines
between the subsea wells and the FPSO unit, as well as the associated service lines and control umbilicals. In
addition, Saipem will be responsible for the supply and installation of the FPSO unit's anchors and its attachment
to the reservoir.
In Egypt, for Petrobel, fabrication and installation activities have been completed for the Zohr Rup project,
including the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation work for the “Ramp Up to Plateau” phase of
the Zohr field gas development project; the Provisional Acceptance Certificate has been issued. Within the frame
of the same project, the client has instructed us to proceed with the hook up of additional wells, which consists of
building, transporting, and installing some jumpers. Offshore installation operations should start in the first quarter
of 2022.
In West Africa,
≥ for Eni Angola:
• the main sea installation activities for the Cabaça project have been completed, with the installation of the
remaining jumpers scheduled for 2022;
• engineering, procurement, and fabrication activities commenced at the Ambriz base in Angola for the Agogo
Early Phase 2 project, which involves the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of two
production pipelines, one for water injection and one for gas injection, as well as spools, jumpers, umbilicals
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and connectors. Sea operations will start in the second quarter of 2022 with the involvement of the FDS unit
initially, and of the Saipem Constellation later.
In Australia, for Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, the Jansz-lo contract has been signed for the transportation and
installation of a subsea compressor station, manifold, field control station, as well as umbilicals and other facilities.
The offshore activities will be carried out in two phases. The first campaign will take place between the end of
2024 and the beginning of 2025 and the second between the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026.
New Energies Business Unit
In Asia, for Jan De Nul, having completed the procurement phase, the construction of 32 jackets for the Formosa II
offshore wind farm in Taiwan is underway at Karimun yard.
In the North Sea:
≥ for ConocoPhilips, preparatory activities have been completed for the removal for the LOGGS project, involving
the dismantling of the topsides and jackets of a platform;
≥ for Neart Na Gaoithe, offshore pile installation and stabilisation activities are in progress for the NnG Offshore
Windfarm project, which includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of 56 jackets for the
development of a wind farm. In addition, at the Karimun yard, the manufacture of two Offshore Substations
(OSS), whose jackets are temporarily stored in Norway, has been completed and the manufacture of jackets for
wind turbine generators (WTGs) is underway;
≥ for Seagreen, the first wind turbine generator jacket (WTG) installation campaign has been completed and the
next one is about to start. The installation of jackets for offshore substation platforms (OSP) was also
completed;
≥ for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms, the engineering and procurement activities are in an advanced phase for
the two Offshore Substation jackets being currently built at the Arbatax yard (Italy).
In France:
≥ for EDF Renewables, Enbridge Inc and wpd Offshore, manufacturing activities are ongoing for the Fécamp
project, including the engineering, construction, and installation of 71 gravity base structures (GBS - Gravity
Base Structures) in concrete as basis for the associated offshore wind farm;
≥ for Eolienes Offshore du Calvados (EDF Renewable, Enbridge Inc and wpd Offshore), the engineering and
installation activities started on the monopiles and transition structures for the Courseulles project, which
includes the transport and installation of 64 foundation monopiles.
Facilities and Pipelines Business Unit
In Saudi Arabia,
≥ for Saudi Aramco:
• in the Berri (LTA-34) and Marjan (LTA-35) projects, engineering and procurement activities are nearing
completion, while offshore construction work has commenced in terms of pre-laying activities, preparation of
coastal draught and laying with the Saipem Endevour and, starting at the end of December, with Castoro 12.
The (LTA-34) Berri and Marjan (LTA-35) projects include engineering, procurement, construction, and
installation for new platforms, new wellhead platform decks, associated trunkline to shore, subsea pipelines,
and cables;
• engineering and procurement activities are nearing completion for the EPCI of Berri Downstream (LTA-43)
project, which includes engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of subsea and onshore
pipelines. Onshore construction activities are underway and preparatory work for onshore draught has also
started, which will be followed by the offshore campaign of the vessel Castoro 12, expected in the first part of
2022 in combination with the LTA-34 and LTA-35 projects;
• engineering and procurement activities are nearing completion for the EPCI Enhance Piping Network
(LTA-53) project, which involves the design, engineering, construction, and installation of a pipeline on the
existing network around the Ju'aymah area. The related offshore installation work has begun and is expected
to continue until mid-2022;
involve
• engineering and procurement activities started for the recently sanctioned LTA-63, 64, 65, 68 and 70
projects. These
installation of subsea,
the engineering, procurement, construction, and
onshore/offshore pipelines, jackets and wellhead platforms. The construction and installation of these
projects will take place throughout 2022 as per the schedule of each individual scope;
≥ for Al Khafji Joint Operations (KJO), engineering and procurement activities are nearing completion, for the
Laying of New Hout Crude contract, which includes the engineering, procurement, construction, installation,
and start-up phases of a new pipeline for the transportation of crude oil. Discussions are also underway with the
client to define an acceptable timeframe to proceed with the installation activities and the subsequent project
phases.
In Qatar,
≥ for Qatargas:
• the offshore installation activities for the Barzan Novated Items & Pipeline contract were completed,
included the engineering, procurement,
including the replacement of the damaged pipeline, which
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construction, and installation of two export and interconnecting pipelines, connecting elements between the
pipelines and various subsea structures;
• engineering ad procurement activities have started for the recently awarded North Field Production
Sustainability (EPCO and EPCL) projects. Manufacturing work began at the Karimun yard in the latter part of
November. Construction activities and the first offshore survey campaign began in the latter part of the year.
The projects include engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of subsea, onshore/offshore
pipelines, jackets, and wellhead platforms, as well as the associated support activities;
• the installation work for the Qatargas 1 Jacket (WHP 12N) project was completed, with the Dehe unit used
as the main vessel. The project involved the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of the piles,
jacket, and other structures for the WHP 12N wellhead platform;
• the installation work for the Gallaf project has been completed using the Dehe. The project involved the
engineering, transportation, and installation of 2 jackets and the wellhead platform.
In Indonesia, for BP Berau Ltd, most of the work on the Tangguh LNG Expansion project was completed during
2021, with additional engineering, connection work, and pipeline preservation carried out in the second half of the
year. There are still operations to be carried out concerning the final connection with the LNG plant on shore and
the commissioning of the plant, including post-launch assistance activities.
In the North Sea, for PremierOil, offshore installation has been completed for the Tolmount project, which
includes the engineering, procurement, and installation of the 20” gas export pipeline and associated piggyback
methanol line. Drainage of the 3-inch methanol line, scheduled for the first part of 2022, remains to be completed.
In the Baltic Sea, for Gaz System SA, in connection with the Baltic project, the installation of cement-lined
pipelines for the transport of gas between Denmark and Poland was completed using the Castorone, Castoro Sei
and Castoro 10. Micro-tunnelling activities have been completed in both Poland and Denmark. Dredging and
rock-dumping operations along the pipeline route are also in progress.
In West Africa:
≥ for BP, activities are underway for the installation of the piles and the breakwater in relation to the combined
execution of the Tortue project (Marine & Civil and Facilities), which includes engineering, procurement,
fabrication, installation, hook-up, and commissioning of a breakwater, the related pontoon and raised platform
for the transport of gas in co-development between Senegal and Mauritania. The structures are being built at
the Karimun yard and will continue in 2022. The offshore campaign will continue during 2022;
≥ for Noble Energy EG Ltd (acquired by Chevron at the end of 2020), in Equatorial Guinea, the Alen Gas
Monetization project was completed in February 2021. This involved the installation, connection, and testing of
a rigid pipeline that enables gas to flow from offshore production facilities to onshore facilities located at Punta
Europa (Alba and EG LNG plants).
In Azerbaijan,
≥ for BP:
• work relating to the Shah Deniz 2 (Call-off 007) contract are under way, involving the transportation and
installation of production systems and subsea facilities, the laying of optical fiber cables and production
umbilicals, start-up, supply of the crew and operational management of the new vessel, with installation
activities envisaged until the first half of 2023;
• engineering and procurement activities are under way for the ACE (Call-off 002) project, involving the
engineering, laying and pipeline installation activities, planned between late 2021 and the first quarter of 2022;
• the engineering, procurement and installation activities for the jacket pine pile have been completed for the
ACE (Call-off 006) project, which also includes the engineering, procurement, and installation of spools and
subsea structures;
≥ for Total, procurement and construction are nearing completion for the Absheron URF project, which includes
engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of pipelines and umbilical systems in the Caspian Sea.
The installation of the guide posts was completed in the first quarter of 2021, while the installation of the
umbilicals is expected to be completed during 2022;
≥ for Bosshelf:
• in relation to the Absheron T&I project, where Saipem has been contracted for the installation of jackets and
platforms, installation activities are scheduled throughout the year until the first half of 2022;
• the activities related to the Umid Babek field development project have been rescheduled by the client and
installation activities are expected to start in February 2022 with completion scheduled for the second quarter
of the same year.
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Offshore fleet as of December 31, 2021
Saipem 7000
Self-propelled, semi-submersible, dynamically positioned crane and pipelay vessel
capable of lifting structures of up to 14,000 tonnes and J-laying pipelines at depths of up
to 3,000 metres.
Dehe
Castorone
Saipem FDS
Saipem 3000
Saipem FDS 2
Saipem Endeavour
Saipem Constellation Dynamically positioned vessel for the reel-lay of rigid and flexible pipelines in ultra-deep
water depths. It is equipped with a 3,000 tonnes crane and a laying tower (800 tonnes
capacity) equipped with two tensioners each with a 400 tonnes capacity.
Dynamically positioned vessel utilised for the development of deep-water fields at
depths of over 2,000 metres. Capable of launching pipes of up to 22” in diameter in J-lay
configuration, able to lay quadruple joint pipes (52-metre strings) with a holding capacity
of up to 750 tonnes and a crane with lifting capacity of up to 600 tonnes.
Dynamically positioned vessel utilised for the development of deep-water fields; it has a
J-lay tower with a holding capacity of up to 2,000 tonnes; capable of launching pipes with
a maximum diameter of 36”; able to lay quadruple joint pipes (52-metre strings) at depths
of up to 3,000 metres. Also capable of operating in S-lay mode with a crane with a lifting
capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes.
Dynamically positioned pipe-laying vessel operating in S-lay mode with an S-lay stern
stinger of over 120 metres consisting of three sections for shallow and deep-water
operations, a tensioning capacity of up to 750 tonnes, pipelay capability of up to 60
inches, onboard fabrication facilities for double and triple joints and pipe storage capacity
in cargo holds.
Mono-hull, self-propelled, dynamically positioned
lifting vessel, with drilling tower,
capable of laying flexible pipes and umbilicals in deep waters (3,000 metres) and lifting
heavy loads of up to 2,200 tonnes.
Dynamically positioned (leased) vessel for laying pipes and lifting heavy loads of up to
5,000 tonnes, capable of deep water installations up to depths of 3,000 metres and
laying pipes with a tensioning capacity of up to 600 tonnes in S-lay mode.
Barge for lifting heavy loads and laying pipes (in S-lay mode), suitable for launching
single- or double-joint pipes of up to 60” in diameter for shallow and deep-water
operations, with a tensioning capacity of up to 260 tonnes, equipped with a floating
launch ramp composed of three sections for deep-water operations, a mini ramp with
adjustable structure for shallow-water operations, and a rotating crane with a 1,100
tonne capacity.
Trench/pipelay barge capable of burying pipes of up to 60” diameter in shallow waters.
Pipelay barge capable of laying pipes of up to 40” diameter in ultra-shallow waters of a
minimum depth of 1.4 metres.
Post-trenching and back-filling barge for pipes of up to 40” diameter in ultra-shallow
waters of a minimum depth of 1.4 metres.
Heavy lifting barge equipped with two crawler cranes, capable of carrying out installations
whilst grounded on the seabed and of operating in S-lay mode. The lifting capacities of
the two crawler cranes are 300 and 1,800 tonnes, respectively.
Work barge equipped with a fixed crane capable of lifting structures of up to 200 tonnes.
Support barge with storage space, workshop, and offices for 50 people.
Support barge with workshop and offices for 150 people.
Shallow water post trenching and backfilling barge.
Cargo barges for the execution of tie-ins and transportation of materials.
Accommodation barge for up to 400 people, equipped with gas shelter in the event of an
evacuation due to H2S leaks.
Heavy-duty cargo barge.
Cargo barge.
Cargo barge, currently used for storing the J-lay tower of the Saipem 7000.
Cargo barge.
Launch cargo barge, for structures of up to 30,000 tonnes.
Launch cargo barge, for structures of up to 20,000 tonnes.
Cargo barge.
Cargo barge.
Ersai 2
Ersai 3
Ersai 4
Bautino 1
Bautino 2 and 3
Ersai 400
Castoro XI
Castoro 14
S42
S43
S44
S45
S46
S47
Castoro 10
Castoro 12
Castoro 16
Ersai 1
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ONSHORE ENGINEERING
& CONSTRUCTION
OPERATING REVIEW
General overview
The Saipem Group’s Onshore Engineering & Construction is focused on the execution of large-scale projects with
a high degree of complexity in terms of engineering, technology, and operations, with a strong bias towards
challenging projects in difficult environments and remote areas.
Saipem enjoys a worldwide leading position, providing a complete range of integrated basic and detailed
engineering, procurement, project management and construction services, principally to the Oil&Gas, complex
civil and marine infrastructure and environmental markets.
Aiming to grow, adapting to the specific regional features of traditional markets, and be competitive in the highest
technology segments of energy transition, the Onshore Engineering & Construction Division has developed an
operational organisation covering geographical areas for the upstream, midstream and downstream traditional
segments, and two product lines (Infrastructure and New Energies) supported transversely by engineering,
procurement, and construction hubs and by other support functions.
In 2021, development initiatives continued, aiming to transform and increase the efficiency of work processes
through digitalisation.
In terms of energy transition, Saipem is heavily investing in areas such as the capture, storage, and reuse of CO2,
hydrogen and, more generally, on initiatives for the reduction of the carbon footprint of traditional plants, on the
design of green facilities, and on the matter of “circular economy and plastic recovery” even in areas still based on
the exploitation of traditional energy sources.
In many markets, special emphasis is placed on maximising local content in project implementation.
Market conditions
During 2021, the contingent situation associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has stabilised in terms of the
impacts on the offer and demand of primary energy, as well as in terms of mobility, consumption, and production
activities on a global level. Despite a recovery in energy commodity prices, investment scenarios in Saipem's
traditional markets are still below pre-COVID levels, with a generalised fall of new contract awarded during 2021,
the postponement of some initiatives to future years, as well as the cancellation of some projects. The
seriousness of the situation depends on the various segments and geographical areas where Saipem operates
and the timeframe in question. In general, the energy transition dynamics seem in any case to be more favourable,
on the one hand, to gas compared to other fossil fuel sources and, on the other hand, to the use of technologies
aimed at decarbonising fossil fuel sources (CCUS) and reducing CO2 emissions (i.e. through the use of hydrogen
as an energy vector).
The volume of contracts awarded in 2021 in the Division's target market largely relates to the Floaters segment,
followed by Upstream and Pipeline.
In the short-to-medium term, the Midstream and Downstream segments persisted, with expectations of
significant investment volumes confirmed in the Gas Monetization and Fertilizers sectors in Africa, the Americas
and the Middle East, and in Petrochemicals in Asia. The LNG market, following Qatar’s recent sanctioning of the
NFE project, is envisaging medium-term initiatives in the Far East and Africa, both as “new build” and as extensions
to existing plants. In the Upstream segment, following the sharp slowdown in the last two years, signs of recovery
of investments in the Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are now visible. In the Floaters segment, significant volumes
are expected in Latin America and Africa.
The Infrastructure segment confirms the positive signs of major investments in high-speed rail in Italy, mainly in
relation to the prospects arising from the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan). With regard to
renewables (solar) and green technologies (hydrogen, CO2 and biofuels management and biochemistry) in
general, the visibility of projects in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is increasing. Specifically, investments
in the renewables sector (i.e. solar) have been severely impacted by the strong uncertainty in the supply chain of
photovoltaic panels.
Capital expenditure
Capital expenditure in 2021 in the Onshore Engineering & Construction sector focused mainly on the acquisition
and maintenance of equipment, as well as the completion of the Saint-Felicién plant, in Canada, included in the
CO2 Solutions technology purchase plan.
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New contracts
The most significant contracts awarded to the Group during 2021 were:
≥ for Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), in Brazil, as a joint venture with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
(DSME), a contract for the construction of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit named P-79,
for the development of the Búzios offshore field in Brazil;
≥ for of ADNOC Sour Gas – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) – in the United Arab Emirates, a
new contract for the Optimum Shah Gas Expansion (OSGE) & Gas Gathering project. The contract includes the
expansion and strengthening of the already operating Shah plant;
≥ for Aramco, in Saudi Arabia, a new contract for the implementation of package 4 of the Jafurah upstream field
development programme (JFGP), for the construction of onshore pipelines.
Work performed
The biggest and most important projects underway or completed during 2021 were as follows. In general,
progress on the contracts described below is still affected by the COVID-19 emergency.
In Saudi Arabia,
≥ for Saudi Aramco:
• the Hawiyah Gas Plant Expansion project is under execution for the expansion of the Hawiyah gas treatment
plant located in the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula;
• Final Mechanical Completion was achieved on both EPC (Package 1 & 2) contracts for the Jazan Integrated
Gasification Combined Cycle (gasification plant combined with a combined power cycle for electricity
generation) project. Assistance is being provided to the customer to start running the plant;
• Mechanical Completion was achieved for the EPC Khurais project, involving the extension of the onshore
production centres in the fields of Khurais, Mazajili, Abu Jifan, Ain Dar, and Shedgum. The project is now being
launched by the client;
• the South Gas Compression Plants Pipeline Project relating to the development of the Haradh (HdGP) gas
plant located in the east of the country, which includes the auditing of detailed engineering developed by the
client, procurement of all materials excluding the line pipe for coated carbon steel lines provided by the client,
as well as construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning support, is under way;
• civil works began at the construction site for the Marjan project, an EPC contract for the implementation of
“Package 10” of the Marjan field development programme, which includes gas treatment, sulphur recovery
and tail gas treatment plants;
• civil works began at the construction site for the Berri project, an EPC contract to increase the capacity of the
Berri camp through the construction of new facilities in Abu Ali and Khursaniyah. The TCF (Temporary
Construction Facilities) are currently being built on site.
Also in Saudi Arabia, for Petrorabigh (a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical), the
mechanical works of the Rabigh II project related to the naphtha conversion plant and the plant for the production
of aromatic compounds have been completed; also the additional works, awarded during the second half of 2016,
related to the Utilities and Offsite Facilities package, have been concluded. The plant is now being commissioned
by the customer.
In Kuwait:
≥ for Kuwait Oil Co (KOC), the Feed Pipelines for New Refinery project is nearing mechanical completion and
the first commissioning stages. The contract
includes engineering, procurement, construction, and
commissioning activities related to the development of the new connection lines and related pumping station
and measurement of the new Al Zour refinery located in south Kuwait;
≥ for Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Co (KIPIC), in a joint venture with Essar Projects Ltd, engineering and
procurement activities were completed for the Al-Zour Refinery project; construction and completion of the
project are progressing. The contract encompasses design, procurement, construction, pre commissioning,
and assistance during commissioning tests, start-up and checks on the performance of tanks, related road
works, buildings, pipelines, piping support frames, water works and control systems for the Al-Zour refinery.
In Iraq, for Exxon, as part of the West Qurna I project, work on site is under way with mechanical and electrical
instrumentation installations. The installation of prefabricated modules is completed. The project involves the
execution of infield engineering, pre-fabrication, and construction relating to some tie-ins to existing plants owned
by Bassra Oil Co.
In Oman, for Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Co Llc, engineering and procurement activities have
been completed, while the construction activities for the Duqm Refinery package 3 project are under way.
In Israel, for Haifa Group, the project for the development of an Ammonia Plant at the Mishor Rotem site is under
way with the engineering and procurement phase and with the preparation activities for the site opening.
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In the United Arab Emirates, for ADNOC Sour Gas – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) –
engineering and procurement activities are under way and construction activities have started at the construction
site for the recently acquired Optimum Shah Gas Expansion (OSGE) & Gas Gathering project. The contract
entails the expansion and strengthening of the already operating Shah plant.
In Chile, for the Caitan consortium (Mitsui-Tedagua), start-up activities have been completed and commissioning
is under way for the Spence Growth Option project for the development of a desalination plant and water
pipelines in the north of Chile. The project included engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning
activities and will provide desalinated water to the Spence mine, owned by the mining company BHP and located
at 1,710 metres above sea level.
In Indonesia, for BP Berau Ltd, engineering, procurement, and logistics for the delivery of the materials and the
construction of infrastructure have been completed. At the same time, mechanical works for plant units are
ongoing for the Tangguh LNG Expansion project, which involves the construction of an onshore LNG train,
auxiliary services, an LNG jetty and the associated infrastructure.
In Thailand:
≥ for PTT LNG Co Ltd (PTTLNG), for the Nong Fab LNG project, the home office (engineering and procurement)
activities have been completed in Taipei. The equipment and materials have been fully delivered to the site,
construction activities continue focused on the completion of the piping circuits with mechanical seal tests, the
LNG storage tanks are substantially completed and in the hydraulic testing phase, the subsea tunnels for
seawater intake and discharge pipelines have been completed (2 of the 4 required), as well as most of the super
structural works of the jetty. The project includes the construction of a Regasification Terminal, including
storage tanks and a jetty for importing LNG;
≥ for Thai Oil, the Clean Fuel project is in progress, involving the construction and start-up of new units within the
Sriracha refinery located around 130 kilometres from Bangkok, Thailand. The design and procurement activities
are nearing completion. The manufacturing, delivery, piping prefabrication, and module fabrication activities
continue in the yards. The civil works, buildings, underground works, and installation of metal structures are
being implemented on site. The first modules, a substantial part of the equipment and the reactors, have already
been transported and installed at the site.
In Nigeria:
≥ for Dangote Fertilizer, activities are ongoing for the Dangote project for the new ammonia and urea production
complex. In particular, during the year, the commissioning and start-up of the plant's first production line (plant 1)
was completed, while the commissioning of the second plant is nearing completion. The scope of work
encompasses engineering, procurement, construction supervision and commissioning of two twin production
streams and related utilities located at the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos State;
≥ for Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG), engineering activities and procurement services are under way, and preparation
activities for the building site are ongoing under the EPC LNG Bonny Train 7 contract for the engineering and
construction of a LNG plant, in joint venture with Daewoo and Chiyoda Corp. The project involves the
construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant, as well as all the necessary utilities and port facilities for export,
for the expansion of the existing LNG plant at Finima on Bonny Island.
In Mozambique, for Total (which acquired Anadarko interests during 2019 for the Mozambique LNG project). The
project includes the construction of a LNG plant consisting of two LNG liquefaction trains, as well as all the
relevant infrastructures, storage tanks, and port facilities for export.
However, due to the unsafe situation in northern Mozambique – which culminated on March 24, 2021 in a series of
armed attacks near the city of Palma – following the instructions of client Total, activities at the site have been
suspended. Saipem evacuated the site, continuing to manage a residual part of the project activities not subject
to suspension, outside the country. Saipem has also evaluated, in close cooperation with the client, measures to
preserve the value of the project and ensure a prompt resumption of work as soon as safety conditions in the area
are restored.
In Uganda, for Yatra Africa (which is developing and managing the investment on behalf of the Ugandan
government), the first phase of FEED has been delivered for a grass roots refinery at Hoima with the
corresponding pipeline of over 200 kilometres and remote storage near Kampala. The refinery is part of the
largest Ugandan project which aims to make the most out of recently discovered oilfields in Albertine Graben, near
Lake Albert.
In Serbia, for Infrastructure Development and Construction (IDC), the engineering, construction, and laying
activities were completed for the Transmission Gas Pipeline (Interconnector) Border of Bulgaria-Border of
Hungary project and field engineering activities for the compressor station were completed.
In Russia, for Gazpromneft, the engineering, procurement, and building activities are in progress for a sulphur
recovery unit for the Moscow refinery. Please refer to section “Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: restrictive
measures and EU sanctions” in “Business outlook and events after the reporting period”.
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In Italy:
≥ for Ital Gas Storage (IGS), engineering, procurement, and construction activities have been completed for the
Natural Gas Storage Plant EPC project, which included the development of natural gas storage plants in
Cornegliano Laudense, in the province of Lodi, as well as engineering and procurement activities for a work
variation (Water Separation);
≥ for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana as part of the CEPAV 2 Consortium, for the CEPAV 2 High-Speed Brescia
Est-Verona project, construction activities are in progress along the whole section. With regard to the
excavation of the Lonato natural tunnel, on the critical tract of the project, about 3 km of the first tunnel (about
67%) have been excavated. In 2021, a total of 4 public contracts were awarded by the Consortium through a
European tender; the last 3 contracts will be awarded between 2022 and the beginning of 2023. In December
2021, the first milestone of the Verona Merci by-pass was completed and delivered on time;
≥ for Eni New Energy works are under way to build three photovoltaic plants, one located in Trecate and two in
Marghera.
Floaters
The FPSO market remains stable in terms of volumes, despite the uncertain times which have led to the
postponement of a portion of the allocations expected for 2020 and 2021. Backed by recovering oil prices,
several feasibility studies, FEED and EPC and L&O (Lease and Operate) tenders are currently under way, especially
in areas such as Brazil and West Africa. Oil companies are showing confidence in approving final investment
decisions (FIDs) by 2021.
The FLNG/FSRU market is showing signs of recovery, especially in the Mediterranean region and in Asia.
Saipem owns two FPSO vessels, i.e., Cidade de Vitoria, a production, processing, storage, and offloading vessel
with a production capacity of 100,000 barrels a day and the Gimboa, a production, processing, storage, and
offloading vessel with a production capacity of 60,000 barrels a day.
Work performed
The biggest and most important projects underway or completed during 2021 were as follows.
In Indonesia, for Eni East Sepinggan Ltd, the Merakes Development project has been completed, involving the
extension of the production capacity of the FPU in the Jangkrik gas field. The unit is currently running after having
successfully passed the performance test.
In Russia:
≥ for Arctic LNG-2 Llc, in joint venture with RHI Russia BV (affiliated company of Renaissance Heavy Industries Llc),
the contract for activities related to the Arctic LNG 2 - GBS, regarding the completion of three liquefied natural
gas plants that will be installed on reinforced concrete support and storage structures. The scope of the
contract includes design, procurement, construction, transportation by sea, and installation of three concrete
support and storage structures;
≥ again for Arctic LNG2 Llc, in joint venture with Techinp and NIPI, the contract for the participation in the Arctic
LNG 2 - Topsides project, including the engineering, procurement, and manufacturing of the topside modules
of the LNG trains.
Please refer to section “Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: restrictive measures and EU sanctions” in “Events
after the reporting period”.
In the United Arab Emirates, for Eni, the supply of services for the lay-up and preservation activities of FPSO
Firenze continues, pending the renewal works for a possible relocation of the unit.
In Brazil, for Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), in a joint venture with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME),
engineering and procurement activities started on the recently acquired P-79 project, for the construction of a
floating production and storage unit (FPSO) for the development of the Búzios offshore field in Brazil.
Finally, in Angola, for Total, the operation and maintenance services (O&M) of the FPSOs Kaombo Norte and
Kaombo Sul will continue for a seven-year period, plus an additional eight optional years.
In the “Leased FPSO” segment, the following vessels carried out operations during 2021:
≥ the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria unit, carried out operations for Petrobras as part of a fifteen-year contract finishing
in early 2023, focused on the second phase of development of the Golfinho field, situated off the coast of Brazil
at a water depth of 1,400 metres;
≥ the FPSO Gimboa carried out operations for Sonangol P&P under a contract for the development of the
Gimboa field, located in Block 4/05 offshore Angola, at a water depth of 700 metres.
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OFFSHORE DRILLING
OPERATING REVIEW
General overview
As of December 2021, the Saipem Offshore Drilling fleet consisted of twelve vessels, divided as follows: six
ultra-deep-water units for operations at depths in excess of 3,300 feet (the drillships Saipem 10000, Saipem
12000 and Santorini, and the semi-submersible drilling rigs Scarabeo 5, Scarabeo 8, and Scarabeo 9), five high
specification jack-ups for operations at depths of up to 375 feet (Perro Negro 7, Perro Negro 8, Pioneer, Sea Lion
7, and Perro Negro 9), one standard jack-up for activities at depths of up to 150 feet (Perro Negro 4). All the rigs
mentioned are self-owned with the exception of the jack-ups Pioneer, Sea Lion 7, Perro Negro 9, and the drillship
Santorini, which are third party units and operated by Saipem. The barge rig Saipem TAD is not included in the
calculation as it is intended for disinvestment.
During the year, the sale of the standard jack-ups Perro Negro 2 and Perro Negro 5 to third parties was completed,
while in June a charter agreement with purchase option was finalised for the drillship Santorini, a 7th generation
ultra deep-water rig built at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard (where both the Saipem 10000 and Saipem
12000 were built). The ship was delivered to Saipem in November.
During the year, the Offshore Drilling fleet operated in Norway, in the sub-arctic area of the Kara Sea, in Egypt (Red
Sea and Mediterranean), in West Africa (Angola, Ghana, and Ivory Coast), in East Africa (Mozambique and Kenya), in
Mexico, and in Saudi Arabia.
Market conditions
Consistently with 2020, the financial year began with a market context still strongly influenced by the crisis which
started in the previous year and was caused firstly by tensions between oil-producing countries and then by the
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The business plans of Oil Companies continued to be affected by the significant revision of investments launched
after the start of the crisis. Over the course of the year, rate pressure remained quite strong overall and
competition high. In the second half of the year, thanks also to a confirmed stability in oil prices (which even
reached over USD 80 per barrel), the first signs of a possible market recovery were recorded: in fact, all segments
began to show a general increase in tendering activity by clients for activities to be carried out in particular from
2023; in parallel, the ultra-deepwater began to record a trend towards full occupancy of the fleet in some key
regions such as the Gulf of Mexico; also in this segment, there was a reactivation of rigs that had been cold
stacked for a long time and were indicated as candidates for exit from the market.
The preference for technologically more modern rigs was again confirmed in both shallow water and deep water,
as shown by the higher utilisation rates recorded in these segments (around 80%) compared to older rigs.
The number of installations being completed in the shipyards continued to decrease compared to the previous
year, but remained significant:
jack-ups, 7
semi-submersibles, and 17 drillships), of which only 5 had a contractual commitment for their use after completion
of construction.
The large number of new units under construction, the increase in retirements of old rigs, and the ongoing
restructuring of many contractors, constitute a structural change of the Offshore Drilling segment.
in December, 54 new units were under construction
(30
New contracts
The most significant acquisitions during the year included:
≥ for Wintershall DEA, a contract for the construction of six firm wells plus two optional wells in Norway using the
semi-submersible Scarabeo 8; the construction of these wells began in October 2021, immediately after the
conclusion of the previous contract with the customer Var Energi;
≥ for JSC Aurora, a contract for the construction of two firm wells plus an optional well using the jack-up Perro
Negro 8 for operations in the Kara Sea. Please refer to section “Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: EU
restrictive measures and sanctions” in “Events after the reporting period”;
≥ for Eni, the exercise of two options related to the semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 5 for operations in
Angola during 2021 and 2022;
≥ for Eni, a contract for the execution of a firm well plus an optional well using the semi-submersible Scarabeo 9
for activities in Angola; activities commenced during the year;
≥ for Eni, a contract with a duration of 240 days plus two options (each with a duration of 180 days) for the
deployment of the drillship Saipem 10000; under the terms of this agreement, the drillship Saipem 10000 was
deployed for activities in Egypt following the conclusion of operations carried out in West Africa and previously
acquired; at the same time, an agreement was reached with the same client for the deployment of the drillship
Santorini for the execution of a project in the Gulf of Mexico initially intended for the drillship Saipem 10000.
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Capital expenditure
Investments made during 2021 concerned the refurbishment and adaptation of the equipment to ensure its
compliance with international regulations and client requirements. Among the rigs subject to maintenance
activities aimed at renewing the class certification there were, in particular, the jack-ups Perro Negro 8, Perro
Negro 7, Perro Negro 4, and the drillship Saipem 10000.
Work performed
During 2021, the management of COVID-19 pandemic issues continued to involve Saipem's entire Offshore
Drilling fleet. A series of measures were put in place, including: emergency plans, reviewing shifts, pre-boarding
testing, and scheduling of quarantine periods for operators in accordance with the regulations of the various
countries where the drilling activities were carried out. These measures, which applied to all rigs, made it possible
to ensure a substantial degree of business continuity, always prioritising people’s health and safety.
The fleet was used as follows:
≥ ultra deep water/deep water units: the drillship Saipem 12000 completed operations offshore Mozambique for
Mozambique Rovuma Venture and, towards the end of the year, commenced operations in Kenya as part of a
project acquired in the fourth quarter; the drillship Saipem 10000 completed at the beginning of April the
remunerated standby period agreed with the client during the previous year and class renewal activities
commenced in 2020; subsequently, the rig was transferred to West Africa to carry out activities in Ghana and
the Ivory Coast, after which it moved to the Mediterranean for operations in Egypt; the semi-submersible
Scarabeo 9 completed its stacking period in Cartagena, Spain, in July and then began execution of a project in
Angola for Eni that was acquired during the year; the semi-submersible Scarabeo 8 completed operations for
Var Energi in Norway in October and, straightaway, started operations for Wintershall; the semi-submersible
Scarabeo 5 continued operations in Angola for Eni;
≥ high specification jack-ups: the unit Perro Negro 8, having completed work in April to renew its class
certification, was transferred to the sub-arctic area to begin operations in the Kara Sea; in October, the rig was
placed on winter stand-by, as agreed with the client, pending the resumption of operations in summer 2022; the
Perro Negro 7, Sea Lion 7, and Perro Negro 9 continued to operate for Saudi Aramco offshore Saudi Arabia;
the Pioneer unit continued to operate for Eni in Mexico;
≥ standard jack-ups: Perro Negro 4 continued to operate in the Red Sea for Petrobel;
≥ other assets: the Saipem TAD tender-assisted plant continued to be stacked while awaiting decommissioning;
the Perro Negro 2 and Perro Negro 5 jack-ups also continued to be stacked until they were sold to third
parties in August.
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Utilisation of vessels
The main vessel utilisation in 2021 was as follows:
Vessel
Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 5
Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 8
Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 9
Drillship Saipem 10000
Drillship Saipem 12000
Drillship Santorini (*)
Jack-up Perro Negro 2
Jack-up Perro Negro 4
Jack-up Perro Negro 5
Jack-up Perro Negro 7
Jack-up Perro Negro 8
Jack-up Pioneer (*)
Jack-up Sea Lion 7 (*)
Jack-up Perro Negro 9 (*)
Tender Assisted Drilling Barge
(No. of days)
under contract
Dec. 31, 2021
365
322
160
365
333
47 (2)
--
321
--
292
257
365
365
365
--
(1) Days on which the vessel was idle and not under contract.
(2) Rig joined the fleet on November 15, 2021.
(3) Rig transferred to third party on August 12, 2021.
(4) Days on which the vessel underwent class reinstatement works.
(5) Days on which the vessel partly underwent class reinstatement/preparation works and was partly idle with no contract.
(6) Rig intended for disinvestment according to current regulations (green recycling).
(*) Leased vessels.
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idle
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43 (1)
205 (1)
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32 (1)
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223 (3)
44 (4)
223 (3)
73 (4)
108 (5)
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365 (6)
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ONSHORE DRILLING
General overview
As of December 2021, the Onshore Drilling rig fleet comprises of 66 units available for operations, in addition to
17 rigs in Venezuela, which are unusable and entirely written off. Throughout the year, the Onshore Drilling Division
managed 1 unit owned by a third party. The areas where Saipem operated were Latin America (Peru, Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina), the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates), and Africa
(Congo and Morocco).
Market conditions
On a global level, the estimates for the onshore drilling segment showed some improvement signs for 2021
compared to 2020, as new contracts were gradually awarded again.
During the year, in North America, a market historically very reactive to the trends of oil prices, there was an
increase in the operations in terms of active rigs, new wells, and drilled metres, also leading to a significant
increase in investments as compared to the previous year. During the same period and specifically for Saipem
reference markets (Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America), the market showed an overall moderate
recovery in investments and number of rigs compared to the second half of the previous year. Latin America was
one of the most dynamic international geographic areas in 2021, particularly thanks to the recovery of activities in
Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina, the latter representing around 30% of the regional market, where
commercial activity previously slowed down by the pandemic is restarting.
Capital expenditure
Capital expenditure carried out during 2021 concerned plants in Saudi Arabia, South America, and United Arab
Emirates. Improvement and integration interventions were also carried out in order to maintain the operating
efficiency of the fleet and meeting the specific requirements of clients.
New contracts
During 2021, the Onshore Drilling Division acquired 2 new contracts in South America with a duration of 12
months or longer (in addition to several short-term contracts). Specifically, the acquisitions were a 4-year contract
in Colombia and a 1-year contract in Ecuador. A 15-month contract was acquired in the United Arab Emirates
(Sharjah). In addition, there were some significant contract extensions in the Middle East for 10 and 5-year terms.
Work performed
In 2021, 153 wells were completed, with a total of 497,710 metres drilled. Moreover, in 2021 workover activities
were carried out on 7 additional wells.
Saipem operated in the following areas:
≥ Latin America: drilling, workover, and pulling activities were performed in Peru for various clients (including
CNPC, Savia, CEPSA, Unna Energia, Aguaytia Energy, and Petrotal) with eight self-owned rigs. The other ten
self-owned rigs remained inactive. In Bolivia, drilling activities were carried out for Repsol, Shell, and Andina with
four rigs (one coming from Peru), one of which completed its operations in February and another in July. The
fifth rig in the country remained inactive. Drilling activities were carried out in Argentina for YPF (Yacimientos
Petrolíferos Fiscales) under multi-year contracts using two rigs, one of which has been temporarily halted since
October, while the other two rigs remained inactive. In Colombia, drilling activities were carried out with three
rigs (one from Houston) for Ecopetrol. There are two units in Ecuador, one of which has been used since April
for client Pluspetrol, while the other one remained inactive. The seventeen rigs in Venezuela have remained
inactive;
≥ Middle East: drilling operations were carried out in Saudi Arabia for Saudi Aramco under multi-year contracts
using twenty-two rigs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the operations of six other rigs under contract are still
temporarily suspended. In Kuwait, operations of two Saipem units provided to the client KOC are ongoing,
under previously existing contracts. In the United Arab Emirates, there is one inactive unit and one unit in
mobilisation from Italy;
≥ rest of the world: drilling activities were carried out in Congo for Eni Congo SA with a unit owned by the client.
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Utilisation of rigs
Average utilisation of rigs stood at 37.7% (43.6% in the same period of 2020), also including the Venezuelan rigs.
The average utilisation excluding the Venezuelan rigs is 47.4% (54.9% in the same period of 2020).
The highest utilisation rate was recorded in the regions of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, where contracted fleets
saw a decline compared to 2020 with 59.2% of days sold (75.1% in the corresponding period of 2020).
The number of plants in the region on December 31, 2021, was 36 (same as in 2020). In addition, 1 unit owned by
third parties was used in the Congo.
In Latin America, an average utilisation rate of 21.3% was recorded, slightly higher than the 19.6% recorded in
2020. This increase is due to an increased use of equipment in Ecuador, although the percentage is weighed
down by the equipment in Venezuela, which is unused and already totally devalued. The number of rigs in use in
the region as of December 31, 2021 was 30 (equal to the same period in 2020, not including the 17 rigs in use in
Venezuela).
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FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC
RESULTS
Going concern
In compliance with the provisions of the Italian Civil Code and the IAS/IFRS international accounting standards
(referred to by Consob in Document No. 2 issued on February 6, 2009 and by IASB in the document “Going
concern - a focus on disclosure” issued in January 2021), in the preparation stage of the financial statements it is
necessary to measure the Company’s and Group’s ability to continue on a going concern basis.
In particular, paragraph 25 of IAS 1 states that “financial statements shall be prepared on a going concern basis
unless management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease trading or has no realistic alternative to do so.
When management is aware, in making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or conditions
that may cast significant doubt upon the entity's ability to continue as a going concern, the entity shall disclose
those uncertainties.
When an entity does not prepare financial statements on a going concern basis, it shall disclose that fact, together
with the basis on which it prepared the financial statements and the reason why the entity is not regarded as a
going concern”.
Furthermore, paragraph 26 of IAS 1 requires that “in assessing whether the going concern assumption is
appropriate, Management takes into account all available information about the future, which is at least, but is not
limited to, twelve months from the end of the reporting period”. And also “... Management may need to consider a
wide range of factors relating to current and expected profitability, debt repayment schedules and potential
sources of replacement financing before it can satisfy itself that the going concern basis is appropriate”.
As already commented in the section “Operating Review”, following a backlog review activated by Saipem’s
management, the Company has disclosed to the market on January 31, 2022 a significant deterioration in the
full-life economic margins of certain projects relative to the Onshore E&C and Offshore E&C wind, due to the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, to the increase, current and prospective, of raw material costs and transport, and to
the unexpected interruption of ongoing negotiations that included, inter alia, higher revenues, with relevant effects
on Saipem’s consolidated financial results as of December 31, 2021.
As a result of the above, the 2021 statutory financial statements show losses in excess of one-third of the share
capital, supplementing the conditions required by Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code. Those conditions can
determine, after the course of contractual terms (where applicable) and unless a waiver is obtained from the bank
counterparties, their right to accelerate the expiry of certain financial liabilities in favour of Saipem Group.
Below are indicated the uncertainties, as well as the initiatives that Saipem has undertaken or plans to undertake
to address the effects of such uncertainties on the going concern assumptions, and reasons are given for them.
Below are also clarified the reasons for the decision to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis,
despite the significant uncertainties that persist, considering the documentation available as of today regarding
the mitigating factors.
The events and conditions that can raise significant doubts on the entity’s ability to continue to operate as a going
concern for a period of at least twelve months after the date of the present financial statements are as follows:
≥ strategic and operating uncertainties, connected to the current and prospective performance of Saipem
operations. Those uncertainties determined the need to review the Group’s strategic plan compared to the
approved version of October 2021;
≥ capital and financial uncertainties, mainly attributable to the relevant losses of the fourth quarter 2021, which
determined the need to implement a Financial Package to strengthen the capital and financial structure of the
Company.
Strategic and operating uncertainties and mitigating actions
The main negative variances noted with respect to the previous outlooks of October 2021 that have resulted in
significant uncertainties regarding Saipem's ability to meet strategic objectives under the previous Strategic Plan
approved in October 2021 relate to the contraction in consolidated adjusted EBITDA for the second half of 2021
by approximately €1 billion, due to both the findings of the backlog review of Onshore E&C projects showing an
increase in material and logistics costs that are only partially recoverable and the recent further difficulties of the
Offshore E&C wind projects.
As a result, the 2021 statutory financial statements show losses in excess of one-third of the share capital,
supplementing the conditions required by Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code.
The mitigations actions undertaken or planned for the resolution of the strategic and operating uncertainties are
detailed below:
≥ revision of the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan (including redefinition of strategic and operating business lines), based
on the following guidelines aimed at the pursuit of a more balanced return risk profile and at a deleveraging path:
• reduction of structural costs, with an increase in the target for 2022 to over €150 million;
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• increase of focus on the acquisition of offshore operations, both E&C and Drilling, marked by a higher
profitability thanks to Saipem’s consolidated competitive position;
• increased selectivity in the acquisition of Onshore E&C business, giving priority to higher-tech contracts in the
LNG and gas valorization segments, where Saipem can leverage on proprietary technologies;
• repositioning on low-risk activities in Offshore wind for the biennium 2022-2023 and adoption of a renewed
commercial and executive strategy to benefit in the subsequent periods of the Plan from the growth potential
of the market;
• reaffirmed Saipem's industrial focus on energy transition and circular economy, also through the development
of modular and industrialised solutions, in particular on CCUS supply chain, plastic recycling technologies and
subsea robotics;
• active management of the asset portfolio, to support cash flow generation for the duration of the 2022-2025
Plan.
It should also be noted that the revision of the 2022-2025 Plan has been subject to an "Independent Business
Review" assigned to primary independent consultants who did not identify significant issues concerning the
assumptions used in the preparation of the Plan;
≥ changes in the Group’s organisational structure to create a new directorate general with wide operational and
managerial powers, as well as a unit that will reinforce the planning activity and the financial control of orders and
other management activities, and the concentration of legal and negotiating activities in a corporate function
within the new directorate general.
For further details on the revision of the 2022-2025 Plan, please refer to the section “Business outlook".
Capital and financial uncertainties and mitigation actions
The main elements of capital and financial uncertainty (before intervention) are as follows:
≥ Saipem’s treasury is not adequate to support the Company’s financial commitments for 2022 (i.e. the twelve
months after the reporting period) and for the following years;
≥ the share capital of Saipem SpA as of December 31, 2021 has been reduced by more than a third (configuring a
situation pursuant to Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code) and, in a future perspective, it is reasonable to
assume that, without adequate strategic and operational interventions, it could decrease even further in the
future;
≥ the lines of credit, the availability of which is necessary in order for the Group to carry on its business, may no
longer be made immediately available by the banking system in view of the financial difficulties experienced by
the Company and the Group;
≥ as a result of the criticalities encountered, Saipem has been downgraded by the world's main rating agencies
and, also taking into account the possible negative evolution of these ratings in the future, Saipem could find it
difficult to refinance itself on the capital markets, especially given the maturities of its outstanding bonds.
In view of these uncertainties, it has become necessary, even in the short term, to involve the Group's joint
controlling shareholders and the entire reference banking system, with a view to implementing extraordinary
financial and capital measures.
In view of the above, Saipem, in addition to drafting the New Plan, had undertaken the implementation of a
Financial Package to strengthen the capital and financial structure of the Company to overcome the uncertainties
emerged following the losses in the fourth quarter 2021.
The goals of the Financial Package are:
≥ re-establishing the levels of share capital and shareholders' equity in accordance with the company's size;
≥ re-establishing adequate levels of cash over the 2022-2025 Business Plan;
≥ availability access to availability of credit lines in order to support company operations;
≥ stabilising Saipem's credit rating with a view to ensuring access to debt capital markets to refinance outstanding
bonds.
The planned mitigating actions are detailed below:
≥ on March 24, 2022, the Board of Directors resolved to submit to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of
May 17, 2022 a capital increase of €2 billion to be carried out by March 31, 2023 in connection with which it
obtained (i) a commitment to pro-rata subscription by the shareholders exercising joint control over the
company Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA; (ii) a commitment by the financial institutions involved in the capital
and financial strengthening package, formalised through the signing of a pre-underwriting agreement, to
guarantee the subscription of any newly issued shares that are not taken up by the market;
≥ willingness of a pool of banks to organise and manage the syndication of a new RCF in the amount of €1 billion
in the wider context of the capital increase;
≥ obtaining specific waiver on existing financial lines, were necessary.
In the short term, to meet the Company’s financial needs until the capital increase planned by December 31, 2022,
the Financial Package includes:
≥ obtaining a so-called bridge financing to right issue for a total amount of €1.5 billion, to be disbursed: (i) €458
million in the form of a "capital contribution" to shareholders' equity with a special "targata" reserve by the
shareholder Eni SpA, which exercises joint control over the company; (ii) €188 million in the form of a "payment
for future capital increase" by the shareholder CDP Industria SpA, which exercises joint control over the
company; and (iii) €855 million from a pool of banks backed by a specific guarantee issued by Eni. Once the
authorisation process has been completed, this credit line guaranteed by Eni will be refinanced through a further
liquidity line of €852 million, again provided by the same pool of banks and guaranteed for 70% by SACE under
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the "Garanzia Italia" instrument and for a further 18% by Eni. In particular, a Mandate Letter has been signed
providing for a liquidity facility in favour of the Company for an amount of €855 million, 100% covered by a
parent company guarantee issued by the shareholder Eni ("Liquidity Facility"); this facility, together with the
related guarantee, will remain in place until the disbursement of the loan supported by the "Garanzia Italia" as
specified above;
≥ availability of signature credits (performance bonds, bid bonds and AP bonds) from banking institutions to
support commercial activities;
≥ obtaining specific waiver on existing financial lines, were necessary.
The Financial Package also includes:
≥ the repayment of financial debts maturing in 2022, in accordance with their respective repayment schedules,
with the exception of uncommitted financial lines amounting to approximately €168 million;
≥ obtaining the necessary waivers on existing financial lines (lack of further repayments beyond the contractual
deadlines);
≥ a minimum cash level of €700 million, also with a view to enabling normal working capital management;
≥ the refinancing on the capital market of bonds maturing in subsequent years.
In light of the mitigating actions carried out and/or planned, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA considers that
all the conditions exist to prepare the Annual Report as of December 31, 2021 on a going concern basis,
maintaining the valuation criteria of a going concern, as described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
It should also be noted that, taking into account the final documentation available at the date and the additional
documents supporting the forecasts for the implementation of these mitigating actions, it is believed that, even
considering the latter, certain material uncertainties remain with regard to Saipem's going concern assumption. In
fact, although from the documentation available it is reasonable to expect, in substance, that the Financial
Package will be concluded in accordance with the scheduled deadlines, from a formal point of view there is a lack
of certain final documents and the existence of commitments subject to events that have not yet been defined, so
that, as of today, it does not appear possible to consider all material uncertainty factors connected with the
Financial Package to have been eliminated.
In particular, as of March 24, 2022, the date of approval of the draft financial statements by the Board of Directors,
there are uncertainties in relation to: (i) the execution of the share capital increase, which is expected to be
completed by the end of 2022; (ii) the completion of the payments for the future share capital increase by the
shareholders exercising joint control that are expected to be completed by March 31, 2022 (a condition, among
others, for the execution of the share capital increase). It should be noted that as of today's date, the main
conditions for the related payments have been met; (iii) the signing of the Underwriting Agreement by the banks (in
turn, a condition for the execution of the capital increase); (iv) the signing of the agreement relating to the Liquidity
Facility (in turn, a condition for the execution of the capital increase). However, as of today, the related Term Sheet
has been signed which provides for the subscription of the Liquidity Facility by March 31, 2022; (v) the availability
of new bonding lines for an amount sufficient to cover the requirements of 2022. The availability, on a best effort
basis, of a bonding line amounting to at least €1.345 billion is a condition for the disbursement of the liquidity
facility. As of today, advanced bilateral discussions are underway with the banks in order to achieve the
aforementioned objective; (vi) the formalisation of the request for financing through the "Garanzia Italia" scheme by
the Company as a condition for the disbursement of the Liquidity Facility. It should be noted that this activity will
be carried out in the short term; (vii) the cancellation planned by March 31, 2022 of the €1 billion RCF dated
December 10, 2015 and obtaining a new RCF for a total amount of €1 billion, which will be organised by the time
the capital increase is launched. It should be noted that, as of today, a pool of banks participating in the Financial
Package has confirmed that they have preliminarily approved the participation for approximately €450 million;
(viii) the achievement of a rating deemed sufficient for the future refinancing of the bonds maturing from 2023
onwards; (ix) future compliance with the contractual clauses, including the covenants, also those of a financial
nature, that will be included in the above-mentioned Liquidity Facility.
From this it follows that, in the context of the scenarios defined in the document "Going concern - a focus on
disclosure" issued in January 2021 by the IASB with reference to the verification of the existence of the
assumption of going concern, the Company considers reasonable to conclude that it is in the Scenario 3. As
regards the scenarios defined by Consob in Document No. 2 issued on February 6, 2009, the Company considers
reasonable to conclude that it is placed in the case referred to in Scenario 2 relating to the case in which
significant uncertainties are identified that may raise significant doubts on the ability of the Company to continue
its operations for a foreseeable future, but the directors consider that it is in any case appropriate to use the going
concern assumption to prepare the financial statements.
It should be noted that the evaluation by the Board of Directors on the existence of a going concern assumption
involves a judgment, at a given time, on the future outcome of events or conditions that are uncertain by nature;
therefore, while formulated on the basis of a careful weighting of all the available information, such judgement is
liable to be contradicted by the evolution of the facts if the reasonably expected events do not happen, or if
incompatible facts and conditions should arise that are unknown or not measurable today.
The Board of Directors will carry out a constant monitoring on the evolution of the factors taken into account, so
as to be ready to take the appropriate corrective measures where necessary.
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Effects of COVID-19
The spread, evolution, and persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the global
economy and, as a result, on the Saipem Group, as the energy sector was among the most affected worldwide.
However, the macroeconomic scenario recorded a significant turnaround in 2021, thanks to the success of the
vaccination campaign, China's economic performance, and the agreements between the producing countries of
the OPEC alliance, which enabled a gradual recovery of the economies and manufacturing activities. However, the
economy and consumption have not yet returned to pre-pandemic normality and there are still risks of possible
slowdowns linked to new variants of the virus that could interfere with the growth of economies and the recovery
of energy demand. During the first few months of the 2022 financial year, the upward trend of oil commodity
prices, especially Brent and natural gas, continued, also in relation to the evolution of international geopolitical
tensions with the Ukrainian-Russian crisis.
At an overall level, the positive signs visible to date are estimated to translate into a recovery of investments in the
Oil&Gas sector, with the main operators at the same time diversifying their portfolios towards segments linked to
the energy transition.
In 2021, the Saipem Group continued to carry out an in-depth and constant analysis of the ongoing pandemic, in
terms of: (i) the evolution of the regulatory framework in the countries where the Group operates, through the
monitoring of the containment measures adopted by such countries; (ii) the management of relations with clients
and partners; (iii) the management of contracts, both active and passive, through the introduction and/or
activation, where possible, of specific contractual clauses to mitigate the potential negative effects of the
pandemic; (iv) impacts on project execution activities, and in particular on the operations of shipyards and vessels,
due to the changed availability of internal and external resources and/or other circumstances directly or indirectly
resulting from the pandemic; (v) performance levels and continuity of service by suppliers, subcontractors and
partners.
Saipem Group has implemented specific mitigation measures to contain the impact of the pandemic from the
outset, activating a crisis response protocol by setting up a specific task force in charge of constantly monitoring
the spread of the virus and finding solutions to inform and protect internal and external staff (employees,
customers, and suppliers) in the offices and work sites in Italy and in the countries where the Group operates to
comply with the instructions of the Ministry of Health and to ensure the continuity of its operations worldwide. The
Saipem Crisis Unit in Milan is always open, is in constant contact and coordination with Local Crisis Units
worldwide; it periodically reviews the situation and adjusts the status of the action plan with the Corporate Crisis
Committee chaired by the Chief Executive Officer. Saipem continues to monitor the situation by maintaining
adequate surveillance levels and measures to prevent and combat the spread of the pandemic, aiming to
safeguard people’s health, which remains the top priority.
In order to offset the increase in costs related to the COVID-19 event described above, management promptly
initiated an appropriate cost containment programme also related to the pandemic.
Financial aspects: the Company continues to pay particular attention to reviewing the expected losses of
financial assets with particular regard to: (i) trade receivables; (ii) hedging derivatives; and (iii) financial assets
measured at fair value.
The procedures centrally implemented by Saipem’s Finance Department are structured to manage the risks
associated with the transactions put in place by constantly monitoring the effects caused by uncertainty
surrounding future variables and by the risk of the market counterparties with whom contracts are entered into.
With regard to trade receivables related to the risk of customer insolvency, Saipem constantly monitors and
assesses risk indicators and the probability of default of customers with information provided by third parties, in
addition to evaluating the recoverability of receivables.
Recoverability of non-financial assets: the cash flows used for impairment testing are those of the 2022-2025
Strategic Plan, approved by the Board of Directors on March 24, 2022. It should be noted that the cash flows were
normalised, where necessary, in accordance with IAS 36 and that, in particular, the long-term lease rates of the
Offshore Drilling CGUs were defined using the latest reports available at the date and prepared by external
sources, normally used as benchmarks. The impairment test of December 31, 2021 did not show impairment
losses.
Estimate process: with regard to revenue from contracts with customers as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and
changing market conditions, circumstances were assessed relating to the possible: (i) collection of payments that
may no longer be highly probable and (ii) agreements between the parties that could modify certain aspects of the
contract related to the subject matter or price of the transactions.
The enforceability of contractual rights and obligations and the likelihood of collecting the relevant payment are
prerequisites for identifying a contract with customers for accounting purposes. In fact, according to IFRS 15, if
these conditions are not met, the contract should not exist from an accounting point of view and the revenue may
not be recognised. Given the ongoing uncertainty, it is still necessary to check whether such conditions are met
when entering
in the relevant facts and
circumstances.
In addition, the estimate of the revenue variables continues to be reviewed which, given the current situation of
uncertainty, is complex and requires a high degree of judgement, due to the limitation ("constraint") established by
the standard that allows the revenues to be recognised only for those amounts that are highly probable that they
cannot be reversed in the future (so-called "reversal"). Likewise, the effects of the operational implications deriving
into a contract, and whenever there are substantial changes
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from the pandemic have been assessed and, where necessary, considered in the cost estimate for the duration of
projects.
In terms of the analysis of the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic undertaken early in 2020 and still in
progress due to the continuous evolution of the phenomenon, Saipem has identified, assessed, and constantly
monitored these effects for every project currently under way.
Identifying the COVID-19 economic impact: with reference to contract assets from work in progress
assessment, for which revenue are recorded “over time” according to input methods such as “cost to cost”, the
estimate of the final charges and the timing for fulfilling the performance obligations made it necessary to
consider whether the costs linked to COVID-19 should be excluded from project progress.
For this purpose, Saipem, also for 2021, divided the costs associated with COVID-19 into three “clusters”:
1. Costs directly related to COVID-19 (special items): these are costs directly related to COVID-19 as incurred, or
to be incurred, to manage the emergency at Group companies and at project sites; these costs are borne by
Saipem as they are contractually non-reimbursable by the client. These costs are recognised on specific
contracts separate from operating contracts and are recognised as costs in the income statement without
generating contract progress (and therefore without recognising any contract assets) and without recognising
any margin. During 2021, the costs directly attributable to COVID-19 amount to approximately €78 million (e.g.
including: costs for stand-by resources in accordance with quarantine regulations and in the event that the
activities of operational sites and vessels were stopped by authorities; costs of purchasing personal protective
equipment in addition to standard practices; costs of sanitising work areas; costs of organising charter flights to
bring the personnel home).
2. Costs indirectly related to COVID-19: these are costs incurred, or that will be incurred, for which it is impossible
to establish with reasonable certainty whether they are due to the pandemic or to other causes such as, for
instance, changing market conditions linked to fluctuations in crude oil prices. These are, by way of example, costs
due to delays in project or site activities, which have continued notwithstanding the challenges due, for example,
to personnel reductions, postponements in materials deliveries or delays by customers. These costs are included
in the full-life estimates of job orders.
3. Costs “to be evaluated case by case”: these are direct project costs for which the company declares that “force
majeure causes” were incurred, or due to staff kept on stand-by due to lockdown, and whose allocation must be
assessed on a case-by-case basis because of the peculiarity of the situation, of the customer, of the contract,
etc. No specific and quantifiable cases of this type have been identified.
Relevant market: regarding the possible outlook on the markets trend, the uncertainty of the global economic
recovery continues globally despite the recovery signs in our sector, specifically related to the commodity price
recovery.
It should be noted that Saipem designs and constructs systems commissioned by clients on the basis of
long-term investment assessments; this takes on average between four and seven years, depending on the
complexity of the project, from the initial concept phase of the initiative, through development and construction.
Due to the nature of the business and its diversification in various segments, there is no direct correlation
between the trend in oil prices and Saipem’s financial results: as of December 2021, more than 76% of its E&C
backlog was made up of non-oil projects, including LNG and renewables (energy efficiency).
Given the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the going concern assumption used for the preparation of the
Annual Report as of December 31, 2021 is not impacted. For details on the going concern, please refer to the
above section “Going concern”.
Group organisation: reporting
The Saipem Group’s operating and financial results for 2021 and the comparative data provided for prior years
have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board and endorsed by the European Commission.
The new organisational model is operational as of January 14, 2022; consequently, the financial information has
been prepared based on the organisational structure applicable at December 31, 2021, which was based on five
business divisions: Offshore Engineering & Construction, Onshore Engineering & Construction, Offshore Drilling,
Onshore Drilling and XSIGHT.
The results of the XSIGHT Division are not disclosed to the market separately, rather they are included in the
Onshore Engineering & Construction Division because the economic figures do not warrant separate disclosure.
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Saipem Group - Income statement
(€ million)
Core business revenue
Revenue and other income
Purchases, services and other costs
Net reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses)
on trade receivables and other assets
Personnel expenses
Gross operating profit (EBITDA)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
Operating result (EBIT)
Net financial income (expense)
Net gains (losses) on equity investments
Pre-tax profit (loss)
Income taxes
Profit (loss) before non-controlling interests
Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Profit (loss) for the period
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESULTS
2020
7,342
12
(5,294)
(7)
(1,625)
428
(1,273)
(845)
(166)
37
(974)
(143)
(1,117)
(19)
(1,136)
2021
6,875
5
(6,837)
(42)
(1,651)
(1,650)
(616)
(2,266)
(140)
9
(2,397)
(70)
(2,467)
-
(2,467)
% Ch.
(6.4)
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
With regards to the above, in section “Profit Warning”, and to the verifications related to the Backlog Review, it
should be noted that the activity started in January 2022 covered 22 projects, representing approximately 80% of
the value of the total existing consolidated backlog as of September 30, 2021, and approximately 88% of the
consolidated backlog of the E&C segments as of the same date, and in particular 74% of the Offshore E&C and
95% of the Onshore E&C. Full-life margins of 8 projects have been revised, generating a negative impact on the
2021 EBITDA of about €1 billion, as an effect of provision for expected future losses, accounted for in the fourth
quarter 2021.
Core business revenue during 2021 amounted to €6,875 million.
Gross operating profit (EBITDA) is a loss of €1,650 million. Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses on
property, plant and equipment and intangible assets totalled €616 million.
The operating result (EBIT) achieved in 2021 is a loss of €2,266 million.
The main variations relating to the income statement items above are detailed below in the analysis by segment.
The balance of net financial income (expense) is a negative €140 million, down €26 million as a result of lower
charges for exchange rate differences, an effect partly mitigated by the increase in charges deriving from the
repurchase of bonds maturing in 2022 and the bond issued in July maturing in 2026.
Net financial income (expense) on equity investments was positive for €9 million, thanks to the improvement of the
results of contracts performed by companies measured using the equity method.
Pre-tax results amounted to a loss of €2,397 million. Income taxes totaled €70 million compared to €143 million
in 2020.
Net profit recorded a loss of €2,467 million (loss of €1,136 million in 2020) and, unlike adjusted net profit, was
impacted by the following special items, for a total of €553 million:
≥ partial impairment of vessels and logistic bases, which are expected to be decommissioned over the course of
the plan, and of the related working capital, for €124 million;
≥ contingent liabilities of €293 million arising from the settlement of legal disputes relating to two long-completed
projects and the effects of the first instance decision by the Algiers Court concerning the Arzew LNG3 project,
against which Saipem has appealed;
≥ costs deriving from the health emergency for €78 million. This amount includes the costs incurred in the
reporting period directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as costs for the resources on stand-by,
in accordance with quarantine regulations and in cases where activities at operating sites and onboard vessels
were suspended by the authorities, for the purchase of personal protective equipment and devices in addition
to the standard requirements, for sanitising work areas and for the organisation of charter flights to return
people home;
≥ reorganisation expenses amounting to €58 million.
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The financial statement entries impacted by the special items in 2020 and 2021 are detailed below:
(€ million)
Revenues
Impairment losses of current assets
Adjusted revenues
(€ million)
Operating result (EBIT)
Impairment/write-down and restructuring expenses
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
(€ million)
Profit (loss) for the period
Impairment/write-down and restructuring expenses
Adjusted profit (loss) for the period
Adjusted EBIT reconciliation - EBIT 2021
(€ million)
Adjusted EBIT 2021
Impairment
Impairment of asset
Impairment of working capital/provision for costs (1)
Dispute settlements (1)
Restructuring expenses (1)
COVID-19 health emergency (1)
Total special items
EBIT 2021
Offshore
E&C
(1,215)
-
77
29
-
33
50
189
(1,404)
Onshore
E&C
(506)
-
18
-
293
21
14
346
(852)
Offshore
Drilling
47
-
-
-
-
2
8
10
37
(1) Total €458 million: reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA (€1,192 million) with EBITDA (€1,650 million).
The impact on net income is equal to the impact on EBIT.
Adjusted EBIT reconciliation - EBIT 2020
(€ million)
Adjusted EBIT 2020
Impairment
Impairment of asset
Impairment of working capital/provision for costs (1)
Dispute settlements (1)
Restructuring expenses (1)
COVID-19 health emergency (1)
Total special items
EBIT 2020
Offshore
E&C
(62)
-
46
-
-
19
51
(116)
(178)
Onshore
E&C
115
-
22
6
24
6
38
(96)
19
Offshore
Drilling
(16)
590
13
12
-
2
12
(629)
(645)
(1) Total €186 million: reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA of €614 million with EBITDA of €428 million.
2020
7,342
-
7,342
2020
(845)
868
23
2020
(1,136)
868
(268)
Onshore
Drilling
(39)
-
-
-
-
2
6
8
(47)
Onshore
Drilling
(14)
-
11
4
-
3
9
(27)
(41)
2021
6,875
-
6,875
2021
(2,266)
553
(1,713)
2021
(2,467)
553
(1,914)
Total
(1,713)
-
95
29
293
58
78
553
(2,266)
Total
23
590
92
22
24
30
110
(868)
(845)
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Saipem Group - Adjusted income statement
(€ million)
Adjusted core business revenue
Revenue and other income
Purchases, services and other costs
Net reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses)
on trade receivables and other assets
Payroll and related costs
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
Net financial expense
Net gains (losses) on equity investments
Adjusted pre-tax results
Income taxes
Adjusted profit (loss) before non-controlling interests
Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Adjusted net profit (loss) for the year
Adjusted operating profit and costs by function
(€ million)
Adjusted core business revenue
Production costs
Idle costs
Selling expenses
Research and development expenses
Other operating income (expenses)
General expenses
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESULTS
2020
7,342
12
(5,185)
(7)
(1,548)
614
(591)
23
(166)
37
(106)
(143)
(249)
(19)
(268)
2020
7,342
(6,630)
(352)
(157)
(35)
-
(145)
23
2021
6,875
5
(6,461)
(42)
(1,569)
(1,192)
(521)
(1,713)
(140)
9
(1,844)
(70)
(1,914)
-
(1,914)
2021
6,875
(8,031)
(250)
(134)
(35)
(5)
(133)
(1,713)
% Ch.
(6.4)
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
% Ch.
(6.4)
n.s.
The Saipem Group achieved in 2021 revenues related to ordinary operations for €6,875 million, down €467 million
compared to 2020; the slowdown affects in particular engineering and construction activities, especially due to
effects of the above mentioned backlog review.
Production costs (which include direct costs of sales and depreciation of vessels and equipment) amounted to
€8,031 million, representing an increase of €1,401 million compared to 2020, as a result of provisions following
the backlog review in the fourth quarter and of the extra costs incurred on some projects in the Engineering
& Construction sector.
Idle costs decreased by €102 million compared to 2020, mainly as a consequence of the postponement of some
projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Selling expenses, amounting to €134 million, decreased by €23 million,
thanks to greater efficiency in the management of tenders for the acquisition of new projects.
The research and development expenses recognised as operating costs, amounting to €35 million, were
essentially in line with those incurred in 2020.
General expenses, amounted to €133 million, decreased by €12 million compared to 2020 as a result of
cost-cutting initiatives launched since the pandemic and through the introduction of the “Saipem Project”.
Offshore Engineering & Construction
(€ million)
Core business revenue
Cost of sales
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA)
Depreciation and amortisation
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
Impairment losses and restructuring expenses
Operating result (EBIT)
2020
2,749
(2,514)
235
(297)
(62)
(116)
(178)
2021
2,848
(3,802)
(954)
(261)
(1,215)
(189)
(1,404)
Revenues for 2021 amounted to €2,848 million, up by 3.6% compared to the same period of 2020, mainly
attributable to higher volumes in Europe, the Middle East and South America, partly offset by the decrease in
volumes in North Africa and Italy. The cost of sales totalling €3,802 million, an increase compared to 2020,
impacted by the backlog review as detailed below.
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) in 2021 was a negative €954 million, down from a positive €235 million in
the corresponding 2020 period; the 2021 result was negatively impacted by approximately €580 million in the
fourth quarter in relation to wind projects included in the backlog review, in addition to higher costs already
recognised in the first nine months of approximately €370 million.
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Depreciation and amortisation are lower by €36 million compared to 2020, due to the termination of a vessel
leasing contract by a third party closed in 2020.
The operating loss (EBIT) in 2021 was €1,404 million and includes the impairment losses of tangible assets for €77
million, costs for the COVID-19 healthcare emergency for €50 million, restructuring expenses for €33 million and
depreciation for €29 million.
Onshore Engineering & Construction
(€ million)
Adjusted core business revenue
Cost of sales
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA)
Depreciation and amortisation
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
Impairment losses and restructuring expenses
Operating result (EBIT)
2020
3,882
(3,689)
193
(78)
115
(96)
19
2021
3,286
(3,722)
(436)
(70)
(506)
(346)
(852)
Revenues for 2021 amounted to €3,286 million, down 15.4% compared to the corresponding period of 2020,
mainly as a result of lower volumes in the Middle East.
The cost of sales of €3,722 million, an increase compared to the same period of 2020 as an effect of the backlog
review as detailed below. The increase was partially offset by minor costs due to the slowdown of projects.
The adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) for 2021 was negative for €436 million, compared to the positive
figure of €193 million of the corresponding period of 2020; the result was negatively affected in the fourth quarter
by approximately €440 million by the backlog review of projects and the additional costs of the extended time of
execution of a project in the Middle East due to COVID-19.
Depreciation and amortisation amounted to €70 million, down €8 million compared to the corresponding period of
2020, mainly due to the lower depreciation following the impairment of a base in the previous year.
The operating loss (EBIT) in 2021 was a €852 million loss, and included the accrual of the costs for legal disputes
for approximately €293 million, from the activity of periodic legal monitoring of the evolution of litigations,
restructuring expenses for €21 million, depreciation of tangible fixed assets for €18 million, and costs incurred due
to the COVID-19 health emergency for €14 million.
Offshore Drilling
(€ million)
Core business revenue
Cost of sales
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA)
Depreciation and amortisation
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
Impairment losses and restructuring expenses
Operating result (EBIT)
2020
294
(221)
73
(89)
(16)
(629)
(645)
2021
394
(278)
116
(69)
47
(10)
37
Revenues for 2021 amounted to €394 million, an increase of 34% compared to the same period in 2020. This was
mainly due to the increased activity of the drilliship S10000, which remained idle for extraordinary maintenance for
approximately three months in 2020, and of the semi-submersible rigs Scarabeo 8 and Scarabeo 9, inactive for
most of 2020, but also for the larger contribution of the drillship S12000, on stand-by during the same period of
2020, only partially compensated by the reduced activity of the jack-ups Perro Negro 7 and Perro Negro 8, idle for
extraordinary maintenance during 2021.
Cost of sales of €278 million, up compared to the corresponding period in 2020, an effect of the higher volumes
recorded during 2021.
The adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) for 2021 amounted to €116 million, equal to 29.4% of revenues,
compared to €73 million for the same period of 2020, equal to 24.8% of revenues, thanks to the aforementioned
increase in fleet use.
Depreciation and amortisation amounted to €69 million, down €20 million compared to the corresponding period
of 2020, mainly due to the lower impact on impaired assets recorded in the previous year.
The operating result (EBIT) in 2021 was €37 million, after recognising the cost of the COVID-19 health emergency
for €8 million and restructuring expenses for €2 million.
Onshore Drilling
(€ million)
Core business revenue
Cost of sales
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA)
Depreciation and amortisation
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
Impairment losses and restructuring expenses
Operating result (EBIT)
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2020
417
(304)
113
(127)
(14)
(27)
(41)
2021
347
(265)
82
(121)
(39)
(8)
(47)
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESULTS
Revenues for 2021 amounted to €347 million, down 16.8% compared to the corresponding period of 2020, as a
result of reduced operations in South America.
The cost of sales, equal to €265 million, was lower compared to 2020, due to lower volumes. The adjusted gross
operating profit (EBITDA) for 2021 amounted to €82 million, equal to 23.6% of revenues. This was down from €113
million, or 27.1% of revenue in the corresponding period of 2020.
Depreciation and amortisation amounted to €121 million, down €6 million compared to the corresponding period
of 2020, mainly due to the lower depreciation of the vessels impaired in the previous year.
The operating loss (EBIT) for 2021 was €47 million, after recognising the cost of the COVID-19 health emergency
for €6 million.
Balance sheet and financial position
Saipem Group - Reclassified consolidated statement of financial position (1)
The reclassified consolidated statement of financial position aggregates asset and liability amounts from the
statutory statement of financial position by function, under three basic areas: operating, investing and financing.
Management believes that the proposed schedule provides useful information for investors because it makes it
possible to identify the sources of financial resources (own funds and borrowed funds) and their use in fixed
assets and working capital.
(€ million)
Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-Use assets
Net intangible assets
- Offshore Engineering & Construction
- Onshore Engineering & Construction
- Offshore Drilling
- Onshore Drilling
Equity investments
Non-current assets
Net current assets
Employee benefits
Net assets held for sale
Net capital employed
Equity
Non-controlling interests
Net financial debt pre-IFRS 16 lease liabilities
Lease liabilities
Net debt
Funding
Leverage before IFRS 16 (net borrowing/equity
+ third-party equity)
Leverage post-IFRS 16 (net borrowing/equity
+ third-party equity)
Number of shares issued and outstanding
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
2,740
530
552
451
3,284
288
701
4,273
140
4,413
(2)
(237)
-
4,174
2,923
25
872
354
1,226
4,174
0.30
2,597
503
563
410
3,113
261
699
4,073
127
4,200
(2,070)
(238)
-
1,892
326
25
1,223
318
1,541
1,892
3.48
0.42
1,010,977,439
4.39
1,010,977,439
Management uses the reclassified statement of financial position to calculate key ratios such as the Return On
Average Capital Employed (ROACE) and leverage (used to indicate the robustness of the group’s capital
structure).
Non-current assets as of December 31, 2021 stood at €4,200 million, down €213 million compared to 2020. The
change derives from capital expenditure of €298 million, amortisation and depreciation of €521 million and
impairment losses of €95 million, an increase of the leased Right-of-Use assets for €105 million, disinvestments
and write off for €29 million, a decrease in the equity investments measured using the equity method for €18
million and the net positive effect deriving from the translation of financial statements denominated in foreign
currencies, as well as other changes, for €47 million.
Net current assets have decreased by €2,068 million, going from a negative balance of €2 million as of
December 31, 2020, to a negative balance of €2,070 million as of December 31, 2021.
(1) For reconciliation with mandatory templates see “Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheets used in the management report with the
mandatory financial statements” on page 80.
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Employee benefits amounted to €238 million, an increase of €1 million compared to December 31, 2020.
As a result of the above, net capital employed has decreased by €2,282 million to €1,892 million as of December
31, 2021, from €4,174 million as of December 31, 2020.
Equity, including non-controlling interests, amounts to €351 million as of December 31, 2021, a decrease of
€2,597 million compared to December 31, 2020. The decrease is primarily attributable to the negative effect of
net income for the period (€2,467 million), the negative effect of the purchase of shares (€15 million) and the
negative effect of the change in the fair value measurement of foreign exchange and commodity hedging
derivatives (€151 million).
Net financial debt pre-IFRS 16 lease liabilities amounts to €1,223 million as of December 31, 2021, up by €351
million since December 31, 2020 (€872 million) mainly due to the slowdown of some projects and the
postponement of the contribution of recently acquired projects. Net financial debt inclusive of IFRS 16 lease
liabilities (€318 million) amounted to €1,541 million.
Analyses of net financial debt
(€ million)
Non-current financial assets
Non-current bank loans and borrowings
Non-current bonds and other financial liabilities
Net medium/long-term financial debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI
Other current financial assets
Current bank loans and borrowings
Current bonds and other financial liabilities
Net short-term debt (liquid funds)
Net financial debt (liquid funds) pre-IFRS 16
Net current lease liabilities
Net non-current lease liabilities
Net financial debt (liquid funds)
Dec. 31, 2020
(66)
584
1,993
2,511
(1,687)
(68)
(342)
387
71
(1,639)
872
135
219
1,226
Dec. 31, 2021
(61)
439
1,993
2,371
(1,632)
(59)
(566)
518
591
(1,148)
1,223
117
201
1,541
Cash and cash equivalents include: (i) cash and cash equivalents of €713 million in current accounts of projects
executed in partnership or joint venture; (ii) cash and cash equivalents of €214 million in current accounts
denominated in currencies subject to movement and/or convertibility restrictions; (iii) cash and cash equivalents
amounting to €3 million in current accounts frozen or subject to restrictions for a total of €930 million.
For information on net debt as required by Consob, Communication No. DEM/5/21 of April 29, 2021, see Note 22
"Analyses of net financial debt”.
Statement of comprehensive income
(€ million)
Profit (loss) for the period
Other items of comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
- remeasurement of defined benefit plans for employees
- change in fair value of equity investments measured at fair value through OCI
- share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investees relating to
remeasurement of defined benefit plans
- income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
- change in the fair value of cash flow hedges
- change in the fair value of financial assets, other than equity investments,
with effects on OCI
- exchange differences arising from the translation into euro of financial statements
currencies other than the euro
- income tax relating to items that will be reclassified
Other items of comprehensive income
Comprehensive income (expense) for the year
Attributable to:
- owners of the parent
- non-controlling interests
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2020
(1,117)
2021
(2,467)
(2)
-
1
1
155
-
(78)
(34)
43
(1,074)
(1,090)
16
(16)
-
-
3
(196)
-
47
45
(117)
(2,584)
(2,584)
-
Equity including non-controlling interests
(€ million)
Equity including non-controlling interest as of January 1, 2021
Comprehensive income for the year
Dividends distributed to Saipem shareholders
Dividends distributed by other subsidiaries
Sale (re-purchase) of treasury shares net of fair value of the incentive plans
Purchase of non-controlling interests
Share capital increase net of charges
Other changes
Total changes
Equity including non-controlling interests as of December 31, 2021
Attributable to:
- owners of the parent
- non-controlling interests
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESULTS
2,948
(2,584)
-
-
(15)
-
-
2
351
326
25
Reconciliation between equity and the result for the year of Saipem SpA
with the consolidated one
Equity
Profit (loss) for the period
(€ million)
As reported in Saipem SpA’s financial statements
Surplus shareholder equity in the overall results for the period,
compared to the book value of the consolidated company shares
Consolidation adjustments, net of tax effects for:
- difference between purchase cost and underlying carrying
amount of equity
- elimination of unrealised intra group profits (losses)
- other adjustments
Total equity
Non-controlling interests
As reported in the consolidated financial statements
Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2021 Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2021
(2,382)
2,937
(171)
471
(547)
(819)
(1,011)
(224)
723
(216)
51
2,948
(25)
2,923
720
(193)
172
351
(25)
326
(3)
36
32
(1,117)
(19)
(1,136)
(3)
31
111
(2,467)
-
(2,467)
The item “Other adjustments” mainly includes the impact of: (i) consolidated entries aiming to align the profit
margins of contracts affecting more than one Group company, the individual progress of which may not have
uniform economic/temporal development synchronised to the progress of the consolidated contract;
(ii) consolidated entries to reflect and align any impairments deriving from impairment tests.
Reclassified statement of cash flows (2)
Saipem’s reclassified statement of cash flows derives from the statutory statement of cash flows. It enables
investors to understand the link existing between changes in cash and cash equivalents (deriving from the
statutory statement of cash flows) and in net financial debt (deriving from the reclassified statement of cash flows)
that occurred between the beginning and the end of the period. The measure enabling such a link is represented
by the free cash flows, i.e. the surplus or cash deficit remaining after the financing of investments. The free cash
flow closes alternatively on: (i) changes in cash and cash equivalents for the period by adding/deducting cash
flows relating to financial
loan assets/loans and borrowings), to
repayments for lease liabilities, equity (dividends paid, net repurchase of treasury shares, capital issuance) and the
effect of changes in the consolidation scope and of exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents, or
(ii) changes in net financial debt for the period by adding/deducting cash flows relating to equity, and the effect of
repayments of lease liabilities and of changes in the consolidation scope and of exchange differences on net
financial debt.
liabilities/assets (issuance/repayment of
(2) For reconciliation with mandatory templates see “Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheets used in the management report with the
mandatory financial statements” on page 801.
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(€ million)
Profit (loss) for the period
Non-controlling interests
adjustments:
Depreciation, amortisation and other non-monetary items
Net (gains) losses on disposals of assets
Dividends, interest and income taxes
Cash flows generated by operating activities before changes in working capital
Changes in working capital related to operations
Dividends received, income taxes paid, interest paid and received
Net cash flows from operating activities
Capital expenditure
Investments in equity, consolidated subsidiaries and business units
Disposals and partial sales of consolidated equity, business units and property,
plant and equipment
Other changes related to financing activities
Free cash flows
Net change in receivables and securities held for non-operating purposes
Changes in short and long-term loans and borrowings
Repayments of lease liabilities
Sale (purchase) of treasury shares
Cash flow from capital and reserves
Changes in consolidation and exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents
NET CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIOD
Free cash flows
Repayments of lease liabilities
Sale (purchase) of treasury shares
Cash flow from capital and reserves
Exchange differences on net financial debt and other changes
CHANGE IN NET FINANCIAL DEBT PRE-LEASE LIABILITIES
Effect of first-time adoption of IFRS 16
Financing/closing for the period
Repayments of lease liabilities
Exchange differences and other variations
Change in lease liabilities
CHANGE IN NET FINANCIAL DEBT
2020
(1,136)
19
1,316
(8)
272
463
(72)
(268)
123
(322)
(4)
16
-
(187)
(153)
(27)
(126)
(16)
(69)
(7)
(585)
(187)
(126)
(16)
(69)
(2)
(400)
-
110
126
20
256
(144)
2021
(2,467)
-
477
-
184
(1,806)
2,081
(185)
90
(298)
-
15
-
(193)
(207)
498
(126)
(15)
(26)
14
(55)
(193)
(126)
(15)
(26)
9
(351)
-
(80)
126
(10)
36
(315)
Net cash flows from operating activities of €90 million net of the negative cash flow from technical investments
amounting to €298 million, and of the positive flow of disposals and partial disposals of consolidated equity investments,
divisions and tangible assets amounting to €15 million, resulted in negative free cash flows of €193 million.
Repayments of lease liabilities generated a negative effect of €126 million; cash flow from capital and
reserves is negative by €26 million, and relates to dividend payments resolved in 2020. The purchase of treasury
shares generated a negative effect of €15 million. Exchange differences and other changes on net financial debt
produced a net positive effect of €9 million.
Therefore there was a negative change in net financial debt pre-lease liabilities of €351 million.
The change in lease liabilities generated an overall effect equal to €36 million, due to the net negative effect of
new financing and contract closure for €80 million in the period, to the repayments of lease liabilities for €126
million, and exchange differences and other changes negative for €10 million.
Cash flows generated by operating activities before changes in working capital negative for €1,806 million
related to:
≥ the loss for the year amounting to €2,467 million;
≥ depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and intangible assets totaling €616 million, the positive
valuation of equity investments using the equity method totaling €9 million, the negative change in provisions
for employee benefits amounting to €20 million and exchange rate differences and other changes totaling €110
million;
≥ from net financial expense of €114 million and income taxes of €70 million.
The change in working capital related to operations, for €2,081 million, was due to financial cash flows of projects
underway.
Dividends received, income taxes paid, interest paid and received during in 2021 were negative for €185 million
and were mainly related to income taxes paid net of tax credits and to interest paid.
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FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESULTS
Key profit and financial indicators
Return On Average Capital Employed (ROACE)
Return On Average Capital Employed is calculated as the ratio between adjusted profit (loss) for the period before
non-controlling interest, less net financial expense after deducting the related tax effect and net average capital
employed. The tax rate applied to financial expense is 24%, as per the applicable tax legislation.
Return On Average Operating Capital (ROACE)
To calculate the Return On Average Operating Capital, the average capital employed is netted of investments in
progress that did not contribute to profit for the period.
No significant investment in progress in the two periods compared were identified.
Profit (loss) for the period
Exclusion of net financial expense (net of tax effects)
Unlevered profit (loss) for the year
Capital employed, net:
- at the beginning of the period
- at the end of the period
Average capital employed, net:
ROACE
Return On Average Operating Capital
Net financial debt and leverage
(€ million)
(€ million)
(€ million)
(€ million)
(€ million)
(%)
(%)
Dec. 31, 2020
(1,117)
166
(991)
Dec. 31, 2021
(2,467)
140
(2,361)
5,207
4,174
4,691
(21.13)
(21.13)
4,174
1,892
3,033
(77.84)
(77.84)
Saipem management uses leverage ratios to assess the soundness and efficiency of the Group’s capital structure
in terms of an optimal mix between net borrowings and equity, and to carry out benchmark analyses against
industry standards. Leverage is a measure of a company’s level of indebtedness, calculated as the ratio between
net borrowings and equity, including non-controlling interests.
Leverage pre-IFRS 16
Leverage post-IFRS 16
Non-GAAP measures
Dec. 31, 2020
0.30
0.42
Dec. 31, 2021
3.48
4.39
This section provides the performance indicators that, although not required by IFRS (non-GAAP measures), are
used in the “Directors’ Report”.
Such indicators are disclosed to enhance the user’s understanding of the Group’s performance and are not
intended to be considered as a substitute for IFRS measures.
Specifically, the non-GAAP measures used in the Directors’ Report are as follows:
≥ cash flow: this indicator is given by the sum of net income plus amortisation and depreciation;
≥ technical investments: this indicator is calculated by excluding investments in equity investments from total
investments;
≥ EBITDA: a useful measure for evaluating the operating performance of the Group as a whole and of the individual
business segments, in addition to operating profit. EBITDA is an intermediate measure, which is calculated by
adding depreciation and amortisation to operating profit;
≥ non-current assets: the sum of net property, plant and equipment net intangible assets and equity investments;
≥ net working capital: includes working capital and provisions for risks and charges;
≥ net invested capital: this is the sum of fixed assets, working capital and the provision for employee benefits;
≥ funding: this is the sum of equity, non-controlling interest and net financial debt;
≥ special items: they represent: (i) not-recurring events or transactions; (ii) events or transactions that are not
representative of normal business activities;
≥ net debt: this is calculated as financial debt less cash and cash equivalents, securities and other financial assets
not used in operating activities.
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Research and Development
Saipem is an advanced technological and engineering platform for the design, construction, and operation of
complex, safe, and sustainable infrastructures and plants. Always oriented towards technological innovation,
Saipem is today committed to working alongside its customers on the frontier of the energy transition with
increasingly digital means, technologies and processes oriented from their conception to environmental
sustainability.
The first part of this report covers division-specific activities, and the second part focuses on cross-divisional
initiatives, like those related to energy transition.
Moving on to a detailed description of each business division’s activities, the Offshore Engineering
& Construction Division continues its innovation activities with a growing focus on technologies that reduce the
development and management costs of offshore fields, with particular attention to the decarbonisation of the
activities in the marine sector of the hydrocarbon extraction industry.
Regarding the business line “Offshore Facilities and Pipelines”, the increasingly challenging technical requirements
coming from the industry push us to optimise our diversified technology portfolio to keep a competitive
advantage in the mega projects segment, like the one acquired during the year in Qatar, called “North Field
Production Sustainability Pipelines Project”. A key element here is the ongoing improvement of the technologies
related to rigid metallic pipelines, developed at our Ploiesti Technology Center in Romania. Some of the newest
welding, NDT (Non Destructive Testing) and FJC (Field Joint Coating) technologies have been applied also on the
Liza field development programme in Guyana and in several projects in the Middle East on clad welding pipes, on
multiple-joint prefabrication on board pipelay vessels and on FJC processes. Recently, a new high-speed welding
process was successfully validated for the launch of S-shaped subsea pipelines, in a wide range of diameters and
thicknesses, for corrosive services and those subject to fatigue stress. It was based on the combination of the
proprietary system Saipem SwS and the re-melting procedure of the first two passes using the proprietary plasma
technology Saipem SPRINT.
Saipem carried out a multi-year programme for the robotisation and digitalisation of its proprietary welding
technologies, NDT and FJC, completing the creation of the smart FJC digital twin and the welding simulator for
welders training. Thanks to this, all automatic FJC systems at the Ploiesti site can now be controlled and managed
remotely, generating data which are acquired and processed automatically. Among these there are some recently
developed, and now ready to operate: SHINKRA, a unit for application of heat shrinkable sleeves on pipes;
SINCRO, a system for the internal coating of girth welds; SANDI, an automatic sandblasting unit, and SARCHOS, a
“Heat & Coat” unit for the application of heat coatings from sintered powders, suitable also for large diameter
pipes. Special attention is given to the development of equipment with a double key role in ensuring productivity
and low installation costs, such as the Integrated Acoustic Unit for the research and automatic detection of
defects in pipes, the anti-flooding equipment and the equipment for underwater cold bending, all used during the
launch of the pipes offshore. The Company is also implementing new technologies to minimise the number of
risky manual operations onboard vessels, for example the “hands free” lifting and suspension system for which a
patent application has been filed; the project phase was completed during the year, and a series of tests are
scheduled in 2022.
Within the “SURF” (Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines) unit of the Offshore Division, fully dedicated to
underwater activities and infrastructures in deep water, new solutions and new material combinations are being
developed for the interconnection pipe systems of the subsea fields, to reduce the costs of investment and
operation, such as the use of internal polymeric coatings replacing noble coatings for water injection pipes. In the
same area, Saipem is completing the development of innovative heating systems, such as the direct electric
heating system “Pipe in Pipe” (DEH PiP) and the modular induction heating system for convoluted interconnection
pipelines. The DEH PiP proprietary system efficiently uses the low voltage skin effect, ideal for large diameters and
lengths of pipelines. The main components of the system are currently in the technological validation phase. New
materials were also validated for the thermal wet isolation of subsea structures working at high temperature and in
ultra-deep waters. In Brazil, a booming deep-water market, new R&D initiatives have been launched on “riser”
systems for fluid transportation, to promote the “Steel Lazy Wave” technology, chosen for the projects Buzios 5
and Buzios 7, recently awarded by PetroBras. In this regard, we can mention the interconnection system Pull-In
tubes, lightened and optimised, to adapt the innovative rigid risers to the flexible connections existing on the
FPSOs already in operation but in need of upgrades and maintenance, or the new materials, competitive for cost
and performance, for protection against the corrosion of hydrocarbon "riser" systems. The Company is also
studying and experimenting, in collaboration with MIT, the application of artificial intelligence procedures for the
optimisation of the design of the“risers” systems.
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Saipem is pursuing an innovative approach to the design and maintenance of critical submarine components,
based on the extensive use of digital technologies, by applying advanced algorithms and using advanced sensors
and exact digital replicas such as the RIMS (Riser Monitoring System), for advanced “Life-of-Field” applications
which at will be used in the Buzios 5 project.
In the field of subsea service, repairs and maintenance, Saipem is qualifying, with a third party certification
authority, a submarine mechanical end connector (“Seal & Grip”), to replace and repair damaged pipe sections;
that solution is currently the only one adopting a “metal-to-metal” seal capable of ensuring permanent repairs of
pipes with noble coatings, polymer coatings and/or operating in presence of H2S (hydrogen sulfide). The validation
of an innovative repair system based on composite materials is also underway.
Regarding the optimisation of the production schemes and architectures for subsea oil fields, Saipem is studying
and adopting the integration of machinery and solutions which ensure the reduction of the costs associated with
the development, implementation and connection, in existing fields, of new wells located at a great distance and, if
possible and sustainable, hybridisation by powering them with renewable energy harvested around the field itself.
For instance, the solution Wind2Sub™ is under development for the integration of power generation systems
powering the control and storage and additive injection systems, with floating wind turbines or other innovative
renewable marine sources, to decarbonise and reduce the costs for the development and management of marine
oil fields.
Subsea Factory
Saipem is also developing an industrial platform called “Subsea Factory Solutions”, consolidating the associated
supply chain with a number of specific agreements (with Total, Siemens, Curtiss Wright, Veolia and other
technology providers). That activity contributes to the “All-Electric” vision for fields, made of subsea
infrastructures connected by electric lines and optical fibres, instead of complex electro-hydraulic umbilical to
operate mechanisms and valves. The SPRINGS™ programme for water treatment and re-injection is at an
advanced step of validation in partnership with Total and Veolia. A major client recently awarded Saipem with a
study to evaluate its application to the decarbonisation of subsea fields. The validation of several equipment and
subcomponents is in progress to allow the combination of multiple configurations of use. At the same time, other
subsea process technologies are in the development stage: the HiSep™ subsea separation of dense-phase CO2
from oil, now under scale testing for Petrobras (owner of the technology); the SpoolSep™ technology for
separation and cleaning of water produced together with oil, for which a further joint development step is under
discussion with several clients. In addition, Saipem’s Fluideep™ system was developed for subsea storage and
additive injection. In order to overcome limitations to the development of simplified architectures for subsea fields,
due to limitations related to fluid transportation, Saipem is studying subsea units for the dehydration of the gases
produced.
Subsea robotics
The development and industrialization programmes of the “Hydrone” submarine robotic platform continue. The
first Hydrone-R vehicle has been delivered to Equinor, as part of the first ever “Life of Field” contract for an
Underwater Intervention Drone, covering 10 years of service in the Equinor “Njord” field off the coast of
Trondheim, together with the new Hydrone-W vehicle. The Hydrone-R was tested in the subsea base located off
the coast of Trieste, and before being used in the field, passed the functional integration tests with Equinor’s SDS
(universal Subsea Docking Station). Hydrone-R recently won the “Spotlight on New Technology” award in May
2021 during the OTC (Offshore Technology Conference). This award is granted to the most innovative
technologies which contribute to the progress and the future of marine energy. This result is a confirmation of the
essential role this new generation of subsea drones have in this specific time of overall transition of the marine
energy market. The industrialisation of Hydrone-W is ongoing with a dedicated investment. This vehicle, a
workclass full electric ROV, will be equipped with a revolutionary powertrain and power management system, that
minimises energy consumption during operations. It is designed to operate also from unmanned platforms,
controlled from land. The development of “Flatfish”, another vehicle from the Hydrone platform, is also ongoing;
specifically, an advanced autonomous underwater vehicle with artificial intelligence and underwater residence
capability. The construction of the first prototype and its garage was completed in the Sonsub technological
development site in Marghera, Italy. An immersion test was completed at the end of 2021. An industrial project for
the further development of the advanced self-management capability of “Flatfish” will be launched in Brazil in
2022.
The whole Hydrone platform will benefit also from more advanced functions which, combined with subsea
wireless networks, will improve the continuous and detailed inspection capacity, and allow more efficient data
collection; these additional developments have already attracted the interest of several international players. To
this end, Saipem completed the remote control tests, in low latency conditions, on its ROV (Remotely Operated
Vehicle) “Innovator” operating on the “Saipem 7000” ship station in the Marghera waters and piloted by a drilling rig
located in the Norwegian sea.
Also for this purpose, a collaboration started with WSense for the implementation of IoT (Internet of Things)
technologies on the Hydrone platform. In addition, Saipem is participating in the “AIPlan4EU” project, financed by
the European programme “Horizon 2020”, for the joint development of an Artificial Intelligence software for
automatic mission planning, to be used also on our Hydrone platform. Finally, Saipem is developing the pilot for an
oil company, for the application of a self-powered buoy for monitoring the environment and the marine flora and
fauna in Brazil.
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The Offshore E&C Division, in collaboration with other divisions, pursues diversification plans and opportunities:
≥ continuing the development of the SDO-SuRS (Special & Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship) for
rescuing divers; together with Drass, a leading company in submarine and hyperbaric crewed technology, it was
selected by Marina Militare Italiana (the Italian Navy) for the equipment of SDO-SuRS, the new vessel for the
rescue of divers. The system integrates a state-of-the-art remote operated vehicle, acting as a vector for
navigation and control, with a rescue capsule bringing divers back to the surface through a controlled habitat in
total safety. Other non-military applications are under study to maximise the use of the know-how developed in
this area;
≥ developing a new cutting system capable of reducing risks and increasing operation efficiency for the
decommissioning of oil production platforms;
≥ continuing the conceptual study for the Messina Strait Crossing Tunnel, in cooperation with the Onshore E&C
and XSIGHT divisions. That application requires the use of anchoring systems and non-seismic joints with a
design derived from the designs applied in the oil industry. In the same field, Saipem through its Norwegian
sister company Moss Maritime, has also been involved in the Biornafjord floating bridge project in Norway and is
currently participating in the Sula-og Halsafjorden project;
≥ Moss Maritime, on behalf of Nova Sea, has also conducted a study on the detail feasibility of an innovative
closed containment offshore fish farm concept developed for harsh environmental conditions.
The Offshore Drilling Division has continued to develop a tool to exploit the benefits of artificial intelligence to
improve the quality of wells. Drilling operations are thus improved thanks to the integration of signals and data to
support the optimisation of quality and performance of the well. The tool has been validated on data from past
drilling projects and will be tested in production in 2022 on one of the units. In the field of digital transformation,
the Division has developed the virtual model of the Saipem 10000, the Perro Negro 8 and the Scarabeo 9, while
the work is progressing on the Santorini. These virtual models increase the virtual fleet, which already comprised
of Scarabeo 8 and Saipem 12000. In order to reap the benefits of “gamification”, a videogame is being developed
to improve the experience of the staff and their results in terms of familiarisation with rig operations and HSE
procedures before going onboard. To increase complexity and return on value of the virtual fleet, the Division is
also completing a pilot project aiming to add new functionalities and data sources to the Virtual Fleet models, as
well as to extend the programme to other rigs. The pilot project for the use of a search engine based on Natural
Language Processing techniques has been completed. The Division is also fully deploying the new IoT
infrastructure on the fleet: the new architecture allows to reach every data available on board and apply the
relevant algorithms. This is considered the foundation of all digital applications to be developed, now and in the
future. An operational excellence project is now in full roll out: data automatically generated and retrieved from
equipment onboard are analysed in detail so as to allow a real-time adjustment process. The implementing phase
of a predictive maintenance project is ongoing, and involves all the critical equipment on Scarabeo 8; the aim is to
detect malfunctions in advance and to carry out “what if” analyses. The first milestone, which involves the
completion of the infrastructure and the fine-tuning of the algorithms for local operation onboard, was reached
together with a market-leading partner in the field of industrial automation.
Finally, opportunities for diversification are being investigated by the Division: deep sea mining, CO2 storage
solutions and offshore geothermal. In the latter field, Saipem has signed an agreement with Istituto Nazionale di
Geofisica e Vulcanologia to carry out feasibility studies to build offshore geothermal plants, evaluating applicable
technological solutions, providing expertise and playing a coordination role in the verification of the industrial
feasibility. Other collaborative agreements in this area will follow shortly.
The Onshore Drilling Division has focused its efforts on pursuing continuous maximisation of the return on value
of data obtained from sensors installed on land rigs to enable informed decision making based on the knowledge
of real-time, integrated data, and to achieve operational efficiency through the adoption of digital tools.
Specifically, the Drilling Performance Dashboard, which enables advanced analysis on drilling operations, has
been updated with a new functionality for the monitoring of fuel consumption and GHG emissions allowing to
acquire data directly from the generators in the field. This solution is currently implemented in rigs in Kuwait, with a
view to extend its application to the rigs in other Middle Eastern countries and specifically in Saudi Arabia, where
four data rooms have already been purchased and a control room is under construction at the operations base of
Dammam. Furthermore, the Division has started a new programme aimed at enabling remote support to field
operations and the digitalisation of maintenance processes.
The development of a new warehouse management approach based on “machine learning” is under way in order
to optimise the spare parts and consumables inventory, ensuring a constant and optimal level of assets service.
The Division is ready for the digitalisation of storage facilities and is also testing the Industrial 3D printing
application to replicate a “just in time” procurement model.
The Onshore Engineering & Construction and XSIGHT Divisions have together pursued the monetisation of
natural gas, decarbonisation processes, and evolution of the energy transition, with a focus on the consolidation
and development of processes and technologies. To this end, a multi-year plan is in progress to keep the
proprietary technologies at the highest level of competitiveness.
In terms of the fertiliser production technology “Snamprogetti™ Urea”, the ongoing activities include:
≥ enlarging our portfolio of high-end solutions with the introduction of the Snamprogetti SuperCups™ trays, which
drastically increase the mixing efficiency of the reactant phases, optimising the product conversion rate and
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significantly reducing the associated CO2 emissions; several new or “revamped” facilities, are or will be adopting
the SuperCups trays;
≥ providing complete solutions to operating plants with the Tuttle Prilling Bucket technology, a device adopted
worldwide in Urea prilling towers for the production of high quality prills for a wide range of plant capacities;
≥ improving resistance to corrosion and cost reduction through the development of novel construction materials,
either by traditional or additive manufacturing;
≥ reducing gaseous emissions using an innovative proprietary technology. A pilot plant has been constructed at
Politecnico di Milano and was operated with results consistent with expectations;
≥ innovative solutions for Ammonia-Urea complexes for waste water treatment, the SPELL technology; developed
under a cooperation agreement with Purammon Ltd for a highly effective removal of nitrogen and organic
contaminants through a novel electrochemical technology, that allows for compliance with the most stringent
environmental regulations. In order to facilitate demo opportunities at the sites of interested clients, a trial rig is
under construction, which is containerized, has a capacity of 2 m3/h, and can easily be moved and used at the
clients’ sites to show its capacity for the removal of the total equivalent of ammoniacal nitrogen (TAN) from
wastewater;
≥ the development of the digital twin of the “Snamprogetti Urea™” technology, in partnership with Honeywell, a
key partner for the provision of digitalisation services, will allow to extend Saipem traditional offering, integrating
remote assistance services during the rig operation, also with the purpose to reduce the carbon footprint and
maximise profit. The solution will be developed on the Honeywell platform, and Saipem will put it on the market
for end customers.
Efforts in the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) field are ongoing to define proprietary small-scale liquefaction and
regasification of natural gas, which can become a flexible tool also for supporting sustainable mobility in the near
future. The Onshore E&C Division is working to provide support to clients in the evaluation of solutions for the
reduction of CO2 emissions of large scale LNG rigs; in this area, there were several initiatives, including a
cooperation with suppliers of key equipment and technologies for the electrification of the base load absorbed by
the liquefaction units. The new design concept allows the retrofitting of large electrical drives (e-drives) integrating
the generation and use of renewable energy; as an option, it is possible to envision hydrogen generation units
taking advantage of the excess renewable energy produced and using the hydrogen produced, mixed with natural
gas, to generate power. Design solutions were also studied to integrate the production of Blue Hydrogen in the
LNG units showing the possibility of its use in the gas turbine as a power mix in order to reach efficiency levels
higher than 90% in CO2 capture, and select the best technological combination for hydrogen production.
Moreover, XSIGHT is also working on alternative solutions designed to suit the current market scenario, including
LNG facilities based on the proprietary Liqueflex™ and Liqueflex™ N2 technologies. The following key activities are
in progress for the afore-mentioned applications:
≥ design consolidation,
information on equipment/suppliers and criticality assessment of
integration of
maintenance of Onshore small-scale LNG solutions;
≥ cooperation with a partner for the development of a new low-cost containment system for small and
medium-scale transportation of LNG.
In relation to high octane technologies, Saipem innovation activities include:
≥ tests of the new formulation of catalyser provided by BASF for the C8 Hydrogenation technology, involving a
qualified, external laboratory (Politecnico di Milano): a pilot plant was built and the test phase was completed;
≥ identification and investigation of new possible configurations of the etherification to lower energy intensity.
As already mentioned, the following section of the report covers cross-divisional initiatives and specifically energy
transition initiatives. In the middle term, with the goal of energy progressive decarbonisation and carbon emissions
overall reduction, Saipem is involved in several activities in the following main fields.
CO2 Management
The Onshore E&C Division is building a technology portfolio to deal either with the purification of natural gas from
reservoirs with high content of CO2, or capture of CO2 from combustion flue gas in power generation and
industrial processes. In this context, Saipem owns the “CO2 Solutions by Saipem” proprietary technology, which
reduces the costs and environmental impact of capturing CO2 from combustion, enabling its capture and reuse to
obtain new marketable products. The technology is based on an innovative enzymatic process to capture CO2
during which no toxic products are used or released; moreover, regeneration occurs at low temperature, with a
reduction of operating costs and energy consumption. The technology has been tested in a small-size
commercial plant (30 tonnes of CO2 per day) in operation at the Resolute Forest Products pulp paper mill in St.
Félicien (Québec). The CO2 produced is then used in the greenhouses of a nearby farm.
Saipem is pursuing a technological optimisation programme with objectives related to both installation and
operation costs, which includes:
≥ the reduction of the costs of enzymes through a research and development activity dedicated to the
development of a more resistant enzymatic family and with an improvement of the supply chain. In this context,
Saipem and Novozymes, world leader in industrial biotechnology solutions, have signed an agreement for the
development of innovative solutions for the process of CO2 capture with enzymatic technology, with the aim of
making it highly competitive on the market in the short term and compared to traditional processes;
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≥ the optimisation of the size of the main equipment through the involvement of specialised suppliers and internal
engineering expertise;
≥ the optimisation of materials made possible by the specific non-corrosive and non-toxic characteristics of the
enzymes.
In order to increase the portfolio of solutions serving our clients decarbonisation objectives and create a more
sustainable industrial model, Saipem is also ensuring access to different technologies for capturing CO2 from the
combustion flue, already used in Saipem markets.
The Company has also completed the design of a CO2 capture module for offshore applications that can be
implemented, via retrofit, on existing infrastructures.
A further and significant action towards achieving the objectives of reducing CO2 emissions in Europe is the
launch of the “ACCSESS” innovation project, financed by European funds and involving 18 partners. The aims of
the project include the validation of Saipem’s CO2 Solutions technology for the capture of CO2 from gaseous
effluents from industries with a complex carbon footprint, such as paper, cement, and waste treatment, using a
small-scale (2 tpd), modular and transportable solution.
The pilot plant, originally designed for traditional amine technology, will be modified to suit Saipem’s proprietary
technology; it will also be modified to implement another innovative solution (Rotating Packing Bed) to replace the
traditional absorption column. The pilot plant will initially be tested in a waste treatment site, then in a pulp paper
mill and finally in a cement factory.
In addition to this purpose, the initiative aims to develop an integrated chain for the capture and storage of CO2
that connects the initiatives and infrastructures existing and under construction in Europe, from continental areas
to those of northern Europe. Finally, the ACCSESS project will develop concrete and sustainable business models
for CO2 capture, storage and use, centered on European citizens and cities and a new culture for the proliferation
of final products and services with zero or positive climate impact.
Special attention was given to the decarbonisation of the so called “hard-to-abate” industries, considered more
challenging because the carbon dioxide released is not only due to the heat and power generation services, but is
intrinsic in the manufacturing process. For those reasons, innovative solutions are needed, and the Onshore E&C
Division is already cooperating with various industrial and technological actors on those solutions; some of them
are listed below:
≥ the sustainable conversion of high energy-consuming units in the iron and steel industry, through the
agreement with Danieli and Leonardo signed in February 2021, aiming at supplying, jointly and in an integrated
way, technologies and services to lower carbon emissions in the steel production process, creating a new
sustainable model in compliance with new environmental protection laws;
≥ the paper industry decarbonisation through an active cooperation with one of the leading company in the
industry, aiming at implementing innovative solutions for the integration of CO2 capture systems in the
manufacturing process and to create a value chain for the reuse of carbon dioxide.
In general, Saipem is active and focused on identifying all the possible opportunities and technologies for the
reuse of CO2, immediately and in the future, to support clients with local carbon valorisation solution, specially
where there are no infrastructures for transportation and storage:
≥ reuse of CO2 in cements and carbonates;
≥ reuse of CO2 for the production of synthetic fuels and chemicals;
≥ reuse of CO2 for polymers and bioplastics.
In the field of CO2 transportation, Saipem is supporting an activity funded by the Norwegian Government targeting
identification of non-metallic materials suitable for use in CO2 pipelines transportation and in the context of the
project “Altera Infrastructure’s Stella Maris CCS” together with Equinor, Total, DNV GL, Sintef, contributing to a
feasibility study on large-scale transport and injection of CO2 in subsea exhausted reservoirs/acquifers.
Moreover, the development of various solutions for the liquefaction of CO2 continues, allowing Saipem to offer the
best technological solutions and configurations for the costumers’ needs.
Renewable energies and energy storage
The development of Saipem proprietary technology for offshore floating windfarms, HexaFloat™, continues
through the Interregional North-West Europe AFLOWT project, for which the engineering studies and the detail
design have been completed in the first half of 2021. In order to ensure the possibility of implementation on an
industrial scale by the end of 2023, the demo rig was moved from the West coast of Ireland to the new test site
called “MISTRAL”, off the coast of Marseille, in collaboration with Valeco, EnBW subsidiary. The new location in the
test site “MISTRAL” makes it possible to reach the project objectives and getting the HexaFloat™ technology
ready for marketing, allowing to show its competitivity in terms of costs, resistance, and performance in extreme
conditions. Saipem is also participating in a programme called “FLOATECH”, recently granted by the EU in the
context of “Horizon 2020”, to increase competitiveness in terms of cost of the energy produced by offshore wind
farms, by improving the aero-hydro coupled modelling and by developing active control techniques.
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Together with Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), a 1/6 scale version of the HexaFloat™ was installed
offshore the CNR research station and the "Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Campania in the Gulf of Naples. The test
confirmed the validity of the technology and excellent stability in real marine conditions.
Finally, the acquisition of activities and skills in semi-submersible technologies for the Naval Energies offshore
wind farms, strengthens the strategic placement of Saipem as operator in the promising area of floating offshore
wind farms.
To integrate the technological offer in the floating wind sector, Saipem is developing two solutions of
semi-submersible bases, in order to offer a complete portfolio for variable market conditions: “X-Base”,
decentralised, and “STAR-1”, centralised.
The “X-Base” solution, low waterline technology with a three column semi-submersible base for large wind
turbines (15 MW), involves the housing of the turbine structure on one of the side columns, to facilitate dockside
integration operations, and promotes a modular, simplified, and standardised approach to manufacturing
operations. This technology is specific for wind farms floating in water at depths greater than 50 metres, offering a
special space of 4,000 square metres to house auxiliary equipment such as solar panels or electrolysers for the
integration of local production of green hydrogen. The design is in compliance with the requirements of the
DNVGL-ST-0119 DNV standard and aims to be certified within the first quarter of 2022.
The STAR-1 solution, derived from the technological heritage of the recently acquired Naval Energies, still uses a
semi-submersible base with three columns but with the turbine in a central position; the technology is considered
mature and has already been technically validated for a commercial project in France.
Saipem is developing several other innovation initiatives in the field of renewable energy:
≥ in partnership with Equinor, a new concept of “Offshore Floating Solar Park”, developed by Moss Maritime;
together with Sintef, the two companies conducted tests on a small scale system;
≥ in partnership with QINT’X, the project called AGNES for an innovative offshore energy hub offshore Ravenna;
≥ in cooperation with the Marine Offshore Renewable Energy (MORELab) of Politecnico di Torino, Saipem is
planning the development of another demonstration rig for the HexaFloat™ technology offshore the isle of
Pantelleria. Within this initiative, the Company is working to establish a consortium of Italian companies for the
design and construction of an offshore wind generator optimised for the marine weather conditions of the
Mediterranean basin, in anticipation of the growth of this market;
≥ the development of an energy hub in Sardinia is being planned, which includes marine wind farms and green
hydrogen generation plants, exploiting the technologies of wind turbines with a floating foundation that is best
suited for the bathymetry of the area.
In the promising marine/ocean and high altitude wind energy sectors, some results have already been obtained:
≥ the cooperation with the Dutch company Wello Oy, which developed the innovative “Penguin” technology for
the production of electricity from sea waves, is ongoing; Saipem has completed the transport and installation of
the wave energy converter “Penguin 2” from the south coast of Cornwall to the Gulf of Bilbao, where the
anchoring system and the electrical connection cable were installed. Saipem also installed Penguin 2 on the
test site at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform;
≥ the XSIGHT Division is completing the evaluation of an innovative technology capable of generating power from
high altitude wind, using special “drones”, also for offshore applications.
Finally, various energy storage solutions combined with renewables for power generation and/or industrial plant
hybridisation are under investigation. In addition, a technology for offshore long-term energy storage, patented by
an external provider, is being evaluated for applications integrated in offshore renewable energy production
systems.
Hydrogen
The potential for the future use of green hydrogen or blue hydrogen in industry, mobility and other uses is
currently under investigation, considering the significant industrial experience and specific know-how of the
Company on the matter. Furthermore, the technical issues linked with hydrogen transportation in pipelines, either
pure or blended with natural gas, or by ship, are under investigation. Saipem, as a global leader in pipeline design
and construction, is involved in studies for the conversion of existing infrastructures to hydrogen (or carbon)
transport and for the definition of international standards for the design of those pipelines in a subsea
environment, also through the involvement in various JIPs promoted by the DNV body. In this context, a specific
focus is placed on the associated process equipment and on the prevention procedures for uncontrolled
emissions and spills.
With the desire of having an important role in the new green hydrogen market, the Onshore E&C Division is
developing electrolysis units for its clients on a large scale for hybrid industrial applications, including green
ammonia and the Hydrogen Valleys.
Specifically, Saipem signed an agreement with Alboran Hydrogen, Edison, and Snam for the promotion and
construction of new plants in the Mediterranean basin for the production of green hydrogen, specifically in Apulia.
The goal is to accelerate the dissemination of hydrogen as part of the national energy mix and achieve the
European and Italian carbon neutrality goals by 2050.
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The “Puglia Green Hydrogen Valley” project includes construction of three green hydrogen production plants,
precisely in the areas of Brindisi, Taranto, and Cerignola (Foggia), for a total equivalent capacity of 220 MW,
powered by a photovoltaic power generation of 380 MW. When fully operational, an estimated 300 million cubic
metres of green hydrogen per year will be produced. The hydrogen produced will be injected into the existing
methane network and/or transported directly to the sites where it will be used as a feedstock or energy source by
the local industry, with potential use also for sustainable mobility.
The project relating to the Brindisi area is already in the authorization process, aiming at a production of green
hydrogen from an installed capacity of electrolysers equal to 60 MW, powered by a dedicated photovoltaic field. In
total, the “Puglia Green Hydrogen Valley” project will include multiple regional entities: Società degli Acquedotti
Pugliesi, Appulo Lucane railways, local technological and production districts, Università Politecnica di Bari,
Università di Bari, di Foggia and del Salento. The investments planned in research and development will have a
positive return through the promotion of the development of innovative skills in the local community and the
growth of a local industrial chain focused on hydrogen.
Saipem was involved from the very beginning in the project, including the steps for the selection of technologies
and preparatory activities of the feasibility study, supporting the permit process and financial evaluation.
In another area, Saipem launched the “SUISO” platform, a technological solution that integrates various renewable
energy sources such as floating wind, floating solar, and marine energy into the same system. The system will
power electrolysers, installed on already existing offshore platforms, for the production of green hydrogen,
responding to the growing demand for green hydrogen production and at the same time allowing the conversion
of marine infrastructures in the O&G sector which have now reached the end of their life cycle. The oxygen
produced from this process can be utilised in different fields, such as aquaculture or the production of algae. The
first application of the platform will be the aforementioned AGNES project.
In addition, the production and offshore storage of green hydrogen is being studied in several feasibility studies,
for offshore electrical substations or for offshore hydrocarbon fields, for instance within the “SEALHYFE” project
with the start-up LHYFE which is involved in the production of green hydrogen, with Chantiers de l’Atlantique and
CEA. One of the topics under study is the construction of electrolyser containment modules specifically designed
for the offshore environment.
Simultaneously, the Company is working on an hydrogen-powered version of the “ELEMANTA”, the multiuse ship
for advanced, innovative port environmental services. The concept is being discussed with several entities and
actors of the port ecosystem in France and in Europe for the development of demo projects.
Biomass conversion and circular economy
A deep investigation was devoted to biofuel production processes and technologies with focus on second
generation bioethanol. In this context, Saipem signed an agreement with Versalis for the joint promotion of the
PROESA® technology used for the sustainable production of bioethanol and chemical derivatives from
lignocellulosic biomass. Saipem and Versalis will offer integrated and technologically advanced solutions for the
sustainable production of bioethanol. The PROESA® process does not use food-grade cultures, but produces
bioethanol through a hydrolysis process and fermentation of widely available agricultural biomass, such as waste
from agricultural processes, grass cuttings and pruning, and specific crops for energy production.
In addition, Saipem is active in the field of biotechnology for biodegradable plastics, an area where it is pursuing
partnership and business opportunities for PLA (Polylactic Acid) production from sugar biomass. The Company is
carrying out a feasibility study for the construction of a 30 kty PLA plant in northern Italy. It must be mentioned
that, among bioplastics, PLA has uses comparable to plastic while being biodegradable and compostable.
In the circular economy area, an important asset for Saipem is the development of innovative solutions for the
sustainable treatment of waste (including plastics recycling) and to be then used to create energy and/or valuable
products.
In that field, Saipem promotes circular industrial models for plastic waste, evaluating partnerships with collector
consortia, technology suppliers (in particular in the field of pyrolysis and depolymerization) and end users, aiming
to build a holistic plant model for chemical recovery and conversion.
Outside of the aforementioned business areas, the corporate innovation function promotes and coordinates
cross-divisional and corporate value initiatives.
Methods for estimating the value of technological innovation
Saipem in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano, has developed a new methodology to track and measure the
value generated by technology innovation inside the executed projects, in relation to the sustainable development
of the business and in line with the Company’s ESG objectives. This innovative tracking and measurement system
was tested also on recent projects, with different business models and sequences. The method, under further
development, represents a helpful tool to support both the stakeholders’ involvement in the innovation initiatives
and the resource allocation in order to maximise the return of the technological innovation, which are both key
factors for a sustainable business strategy, even in a typical business model based on the execution of projects.
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Innovation Factory
2021 marks the five-year anniversary of the establishment of Saipem’s Innovation Factory. During that time,
Saipem has consolidated its experience in the field of radical innovation, firmly establishing the Factory as its hub
for the development of internal entrepreneurial talents and the generation of new value. From 2016 to 2021, more
than 300 colleagues from every business department, role, and geographical area have participated in 38 “Proof
of Concept” projects. The “Innovators” have been carefully selected based on their specific combinations of skills
and characteristics, such as lateral thinking, curiosity, entrepreneurial attitude, anti-fragility. This experience has
provided each of them with precious opportunities to develop these skills in the best possible way and return to
"daily" work with increased confidence and ability to support future strategic transformations and Saipem’s
growth. In return, about a quarter of the projects produced direct or indirect business value for Saipem.
The fourth series of projects, completed in the first half of 2021, investigated AI applications for design and
procurement operations, circular economy in the area of plastics, cross-divisional strategic analysis of business
opportunities in the green hydrogen value chain, the launch of an internal observatory on industrial 3D printing,
and an in-depth investigation on collaboration contract models.
The fifth series of projects, started in June 2021, was focused on different emerging business opportunities –
electrification and new offshore electricity transmission infrastructures, new energy highways and new energy
carriers, future biorefining plants. In addition, two promising spaces for technological innovation and innovative
business, i.e. the use of CO2 and large-scale renewable energy storage systems, were explored through startup
scouting and an observatory of technologies and business opportunities. The concept of “Water Neutrality” was
identified as a long-term and promising issue. Finally, also in support of the profound transformation of the market
context which will require the essential contribution of the people who will be its main interpreters, “Saipem Future
Talents” was launched as a transversal and highly internationalized project.
In the Open Innovation field, our partnerships with AsterFab and Politecnico di Milano continue. Moreover,
cooperation channels were opened with the embassies of Canada and Israel in Italy, countries with a high density
of startups, for the exploration of their respective ecosystems and the identification of the most promising
startups.
Intellectual property
Within the overall framework of technology innovation activities, Saipem filed 16 new patent applications in 2021.
In addition, 32 patent families, corresponding to approximately 70 patented titles, were obtained through the
acquisition of Naval Energies, mentioned above.
Furthermore, in 2021, Saipem confirmed its ranking in the first ten placements, in the ranking drawn up by the
European Patent Office (EPO) relating to Italian companies with the highest number of European patent
applications registered in 2020.
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Quality
In 2021, with regard to the Quality Management System and the related development, implementation,
measurement, analysis and continuous improvement processes, the following activities have been carried out:
≥ management and maintenance of the certificates relevant for the Company (ISO 9001, ISO 3834-2, EN 1090-2);
≥ integration of Saipem’s “Multisite” certification schedule pursuant to ISO 9001 with new companies/subsidiaries;
≥ extension of the scope of Saipem’s ISO 9001 certificate to projects in the renewable energy and ecological
transition sector, consistently with the Company's Business Plan;
≥ implementation of divisional initiatives aimed at improving, digitising, and increasing awareness of aspects of the
Quality Management System (Reflex tool, Quality@Saipem initiative);
≥ consolidation of cross-functional/cross-divisional initiatives aimed at improving and digitising methods and
tools for managing the Quality Management System:
• systematisation of assessment, self-assessment and Quality Plan to support Saipem Management and other
operational entities within the Group;
• simplifying the management of the internal auditing (“InSight” tool) and reporting process of the Group
entities;
≥ continuous improvement of the processes and activities of Quality Assurance and Quality Control for a more
efficient and systematic implementation of the company Quality System on various projects;
≥ optimisation of the Customer Satisfaction methodology, in order to make reporting activities for top
management more effective and more consistent with the peculiarities of each business;
≥ optimisation of the services of availability and access to the International Technical Standards, capturing the
needs of the business and maximising the potential offered by the market.
Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations
During 2021, as the emergency scenario continued, Saipem continued its health protection policies for its
resources. Therefore, as was done during 2020, specific management initiatives were adopted in line with the
guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation and by local governments and authorities of the countries in
which the Company operates, aiming at guaranteeing the maximum safeguard and protection of its resources.
With reference to Italy and in all the countries in which the Company operates, specific prevention measures have
been implemented in all offices and operating sites, as well as the adoption of programmes, management
measures and behaviour procedures, supported by an intense and ongoing internal communication campaign,
aimed at minimising social interactions and guaranteeing social distancing between people.
For the entire year, remote work remained the primary management mode to ensure a more effective
containment measure and health protection of our people in regard to the epidemiological emergency. Therefore,
the use of smart working continues to represent one of the Company’s main drivers of change. The Company
confirms its plan to adopt a structural smart working model that will maximise the effectiveness of the company’s
production and operational processes, also through a synergistic use of technologies and the digitisation and
dematerialisation of activities; this new smart working method will have to allow a new work organisation model
and ensure full accountability of resources, also concerning the reorganisation of the work spaces with a view to
moving personnel from the offices of San Donato Milanese to the new building starting from 2022.
During 2021, Saipem continued the supervision of the construction of the new Santa Giulia Headquarters with a
view to an overall rethinking of the functionality of the workplace, conceived to support the evolution of Saipem’s
Smart Working model and designed to ensure the centrality of the person within the company spaces. Saipem
has studied new solutions to optimise and manage its spaces, seizing the opportunities deriving from the
relocation of its headquarters to introduce the concepts of Smart Building and services related to the individual.
The new concept of the working spaces will help to increase efficiency and improve the work experience.
During 2021, the “Saipem Project” was launched, aimed at ensuring the structural recovery of efficiency and cost
containment, resulting from the management of the epidemiological emergency and the related impact on
business activities which led to the slowdown and postponement of some projects. The Company has
implemented some initiatives aimed at ensuring the optimisation and more efficient management of all expatriate
staff, as well as containing the costs deriving from business trips, residual individual holidays and overtime hours,
as well as additional company closing days in August and December, through specific agreements signed with the
trade unions.
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The new policy of international mobility adopted by the Company in the second half of 2021, consistent with the
purpose of the Saipem Project, is characterised by important new elements that break away from the past, in any
case safeguarding the value of international mobility as a means of integrating and developing resources,
transferring critical know-how and as a pivotal tool to support the corporate strategy for the creation of long-term
value. The adopted strategy is more focused on the development and enhancement of local staff. With this in
mind, actions have been launched to optimise the presence of expatriate staff, while the procedures for managing
expatriation have been updated, encouraging and safeguarding the use of roles with a technical and engineering
content working on projects, in particular with reference to personnel working in operational sites and on vessels.
The so-called “junior assignment” was also introduced: an expatriation mode dedicated to the development and
training of younger staff through an international mobility path.
With regard to the cost containment of travel, the Company has introduced a whole series of measures aimed at
ensuring the reduction of travel costs and access to more convenient rates, as well as at encouraging the use of
call and video conferences when travel is not necessary. In addition, by enhancing the innovative and digital
aspect, the adoption of a new booking system for travel services will allow employees greater autonomy in the
management and personalisation of travel.
Furthermore, with reference to the efficiency and competitiveness recovery program launched by the Company
with the Saipem Project, the qualitative and quantitative turnover of resources continues, taking into account the
safeguard of critical skills, also through the consensual resolution plan pursuant Article 4, Law Fornero.
(units)
Offshore Engineering & Construction
Onshore Engineering & Construction
Offshore Drilling
Onshore Drilling
Staff positions
Total
Italian personnel
Other nationalities
Total
Italian personnel on open-ended contract
Italian personnel on fixed-term contract
Total
(units)
No. of engineers
No. of employees
Compensation
Average workforce
2020
13,261
11,649
1,692
3,830
940
31,372
5,862
25,510
31,372
5,693
168
5,861
Average workforce
2021
14,525
10,633
1,780
3,483
953
31,374
5,819
25,555
31,374
5,706
113
5,819
Dec. 31, 2020
6,360
29,522
Dec. 31, 2021
6,290
32,041
The aim of the Remuneration Policy Guidelines for 2021, approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 30, 2021,
is to attract, motivate, and retain resources with a high professional and managerial profile, by enhancing the merit
and the unusual and critical professional skills, while encouraging the achievement of strategic targets and
sustainable growth of the Company. The goal is also to align the Management’s interests with the priority objective
of creating sustainable value for stakeholders in the medium and long term, in line with the guidelines defined in
the Company’s Strategic Plan.
The “Report on Saipem’s Remuneration Policy and Compensation Paid 2021”, which contains the Guidelines, is
drawn up and defined in accordance to current legal and regulatory obligations, in compliance with EU Directive
2017/828, Article 123-ter of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, implemented in the
Consolidated Law on Finance (TUF), Article 84-quater of the Consob Issuers’ Regulation (Resolution No. 11971 of
May 14, 1999 and subsequent amendments and additions) and the related Annex 3A, schedules No. 7-bis and
7-ter; as well as in compliance with the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code, in its latest version
approved
in January 2020, endorsed by Saipem. The “Report on Saipem’s Remuneration Policy and
Compensation Paid 2021”, was approved by the Board of Directors of Saipem on March 12, 2021, and
subsequently by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2021.
The most important innovations introduced by the 2021 Policy on Remuneration relate to the improvements of
the incentive plans for management. Specifically, regarding the Variable Short-Term Incentive Plan (STI), the
incentive curve was revisited with a view to streamlining and with the goal to improve performances to above
target; in addition, specific attention was placed to the definition of performance indicators in the ESG
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(Environmental, Social & Governance) area intended to promote the actions associated to the processes of
energy transition and digital transformation formulated in the company strategy. In particular, the ESG indicators
reflect the following elements: support for the strengthening of climate policies, in line with the now consolidated
international standards and in particular the Paris climate agreements; a strong focus on the issues of safety and
gender diversity, in order to ensure better appreciation of the human capital; the will to guarantee support for the
digital transformation.
In line with Saipem’s strategy, which pays attention to issues related to Climate Change and alternative energy
sources in order to seize opportunities in new markets that will be the main drivers in decarbonising the current
portfolio, a reward mechanism has been introduced linked to the MBO objective "Orders to be Acquired",
whenever there is an increase in the percentage of the residual "Non Oil Related" order portfolio.
In addition, the deployment of the 2021 corporate targets relating to the Variable Short-Term Incentive Plan has
also been carried out and specific division targets were defined, according to a top-down process on the entire
managerial population, ensuring a constant process of verification and monitoring of such objectives.
In the context of the Variable Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTI), for the purposes of 2021 allocation, the main change
concerned the introduction of an additional business-based indicator: “Adjusted EBITDA cumulative in the
three-year period 2021 2022 2023", which measures the total gross operating margin at the end of the three-year
performance period, intended to better highlight the creation of value for Saipem over time.
In compliance with the provisions of the 2020 Remuneration Policy and following the report of the Group’s
objectives and management performance assessments for 2020, the Company has awarded
individual
short-term variable monetary incentives to the management for a total of €5,828,750, and it also implemented the
first allocation of the share component of the Short-Term Incentive Plan 2021-2023. The total number of treasury
shares serving the 2021 Allocation Plan was 918,150, as determined by the Board of Directors of April 27, 2021.
Following the report of the Group’s objectives and management performance assessments for 2020, the
Company has awarded individual short-term variable monetary incentives as provided for by the Remuneration
Policy proposals for 2020.
In compliance with the provisions of the 2021 Remuneration Policy Guidelines, in October Saipem provided the
third and final allocation of the 2019-2021 Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan aimed at managerial resources. The
Plan establishes the free assignment of Saipem SpA ordinary shares (performance share) upon achievement of
specific performance conditions, measured at the end of the three-year period and based on three business
objectives (Adjusted Net Financial Position, Return on Average Invested Capital Adjusted and Adjusted EBITDA
cumulative in the three-year period - 2021-2022-2023), as well as a goal related to Saipem’s stock performance
(Total Shareholder Return) compared to two Peer Groups, consisting of competing companies (related to the
Drilling and Engineering & Construction sectors, respectively). The total number of treasury shares serving the
2021 Allocation Plan was established to be a maximum of 17,040,000, as determined by the Board of Directors of
October 27, 2021.
As for the 2016-2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan - 2018 Allocation, in compliance with the resolution of the
Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2016 which approved the plan, the Board of Directors verified the achievement
of the performance objectives of the 2016-2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan - 2018 Allocation, in compliance with
the resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2016 which approved the plan, so the related shares were
assigned after the expiration of the vesting period, to the executives still working at the end of July 2021.
Finally, 2021 was characterised by the ongoing emergency situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which
led to continued general uncertainty in the markets. In addition to this socio-economic situation, the Company has
embarked on an extensive cost saving programme, which has led to a containment of the Compensation Policy
expenditure, therefore characterised by the use of selective interventions implemented with the aim of retaining
the most strategic resources for the company and enhancing their distinctive contributions.
Cyber Security
In Saipem, the cyber risk is identified and reported to Enterprise Risk Management for monitoring by the Control
and Risks Committee and the Board of Directors.
In March 2021, Saipem obtained the ISO/IEC 27001 certification, for “Cyber security events monitoring and
incidents management”. This important milestone confirms the validity of the structure Saipem adopted for Cyber
Detection & Response activities, and it also makes it possible to proceed in a structured manner to continuously
improve Saipem security management system.
In the past year, the Cyber Security Unit and the model adopted in the Company have undergone numerous audits
and assessments by important customers and third parties. A process of periodic review of the security
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configurations related to the Office 365 environment was also initiated with Microsoft in order to ensure adequate
adherence to the most current best practices.
The level of cyber security "posture" is also continuously monitored by BitSight, an independent rating company
that provides us with an impartial assessment and visibility on any weaknesses. The latter are promptly addressed
in order to maintain the company rating at a satisfactory level.
The growth of maritime cyber risk has prompted the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to ask shipowners
and ship operators for a dedicated effort to include cyber risk within the map of the risks assessed and managed
on board. Therefore, during 2021 a cyber security model was implemented for the fleet, to supplement the
existing Safety Management Model, in order to meet the IT security requirements expressed by the IMO for the
certification of vessels. Among these measures, the figure of Cyber Security Officer on board and the specific
training for offshore resources need to be highlighted.
E-learning training courses have been implemented, focusing on Saipem’s Guidelines for Security Management
and Cyber Security (Standard, High and Critical Level), to train security personnel, HSSE RCMs, human resources
managers and other specific company functions deemed to be at greater risk.
Numerous further actions were also completed in 2021, in line with the two-year security Master Plan 2020-2021
and upon the requests made by the main clients. In particular, directional, planning, and technological initiatives
have been carried out, including:
≥ formalisation of the processes related to Vulnerability Management, Classification of Corporate Information,
Cyber Security Requirements for Joint Ventures;
≥ security requirements update: Security by Design, Network Security, Device Security, Cyber Security
Requirements for Teleworking, Secrets Management, Methods for allocating ICT resources and rules for their
correct use;
≥ release of the Zero-Trust solution;
≥ Digital Identity project (foundation);
≥ implementation of a Privileged Identity Management solution, removal of administrative rights on users'
computers, blocking of USB ports, release of the labeling tool for data classification, launch of the Identity
Governance programme, completion of the installation of firewall for segregation between IT and OT on ships;
≥ integration of a Hardware Security Module for the protection of keys and certificates;
≥ definition of the IT security requirements of the Supply Chain;
≥ definition of the Corporate information classification model.
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DIGITAL, ICT SERVICES
The continuation of the dual challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic and the slowdown of investments in the sector
where Saipem operates required a rationalisation of the costs and optimisation of the investments in the Digital
and ICT services area. The aim of this management approach is to ensure an evolutionary roadmap that is
economically and financially sustainable, but also capable of supporting the business. In this context, the
Company’s efforts at global level have been maximised to ensure the development and adoption of digital
solutions and the maintenance of adequate levels of service in the ICT area.
To support these management guidelines, in 2021 Saipem:
≥ confirmed the evolutionary guidelines of the 2020 digital programme, which focus mostly on improving the
efficiency of the work processes;
≥ launched an ambitious competitiveness programme, involving also the digital and ICT area, with the objectives,
inter alia, of redesigning the digital roadmap and agenda in order to align them with Saipem's new strategy and
to fully integrate the staff’s digital needs and the requirements of the relevant business verticals;
≥ confirmed specific goals at company level in order to promote the digital transformation process.
With regards to the main projects launched we have:
≥ confirmed and maintained a continual rate of transformation for all initiatives that relate, as a whole, to
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC Integration) processes, which is key for our core business;
≥ continued to develop and industrialise the technological components supporting the digital transformation of
our assets;
≥ developed and started production of several digital solutions supporting the staff functions (e.g., HSE, Vendor
Management, HR Services, Corporate Procurement, etc.), allowing the move to our new management centre
and the new way of working remotely.
In terms of the EPC Integration initiative, which aims to integrate EPC processes across the board, it should be
highlighted that two waves of development of digital solutions were already finalised in 2020, for a total of 8 use
cases. In 2021, these solutions were industrialised and subsequently integrated to our business projects (around
20 projects in this area). An additional project was launched in 2021 to optimise engineering activities through a
strong digitisation of the process. At the same time, three new solutions have been added to the test phase which
will be industrialised and adopted in 2022.
The main areas addressed by the EPC Integration Model can be summarised as follows:
≥ integration and standardisation of the engineering and procurement processes
≥ integrated visibility of the Supply Chain supporting contracted projects;
≥ optimised, assisted management of contractual variations and requirements;
≥ remotisation of the inspection and expediting activities;
≥ interaction in the “vendor data” and “document management” areas;
≥ introduction of a solution supporting the AWP (Advanced Work Package) construction methodology;
≥ creation of a portal for the interaction with our clients.
As part of the digitisation of our assets, we designed and implemented our own IoT and Data Platform, bearing in
mind the vertical solutions already existing in our technology portfolio. At the same time, we have started the
digital modernisation plan of our fleet and the planning of future technological solutions that will be able to
transform the classic processes of asset management, improving their exploitation through greater use of
decisions driven by data and by implemented algorithms (e.g., predictive maintenance, remote assistance,
operational dashboards).
This activity programme is based on a paradigm for incrementing the levels of governance on the data generated
by our managed assets and leveraging the advance analytics procedures to support the decision-making process
and operational efficiency improvements (e.g., fuel management), as well as sustainability (e.g., GHG emissions) on
which we intend to measure our transition plan towards Net-Zero objectives.
The digital platform consists of a cloud component for the centralised collection and processing of all data
coming from our assets, which are equipped with an “Edge computing” installed on board in order to optimise the
computational capacity and data transmission in suboptimal conditions.
Currently, that component is installed onboard the following assets: Scarabeo 9, Saipem 7000, Castorone, Saipem
10000, FDS, Pioneer, Sea Lion 7, Perro Negro 9, Scarabeo 8, Rig 5913, Perro Negro 7, FDS 2, Saipem 12000.
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In this context, we were able to increase the focus and control over our data, which gave us the opportunity to
start a process for the definition of Saipem's new Data Governance, which also includes several initiatives in the
area of Data Culture.
At the end of 2021, the digital solutions that were industrialised were in the following areas:
≥ Extended Maintenance in Offshore and Onshore Drilling;
≥ Predictive Maintenance in Offshore Drilling;
≥ Fuel Consumption Monitoring in Offshore;
≥ Operation Performance dashboarding in Onshore Drilling;
≥ Non-conformity reports dashboarding in Offshore Drilling.
The following minimum working solutions have been tested:
≥ Pipeline Productivity Tool 2.0, for the optimisation of the on-board management of the pipes to be laid offshore;
≥ Personal Protection Equipment Lifecycle Management in Offshore and Drilling;
≥ Greenhouse Gas Monitoring: CGT engines to monitor greenhouse gases.
In order to increase the value of the activities in the storage facility management, a project is ongoing for the
optimisation of this area, and it is articulated in two streams:
≥ the first stream involves the development of a digital solution and a Machine Learning algorithm in the tuning
phase, enabling the optimisation of warehouse stock and guaranteeing an adequate level of service. This
project is currently being set-up and the data is being integrated for the import, processing, and validation of all
documents extracted from the various IT applications. In the next phase, the system will Go-Live, initially in
parallel with traditional management;
≥ the second stream, which is currently screening the addictive manufacturing spare parts, aims at verifying the
feasibility of the process of creating a digital warehouse inventory capable of implementing a "just in time"
inventory management through the use of additive technologies (e.g., 3D printing) for the reproduction of spare
parts for the Oil&Gas sector. The current state of the project completes the step of defining the most important
business cases and the selection of components through technical-economic analyses. At the end, some
components will be selected for scanning (reverse engineering) for 3D modelling and subsequent reproduction
in AM.
In the Corporate area, we have launched, and in several cases completed and are adopting, a number of digital
initiatives including:
≥ platforms dedicated to staff functions (e.g., HSE, Vendor Feedback, Insurance, etc.);
≥ a tool supporting the new digital demand collection and management process;
≥ tools for managing smart working 2.0 and collaborations;
≥ new people care services on a specific platform;
≥ systems for recruiting external human resources supporting contracted projects;
≥ dematerialisation of selected internal authorisation flows;
≥ a portal dedicated to digital topics and a new chatbot communication channel (Saipup);
≥ a tool to support financial control systems (e.g. 231);
≥ Vendor Performance Feed-Back tools;
≥ online self-booking system in the travel sector;
≥ an enterprise architecture to support the integration between different technologies, solutions, and data;
≥ new tools for a simple, advanced, and qualified management of electronic signatures.
Different systems are being developed and tested in a several areas, for example:
≥ People Engagement (e.g., new intranet portal, gamification, etc.);
≥ platform solutions to support the new headquarters and new way of working (e.g., optimised energy
management, on-line booking of workstations and meeting rooms, hoteling, etc.);
≥ digitisation of information flows in finance and document archives;
≥ digitisation and more efficient procurement processes for low-value materials.
It is worth highlighting how it is only thanks to the huge efforts of the ICT services that it was possible to guarantee
continuity of the digital transformation and to learn and appreciate the new ways of working remotely.
Ongoing development and improvement of the roadmap of technological transformation, aiming to rationalise and
modernise its ICT assets (e.g. applications, platforms, architectures and data infrastructures); this initiative is
understood as a key enabler of the Digital programme focusing on data valorisation.
New initiatives have been started in the infrastructural area as regards the tools for optimising and managing
centralised infrastructures, with which numerous areas of technical analysis were covered for correct analysis,
configuration and management of IT systems.
Governance activities and compliance and security processes were all carried out successfully according to
schedule during the year.
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GOVERNANCE
The "Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure Report 2021" (hereinafter the "Report") pursuant to
Article 123-bis of the Italian Consolidated Law on Finance (TUF) is a stand-alone document approved by the Board
of Directors on March 15, 2022, and published on the Company's website www.saipem.com under the
"Governance" section.
The Report has been compiled according to the criteria of the “Corporate Governance and Shareholding
Structure Report format - 9th Edition (January 2022)" of Borsa Italiana SpA and of the Corporate Governance Code
that came into force in January 2021. In line with the provisions of the Corporate Governance Code, to which
Saipem adhered by resolution of the Board of Directors on December 17, 2020, issuers were required to apply its
provisions starting from the first financial year beginning after December 31, 2020, informing the market about it in
the Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure Report to be published during 2022.
The Report provides a general and complete overview of Saipem SpA’s system of corporate governance. It
describes the Company's profile and the principles it follows; it provides information on its ownership structure
and adherence to the Corporate Governance Code, including the main governance practices applied and the main
features of the internal control and risk management system; it describes in detail the functioning and structure of
the management and control bodies and their committees, also in light of the diversity policies adopted by Saipem
and of the equal access to the management and control bodies of listed companies. The Report also provides a
detailed description of the roles, responsibilities, and powers granted to the Company's management and control
bodies.
It also briefly presents the procedures adopted in relation to the "Transactions involving interests held by the
Board Directors and Statutory Auditors and transactions with related parties”, the text of which can be consulted
on the Company's website under the "Governance" section. It also describes the new policy for managing
communication with the general public and other market operators of Saipem, the handling of corporate
information, internal management and external announcement of documents and information concerning the
Company, with particular reference to important and privileged information (Market Abuse - Internal Dealing
procedure and Insider List).
The criteria for determining the remuneration of Directors are illustrated in the "Report on Remuneration Policy
and Compensation Paid 2022", drawn in compliance with the requirements of Article 123-ter of Italian Legislative
Decree No. 58/1998 and Article 84-quater of the regulatory framework issued by Consob, published under the
"Governance" section of the Company's website.
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RISK MANAGEMENT
Saipem implements and maintains an adequate system of internal control and risk management, comprising of
instruments, organisational structures, and procedures designed to safeguard Group assets and ensure the
effectiveness and efficiency of internal processes, reliable financial reporting, as well as compliance with laws and
regulations, the Articles of Association and Group procedures. To this end, Saipem has adopted and developed
over time an Enterprise Risk Management model that constitutes an integral part of its internal control and risk
management system. The aim of this model is to obtain an organic and overall vision of the main risks for the
Group that may impact strategic and management objectives, ensuring greater consistency of methodologies
and tools to support risk management, and strengthening awareness, at all levels, of the fact that an adequate
identification, assessment, and management of risks may have a positive impact on the achievement of
objectives and on the Group’s value.
The structure of Saipem’s internal control system, which is an integral part of the Group’s organisational and
management model, assigns specific roles to the Group’s management bodies, compliance committees, control
bodies, group management and all personnel. It is based on the principles contained in the Code of Ethics and the
Corporate Governance Code, as well as on applicable legislation, the “CoSO Report” and national and international
best practices.
Additional information on the internal control system and risk management, including details concerning its
architecture, instruments and design, as well as the roles, responsibilities and duties of its key actors, is contained
in the “Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure Report” document.
The Saipem Enterprise Risk Management model entails the identification, assessment, and analysis of risks on a
half-yearly basis for the Group, Corporate, business areas, and for the subsidiaries that are strategically relevant,
identified on the basis of economic-financial and qualitative parameters. Risk assessment is performed by Saipem
management through meetings and workshops coordinated by the Enterprise Risk Management function. In
particular, risk assessment is performed by assessing in detail the risk events that could impact Saipem’s strategic
and management objectives, taking into account the changes in the business and organisation model and Group
procedures, developments in the external environment (specifically, political, economic, social, technological and
legal aspects) and the relevant industry and competitors.
Furthermore, Saipem has developed a process to monitor the Group’s main risks on a quarterly basis through
specific monitoring indicators on the evolution of risk and related mitigation activities.
Starting from the analysis of materiality carried out by the Sustainability function (more information on this tool can
be found in the specific, detailed section in the “Consolidated Non-Financial Statement”), a focus group was
introduced to identify the main themes which, according to Saipem’s senior managers, are the most risky for the
Group, and to assess the potential impact they may have.
Saipem is exposed to strategic, operational, and external risk factors that may be associated with both business
activities and the business sector in which it operates. The occurrence of such risks could have negative effects
on the Group’s business and operations and on its financial position, performance and cash flow. The following are
the main risk factors identified, analysed, assessed and managed by Saipem management.
These risk factors, together with specific risks related to activities, have been evaluated by the management as
part of the preparation of the financial statements. Where deemed necessary, liabilities have been set aside in a
special fund. See the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for information on liabilities for risks
provided for and the section “Guarantees, commitments and risks - Legal proceedings” in the “Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements” for the most significant legal proceedings.
Regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, it continues to expose the internal and external staff to
the risk of infection and consequent disease, affecting their health and the health of their families, and resulting in
restrictions on work commuting (offices and sites) and business travel. As a result, this pandemic has sometimes
caused the slowdowns of projects in the execution phase and also of commercial tenders with clients.
In the short term, Saipem has implemented specific treatment actions to reduce the impacts, such as: activation
of the crisis response protocol, creation of a task force devoted to the constant monitoring of the development
and escalation of the virus, and the identification of solutions to protect internal and external personnel and inform
the entire Saipem staff in order to guarantee the maximum health and safety of the employees, clients and
suppliers, in compliance with the indications provided by the Italian Ministry of Health and by the regions involved
in the countries in which Saipem operates. Specifically, Saipem has sanitised its workplaces and drawn up detailed
protocols on standards of behaviour and best practice for staff and management.
Saipem strongly encourages all its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination, noting, however, that the
vaccination against the Coronavirus is voluntary and must comply with the national vaccination protocol of the
country of origin or assignment.
List of risks
1. Financial risks
2. Risks related to profit margins
3. Risks related to business processes
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4. Risks related to strategic positioning
5. Legal risks
6. Risks related to technological development
7. Risks related to the supply chain
8. Risks related to health, safety and the environment
9. Risks related to commercial positioning
10. Cyber risks
11. Digital and IT risks
12. Risks related to political, social and economic and pandemic instability
13. Risks related to human resources
14. Business integrity risks
1. Financial risks
Description and impact
The volatility of market conditions and the possible deterioration of the financial position of clients can cause
delays in both payments from the clients for the services provided based on the contractual provisions and
acknowledgement and payment of change orders and claims relating to contracts under execution. These cash
flow fluctuations may occur despite the fact that the contractor and the client cooperate to find agreements that
satisfy both parties, to avoid compromising the correct performance of works and delaying the completion of the
project. Therefore, Saipem is exposed to the risk of deterioration of working capital, which could lead to economic
and financial impacts, as well as a deterioration of the reputation in the industry and in the financial markets.
Furthermore, the Group is exposed to numerous financial risks: (i) fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates
of foreign currency, as well as the volatility of prices for commodities such as copper and aluminum; (ii) the credit
risk deriving from the possible default of a counterparty; (iii) the liquidity risk deriving from the lack of adequate
financial resources to face short-term commitments; (iv) the risks connected with the issuance of the bank
guarantees required by operating activities; (v) the risk of a downgrading of the credit rating by the main rating
agencies; (vi) the loss or limitation of insurance coverage for the country risk, the risk of war and terrorist attacks
on onshore assets, and the pandemic risk, in an insurance market characterised by a “hard market” phase.
Changes in national tax regimes, tax incentives, rulings with tax authorities, international financial treaties and, in
addition, risks related to their application and interpretation in the countries where the Group companies operate,
exposing Saipem to financial risks which could result in financial disputes in some of those countries (especially in
the economies more exposed to the deterioration of oil prices on the international market).
Furthermore, the difficulties in obtaining adequate insurance cover for the risks linked to wars and terrorist attacks
(with particular reference to the Group assets related to Onshore activities), pandemic risks, and environmental
risks could lead to economic/financial losses.
In terms of sustainable finance instruments which help to convey to stakeholders the company's strong
commitment to ESG practices and to reduce the cost of financing, Saipem is currently monitoring the possibility
of obtaining benefits through these financial instruments and is now identifying appropriate ESG targets for the
short and medium term.
The financial risks are still negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a potential worsening of the
financial stress scenarios. This could be due to a deterioration of liquidity in general, delays in payments by clients,
and the slowdown of operations on projects that would delay the invoicing to clients.
The main financial risks identified, monitored, and actively managed by Saipem are detailed in Note 3 “Accounting
policies - Financial risk management” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Mitigation
The management, control, and reporting of the financial risks are based on the Financial Risk Policy, issued and
periodically updated at corporate level with the aim of standardising and coordinating the Saipem Group’s financial
risk policies. Specifically, financial risks are controlled through the periodic calculation of several Key Risk
Indicators (KRI) which are subject to specific attention thresholds periodically updated according to the evolution
of the Saipem Group’s business. The control activities established by the Financial Risk Policy also include
escalation procedure to be followed if the risk thresholds set by the KRIs are exceeded.
The Company has adopted various techniques that are implemented from the start of the negotiations with clients
with the aim of achieving the most favourable conditions, such as contractually agreed advance payments, and of
monitoring its contracts through stringent procedures to obtain the certifications necessary to proceed to
invoicing, or by constant reporting all changes to contract or project execution to the client, so as to maintain
positive or neutral cash flows during the various phases of the project execution. In addition, the fluctuation of net
working capital is constantly monitored by the Group, and the top management is actively engaged in mitigating
any situations that could have an impact on the Company’s net working capital.
Saipem constantly monitors both the changes in and compliance with tax regulations (also in order to minimise
the impacts due to its operating activities in all countries of interest through internal resources and tax
consultants), and the changes in the “sustainable finance” market, including the way it is regulated.
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Furthermore, the Group monitors the developments in the insurance market through a vast network of partners,
aiming to identify the evolutions in the insurance and insurance products market (including alternative risk transfer
products).
Finally, the Company management is constantly engaged in monitoring the evolution of the financial markets and
in strengthening and increasing business relations with partners in the financial and insurance sector, as they are
key players in the mitigation of financial risks.
The main financial risks identified, monitored, and actively managed by Saipem are detailed in Note 3 “Accounting
policies - Financial risk management” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
2. Risks related to profit margins
Description and impact
Saipem operates mainly in the highly competitive sector of services for the energy and infrastructure industry,
which is influenced by the trend in the hydrocarbon prices in international markets; this has an impact on the
demand for services offered by the Company and the margins associated with them.
For this reason, the energy and infrastructure services industry has shown increasing competition on prices for
contracts known as lump sum turnkey in Offshore and Onshore Engineering & Construction services and for rates
of vessels in the Offshore and Onshore Drilling market.
Specifically, the preparation of bids and the determination of prices are the outcome of an accurate, precise, and
timely estimation exercise that involves various group departments and which is further integrated by a risk
assessment to cover the areas of uncertainty inevitably present in each bid (so-called contingency). Despite these
efforts made by Saipem, over the life cycle of the contract, the costs, revenue and, consequently, the margins that
the Group realises on lump sum contracts, could vary significantly compared to the sums originally estimated. This
could be due to many reasons, for example: (i) performance/productivity of vendors and subcontractors;
(ii) performance/productivity on the part of Saipem’s workforce; (iii) changes in working conditions (so-called
change order); (iv) weather conditions different from those anticipated according to the statistics available at the
time; (v) a change in the price of raw materials (e.g., steel, copper, fuel, etc.); (vi) geopolitical conditions.
It should be noted that the Company’s results could be affected by significant volatility as, in case of worsening
performance, the rules for accounting costs and revenues for multiannual contracts, which are governed by the
application of international accounting standards, establish an immediate detection of full-life losses of a project
with an impact on margins.
The risk linked to the availability and volatility of commodity price has proved especially significant for Saipem in
2021, resulting in great difficulties in the execution phase of projects, not only for the Group, but also for the
suppliers. The dynamics of supply is indeed characterised by a strong tension on the commodity market, mainly
due to an imbalance in the relationship between supply and demand. That, together with the increases in the price
of energy, determines a volatility in the prices, on top of speculative and arbitrage actions on the markets.
Furthermore, the worsening of the international macroeconomic scenario and, in particular, the COVID-19
pandemic, as well as the consequent variations in the clients’ strategic choices, have made the situation even
more difficult.
All of these factors, in addition to other risks inherent in the sectors in which Saipem operates, may imply
additional costs, lost revenue, and the subsequent reduction in margins from those originally estimated, leading to
a decrease, perhaps even a significant one, of profitability or to losses on projects. The result of such significant
differences could worsen the Group’s financial position and performance and damage Saipem’s reputation in the
relevant industry.
Mitigation
In order to bring the Company’s cost and competitive profile in line with changes in the reference sectors, Saipem
has already launched an important efficiency plan through specific initiatives in terms of the rationalisation of
assets, the simplification of the operating model, and the reduction of structural costs. To implement its new
strategy, as of January 14, 2022, Saipem has adopted a new organisational model divided into four distinct
business areas, each with different dynamics, goals and skills: "Asset-Based Service" (drilling, vessels, fabrication),
based on a rigorous asset optimisation, focused on geographies and key clients; "Energy Carriers" for the design of
complex plants or their conversion to low-carbon with an increasing focus on the best risk/return balance and with
greater attention to margins; "Robotics, Digital, and Industrialised solutions" to develop the offer of modular,
replicable, and scalable plants, and for improvements based on digital technologies; "Sustainable Infrastructures"
for growth in a sector that has become strategic in the new ecosystem of energy transition and sustainable
mobility.
In addition, in the current market scenario of commodity, goods and services prices, Saipem is committed to
applying the most advanced industry and project management best practices and to identifying and implementing
various new initiatives and solutions to reduce its costs through more efficient processes and technologies.
Lastly, in 2022, the Group created the position of General Manager and launched a new organisational structure
by introducing the role of Chief Project Control and Financial Advisory Officer who report to the General Manager.
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3. Risks related to business processes
Description and impact
The industry in which Saipem operates has gone through a period of great transformation characterised by
stronger competition and a reduction in profit margins.
Risks linked to a competitive and stable positioning, also with reference to the new, fast expanding energy market,
derive from the need to achieve specific skills and resources and from the need to adopt an adequate
organisational model capable of responding to the market, with particular reference to the evolution of the energy
transition. The complex management of the EPCI chain of the offshore wind projects could result in highly
challenging projects.
Mitigation
The Company has launched several initiatives aimed at achieving a better efficiency and effectiveness and
particular emphasis has been placed on the rationalisation of business processes.
On top of this, Saipem is defining a new organisational model divided into four distinct business areas:
"Asset-Based Service" (based on a rigorous discipline of asset optimisation); "Energy Carriers" (for the design of
complex plants or their conversion to low-carbon with an increasing focus on the best risk/return balance and with
greater attention to margins); "Robotics and Industrialised Solutions" (to develop the offer of modular, replicable,
and scalable plants, and of monitoring and maintenance services based on digital technologies); "Sustainable
Infrastructures" (for growth in a sector that has become strategic in the new ecosystem of energy transition and
sustainable mobility). Each of these areas is characterised by different dynamics, objectives, and competencies.
To allow a greater focus on the business, some activities and processes will be centrally supervised.
Finally, Saipem has embarked on a path to improve the work organisation model that – through a cultural,
technological and digital change – can positively contribute to the achievement of corporate results, through
increases in efficiency and effectiveness. In particular, in order to adapt quickly to these cultural changes,
initiatives aimed at process dematerialisation and digitalisation are ongoing.
4. Risks related to strategic positioning
Description and impact
The definition of strategies implemented by Saipem is based on analysis of macroeconomic and geopolitical
scenarios and the relevant markets and the technological developments applied to them. Saipem operates in an
industry strongly characterised by strategic changes, also through the ever greater concentration of competitors
via mergers and acquisitions and the creation of joint ventures and alliances locally or internationally, as well as
technology developments in services that are of interest to Saipem.
Furthermore, Saipem’s strategic positioning can be influenced by changes in client requests and in general by
changes in demand in the reference sectors (including the energy transition).
Therefore, Saipem is exposed to various kinds of risks, linked to its strategic positioning in both conventional
services in the energy sector, particularly Oil&Gas, and in energy transition services, which in recent years have
already emerged and will continue to play an increasingly important role in Saipem’s short- and long-term
strategic positioning.
In particular, the changes linked to climate change and the consequent actions drive a gradual shift from current
energy sources towards renewable ones.
The energy industry is in fact facing unprecedented pressure to show that its business model is compatible with
the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set out in the Paris Agreement on climate change. Climate
change can have significant direct and indirect impacts on business operations: working in the energy sector,
Saipem’s business activities are intrinsically exposed to both physical climate risks and those related to the
current energy transition.
Inadequate forecasts of the evolution of these scenarios, as well as the incorrect or delayed implementation of
identified strategies, may expose the Group to the risk of not being able to adjust the asset portfolio and therefore
its competitive positioning in the current energy transition in relation to the changes in scenarios.
Therefore, these risks could potentially result in a deterioration of strategic positioning within the sector, reducing
market shares and the Group’s margins. In addition, Saipem is exposed to risks linked to specific strategically
significant geographical markets which may present a range of diverse peculiarities.
In addition, in February 2021, Saipem communicated to the market its first emission targets defined for the
medium-long term, announcing a reduction by 50% of the total emissions of GHG Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2035
(compared to the 2018 baseline). In relation to Scope 2, the Net-Zero goal should be reached by 2025.
Finally, for some specific business segments there is a risk of concentration with some clients in some
geographical areas.
Mitigation
In particular, the Group always strives to go beyond the limits of innovation to create valuable relations with its
clients and guide them toward the future of energy, while respecting the values and professional ethics of Saipem.
Saipem avails itself of companies which are specialised in providing periodic analyses and estimates on relevant
market segment trends and on macroeconomic, geopolitical, and technological developments.
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Furthermore, the Company created the Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance Committee, which
is
responsible for assisting the Board of Directors in its review and development of scenarios in order to prepare
strategies, based on the analysis of the relevant issues for long-term value generation and the corporate
governance of the Company and the Group.
Today, the fight against climate change is the main challenge not only for the energy sector but for society as a
whole, and is therefore considered an integral part of Saipem’s business model.
The strategy for fighting climate change is based firstly on the scenario analyses at 2050, drafted to identify the
macro-trends and key drivers in the energy sector in terms of technologies, policies, legislation, socio-political
aspects, etc., and how these will affect Saipem’s business. These scenarios are updated at least annually and the
results are presented to the Board of Directors and the Top Management in order to be developed into strategic
guidelines.
Saipem’s climate strategy includes a significant commitment to reducing dependence on fossil fuels, offering
increasingly sustainable solutions to clients, investing in renewable technologies, developing more sustainable
uses of fossil fuels and diversifying its activities (installation of offshore wind farms, development of technologies
for producing energy from waste or raw scrap, implementation of solutions for the use of natural gas and systems
that can limit the impacts deriving from the extraction, transport, and use of fossil fuels).
To ensure that Saipem’s strategic positioning is strengthened, the Company management pursues business
opportunities with a broad focus on the various clients in the energy sector (International Oil Companies, National Oil
Companies, Independents, Utilities), with a global perspective on the reference markets and with a broad portfolio of
products in Oil&Gas, renewable energy and infrastructure (specifically high speed trains), maintaining a continuous
focus on the pursuit of a gradual business shift to exploit the opportunities offered by the energy transition.
Saipem is working to research solutions that are in line with market demands and that aim to be as carbon-neutral
as possible. Therefore, Saipem plays an important enabling role in the transition from a fossil fuel-based economy
to a “decarbonised” economy.
In the fight against climate change, Saipem wants to reduce its business dependence on fossil fuels with a new
two-pillar strategy: becoming a key partner in the decarbonisation of clients and key players of its value-chain,
extending the offer to industries with a lower environmental impact, and improving its assets and operations
efficiency to reduce GHG emissions.
Regarding Scope 3 emissions (i.e. indirectly associated with Saipem value-chain activities), Saipem wants to have
a key role in supporting and stimulating all the players in the chain, from clients to suppliers, in an organic and
synergic decarbonisation process.
In this context, Saipem’s strategic priorities are orienting its business, on the one hand towards an overall
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a general increase in efficiency, and, on the other hand, towards the
development of the digital and human capital, which will lead to a more efficient productivity, changing our way of
managing and tackling engineering and construction projects (more information is available on the company
website in the specific section “Sustainable value”, in the document “Leading the path to energy transition”,
published in October 2020 and in the document “Shaping a Net-Zero Future”, published in December 2021).
Finally, on December 13, 2021, Saipem obtained the validation of the Net-Zero Programme by Bureau Veritas, as
an independent Third Party.
5. Legal risks
Description and impact
The Group is currently a party in judicial, penal, civil, tax proceedings, in Italy and abroad, and in administrative legal
proceedings.
Given the intrinsic and unavoidable risk that characterises legal proceedings, while the Group has carried out the
necessary assessments, including on the basis of applicable reporting standards, it is not possible to exclude the
possibility that the Group might in future have to face payments for damages not covered by the provision for
legal proceedings, or which are covered insufficiently, or which are uninsured, or which are of an amount greater
than the maximum sum that may have been insured. Furthermore, in relation to legal proceedings brought by the
Company, should it not be possible to settle the disputes by means of negotiation, the Company may have to bear
further costs associated with the length of court hearings.
In addition, the progress of legal and tax proceedings exposes Saipem to potential impacts on its image and
reputation in the mass media or with clients and partners.
Mitigation
In order to maximise the mitigation of these risks, Saipem not only implements actions aiming to constantly
strengthen its internal control system, but also makes use of specialised external consultants who assist the
Company in judicial, civil, tax or administrative proceedings. Furthermore, the Board of Directors of Saipem
monitors the evolution of the main legal proceedings in an active and continuous manner.
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6. Risks related to technological development
Description and impact
The Engineering & Construction, Drilling and high-value engineering sectors are characterised by the continuous
development of the technologies, assets, patents, and licences used therein. In particular, Saipem’s competitors
could develop and implement technological developments of various kinds (concerning, for example, the Offshore
E&C fleet and onshore and offshore drilling rigs), which would strengthen their competitive positioning.
The recovery of the market could entail possible difficulties in identifying and acquiring technologically suitable
vessels to carry out the projects.
In addition, the development of patents and licences by competitors could enable them to develop innovative
solutions (for example, in Onshore E&C plant projects and high value engineering services, including those related
to energy transition and decarbonisation), weakening the strategic and commercial positioning of Saipem.
Therefore, should Saipem be unable to upgrade the technologies, assets, patents and licences required to
improve its operational performance and the solutions offered to clients, its competitive position could be
damaged and, as a result, cause changes or reductions to its short or long-term objectives.
Mitigation
In order to maintain its competitive position, Saipem updates the technology, assets and licences at its disposal,
with the aim of aligning its offer of services to the current and future needs of the market.
Therefore, in addition to the extremely important experience of incremental research and development, which
continues to be a key strategic point, Saipem is in the process of rolling out an initiative called the “Innovation
Factory”, which is an incubator of ideas to develop “disruptive” methods and technologies for dealing with the
sector’s challenges. An emerging area of interest for the “Innovation Factory” is linked to technologies aimed at
increasing energy efficiency in operations and technologies in the decarbonisation of energy, for example
renewable energy and CO2 capture (more information in the specific section “Research and development”) and
production of green hydrogen.
In relation to the latter aspect, in 2020 Saipem purchased a proprietary CO2 capture technology and continues to
investigate new technological frontiers.
Saipem is supported by companies specialised in analysing the technological evolution in the reference market
segments and the prospective solutions that clients may require in the following years (for example, in the
renewable energy sector), also evaluating strategic agreements (such as joint ventures and alliances) to exploit
market opportunities; lastly, the Group enters into agreements of various kinds both with companies that develop
technological solutions in the energy industry and also in other industries (for example, in the field of digitisation)
and with universities and research centres.
In fact, Saipem is constantly engaged in studying and possibly developing technological agreements with various
partners in terms of technologies and licences in the energy sector, in addition to developing internally innovative
technological solutions and patents through research and development projects with its own resources, as well as
through cooperation with other organisations.
7. Risks related to the supply chain
Description and impact
In executing its projects, and in the normal course of its activities, the Group relies on numerous vendors of goods
and services, subcontractors, and partners. Any inadequate performances by vendors, subcontractors, and
partners, also due to significant periods of interruption of activities, could generate deficiencies in the supply chain
and, consequently, lead to: additional costs linked to the difficulty in replacing vendors that provide goods and
services, subcontractors and partners identified to carry out the activities; the procurement of goods and services
at higher prices or delays in the completion and delivery of projects.
In addition, Saipem is exposed to risks related to any unethical behaviour by vendors, subcontractors, and
partners in the different countries in which it operates, as well as risks of poor performance in relation to health,
safety, and environment issues.
Therefore, this context may lead to a deterioration in relations with vendors, subcontractors, and partners, with a
consequent competitive disadvantage linked to Saipem’s reduced negotiating power.
These risks could lead to longer times and higher costs, a worsening of contractual terms and a deterioration of
business relations with clients and of economic-financial results, and a negative impact on Saipem’s competitive
position.
In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic affected the supply chain, primarily in terms of the necessary audit and
restructuration of the vendor lists available for procurement tenders, as well as more relational issues as a
consequence of the various national and international protocols on workplace safeguards and safety, which
together resulted essentially in a delay of the tenders timing.
Mitigation
With the aim of preventing and mitigating these risks, the Company has adopted a structured qualification and
selection system in order to work with reliable vendors and subcontractors with a consolidated reputation. The
services of vendors and subcontractors are also constantly controlled, and subject to feedback on all the work
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sectors with the supplier, in order to pursue continuous improvement in the procurement process. With reference
to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saipem monitors its impacts on the supply chain at the level of the individual projects,
in terms of continuity and timeliness of the supplies.
To mitigate and prevent the risks associated with unethical behaviour by vendors and subcontractors, Saipem
uses various tools, checks, and training programmes.
Additionally, Saipem requires its vendors, subcontractors, and partners to read and accept Model 231 in its
entirety, including the Code of Ethics, which is inspired by the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights of the United Nations, the Fundamental Conventions of the ILO (International Labour Organization) and to
the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
8. Risks related to health, safety and the environment
Description and impact
The activities carried out by Saipem in both operational projects and projects related to upgrades, maintenance,
or disposal of assets, using internal staff and/or subcontractors, expose the Group to potential accidents, that
may cause negative impacts on the health and safety of people and the environment.
In addition, Saipem’s activities are subject to the laws and regulations for the protection of the environment, and
on health and safety, at both Italian and international level. Despite the Company's best efforts, during Saipem’s
normal activities, events might occur that are detrimental to people's health and to the environment.
Moreover, such events could lead to criminal and/or civil penalties against those responsible and, in some cases,
to violations of safety regulations, also pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001. This would lead to costs
related to such penalties against Saipem, costs associated with fulfilling the law and regulation requirements on
environmental, health, and safety issues, as well as impacts on Saipem's image and reputation.
Moreover, in order to execute EPCI projects, drilling services and other services in the energy industry, the Group
owns numerous assets, in particular specialised naval vessels (for example, for laying pipelines and lifting
structures), offshore and onshore drilling rigs, production/treatment/storage and transport vessels commonly
referred to as FPSO, Onshore equipment (for example, for pipe laying), manufacturing yards, and logistics bases.
Therefore, the Group’s assets are subject to the normal risks associated with ordinary operations and to
catastrophic risks linked with the weather and/or natural disasters which can impact security and the safety of
personnel and the environment. The risks connected with ordinary operations can be caused by: (i) mistaken or
inadequate execution of manoeuvres and work sequences that lead to damage for assets or facilities; (ii) mistaken
or inadequate ordinary and/or extraordinary maintenance. Despite the fact that Saipem has specific know-how
and competencies constantly kept up-to-date, implements internal procedures for the execution of its operations,
and regularly carries out maintenance work on its assets in order to monitor their quality and level of reliability, it is
not possible to exclude the occurrence of incidents on assets or facilities during the execution of works.
At the end of the asset useful life, an inadequate management of the scrapping by any purchaser could have an
impact on the Company’s image and reputation.
Mitigation
With reference to these risks, Saipem has developed an HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) management
system which is in line with the requirements of laws in force and with international standards ISO 45001 for health
and safety in the workplace and ISO 14001 for environmental management, and for which Saipem has obtained
certification for the whole Group. Specifically, HSE risk management is based on the principles of prevention,
protection, awareness, promotion, and participation; its aim is to guarantee the workers’ health and safety and to
protect the environment and the general well-being of the community.
Regarding the risks related to the safety and health of people, Saipem has introduced a series of specific
mitigation initiatives, among which please note:
≥ the continuing and renewed implementation of the “Leadership in Health & Safety” (LiHS) programme, which
aims to strengthen the Company's health and safety culture;
≥ various campaigns, for example “Life Saving Rules”, aimed at promoting awareness of dangerous activities and
actions that each individual can carry out to protect themselves and others, “Dropped Objects Prevention” and
the “We Want Zero” and “Keep Your Hands Safe” (KYHS) campaigns;
≥ the development of advanced occupational health and health surveillance activities.
Regarding the risks associated with safeguarding the environment, Saipem has developed a structured system of
prevention, management, and response to spills.
Regarding the risks related to environmental protection, Saipem has introduced various specific mitigation
initiatives, among which please note:
≥ measures to eliminate the risk of spills and, if this happens, measures and actions to prevent their spread;
≥ the identification of asset-specific maintenance programmes aimed at preventing fluid leaks.
Saipem promotes initiatives aimed at saving water and managing water risk, for example the creation of the Water
Management Plan.
Lastly, for the mitigation of the risks related to asset management, Saipem incurs significant expenses for the
maintenance of assets it owns and has developed various prevention initiatives, among which we highlight the
implementation of the Asset Integrity Management System, a system that provides for the systematic management
of critical elements, the identification of Key Performance Indicators and the creation of task familiarisation cards for
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managing the development of personnel assigned to specific roles or the use of critical equipment. Specifically, with
regard to all vessels in the Group’s fleet, Saipem periodically renews certifications issued by the appropriate
classification bodies and by flag state authorities following the inspections that the classification bodies perform on
group vessels. In addition, the vessels, based on the technical characteristics and the type of each ship, must meet
the requirements of applicable international maritime law and laws regulating the Oil&Gas industry.
9. Risks related to commercial positioning
Description and impact
The market context is characterised by the persistence of extremely volatile oil prices in international markets. The
price trend of raw materials such as oil and natural gas is highly volatile and unpredictable for various reasons, which
are often interconnected and/or interdependent (such as, for example, economic, political and social factors, wars,
terrorist attacks, changes in demand, technological evolution, energy transition, etc.). This situation influences the
investment policies of the main clients in the oil sector, exposing Saipem to: (i) delays in the negotiation process
and possible non award of commercial initiatives relating to future projects; (ii) cancellation and suspension of
projects already under way (whether EPCI lump sum or Drilling and value added engineering services contracts);
(iii) delays and difficulties in obtaining payment of contractual penalties provided for to indemnify the Company
against the cancellation and suspension of such contracts; (iv) strengthening of the level of aggression in
commercial strategies by competitors; (v) delays and difficulties in obtaining change orders for the scope of work
requested by the client and executed by Saipem; (vi) delays and difficulties by the clients in renewing contracts for
onshore and offshore drilling fleets prior to the expiry thereof and under economically advantageous terms and
conditions; (vii) claims and arbitration and international disputes in the most significant cases.
Moreover, during 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its persistence even in the current year further
destabilised many industrial sectors at a global level, including the energy sector, and this has had a negative
impact on the commercial positioning of Saipem on the Offshore and Onshore Engineering & Construction market
of energy and infrastructures, Offshore and Onshore Drilling, and high-value engineering.
For this reason, Saipem is exposed to the risk of failing to strengthen or even the weakening of its commercial
positioning, particularly with regard to certain specific product lines or geographical areas, with consequent
economic-financial and reputational impacts.
Finally, cases of negative performance could lead to claims and even arbitration proceedings and disputes with
the clients and also with suppliers and subcontractors of Saipem.
Mitigation
To mitigate the impact of any reduction in CAPEX investments, especially in the oil sector by its clients, Saipem
has taken steps to expand its client and geographic market portfolio and to enter additional or alternative
business sectors, such as: (i) maintenance and optimisation of existing rigs (MMOs) which are linked to OPEX
investments in the energy sector; (ii) rigs for renewable sources (in particular, wind, solar); (iii) carbon capture
projects; (iv) production of green hydrogen; (v) construction of pipelines and water networks for civil use and other
industries (for instance, in the mining industry); (vi) dismantling of oil platforms, including plug & abandonment
activities; (vii) construction of high-speed railway lines; (viii) high value engineering services in the energy industry
in general (including renewable energy).
Indeed, Saipem has, for some time, implemented a programme of constant updating of its skills and renewal of its
assets, with a view to speeding and facilitating its entry into the field of renewable energy, a growing sector that
sees all the great international players increasingly focused on the issues of sustainability, climate change, and
reduction of environmental impacts.
Finally, the risks of commercial positioning are mitigated through the establishment of partnerships and
operations of strategic and technological value with special concentration on energy transition.
10. Cyber risks
Description and impact
In performing its activities in the offices and worksites onshore and offshore, Saipem uses a vast number of
different digital tools; due to an increase in digitalisation and of the constant increase in cybernetic threats, the
Group’s IT systems are exposed to potential cyber attacks that can have a number of aims; the cyber attacks
could endanger the operational continuity and damage Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology
(OT) systems, causing the loss and/or theft of data and information (even of a confidential nature), with significant
impacts on corporate processes resulting in economic and financial damage, as well as damage to operations
and to the company’s reputation, particularly towards the clients.
Cyber risks have played and will continue to play an increasingly important role, due to the critical role of the
various IT tools and the digitalisation process that are affecting the Group’s activities and processes.
In addition, the ever-increasing demand for stringent cyber security requirements from customers and authorities
(such as the Italian National Cyber Security Agency) and the performance of cyber security audits by third parties
may result in the loss of future business opportunities due to the non-compliance with cyber security standards
and the potential disruption to ongoing projects and operations.
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The COVID-19 containment measures have led to the need to work remotely, using networks other than that of
the Company, with a consequent potential increase of the area open to attacks. This is not an optimal scenario in
terms of cyber security, as the measures adopted by the Group to contain IT threats and attacks could become
less effective.
Lastly, the current situation related to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has led to a sharp increase in cyber attacks to
critical systems and services (i.e., intelligence, military, financial, energy).
Mitigation
Saipem has implemented measures of governance, response, and monitoring of cyber attacks, as well as
compliance processes carried out through the involvement of specialised internal and external personnel and an
advanced use of IT security technologies. Saipem applies procedures and protocols based on the sector best
practices and on consolidated, tested international standards, with the goal of preventing and mitigating its
exposure to cyber risk, as well as security additions to meet clients’ requirements.
Specifically, to prevent and mitigate cyber risks, Saipem relies on specialised providers and uses the main
prevention and defense instruments available on the market (more information is available in the specific “Digital,
ICT Services” section). Moreover, Saipem is constantly improving its cyber security plan, strengthening its
activities of threat detection and response to cyber incidents; it uses a platform that provides external and
independent assessment of the Group’s level of maturity of cyber security; it also assesses cyber risks also in
relation to Operational Technology; it carries out cyber awareness activities aiming to increase the employees’
level of training and knowledge and, finally, always collaborates with the main public and private stakeholders, and
provides a contractual annex on IT security for third parties to ensure compliance with technical requirements
issued by customers and authorities.
With reference to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Saipem is exercising the utmost attention, intensifying
monitoring and defence in relation to any possible malware activity and adopting all necessary measures to
mitigate risks.
11. Digital and IT risks
Description and impact
The execution and performance of Saipem’s activities depend significantly on the IT system that has been
developed over the years. Failure to take advantage of the opportunities linked to the digitalisation, the automation
of processes and operations, as well as the inefficient use of innovative IT solutions could compromise the
Company’s technological development. This would have a negative impact on the achievement of Saipem’s short
or long-term objectives (more information is available in the specific “Digital, ICT Services” section).
Saipem is committed to taking on the digital challenge and the resulting risks related to the exploitation and
enhancement of data and digital technologies in order to maintain and strengthen its competitive position.
Mitigation
Saipem is engaged in the implementation phase of the project of digital transformation through an agenda with
several objectives, including rendering the ICT services more efficient, spreading digital awareness and adopting
new technologies. To this end, Saipem has selected ICT technology and service partners and launched a broad
review of the procurement of ICT services. The goal is introducing the concept of a supply ecosystem and
ensuring that the requirements are covered thanks to the commitment and cooperation of suppliers supporting
the actions required both for the individual supply area and for those activities that intrinsically require
collaboration and integration.
The implementation of the Saipem Project also involves an overall review of the costs, governance, and operating
model.
In addition, Saipem established various IT initiatives for the business environment, focusing on the strategic
assumption of developing a data-centric approach for the business and a progressive and complete digitalisation
of the Company’s work processes. In particular, business developments have been oriented towards the
automation of processes and the enhancement of internal information and data assets.
In order to enhance and exploit company data, a shared data model and a data governance methodology based
on the Common Data Environment (CDE) methodology have been implemented and will be progressively
extended on a collaborative technology platform.
Finally, Saipem has completed mapping of the digital skills of its personnel, in order to assess any suitable
development actions.
12. Risks related to political, social and economic and pandemic instability
Description and impact
Substantial portions of Saipem’s operations are performed in countries which may be politically, socially or
economically unstable or at risk of terrorist threats. Developments in the political framework, economic crises,
internal social unrest and conflicts with other countries, terrorist attacks, and embargoes may temporarily or
permanently compromise the Group’s ability to operate efficiently in such countries, as well as its ability to recover
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Group assets therein, or may require specific measures to be taken at an organisational or management level in
order to continue the activities under way in conditions different from those originally planned. Moreover,
Saipem’s operations, staff, and assets are located in many countries which are potentially exposed to the threat of
terrorism on a global scale by various types of extremist groups.
Additional risks associated with operations in these countries are: (i) the absence of a stable legislative framework
and the change in the rules and regulations valid within the territory where it is operating, including laws that
implement international protocols or conventions for that sector of activity, as well as laws and financial regulations;
(ii) uncertainty over the protection of the foreign group’s rights in the event of contractual violation by private
companies or state entities; (iii) penalising developments or applications of laws, regulations, unilateral contract
amendments which lead to reductions in the value of the assets, forced divestment and expropriation; (iv) different
types of restrictions on construction, drilling, import, and export activities; (v) changes in local regulations that impose
the use of certain numbers of staff, goods, and services supplied by local companies (so-called ‘local content’);
(vi) international sanctions; (vii) restrictions of various kinds on cash and financial transactions.
Moreover, inter alia, the regulatory framework also impacts the methods used by Saipem to carry out its activities.
Any adoption of more restrictive or unfavourable regulations, or the imposition of obligations for compliance, or
further requirements linked to Engineering & Construction and Drilling activities, may lead to changes in operating
conditions and may require an increase in investments, production costs or, at any rate, a slow-down or
termination of the activities. Any violations of health, safety, and environmental laws could lead to limitations to the
Group’s activities or to fines, sanctions, or penalties in the event of non-compliance with environmental and health
and safety laws and regulations. With reference to the sanctions programmes adopted against one or more
countries where Saipem operates, it should be noted that the most relevant are those adopted by the European
Union and United States against Russia.
In addition, in the current context, even in countries traditionally less exposed to political, economic and social
instability, significant changes may occur that could impact the Saipem Group’s current and future business
activities, such as the conclusion of the Brexit process.
Lastly, considering that Saipem carries out its business activities in a global context characterised by the
management of diversity deriving from socio-economic, political, industrial, and regulatory contexts, the Group is
exposed to multiple scenarios regarding relations with staff and, where present, with trade unions. Such relationships,
if not properly managed, can generate extra costs and impact the timing of the activities carried out in Saipem’s
operational offices and projects, as well as having negative repercussions on Saipem’s image and reputation.
The current macroeconomic global scenario is also negatively impacted by the criticalities generated by the
pandemic, that has brought about increased social and economic instability in the countries where Saipem
engages in operating activities and projects.
Mitigation
Saipem is committed to constantly and closely monitoring political, social, and economic developments, terrorist
threats and pandemics arising in the countries of interest, both through specialised Group resources and through
providers of security services and information analyses.
Therefore, Saipem is able to periodically assess these political, social, economic, and health risks in the countries
it operates in or intends to invest in, based on a specific risk assessment model. Specifically, Saipem has adopted
an articulate security model based on the principles of prevention, precaution, protection, information, promotion,
and participation, with the objective of reducing risks deriving from the actions of natural or legal persons who
expose the Group and its assets, people, goods, image, and reputation to potential damage. In particular, in order
to prevent these risks, Saipem also makes use of agencies that provide security services in the countries in which
it operates. These agencies could expose Saipem to risks related to the violation of human rights in the execution
of security services which they provide; for this reason the mitigation actions implemented by Saipem consist of
regular checks and training activities.
In cases where Saipem’s ability to operate is compromised, demobilisation is planned according to the criteria set
for the protection of personnel and group assets where necessary, and for the minimisation of interruptions to
operations, through the adoption of solutions that make the recommencement of ordinary activities faster and
less expensive once favourable conditions are restored. These measures can increase costs and delays and have
a negative impact on the profitability of projects executed in such countries.
Saipem constantly monitors the changes in and compliance with various types of regulations also in order to
minimise the impacts due to its operating activities in all countries of interest whilst striving to maintain
compliance with the ISO 31000 standard.
In support of its presence in the countries and in order to mitigate the impact of its operating activities on local
economies and the risks generated by its relationships with subjects operating in the same areas, Saipem adopts
a system of engagement with its local stakeholders, with the goal of maintaining dialogue, consolidating
relationships, and creating shared value, especially through active participation
in the socio-economic
development of the areas in which it operates.
In addition, Saipem has faced and is continuing to manage the complex adjustment of the workforce to the
significant changes in the market in which it operates, taking into account the relationships with both the staff and
the trade unions in the countries involved. In fact, in order to mitigate and prevent these risks, Saipem has
configured an approach of maximum awareness to industrial relations in the countries in which it operates.
Specifically, Saipem is committed to strengthening relations and communication with staff and trade unions, and
reaching and renewing specific agreements with the social partners involved.
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In particular, with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saipem has implemented a specific crisis response plan and
has applied a series of measures at all levels of the organisation, at the offices, at the operating sites and on the
fleet, thanks to its constant monitoring of the developments and escalation of the viral spread, identifying
solutions for protecting internal and external personnel, operated by local multifunctional crisis units coordinated
by the corporate crisis committee.
With reference to the risk arising from the sanctioning programmes, Saipem strives to adopt all necessary
measures to guarantee the carrying out of activities in accordance with the reference regulatory frameworks, and
constantly monitors the evolutions of those programmes to adapt its activities and adhere to the signs of
discontinuity that may occur during 2022 due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict (more information is available in the
specific section “Events occurring after the reporting period”).
In particular, Saipem constantly monitors the possible impacts deriving from the restrictive measures adopted by
the EU, which include: (i) sanctions in the financial sector, for which the existing restrictions have been widened,
limiting Russia’s access to the most important capital markets and banning quotation and provision of services
relating to actions of Russian national entities in any EU venue; (ii) sanctions in the energy sector: a ban on sale,
supply, transport and export, either directly or indirectly, of goods and technologies used for oil refining, to hit the
Russian oil sector and prevent Russia from modernising its refineries; (iii) sanctions in the technological sector:
restrictions on the export of dual-use goods and technologies (civil/military), as well as restrictions on the export of
certain goods and technologies which contribute to the strengthening of Russia’s defence and security sectors.
13. Risks related to human resources
Description and impact
The Saipem Group relies to a significant degree on the professional contribution of key management personnel
and highly specialised
individuals. Key management personnel means “Senior Managers with strategic
responsibilities” (further information can be found in the specific detailed section of the “Report on Saipem’s
Remuneration Policy and Compensation Paid 2021”). Highly specialised individuals, on the other hand, means
personnel who, on the basis of their skills and experience, are vital to the execution of projects and to the growth
and development of Saipem.
If this relationship between Saipem and one or more of the resources mentioned should be interrupted for any
reason, there are no guarantees that the Company can restore it quickly using equally qualified individuals who
can ensure the same operational and professional contribution in the short term.
The breaking off of relations with one of the key figures, the inability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel
and competent management personnel, or to supplement the organisational structure with individuals capable of
managing the growth of the Group, could have negative effects on Saipem’s future business opportunities and
projects in the execution phase.
Furthermore, working on international markets, the development of Saipem’s future strategies will depend
significantly on the Company’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified and competent personnel with a high
level of diversity in terms of age, nationality, and gender. Lastly, the regulatory developments in labour law in the
countries where Saipem operates exposes it to risks of various kinds in the management of human resources,
which can cause internal inefficiencies and disputes.
Mitigation
With the goal of preventing and mitigating these risks, Saipem is committed to investing in gender, nationality, and
generational balance, encouraging the development and growth of younger resources, as well as motivating and
retaining the most experienced resources, in order to ensure the protection of the distinctive and strategic skills
for Saipem through several different initiatives.
The Human Resources Development Committee was set up for this purpose, with the objective of monitoring and
guiding the development and career of young people, as well as assessing their professional and managerial paths in
a universal manner. Saipem is also constantly committed to the promotion of diversity, with specific initiatives
centred on the promotion and spread of an inclusive culture through partnership with the association “Valore D”.
Furthermore, the aim of the Remuneration Policy, whose primary tools and objectives are defined in the
Remuneration Report, is to attract, motivate, and retain high-profile professional and managerial resources, and
align management’s interests with the aim of creating value for shareholders in the medium-long term.
Saipem has adopted an innovative model for the management of human capital based on skills with the aim of
better directing energies and professional figures to the areas in need and ensuring greater flexibility in the
development of personal and professional skills at all levels.
Therefore, the expansion of the Group into different business lines is accompanied by plans to employ and train
management and technical personnel, both international and local, with a wide range of skills, as well as job
rotation programmes.
As defined in the Code of Ethics, in full compliance with applicable legal and contractual provisions, Saipem
undertakes to offer equal opportunities to all its employees, making sure that each of them receives a fair
statutory and wage treatment exclusively based on merit and expertise, without discrimination of any kind.
Additionally, the Group monitors the legislative developments relating to personnel management in all the
countries in which it operates or is interested in entering, availing itself of labour law consultants.
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14. Business integrity risks
Description and impact
Although Saipem conducts its business with loyalty, fairness, transparency, integrity, and in full compliance with
laws and regulations, the Group is subject to the risk of fraud and/or illegal conduct by employees and third parties
(for example, corruption, lack of transparency, leaking confidential information, non-compliance with Company
procedures and regulations).
Specifically, Saipem carries out its business activities together with subcontractors, vendors, and partners that
could commit fraudulent acts in concert with employees to the detriment of the Company. Furthermore, the
Group operates in various countries characterised by a high level of fraud and corruption, referred to in the
“Corruption Perception Index” by Transparency International.
In the context of risks related to possible fraud or illegal activities by employees or third parties, Saipem is also
exposed, in particular, to risks related to the protection of information and know-how, as the Company in the
performance of its activities, relies on sensitive information, data and know-how, processed and contained in
documents and/or electronic format, whose unauthorised access and disclosure of by employees or third parties
may represent fraud or illegal activities, and might as well cause damage to Saipem.
Lastly, it cannot be excluded that non-compliance issues or the incorrect application of the European Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) may occur within the Group, which could result in the application of sanctions to the
detriment of Saipem.
Mitigation
Among the various initiatives to mitigate these risks, Saipem has designed an “Anti-Corruption Compliance
Programme”, which consists of a detailed system of rules and checks, aimed at preventing corruption in line with
international best practices and with the principle of “zero tolerance” mentioned in the Code of Ethics.
In particular, Saipem’s “Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme” is dynamic and is constantly focused on the
evolution of the national and international regulatory framework and of best practices.
In addition, Saipem’s Code of Ethics (included in Model 231) establishes that “corruption practices, illegitimate
favours, collusion, solicitation, [occurring] directly and/or through third parties for personal and career advantages
for oneself or others, are without exception prohibited”.
Furthermore, even if Saipem has constantly updated within all Group companies its internal control system and
the Model 231, which includes the Saipem Code of Ethics, as well as the organisation, management and control
model for Group companies (including those in foreign countries), it is not entirely possible to exclude the
occurrence of fraudulent or unlawful conduct.
Saipem provides employees and stakeholders with a dedicated information channel, overseen by the Compliance
Committee (a board whose autonomy and independence are guaranteed by its acknowledged position in the
context of the company’s organisational structure and by the necessary requisites of
independence,
honourability, and professionalism of its members), through which it is possible to report any problems related to
the internal control system, financial reporting, corporate administrative liability, fraud, or other topics (i.e.
violations of the Code of Ethics, mobbing, theft, personnel security, etc.).
Saipem periodically performs general audits, in addition to those specific on suspected offences, also using
external consultants, considering fraud indicators and red flags.
Furthermore, over the years, Saipem has developed a management system that has received the International
Standard ISO 37001 - Anti-Corruption Management Systems certification. This is an important safeguard in the
prevention of and fight against corruption, as this ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements and provides a
guideline to help organisations prevent, detect, and respond to corruption and comply with anti-corruption
legislation and any other voluntary commitments applicable to their activities.
Saipem is aware that the first step for the development of an effective strategy against corruption is to know all
the available tools for the prevention of corrupt behaviour.
In this regard, Saipem personnel are engaged in training activities related to the Organisation, Management, and
Control Model and Anti-Corruption regulations.
In addition, specific training courses have been organised for personnel who are changing their role or are
engaged in sensitive activities (i.e. Procurement, Managing Directors of subsidiaries, etc.).
For the management of risks related to the leak of confidential information, it should be noted that Saipem makes
use of IT security technologies and procedures to mitigate this exposure (more information is available in the
specific “Digital, ICT Services” section). Saipem has also adopted principles and rules to be followed by the Group
in its internal management and external communication of corporate documents and information, with particular
reference to inside information (more information is available in the specific section within the “Corporate
Governance and Shareholding Structure Report”).
Lastly, beginning in April 2018 Saipem developed an ad hoc Privacy Organisation Model aimed at guaranteeing
compliance with the European directive on data protection (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR).
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Transfer of risks to the insurance market
In close cooperation with top management the Corporate insurance function annually defines the Saipem Group’s
guidelines on insurance coverage against residual risks of material damages and civil liability, and those deriving
from contracts taken on.
An insurance programme is defined on the basis of the guidelines, which identifies specific excess and maximum
limit coverage for each type of risk based on an analysis that takes into account claim records for recent years,
industry statistics and conditions offered by the international insurance market.
The Saipem insurance programme is structured in such a way as to appropriately transfer risks deriving from
operations to the insurance market, in particular the risks associated with the management of the fleet, equipment
and other assets, including third party liability risks, those relating to Saipem personnel, cyber security risks and
risks deriving from the performance of contracts awarded by its clients.
Given the coverage that is offered by the insurance market and the changing circumstances on the energy market
in which Saipem operates, it is not possible to guarantee that all circumstances and events will be adequately
covered by the insurance programme. Equally, due to the volatility of the insurance market, it cannot be
guaranteed that it will be possible in the future to reasonably maintain adequate insurance coverage at the current
rates, terms and conditions.
Within the Saipem insurance programme, a distinction can be made between insurance cover for Group assets
(“Corporate insurance policies”) and the insurance cover connected with project execution.
Corporate insurance policies
The Corporate insurance programme is structured with an initial band of risk that is self-insured through a captive
reinsurance group, with amounts in excess covered by a catastrophic insurance programme taken out on the
insurance market.
The catastrophic insurance programme is composed of policies that cover damage to property, maritime and
nonmaritime third party liability, professional liability and cyber risks. Cover can be broken down as follows:
Material damages
≥ “Fleet Insurance” policy: covers the entire fleet against events that cause partial or total damage to vessels;
≥ “Equipment” policy: covers all onshore and offshore equipment, for example site equipment, onshore drilling
rigs, subsea equipment, etc.;
≥ “Transport” policy: covers transport, handling and storage of assets and equipment by land, sea or air;
≥ “Buildings and Sites” policy: covers owned or rented buildings, offices, storage facilities and shipyards.
Third-party liability
≥ “Protection & Indemnity” (“P&I”) policy: covers ship owners’ liability through a P&I Club that is part of the
International Group of P&I Clubs for events occurring during transit and/or for events occurring during offshore
drilling and construction operations;
≥ “Comprehensive General Liability” policy: covers all other types of general and third party liability claims arising
from Saipem’s industrial activities and supplements previous P&I coverage;
≥ “Employer’s Liability” and “Personal Accident” policies: these cover employer liability and employee accident
risks respectively on the basis of the specific regulations in force in each country where the Group operates;
≥ “Directors & Officers” (“D&O”) policy: covers the responsibilities of the administrative and control bodies, as well
as managers; of the parent and its subsidiaries in the performance of their mandates and duties;
≥ “Cyber Insurance Protection” policy: covers both direct material damages and the damages to third parties
attributable to a cyber-attack on the Group’s information and operating systems.
A key tool in the management of Saipem’s insurable risks is Sigurd Rück AG, a captive reinsurance group, which
operates to cover the first level of risk. Sigurd Rück AG in turn carries out risk mitigation by re-insuring its portfolio
on primary securities markets.
Insurance policies relating to the execution of projects
For all contracts assigned there must be specific project insurance coverage in place and said coverage generally
falls within the client’s contractual scope of responsibility.
In cases where such coverage instead falls within the contractor’s scope of responsibility, Saipem defines an
insurance suitable for covering all project-related risks, for the entire term.
Usually it takes out “Builders All Risks” insurance, which covers the scope of work of the contract, i.e. damage to
the works under construction, as well as to equipment, products and materials required for its construction and
third party liability for all works to be performed by the Group during all phases of project execution (engineering,
transportation, construction, assembly, testing) including the contractual guarantee period.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
New issuance of senior, unsecured, fixed rate bonds
On March 23, 2021, Saipem successfully issued a new fixed rate bond with maturity March 31, 2028 for a total
amount of €500 million.
The bonds, issued by Saipem Finance International BV under the EMTN Programme (Euro Medium Term Note
Programme), pay a fixed annual coupon of 3.125% with a re-offer price of 100%.
The bonds were purchased by institutional investors mainly located in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and
Germany and will be listed on the Euro MTF of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Short-term Incentive Plan 2021-2023
On April 27, 2021, the Board of Directors resolved, following a proposal by the Compensation and Nomination
Committee, to implement for 2021 the short-term share-based incentive Plan 2021-2023 (the “Plan”), approved by
the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 29, 2020. The Board of Directors determined that the total number of treasury
shares necessary to service the Plan should be 918,150. The Board of Directors and, on its behalf, the CEO, will
undertake the programme for the purchase of treasury shares to service the Plan, under the terms and conditions
authorised by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 29, 2020, and, therefore, within a period of 18 months from the
resolution Shareholders’ Meeting, and for a maximum total amount, in any case, not exceeding €17,200,000.
Authorisation to repurchase treasury shares
at the service of the Incentive Plans
On April 30, 2021, the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting resolved on the authorisation to repurchase of treasury
shares, as follow:
≥ up to a maximum of 3,500,000 ordinary shares and, in any case, up to a maximum of €9,800,000, to be used in
the 2022 allocation of the 2021-2023 Short-Term Incentive Plan;
≥ up to a maximum of 22,000,000 ordinary shares and, in any case, up to a maximum of €61,400,000, to be used
in the 2021 allocation of the 2019-2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
The authorisations for the repurchase of treasury shares are requested for a period of eighteen months from the
date of the resolution of the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Opening of the Saipem ordinary share purchase programme
at the service of the Incentive Plans
On September 9, 2021, Saipem announced the launch of the ordinary share purchase programme resolved by the
Shareholders’ Meeting of April 29, 2020.
The programme involves the purchase of treasury shares for:
≥ the 2020 allocation of the 2019-2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, for a maximum number of 17,090,920 treasury
shares and a maximum value of €93,000,000;
≥ the 2021 allocation of the 2021-2023 Short-Term Incentive Plan, for a maximum number of 918,150 treasury
shares and a maximum value of €17,200,000.
The treasury share purchase programme was performed using safe harbour in accordance with the MAR
Regulation, in compliance with the terms and conditions of the applicable legislation.
The purchase of the shares took place on regulated markets by conferring a specific mandate to Banca Arkos
SpA as an authorised intermediary, in compliance with contractually predefined parameters and criteria, as well as
constraints of the applicable legislation and the shareholders' resolution.
The operations took place in accordance with the procedures and within the operational limits permitted by
existing community and national legislation, as well as the applicable provisions, taking into account market
practices relating to the purchase of treasury shares admitted by Consob.
Conclusion of Saipem’s ordinary share purchase programme
at the service of the Incentive Plans
On October 28, 2021, the Board of Directors resolved the conclusion of the ordinary share purchase programme.
In the period between September 9 and October 27, 2021, a total of 7,485,207 treasury shares was purchased
(equal to 0.74% of share capital), divided as follows:
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≥ 6,567,057 shares for the 2020 allocation of the Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019-2021;
≥ 918,150 shares for the 2021 allocation of the Short-Term Incentive Plan 2021-2023.
The purchases were made at the average price of €2.0163 per share, for a total value of €15,092,428.
The total number of treasury shares held by Saipem as of October 27, 2021 was 21,523,426, equal to 2.13% of
the share capital.
Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019-2021
On October 28, 2021, following a proposal by the Compensation and Nomination Committee, the Board of
Directors decided to implement during 2021 the Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019-2021 (“the Plan”) which was
approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2019. The Board of Directors has determined that a total of
17,040,000 of treasury shares will be used under the Plan. The CEO on behalf of the Board of Directors will begin
the purchasing programme of treasury shares under the Plan, according to the terms and conditions authorised
by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2021, within a period of 18 months from the board’s resolution and for a
maximum total amount, in any case not exceeding €61,400,000.
Regulation on Markets
Article 15 (formerly Article 36) of Consob Regulation on Markets (adopted with Resolution No. 20249
of December 28, 2017): conditions for listing shares of parent companies of companies incorporated
and regulated by the law of non-EU countries
With regard to the published regulations setting out conditions for the listing of shares of companies with control
over companies established and regulated under the law of non-EU countries and that are deemed to be of
material significance in relation to the consolidated financial statements:
i. as of December 31, 2021, the regulatory provisions of Art. 15 of the Regulation on Markets applied to the
following 16 subsidiaries:
≥ Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd;
≥ Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc;
≥ PT Saipem Indonesia;
≥ Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services (S.A.E.);
≥ Saipem Drilling Norway AS;
≥ Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd;
≥ Petrex SA;
≥ Saipem America Inc;
≥ Saipem do Brasil Serviçõs de Petroleo Ltda;
≥ Saimexicana SA de Cv;
≥ Saipem India Projects Private Ltd;
≥ Sigurd Rück AG;
≥ Snamprogetti Engineering & Contracting Co Ltd;
≥ Global Petroprojects Services AG;
≥ Saipem Singapore Pte Ltd;
≥ Saipem Ltd.
ii. Procedures designed to ensure full compliance with the aforementioned regulations have been adopted.
Disclosure of transactions with related parties
On April 27, 2021, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA updated, with a favorable and unanimous opinion of the
Related Parties Committee, the Management System Guidelines “Transactions with interests of Administrators
and Auditors and Transactions with Related Parties”, to take into account the standards introduced by the Consob
Resolution No. 21624 of December 10, 2020, which amended the Consob Regulation regarding Transactions with
Related Parties.
On March 15, 2022, the Board of Directors of Saipem further updated the above mentioned Management System
Guidelines, with regards to the information flow towards the Related Parties Committee, strengthening its role in
relation to transactions with stakeholders.
Directors, statutory auditors, general managers, and key management personnel must declare, every 6 months,
any transactions they enter into with Saipem SpA or its subsidiaries, directly or through a third party. Directors and
Statutory Auditors will release every six months and/or in the event of a change, a statement in which each
potential interest is represented in relation to the parent and the Group and in any case report to the Chief
Executive Officer (or the Chairman where the Chief Executive Officer is involved), who will inform the other
directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors of the individual transactions that the parent intends to perform, in
which they have direct interests.
As of December 31, 2021, Saipem SpA is not subject to the management and coordination of other parties, due
to the make-up of its shareholding following the entry into force on January 22, 2016 – and subsequent updates –
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of the Shareholders’ Agreement between Eni and FSI (subsequently CDP Equity SpA and now CDP Industria SpA),
aimed “at achieving joint control of Saipem by Eni and FSI”. Saipem SpA manages and coordinates its own
subsidiaries pursuant to Article 2497 ff. of the Italian Civil Code.
Transactions carried by Saipem with related parties essentially consist of the exchange of goods, the supply of
services, the provision and utilisation of financial resources including entering into derivatives contracts. All
transactions form part of ordinary operations, are settled at market conditions, i.e. at the conditions that would
have applied between two independent parties, and are carried out in the interest of Group companies.
The values of transactions of a trade, financial or other nature entered into with related parties are illustrated in
Note 38 of the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements”.
Business outlook
The Board of Directors approves the update of the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan and the package to strengthen the
Company's financial and capital structure.
The financing package provides for a capital increase of €2 billion, which is expected to be implemented by the
end of the year.
Shareholders Eni and CDP are committed to underwrite a total of approximately 43% of the capital increase, in
proportion to their respective holdings in the Company's share capital; the remaining part of around 57% is
covered by a pre-underwriting agreement with primary Italian and international banks.
The updated strategic plan is based on the following key elements:
≥ a development path driven in particular by the Offshore E&C and Offshore Drilling segments, with 2021-2025
CAGR of Group revenues expected at around 15%;
≥ an accelerated efficiency plan with reduction of structural costs of more than €150 million in 2022 and a
run-rate of more than €300 million in 2024;
≥ 2022 adjusted EBITDA3 is expected at over €500 million, and double-digit margin on revenues from 2024; 2025
adjusted EBITDA expected at over €1 billion, with free cash flow in 2025 of approximately €700 million;
≥ net financial position (post-IFRS 16): after the capital increase of €2 billion, a post-IFRS 16 net debt of
approximately €800 million is expected at the end of 2022, with a target of close to zero at the end of 2025;
≥ identified additional actions not accounted for in the strategic plan which may bring potential additional liquidity
for more than €1.5 billion also through the valorisation of the Onshore Drilling business by virtue of an exclusive
negotiation with a leading international operator.
The implementation of the Plan is based on the new organisation structured on business lines rather than on
divisions, with the aim of increased efficiency, centralised risk control and development of innovative and flexible
execution models, in line with the needs of the energy transition.
Please refer to the paragraph "Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: EU restrictive measures and sanctions" for
further details regarding the actions taken to mitigate the impacts on the orders in progress and future initiatives
potentially deriving from this conflict.
Events after the reporting period
Shareholders' Agreement relating to ordinary shares of Saipem SpA
On January 21, 2022, Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA announced:
≥ the expiration, on January 22, 2022, of the shareholders' agreement between the Parties concerning ordinary
shares of Saipem SpA ("Saipem"), entered into on October 27, 2015 and tacitly renewed for three years on
January 22, 2019 (the "Original Agreement");
≥ the signing, on January 21, 2022, of a new shareholders' agreement between the same Parties, which is relevant
pursuant to Article 122, paragraphs 1 and 5, letters a), b) and d), of the Consolidated Financial Act, also relating
to ordinary shares of Saipem and which entered into force when the Original Agreement expired, i.e. on January
22, 2022 (the "Agreement"). The Agreement will last three years and will be automatically renewed upon
expiration for a further period of three years only, unless terminated. The Agreement, which is substantially the
same as the Original Agreement, is intended to govern the relationship between the Parties as shareholders of
Saipem; specifically the appointment of bodies, obligations of prior consultation and voting at Saipem's
Shareholders' Meetings and Board of Directors and the allocation of their respective shares in Saipem. For the
purposes of Article 129 of the Issuers' Regulation, it should be noted that the Parties have contributed a total of
approximately 25.006% of Saipem's ordinary share capital to the Agreement (CDP Industria and Eni have each
contributed 126,401,182 shares, representing approximately 12.503% of Saipem's ordinary share capital).
Valorisation of onshore drilling
It should be noted that, following the closing of the 2021 financial year, as part of the additional actions with
respect to the strategic plan which may bring in additional liquidity, a negotiation agreement was signed on an
exclusive basis with a leading international operator oriented to the valorisation of onshore drilling.
(3) Adjusted results are management accounts which do not include "special items", items of income arising from events or transactions that are
non-recurring or that are not considered to be representative of the ordinary course of business (e.g. write downs of fixed assets, contingent
liabilities in relation to pending judgments, health emergency costs, reorganisation costs)
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Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: EU restrictive measures and sanctions
Following the conflict in Ukraine and the possible impact of the restrictive measures adopted by the European
Union, Saipem undertook an in-depth analysis to assess the potential impact on its business, particularly in
relation to projects currently underway with the country. This conflict started in February 2022, hence after the
end of the reporting period and it falls within the category of events referred to IAS 10, paragraph 3 (b), i.e. those
situations that do not require adjustment as they arose after the balance sheet was closed.
The Council of the European Union has seen fit to adopt a series of restrictive measures.
With the Decision (CFSP) 2022/264 of February 23, 2022, the Council imposed restrictions regarding the access
to capital markets, in particular by prohibiting the financing of Russia, of its Government, and of its Central Bank.
With the packages adopted by the EU with Regulations 2022/328 of the Council of February 25, 2022, 334/2022
of February 28, 2022, 336/2022 of March 1, 2022 and 428/2022 of March 15, 2022 a series of restrictive
measures have been put in place against the Russian Federation, among which:
(i) individual sanctions against the members of the National Security Council of the Russian Federation who
supported the Russia’s claim to recognise the Ukrainian areas of Donetsk and Luhansk not controlled by the
government as independent entities;
(ii) financial sanctions that expand the existing restrictions, thus limiting Russia’s access to the most important
capital markets and forbidding the quotation and provision of services related to shares of Russian state entities
within the EU trading venues. New measures have also been introduced to significantly limit the cash flows from
Russia to the EU, forbidding the acceptance of deposits higher than a certain amount from Russian citizens or
residents, preventing the EU central securities depositories from keeping accounts of Russian clients, and
forbidding the sale of shares in euros to Russian clients;
(iii) sanctions in the energy sector: ban on selling, supplying, transferring or exporting, directly or indirectly, goods
and technologies for oil refining listed in the annex X of the EU Regulation 2022/328 of the Council of February 25,
2022. This applies also to all above mentioned items originating outside the EU, to any natural or legal person,
entity or institution in Russia or destined to use in Russia. The ban does not apply to the execution, until May 27,
2022, of contracts awarded before February 26, 2022 or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of said
contracts. With the introduction of the ban, the aim is to hit the Russian oil sector and to stop Russia from
modernising its oil refineries;
(iv) sanctions in the technology sector: restrictions have been put in place on the export of dual-use goods and
technologies (civil and military), as well as restrictions on the export of specific goods and technologies that can
contribute to the technological empowerment of Russia’s defense and security sector. Again, the prohibition
applies to all goods listed in the EU Dual-Use Regulation (821/2021) and those listed in Annex IV of EU Regulation
2022/328 even if not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in
Russia. The ban does not apply to the execution, until September 17, 2022, of contracts awarded before March
16, 2022 or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of said contracts;
(v) by EU Regulation 428/2022, the same restrictions as for dual-use goods and technologies also apply to
physical exports listed in Annex II of Regulation 833/2014 (goods of particular significance in the energy sector
such as pipelines, etc.). The ban also does not apply to the execution, until September 17, 2022, of contracts
awarded before March 16, 2022 or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of said contracts;
(vi) EU Regulation 428/2022 also included a prohibition on entering into any transaction with a number of Russian
natural and legal persons, including GazpromNeft, which prohibition does not apply until May 15, 2022 for the
performance of contracts concluded before March 16, 2022.
The EU has also decided to exclude seven Russian banks from the SWIFT system starting from March 12, 2022.
This will guarantee they are excluded from the international financial system. The seven banks are Bank Otkritie,
Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank, Vnesheconombank (VEB) and VTB Bank.
In particular, the EU has decided to ban what follows:
≥ the provision of specialised financial messaging services, used to exchange financial data (SWIFT), to Bank
Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank, Vnesheconombank (VEB) and VTB Bank.
The above mentioned ban will apply also to legal persons, entities and institutions in Russia, whose property
rights are directly or indirectly held by those banks for over 50%;
≥ investing, participating or contributing in any way to future projects co-financed by the Russian Direct
Investment Fund;
≥ selling, supplying, transferring or exporting banknotes denominated in euro to Russia or to any natural or legal
person, entity or institution in Russia, included the Russian Government and the Russian Central Bank, or to be
used in Russia.
For the moment, Sberbank (the main Russian banking group) and Gazprombank (the gas bank) are excluded from
the ban.
Excluding some of the Russian banks from the international electronic payment system (SWIFT) means that
companies and privates can no longer carry out worldwide transactions with those banks.
The contracts involving activities in Russia and/or with Russian customers are: (i) Moscow Refinery - customer
GazpromNeft; (ii) Arctic LNG 2 GBS (in JV with Technip) - customer Novatek - scope of work EPCI; (iii) Arctic LNG 2
TSOF (in JV with Renaissance) - customer Novatek - scope of work EPCI; (iv) a contract for gas drilling in Arctic
waters with the use of the drilling rig Perro Negro 8 which is currently outside Russian territorial waters.
The Company confirms that it operates in full compliance with the provisions established by European and
national institutions with respect to the Russian Federation.
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The Company is monitoring the continuous evolution of the situation in order to assess its impacts and has
activated and will continue to activate, depending on the evolution of the situation, the appropriate contractual
clauses to protect its rights and interests.
On the four projects, the total backlog amounts to €1,966 million, of which €254 million for projects included in
Saipem's scope of consolidation. In the extreme scenario, considered however unlikely, of the immediate
cancellation of the contracts, the impact on EBITDA and consolidated net result is estimated to be not significant.
In this scenario the overall financial impact is estimated to be between €100 and €150 million, also taking into
account the expected dividends. This estimate does not take account of the enforcement of guarantees in favor
of clients, considering this to be a remote event as well, which would in any case be mitigated by the cash on hand
associated with the advances received from clients.
However, it cannot be excluded that a further extreme deterioration in the geopolitical situation and the
associated international sanctions could lead to more significant impacts, which cannot be estimated at present.
Following the Russian-Ukranian conflict and the subsequent sanctions imposed by the EU, US and other
countries, Saipem has activated the Corporate Crisis Unit (CCU) that cooperates daily with the Local Crisis Units
(LCU) in Russia and the business operational functions involved in the management of projects and personnel
onsite, on which a meeting was called. Regarding the above mentioned, it should be noted that there are no
activities carried out by Saipem, nor personnel in any Ukranian territory affected by the conflict.
Currently, commodity prices show globally extreme volatility, unprecedented in the recent past which is, among
other things, set against a backdrop of high inflation started as early as the second half of 2021.
The Russian crisis increases the uncertainty caused by the pandemic and the current socio-economic scenario
makes it difficult for supply chain operators to provide price forecasts and make contractual commitments with
long-term estimates. In some instances, suppliers cannot submit bids because production plants have become
extremely selective and only provide relevant quotes to those customers deemed most reliable and financially
sound. Delivery times are also considerably longer with a direct impact on the projects in the portfolio. High and
extremely volatile prices are expected as long as the current situation continues.
Currently, there is a real possibility that the material in transit to Russia will be unloaded at intermediate ports as
many international carriers refuse to ship to Russian ports.
Saipem has arranged to store the goods at its own logistics bases and/or intermediate storage areas. We are also
considering the possibility, wherever possible, of delivering materials to Russian shipyards by road.
Saipem does not purchase raw materials directly as its supply chain is long. No direct impacts are foreseen, but it
is possible that the availability of steel and nickel will be lower and that prices will be affected by other factors (e.g.
gas), which will also have an impact on delivery times and logistics.
Saipem has a diversified and, where possible, global supply chain approach. There is still a risk, however, for
supplies where, for technological reasons, few alternatives are available, typically, if these technologies are
supplied by Western producers and are not subject to sanctions.
The Company is closely monitoring its supply chain to identify and take appropriate mitigation actions in relation
to potential impacts in terms of material and service costs and delivery times resulting from the evolving conflict in
Ukraine. The Company, considering the extreme unpredictability of this situation and the effects on the orders, is
already adjusting its execution strategies and has already started discussions with its customers and in general
with the entire supply chain to negotiate risk management and risk sharing mechanisms to mitigate the impacts
on the orders in execution and future initiatives.
Our threat intelligence services report an increased cyber threat to operators in these markets and their supply
chains.
As of 2019, Saipem has implemented a system of protection against cyber attacks, in line with the requirements
of the National Cybersecurity Framework, which includes organisational, physical, and logical measures. A major
effort was made to define guidelines for both technology implementation and employee behaviour. Ongoing
third-party assessments validate the effectiveness of the attack detection and response approach within the
company's crisis management plan, as well as the technological measures in place to protect business-critical
assets.
In March 2021, Saipem obtained the certification under ISO/IEC 27001, for “Cyber security events monitoring and
incidents management”. This important milestone confirms the validity of the structure Saipem adopted for Cyber
Detection & Response activities, and it also makes it possible to proceed in a structured manner in the ongoing
improvement of the Saipem security management system. The company's security level is now also a function of
the constant training and education of workers. During the past year, Saipem has developed e-learning training
focusing on the cyber security management model (standard, high, and critical level).
Saipem coordinates closely with national cyber security institutions, DIS (the Italian Security Intelligence
Department), the National Cybersecurity Agency and CNAIPIC (the Italian National Cybercrime Centre for Critical
Infrastructure Protection).
Saipem uses reliable suppliers for services that are critical and most exposed to the risk of cyber attacks,
especially when providing IT services for the support of business activities.
Controlling the supply chain is one of our most difficult challenges. The Security division has defined specific
cyber requirements which must be met by the Supply Chain; this will ensure that all suppliers have acceptable
resilience characteristics.
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New contracts
As announced on January 11, 2022, Saipem was awarded two new contracts in the Offshore sector:
≥ for Scarborough Joint Venture, a contract for the installation and lining of the export trunkline of the gas pipeline
that will connect the Scarborough gas field with the corresponding Onshore facility;
≥ for Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL), part of the ExxonMobil group, a contract for the
development of the Yellowtail project in the Stabroek offshore block off Guyana at a depth of approximately
1,800 metres.
As announced on March 17, 2022, Saipem also signed a new agreement with Aker BP for the use of the
semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 8 off the coast of Norway.
Additional information
Under Article 20 of the Articles of Association, pursuant to Article 2365, second paragraph of the Italian Civilian
Code, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA is responsible for amending the Articles of Association to comply
with legislative provisions.
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Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheets used in the management report
with the mandatory financial statements
Reclassified statement of financial position
(€ million)
Reclassified statement of financial position
(where not explicitly stated, the component is obtained
from the mandatory template)
A) Net property, plant and equipment
Note 14 - Property, plant and equipment
B) Net intangible assets
Note 15 - Intangible assets
C) Right-of-Use assets
Note 16 - Right-of-Use assets
D) Equity investments
Note 17 - Equity investments
Reclassified from F) - provisions for losses of investees
E) Working capital
Note 9 - Other current financial assets
Reclassified to M) - loan assets not related to operations
Note 10 - Trade receivables and other assets
Note 11 - Inventories and contract assets
Note 12 - Current and non-current income tax assets
Note 12 - Other current tax assets
Note 13 - Other current assets
Note 13 - Other non-current assets
Note 18 - Deferred tax assets
Note 19 - Trade payables, other liabilities and contract liabilities
Note 12 - Current and non-current tax liabilities
Note 12 - Other current tax liabilities
Note 20 - Other current liabilities
Note 20 - Other non-current liabilities
Note 18 - Deferred tax liabilities
F) Provisions for risks and charges
Note 23 - Provisions for risks and charges
Reclassified to D) - provisions for losses of investees
G) Employee benefits
Note 24 - Employee benefits
H) Assets held for sale
Note 26 - Assets held for sale
EMPLOYED CAPITAL, NET
I)
Equity
Note 27 - Equity
L) Non-controlling interests
Note 27 - Equity
M) Net financial debt pre-lease liabilities
Note 7 - Cash and cash equivalents
Note 8 - Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI
Note 9 - Other non-current financial assets
Note 21 - Current financial liabilities
Note 21 - Non-current financial liabilities
Note 21 - Current portion of non-current financial liabilities
Reclassified from E) - financial receivables
for non-operating purposes (Note 9)
N) Lease liabilities
Note 16 - Net lease liabilities
O) Net debt
FUNDING
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Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Partial values
from
mandatory
template
Partial values
from
mandatory
template
Values from
reclassified
template
3,284
Values from
reclassified
template
3,113
3,284
3,113
701
288
166
(26)
344
(342)
1,991
1,575
263
189
298
35
240
(4,079)
(68)
(136)
(35)
(2)
(6)
(295)
26
(237)
-
2,923
25
(1,687)
(68)
(66)
257
2,577
201
(342)
354
701
288
140
267
(269)
(237)
-
4,174
2,923
25
872
354
1,226
4,174
699
261
157
(30)
567
(566)
2,251
1,578
295
196
231
37
329
(5,168)
(84)
(192)
(186)
(30)
(5)
(1,353)
30
(238)
-
326
25
(1,632)
(59)
(61)
412
2,432
697
(566)
318
699
261
127
(747)
(1,323)
(238)
-
1,892
326
25
1,223
318
1,541
1,892
RECONCILIATION OF RECLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEETS USED IN THE MANAGEMENT REPORT WITH THE MANDATORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reclassified income statement
The reclassified income statement differs from the mandatory template solely for the following reclassifications:
≥ the items “financial income” (€305 million), “financial expense” (-€333 million) and “derivatives” (-€112 million),
which are indicated separately in the mandatory template, are stated under the item “Net financial expense”
(-€140 million) in the reclassified income statement.
All other items are unchanged.
Items of the reclassified statement of cash flows
The reclassified statement of cash flows differs from the mandatory template solely for the following
reclassifications:
≥ the items “amortisation” (€521 million), “net depreciation of tangible and intangible assets ” (€95 million), “other
changes” (-€110 million), “changes in employee benefits” (-€20 million) and “effect of accounting using the
equity method” (-€9 million), indicated separately and included in the net cash flows generated by operating
activities in the mandatory template, are shown net under the item “depreciation/amortisation and other
non-monetary items” (€477 million);
≥ the items “income taxes” (€70 million), “interest expense” (€120 million) and “interest income” (-€6 million),
indicated separately and included in cash flows from working capital in the mandatory template, are shown net
under the item “dividends, interests and taxes” (€184 million);
≥ the items regarding “trade receivables” (-€36 million), changes in “inventories” (€30 million), “provisions for risk
and charges” (€1,043 million), “trade payables” (€117 million), “other contract assets and liabilities” (€874 million)
and “other assets and liabilities” (€53 million), indicated separately and included in cash flows from working
capital in the mandatory template, are shown net under the item “changes in working capital related to
operations” (€2,081 million);
≥ the items “interests received” (€3 million), “dividends received” (€27 million), “income taxes paid net of refunds of
tax credits” (-€107 million) and “interest paid” (-€108 million), indicated separately and included in cash flows
generated by operating activities in the mandatory template, are shown net under the item “dividends received,
income taxes paid and interest paid and received” (-€185 million);
≥ the items relating to investments in “property, plant and equipment” (-€283 million) and “intangible assets” (-€15
million), indicated separately and included in cash flows from investing activities in the mandatory template, are
shown net under the item “capital expenditure” (-€298 million);
≥ the items “increase in non-current loans and borrowings” (€606 million), “increase (decrease) in current loans
and borrowings” (€147 million) and “decrease in non-current loans and borrowings” (-€255 million), indicated
separately and included in net cash flows from financing activities in the mandatory template, are shown net
under the item “changes in current and non-current loans and borrowings” (€498 million).
All other items are unchanged.
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GLOSSARY
Financial terms
≥ Adjusted EBIT operating result net of special items.
≥ Adjusted EBITDA gross operating margin net of special items.
≥ Beta coefficient that defines the measure of the systematic risk of a financial asset, i.e. the trend of an asset’s
return in line with changes in the reference market. The beta is defined as the ratio between the probability of
the expected return of a specific asset with the expected market return, and the variance of the market return.
≥ CGU Cash Generating Unit refers to, as part of the execution of the impairment test, the smallest identifiable
group of assets that generates cash inflows or outflows, deriving from the continuous use of assets, largely
independent of the cash inflows or outflows from other assets or groups of assets.
≥ EBIT earnings before interest and tax.
≥ EBITDA earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation.
≥ Headroom (Impairment Loss) positive (or negative) excess of the recoverable amount of a CGU over the
carrying amount of that unit.
≥ IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board)
and endorsed by the European Commission. They comprise International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS),
International Accounting Standards (IAS), and the interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting
Interpretation Committee (IFRIC) and the Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC) adopted by the IASB. The
name International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been adopted by the IASB for standards issued
after May 2003. Standards issued before May 2003 have maintained the denomination IAS.
≥ KRI (Key Risk Indicator) metric for measuring the likelihood that the combined probability of an event and its
consequences will exceed the organisation's risk appetite and have a profoundly negative impact on an
organisation's ability to be successful.
≥ Leverage measures a company’s level of indebtedness, calculated as the ratio between net financial debt and
equity including non-controlling interests.
≥ OCI (Other Comprehensive Income) items of income and expense (including reclassification adjustments) that
are not recognised in profit or loss as required or permitted by IFRSs.
≥ Receivables “in bonis” total amount of receivables of a commercial nature, not expired or past due by no more
than twelve months, towards clients deemed solvent.
≥ ROACE (Return On Average Capital Employed) calculated as the ratio between net result before non-controlling
interests, plus net financial expense on net financial debt less the related tax effect and net average capital employed.
≥ Special items items of income arising from events or transactions that are non-recurring or that are not
considered to be representative of the ordinary course of business.
≥ WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital calculated as a weighted average of the cost of the group’s debt
capital and the cost of risk capital, defined on the basis of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) methodology,
consistent with the specific risk of Saipem’s business, measured by the beta of the Saipem share.
≥ Write-off cancellation or reduction of the value of an asset.
Operational terms
≥ Buckle detection system that utilises electromagnetic waves during pipe laying in order to flag if the pipes laid
on the bottom have collapsed or are deformed in any way.
≥ Bundles bundles of cables.
≥ Carbon Capture and Storage technology which enables the carbon present in gaseous effluents from
hydrocarbon combustion and treatment plants to be captured and stored over long periods of time in
underground geological formations, thus reducing or eliminating carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
≥ Central Processing Facility production unit performing the first transformation of crude oil or natural gas.
≥ Cold stacked an inactive plant with skeleton crew and maintenance.
≥ Commissioning series of processes and procedures undertaken in order to start operations of a gas pipeline,
associated plants and equipment.
≥ Concrete coating reinforced concrete coating for subsea pipelines in order to ballast and protect them from
damage and corrosion.
≥ Conventional waters water depths of up to 500 metres.
≥ Cracking chemical-physical process, typically employed in dedicated refinery plants, whose objective is to
break down the heavy hydrocarbon molecules obtained from primary distillation into lighter fractions.
≥ Debottlenecking removal of obstacles (in rigs/fields) which leads to higher production.
≥ Deck area of a vessel or platform where process plants, equipment, accommodation modules and drilling units
are located.
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≥ EPC
≥ Decommissioning a process undertaken in order to wind down the operations of a gas pipeline and its
associated plant and equipment. It is performed at the end of the useful life of the plant or vessel following an
incident, for technical or financial reasons, for safety or environmental reasons.
≥ Deep waters water depths of over 500 metres.
≥ Downstream all operations that follow exploration and production operations in the oil sector.
≥ Drillship vessel capable of self-propulsion, designed to carry out drilling operations in deep waters.
≥ Dry-tree wellhead located above the water on a floating production platform.
≥ Dynamically Positioned Heavy Lifting Vessel vessel equipped with a heavy-lift crane, capable of holding a
precise position through the use of thrusters, thereby counteracting the force of the wind, sea, currents, etc.
(Engineering, Procurement, Construction) a type of contract typical of the Onshore Engineering
& Construction segment, comprising the provision of engineering services, procurement of materials and
construction. The term “turnkey” means when a plant is provided to customer ready for use, so already operational.
≥ EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation) type of contract typical of the Offshore Engineering
& Construction segment, which relates to the realisation of a complex project where the global or main
contractor (usually a construction company or a consortium) provides the engineering services, procurement of
materials, construction of
installation and
commissioning/preparatory activities for the start-up of operations.
≥ Fabrication yard yard at which offshore structures are fabricated.
≥ Facilities auxiliary services, structures and installations required to support the main systems.
≥ Farm out awarding of the contract by the client to another entity for a fixed period of time.
≥ FDS (Field Development Ship) dynamically-positioned multi-purpose crane and pipe lay vessel.
≥ FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design) basic engineering and preliminary activities carried out before beginning
the system and
infrastructure,
transport
to site,
its
a complex project to evaluate its technical aspects and enable an initial estimate of the investment required.
≥ Field Engineer on-site engineer.
≥ Flare tall metal structure used to burn off gas produced by oil/gas separation in oil fields when it is not possible
to utilise it on site or ship it elsewhere.
≥ FLNG Floating Liquefied Natural Gas unit used for the treatment, liquefaction and storage of gas which is
subsequently transferred onto vessels for transportation to end-use markets.
≥ Floatover type of module installation on offshore platforms that does not require lifting operations. A
specialised vessel transporting the module uses a ballast system to position itself directly above the location
where the module is to be installed. Once the module is in contact with the supports, the vessel disconnects
and the module is subsequently secured to the support structure.
≥ Flowline pipeline used to connect individual wells to a manifold or to gathering and processing facilities.
≥ FPSO vessel Floating Production, Storage and Offloading system comprising a large tanker equipped with a
high-capacity production facility. This system, moored at the bow to maintain a geo-stationary position, is
effectively a temporarily fixed platform that uses risers to connect the subsea wellheads to the on-board
processing, storage and offloading systems.
≥ FPU Floating Production Unit.
≥ FSHR (Free Standing Hybrid Risers) system consisting of a vertical steel pipe (“riser”), which is kept under
tension by a floating module position near the water whose buoyancy, ensures stability. A flexible pipe (jumper)
connects the upper part of the riser to the Floating Production Unit (FPU), while the riser is anchored to the sea
bottom by means of an anchoring system. A rigid pipe (riser base jumper) connects the lower part of the FSHR
to the Pipe Line End Terminations (PLETs).
≥ FSRU (Floating Storage Regasification Unit) a floating terminal in which liquefied natural gas is stored and then
re-gasified before being transported by pipeline.
≥ Gas export line pipeline for carrying gas from the subsea reservoirs to the mainland.
≥ Grass Root Refinery a refinery that is built from scratch with a planned capacity.
≥ Hydrocracker installation in which large hydrocarbon molecules are broken down into smaller ones.
≥ Hydrotesting operation involving high pressure (higher than operational pressure) water being pumped into a
pipeline to ensure that it is devoid of defects.
≥ Hydrotreating refining process aimed at improving the characteristics of oil fractions.
≥ Ice Class classification that indicates the additional level of upgrading and other criteria that make a ship sea
worthy to sail in sea ice.
≥ International Oil Companies privately-owned, typically publicly traded, oil companies engaged in various fields
of the upstream and/or downstream oil industry.
≥ Jacket platform underside structure fixed to the seabed using piles.
≥ Jack-up mobile self-lifting unit comprising a hull and retractable legs used for offshore drilling operations.
≥ J-laying method of pipe laying that utilises an almost vertical launch ramp, making the pipe configuration
resemble the letter “J”. This type of pipe laying is suitable for deep waters.
≥ Lay-up a laid-up vessel whereby its class certification validity is suspended.
≥ Leased FPSO FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel for which a lease contract is in place
between a client/lessee (Oil Company) and a contractor/lessor, whereby the lessee (client/Oil Company) makes
lease payments to the lessor for use of the vessel for a specific period of time. At the end of the lease term, the
lessee has the option to purchase the FPSO.
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≥ LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), which is obtained at atmospheric pressure by cooling the natural gas down
to -160 °C. It is turned to liquid form for ease of transport from its extraction location to where it will then be
transformed and used. A tonne of LNG is equivalent to 1,500 cubic metres of gas.
≥ Local Content policy whereby a group develops local capabilities, transfers its technical and managerial
know-how and enhances the local labour market and businesses through its own business activities.
≥ LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) produced in refineries through the fractionation of crude oil and subsequent
processes, liquid petroleum gas exists in a gaseous state at ambient temperatures and atmospheric pressure,
but changes to a liquid state under moderate pressure at ambient temperatures, thus enabling large quantities
to be stored in easy-to-handle metal pressure vessels.
≥ LTI (Lost Time Injury) any work-related injury that renders the injured person temporarily unable to perform any
regular job or restricted work on any day/shift after the day or shift on which the injury occurred.
≥ Marginal fields oil fields with scarce exploitable resources or that are recording a drop in production so it is
sought to extend their use via low risk, cost effective technologies.
≥ Midstream sector comprising all those activities relating to the construction and management of the oil
transport infrastructure.
≥ Moon pool an opening in the hull of a drillship for equipment to be lowered through.
≥ Mooring buoy offshore mooring system.
≥ Multipipe subsea subsea gas/liquid gravity separation system using a series of small diameter vertical
separators operating in parallel (for deep water application).
≥ National Oil Companies State-owned/controlled companies engaged
in oil exploration, production,
transportation and conversion.
≥ NDT (Non Destructive Testing) a series of inspections and tests used to detect structural defects conducted
using methods that do not alter the material under inspection.
≥ NDT Phased Array non-destructive testing method that employs ultrasound to detect structural or welding
defects.
≥ Offshore/Onshore the term offshore indicates a portion of open sea and, by extension, the activities carried
out in this area, while onshore refers to land operations.
≥ Oil Services Industry industrial sector that provides services and/or products to the National or International
Oil Companies engaged in oil exploration, production, transportation and conversion.
≥ Open Book Estimate (OBE) type of contract where the lump-sum fee for the project (usually for turnkey or EPC
projects) is agreed on with the client, with complete transparency, after the contract has been signed and during
an advanced stage of the base engineering, on the basis of an overall project cost estimate.
≥ P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) diagram showing all plant equipment, piping and instrumentation
with associated shut-down and safety valves.
≥ Pig piece of equipment used to clean, descale and survey a pipeline internally.
≥ Piggy back pipeline small-diameter pipeline, fixed to a larger pipeline, used to transport a product other than
that of the main line.
≥ Pile long and heavy steel pylon driven into the seabed. A system of piles is used as the foundation for anchoring
a fixed platform or other offshore structures.
≥ Pipe-in-pipe subsea pipeline system comprising 2 coaxial pipes, used to transport hot fluids (Oil&Gas). The
internal pipe has the function of transporting the fluid. The space between the two pipes is insulated to reduce
heat exchange with the external environment. The external pipe provides mechanical protection from the
pressure of the water.
≥ Pipe-in-pipe forged end forged end of a coaxial double pipe.
≥ Pipelayer vessel used for subsea pipe laying.
≥ Pipeline pipes and auxiliary equipment used principally for transporting crude oil, oil products and natural gas to
the point of delivery.
≥ Pre Assembled Rack (PAR) pipeline support beams.
≥ Pre-commissioning phase comprising pipeline clean-out and drying.
≥ Pre-drilling template support structure for a drilling platform.
≥ Pre-Salt layer geological formation present on the continental shelves offshore Brazil and Africa.
≥ Pre-Travel Counselling health and medical advice for anyone required to travel, providing them with adequate
information on the specific risks in the country of destination and the relevant preventive measures to be taken.
≥ PTS (Pipe Tracking System) an electronic system used to ensure the full traceability of the components of
subsea pipes installed on a project.
≥ Pulling minor operations on oil wells due to maintenance or marginal replacements.
≥ QHSE Quality, Health, Safety, Environment.
≥ Rig drilling installation comprising the derrick, the drill deck (which supports the derrick), and ancillary
installations that enable the descent, ascent and rotation of the drill unit, as well as mud extraction.
≥ Riser manifold connecting the subsea wellhead to the surface.
≥ ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) unmanned vehicle, piloted and powered via umbilical, used for subsea
surveys and operations.
≥ Shale gas unconventional gas extracted from shale deposits.
≥ Shale oil non-conventional oil obtained from bituminous shale.
≥ Shallow water sees Conventional waters.
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≥ Sick Building Syndrome a cluster of symptoms in people working in a specific workplace. The exact causes of
the syndrome are not known but the presence of volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, moulds and dust
mites are thought to be contributing factors.
≥ S-laying method of pipe laying that utilises the elastic properties of steel, making the pipe configuration
resemble the letter “S”, with one end on the seabed and the other under tension on-board the ship. This
configuration is suited to medium to shallow-water pipe laying.
≥ Slug catcher equipment for the purification of gas.
≥ Smart stacking when rig is left idle to reduce operational costs and a preservation programme is put in place.
≥ Sour water water containing dissolved pollutants.
≥ Spar floating production system, anchored to the seabed by means of a semi-rigid mooring system, comprising
a vertical cylindrical hull supporting the platform structure.
≥ Spare capacity relationship between crude oil production and production capacity, i.e. quantity of oil which is
not currently needed to meet demand.
≥ Spool connection between a subsea pipeline and the platform riser, or between the ends of two pipelines.
≥ Spoolsep unit used to separate water from oil as part of the crude oil treatment process.
≥ Stripping process through which volatile compounds are removed from the liquid solution or the solid mass in
which they have been diluted.
≥ Subsea processing operations performed in offshore oil and/or natural gas field developments, especially
relating to the equipment and technology employed for the extraction, treatment and transportation of oil or gas
below sea level.
≥ Subsea tiebacks lines connecting new oil fields with existing fixed or floating facilities.
≥ Subsea treatment a new process for the development of marginal fields. The system involves the injection and
treatment of sea-water directly on the seabed.
≥ SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Risers, Flowlines) facilities, pipelines and equipment connecting the well or subsea
system to a floating unit.
≥ TAD (Tender Assisted Drilling unit) an offshore platform complete with drilling tower, connected to a drilling
support tender vessel housing all necessary ancillary infrastructures.
≥ Tandem Offloading method used for the transfer of liquids (oil or LNG) between two offshore units in a line via
aerial, floating or subsea lines (unlike side-by-side offloading, where the two units are positioned next to each
other).
≥ Tar sands mixture of clay, sand, mud, water and bitumen. The tar is made up primarily of high molecular weight
hydrocarbons and can be transformed into various petroleum products.
≥ Template rigid and modular subsea structure where the oilfield well-heads are located.
≥ Tendons pulling cables used on tension leg platforms to ensure platform stability during operations.
≥ Termination for Convenience the right to unilaterally terminate the contract at any time provided they pay the
agreed termination fee to do so.
≥ Tie-in connection between a production line and a subsea wellhead or simply a connection between two
pipeline sections.
≥ Tight oil oil “trapped” in liquid form deep below the earth’s surface in low permeability rock formations, which it
is difficult to extract using conventional methods.
≥ TLP (Tension Leg Platform) fixed-type floating platform held in position by a system of tendons and anchored to
ballast caissons located on the seabed. These platforms are used in ultra-deep waters.
≥ Topside portion of a platform above the jacket.
≥ Train series of units that achieve a complex refining, petrochemical, liquefaction or natural gas regasification
process. A plant can be made up of one or more trains of equal capacity operating in parallel.
≥ Trenching burying of offshore or onshore pipelines.
≥ Trunkline oil pipeline connecting large storage facilities to the production facilities, refineries and/or onshore
terminals.
≥ Umbilical flexible connecting sheath, containing flexible pipes and cables.
≥ Upstream relating to exploration and production operations.
≥ Vacuum second stage of oil distillation.
≥ Warm Stacking idle plant, but one ready to resume operations in the event that a new contract is acquired.
Personnel are at full strength and ordinary maintenance is normally carried out.
≥ Wellhead fixed structure separating the well from the outside environment.
≥ WHB (Wellhead Barge) vessel equipped for drilling, workover and production (partial or total) operations,
connected to process and/or storage plants.
≥ Workover major maintenance operation on a well or replacement of subsea equipment used to transport the oil
to the surface.
Other terms
≥ CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) covers all the solutions making it possible to reduce or fully
eliminate from the atmosphere greenhouse gas emissions of polluting treatment plants.
≥ ESG (Environmental Social Governance) refers to the consideration of the operations of a company in relation of
its interactions with the environment and territory, community and company management.
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≥ ESMA European Securities and Markets Authority.
≥ OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) composed of thirty-five developed
countries having in common a democratic system of government and a free market economy.
≥ OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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Consolidated
Non-Financial Statement
in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree No. 254 of December 30, 2016
The “Consolidated Non-Financial Statement” (hereinafter the NFS) is the report drafted by Saipem to meet
the requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Italian Legislative Decree (D.Lgs.) No. 254/2016, the Italian
transposition of European Directive 2014/95/EU. This document reports on the management of
non-financial aspects, the Group's policies, its activities, risks and related management methods, the main
results and impacts generated in the year in terms of indicators and trend analysis. The document also
integrates Saipem’s commitment to concretely implementing the relative European Commission guidelines,
in order to provide stakeholders with increasingly useful, complete and transparent non-financial information
to understand the business of the Company.
Methodology, principles and reporting criteria
This document constitutes the “Consolidated Non-Financial Statement” of the Saipem Group (hereinafter
Group, Saipem, Company) as of December 31, 2021.
The document is drawn up in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), “Core” option GRI standards
(see the “GRI Content Index” section). The Core option requires that 33 disclosures in the Organisational
profile, Strategy, Ethics and integrity, Governance, Stakeholder engagement and Reporting practice areas
are included and that for every material (or relevant) topic, all the requirements contained in the
“Management Approach” GRI standard 103 and all reporting requirements for at least one indicator foreseen
by the relevant “topic-specific” standard are met.
In order to continue to improve transparency in relation to the Company performance and facilitate the
comparability of the data and information provided to stakeholders, the document also considered the
indications provided by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) for the identification and
publication of the information deemed most significant for creating long-term value for the sector.
Considering the diversified operational activities of the Group, the document refers to SASB standards in two
different sectors: 1) Extractives & Minerals processing sector - Oil&Gas - Services; 2) Infrastructure sector -
Engineering & Construction services.
As laid down in Article 5 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 254/2016, the NFS is a separate report within the
“Directors’ Report”, marked by a specific wording to ensure it is clearly identified. As such, it was approved by
the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA on March 24, 2022. The NFS is drafted by the Corporate Sustainability
function, in cooperation with all Corporate functions, companies, operational projects and sites of the Group
in charge of the various topics discussed.
Specific procedures define the roles, responsibilities, activities, controls and information flows relating to the
NFS reporting process. In particular, the “Consolidated non-financial and sustainability reporting” procedure
defines the guidelines to be followed regarding the process of reporting and consolidating information and
indicators for the Group. The procedure sets out the reporting principles, a description of the materiality
analysis process, the process of identifying non-financial and sustainability indicators, the definition of the
scope of consolidation of the NFS, the process of collecting and attesting data, the process of preparing,
approving and publishing the NFS.
The NFS refers to other sections of the “Directors’ Report” and the “Corporate Governance and
Shareholding Structure Report” with regard to the content dealt with in detail therein and in turn it contains
information that fulfils the obligations referred to in the first and second paragraphs of Article 2428 of the
Italian Civil Code, limited to the analysis of information on staff and the environment. Moreover, the “Report
on the Remuneration Policy and Paid Compensation” provides further details on the ESG objectives included
in the long term variable remuneration of Directors, Statutory Auditors and Managers with Group strategic
responsibilities.
In addition to the provisions outlined by legislation, the content of the document has been defined, as
established by the provisions of the GRI Standards, taking into consideration the principles of materiality,
stakeholder inclusiveness, sustainability context and completeness. The principles of balance, comparability,
accuracy, timeliness, clarity and reliability have been followed to guarantee the quality of the information
contained in the document. The section entitled “GRI Content Index” contains details of the performance
indicators reported in accordance with the adopted guidelines.
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The information given in the NFS refers to material topics identified and the relative indicators, which reflect
the relevant economic, environmental and social impacts of the organisation or which could substantially
influence the assessments and decisions of the Group’s stakeholders. The materiality analysis, updated
annually and with the direct involvement of the Company’s stakeholder representatives, has led to the
definition of the contents to be reported. The key objectives and commitments, the description of the
strategic approach to the key non-financial topics and the main risks generated and incurred in these fields,
including the methods for managing them, are discussed in the relative sections of this document.
In order to provide more detailed information on the issues that are of greatest interest to the company
stakeholders, since 2006 Saipem has been publishing an annual Sustainability Report which has a more
communicative language and approach; this year it has been published in both Italian and English.
The document is available on the institutional website, along with other issue-specific documents, which we
refer the reader to where necessary. In particular, for the third year running, Saipem has renewed its
commitment to disclosure according to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) of the Financial Stability Board in its document “2021 Shaping a Net-Zero
future“, which was published in December 2021 and is available on the company website. Moreover, since
2016 the Company has published an annual Modern Slavery Statement which describes the measures
adopted to ensure, as required by the United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act 2015 - Section 54, that there are
no forms of modern slavery, penal labour or human trafficking within the Company or in its supply chain.
Voluntarily, the Statement considers the activities of the whole Saipem Group and not only the companies
operating in the United Kingdom.
The performance indicators are gathered annually, and the report refers to the three-year period 2019-2021,
unless otherwise specified. The information and quantitative data collection process has been organised in
such a way as to guarantee comparability over the data and analysis of the trends over a three-year period, in
order to enable correct interpretation of the information and a full overview for all the stakeholders interested
in the evolution of Saipem’s performance. The document also presents the Group's commitments and
objectives relating to the Net-Zero Plan and other issues covered. Any changes in the collection methods
from the previous year are suitably indicated in the document.
With regard to the security of data and information managed by the Company, not exclusively for the
purposes of this document, Saipem has adopted security measures to ensure that all technical applications
and infrastructure are completely integrated with the security systems for protection against cybersecurity
threats, which also provide additional guarantees for the reporting systems.
The NFS is subject to specific conformity approval by an independent auditor, which in a specific and
separate report expresses its certification of the conformity of the information provided pursuant to Article 3
(10) of D.Lgs. No. 254/2016 and of the “Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards”
defined by the GRI - Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI Standards”), identified as reporting standards. The limited
audit did not apply the directives provided by the SASB. The audit is carried out according to the procedures
indicated in the section “Independent Auditors’ Report” of this document.
Reporting boundary
The NFS contains the information and performance indicators for Saipem SpA and the fully consolidated
subsidiaries in the “Annual Report”, as prescribed by Italian Legislative Decree No. 254/2016. Any changes in
the reporting boundary from the previous year are described in the “Principles of consolidation” section of
the “Annual Report”.
In some contexts there are deviations from the consolidation scope defined above, in any case guaranteeing
the criterion of significant impact. As regards the safety data, it is underlined that, from 2018, these are
accounted for separately for Saipem and its subcontractors. On the other hand, environmental indicators
also include the data for subcontractors operating on Saipem and partner sites in activities where Saipem is
responsible for HSE management. Furthermore, the significance limits for the inclusion of operating sites in
the scope (No. of people on site or, in the case of offices not belonging to Saipem, the type of lease contract)
are also defined for these indicators.
Please also note that companies that do not have significant business activities are excluded from relations
with local stakeholders.
To ensure the understanding of the Company’s activities, progress, results and the impact it has produced,
as laid down in D.Lgs. No. 254/2016, i.e. to provide the information necessary to ensure the understanding of
the activities of the whole Saipem Group, and also to guarantee the comparability of its performance in
relation to the information published in other corporate documents, in addition to the companies
consolidated boundary (referred to as the “consolidated boundary” in this document), the indicators are also
given with a broader reporting boundary, including subsidiaries that are not fully consolidated and those in
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joint operation, joint control or affiliated companies in which Saipem has control over the operations.
These indicators are marked by the wording “Group Total”.
For some material topics, the impact of Saipem’s activities is manifested beyond the boundary of the
organisation. As foreseen by the principle of information completeness defined by GRI Standard 101:
Foundation, the organisation is bound to report the boundary for each material topic not only concerning the
impacts caused directly by its own activities but also the impacts it contributes to and which are linked
through business relations to its own activities, products and services. For this purpose and concerning the
most significant issues, Saipem reports some significant indicators and information also referred to activities
it does not directly manage. The following table identifies the external boundaries by category of concerned
stakeholder, also indicating any limitations that impact each material topic.
Topics addressed in the 2021 NFS
Safety along the supply chain
Safety leadership and culture
External boundary
Vendors and subcontractors,
some local communities
Vendors and subcontractors,
some local communities
Business partners, vendors and subcontractors
Business partners, vendors and subcontractors
Business partners, vendors and subcontractors
-
Anti-corruption & bribery
Human and labour rights along the supply chain Vendors and subcontractors
Digital transformation
Diversity and inclusion
Partnership, stakeholder engagement
and satisfaction
Employee attraction, talent management
& retention
Energy use and efficiency
GHG emissions control and reduction
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Air emissions control & reduction (non GHG)
Use of alternative fuels
Cybersecurity
Renewables
Board effectiveness
ESG Governance model and ESG objectives
Company labour rights commitment
-
Vendors and subcontractors
Vendors and subcontractors
Vendors and subcontractors
Vendors and subcontractors
Vendors and subcontractors
-
Vendors and subcontractors
-
-
Business partners, vendors and subcontractors
Limitations
Partial, for vendors
Partial, for vendors
-
Partial, for vendors
Partial, for vendors
-
Partial, for vendors
-
Vendors
Vendors
Vendors
Vendors
Vendors
-
Partial, for vendors
-
-
Partial, for vendors
Control activities on non-financial reporting
Over the years, Saipem's non-financial reporting system has been progressively strengthened: specific
procedures have been introduced that define roles, responsibilities, tasks and information flows. In addition,
specific IT systems, which are constantly evolving with a view to continuous improvement, have been set up
to make the process as efficient and robust as possible.
An internal attestation system has also been developed whereby clearly identified data handlers send an
“attestation letter”, drafted to certify the accuracy and traceability of data and information. Finally, the NFS
and the sustainability report are subject to a limited audit by an independent auditing company.
Saipem has adopted a control system for non-financial reporting, in addition to the internal attestation
process and independent audit, in order to further strengthen the reliability, timeliness and completeness of
the reporting process.
A dedicated unit has been created which is responsible for coordinating and planning the tasks necessary
for the operation of the control system and specific internal procedures have been issued (a specific
Management System Guideline and forms for each company in the scope).
The Internal Control System on non-financial reporting was developed using the principles of the CoSO
Internal Control-Integrated Framework. A minimum set of controls and monitoring has been defined, broken
down by macro processes, sub-processes and indicators, as well as by type of site/asset, to be
implemented at Group level. The focus on the site/asset is fundamental as it determines specificities in
non-financial reporting processes, in particular for the collection of primary data.
The operating phases of control system are the following:
1) definition of the scope of application (Group companies and non-financial indicators);
2) identification and evaluation of controls.. Specific control activities are identified, which may include
approvals, authorisations, audits, reconciliations, reviews of operational performance, confirmation of
assumptions and estimates, and separation of duties. Controls may be manual or automated, depending on
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the method and tools used to perform them, and may also be preventive or inspections, depending on the
position of the control in the reporting flow;
3) monitoring activities and corrective actions. Monitoring is a set of tasks aimed at verifying that the Internal
Control System is correctly designed and operational. Two types of monitoring are foreseen: line monitoring
and independent monitoring. Line monitoring is carried out on an annual basis by the head of the
organisational unit managing the phase or task on which the risk lies. Independent monitoring is carried out
with the assistance of Saipem's Internal Audit function. As of 2021, the frequency of independent monitoring
activities is every six months;
4) internal control system reporting and assessment. A summary report on the Internal Control System on
non-financial reporting is prepared, describing the main findings of line and independent monitoring
activities. In 2021, this report was shared with both the Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance Committee
and the Audit and Risk Committee.
The System has been operational since 2019 with progressively broader coverage of companies and
indicators.
Since the introduction of the system to date, some reporting processes have been strengthened, additions
have been made to some company procedures, new indicators have been integrated into the company's IT
systems and some calculations previously done manually have been automated. In addition, a major effort
has been made to formalise existing control activities, but especially to design appropriate monitoring
activities when not already foreseen.
To strengthen the effectiveness of its ESG operational processes, Saipem has developed an additional
control tool. In 2021, the Internal Audit Function updated its work programmes, planned for audits targeting
companies, by integrating a set of audits on ESG issues. The issues considered are respect for human rights,
sustainable supply chain, diversity and the environment. These checks were carried out on a sample of
companies included in the annual audit plan approved by the Board of Directors.
The analyses conducted, the results of which were presented to the Control and Risk Committee as part of
the regular and periodic reporting on the implementation of the Audit Plan, did not reveal any particular
critical issues in this regard.
Materiality analysis and content definition
The NFS reports on the areas laid down in D.Lgs. No. 254/2016 deemed to be significant and material
according to a process that considers the specific activities of Saipem and the interests of all categories of
Company stakeholders, as described below.
As established by the provisions of the GRI Standards and in accordance with Saipem procedures, the
Company implements a materiality analysis process every year. This is aimed at identifying and prioritising
the sustainability aspects of its business that could substantially influence the assessments and decisions of
its stakeholders and are considered most significant for the Company itself. The analysis is carried out with
the involvement of representatives from all the main stakeholder categories (including employees), the
company’s management and the Board of Directors.
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The analysis conducted during 2021 was characterised by a preliminary introduction of the so-called “double
materiality” approach, in a proactive and anticipatory manner on national regulation, according to the first
indications of the European Commission and EFRAG4, which provides for an assessment according to the
impact and financial outlook, defined as follows:
≥ the impact perspective assesses the relevance of sustainability issues in terms of the impacts of the
company's operations and its value chain, based on the severity and likelihood of actual and potential
negative impacts on people and the environment; magnitude and likelihood of positive effects on people
and the environment related to the company's operations and value chain; and immediacy derived from
social or environmental public policy objectives and planetary boundaries;
≥ the financial perspective evaluates sustainability matters that are financially material for the reporting entity
based on evidence that such matters are reasonably likely to affect its value beyond what is already
recognised in financial reporting.
To enable a more precise and objective identification of the priority areas for the company’s stakeholders,
the sustainability issues for the business have been updated with new emerging topics within the relevant
context and certain issues from the previous analysis were redefined in more detailed sub-issues. The 2021
materiality matrix therefore includes 49 topics that are analysed, from which 15 have been highlighted as a
higher priority. The topic of occupational health and safety, which was found to be material for all stakeholder
categories in previous materiality analyses, was considered ex ante material for 2021 and therefore not
subject to assessment. The topic is therefore treated in this document in the same way as the topics
identified as material with the analysis described therein. More details and a presentation of the results are
available in the section “Methodology and reporting criteria” of the 2021 Sustainability Report.
The NFS also addresses the issues of board effectiveness and the governance model of ESG issues and
ESG objectives as necessary to meet regulatory requirements and the expectations of financial
stakeholders, who are the main recipients of the document. Finally, the topic of labour rights is also
addressed to complement the human rights topic prescribed by Legislative Decree 254/2016.
The Board of Directors participated in the materiality analysis exercise at its meeting on November 17, 2021.
The final results of the materiality analysis were shared with the Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance
Committee, the Control and Risk Committee and the Board of Directors.
The topics that emerged from the materiality analysis become the basis for the definition of the Saipem
Sustainability Plan, that is taken into consideration for the definition of the four-year action plan and company
targets.
More details on the ESG objectives included in the long-term variable remuneration of Directors, Statutory
Auditors and Managers with strategic Group responsibilities are available in the “Report on the Remuneration
Policy and Paid Compensation”.
To facilitate the reading of the NFS, the icons given in the following table help to visually identify the
macro-areas of the related material topics presented in Saipem’s materiality matrix.
(4) Guidelines on the disclosure of non-financial information: Integration concerning climate-related disclosures (2019/C 209/01) and
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive
2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 as regards corporate sustainability report.
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For a description of the risks identified by the Company in relation to the five areas for discussion laid down
in D.Lgs. No. 254/2016 and the topics identified as material for the Company, in addition to what explained in
the specific sections of the NFS, reference is also made to the “Risk management” section of the “Directors’
Report” for a more complete description integrated into Saipem's overall Enterprise Risk Management
system and that of its subsidiaries.
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Safety along the supply chain
GHG emissions control and reduction
Anti-corruption & bribery
Energy use and efficiency
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Air emissions control & reduction (non GHG)
Human and labour rights along the supply chain
Employee attraction, talent management
& retention
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Diversity and inclusion
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CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Areas laid down in D.Lgs.
No. 254/2016
Company management and
organisation model
Article 3.1, subsection a
Saipem’s material
topics addressed
in the NFS
Board effectiveness.
ESG Governance model
and ESG objectives.
Policies
Article 3.1, subsection b
Environmental topics:
- environmental impacts
Article 3.2, subsection c
- energy and emissions
Article 3.2, subsection a
Article 3.2, subsection b
- water resources
Article 3.2, subsection a
Human resources
management
Article 3.2, subsection d
Impacts on health and
safety
Article 3.2, subsection c
Social aspects
Article 3.2, subsection d
Energy use and
efficiency.
Renewables.
Use of alternative fuels.
GHG emissions control
and reduction.
Climate change
adaptation and
mitigation.
Air emissions control
& reduction (non GHG).
Attracting employees,
management and
retention of talent.
Diversity and inclusion.
Human and labour rights
along the supply chain.
Digital transformation.
Cybersecurity.
Safety leadership and
culture.
Safety along the supply
chain.
Board effectiveness.
ESG Governance model
and ESG objectives.
Company labour rights
commitment.
Respect for human rights
Article 3.2, subsection e
Human and labour rights
along the supply chain.
Company labour rights
commitment.
GRI Standards
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Sections of the Saipem
2021 NFS
Discussion in other
documents
“Human resources” and
“Governance” chapters of
the Directors’ Report.
Corporate Governance and
Shareholding Structure
Report 2021.
Corporate policies are
available in the
Documentation section on
the website
www.saipem.com.
Chapters of the 2021
Sustainability Report
“Transitioning toward
net-zero”, “Fulfilling our
vision of decarbonisation”.
Company management
and organisation model.
In the specific
“Management policies
and system” sections of
each issue discussed.
Energy use and
efficiency.
Renewables.
Use of alternative fuels.
GHG emissions control
and reduction.
Climate change
adaptation and
mitigation.
Air emissions control
& reduction (non GHG).
Safety.
Health.
Competencies and
knowledge.
Chapter “Added value at
our core” of the 2021
Sustainability Report.
Creation of sustainable
value over time.
Ethical supply chain
management.
Security practices.
Chapter “Added value at
our core” of the 2021
Sustainability Report.
Saipem people and all
subsections.
Respect for human
rights.
Chapter “Added value at
our core” of the 2021
Sustainability Report.
GRI 102: General Disclosures
2016
GRI 201: Economic
Performance 2016
GRI 204: Procurement
Practices 2016
GRI 201: Economic
Performance 2016
GRI 302: Energy 2016
GRI 303: Water and Effluents
2018
GRI 305: Emissions 2016
GRI 306: Waste 2020
GRI 401: Employment 2016
GRI 403: Occupational Health
and Safety 2018
GRI 404: Training and
Education 2016
GRI 405: Diversity and Equal
Opportunity 2016
GRI 412: Human Rights
Assessment 2016
GRI 413: Local Communities
2016
GRI 201: Economic
performance 2016
GRI 202: Market presence
2016
GRI 203: Indirect Economic
Impacts 2016
GRI 207: Tax 2017
GRI 308: Supplier
Environmental Assessment
2016
GRI 414: Vendor Social
Assessment 2016
GRI 406: Non discrimination
2016
GRI 407: Freedom of
Association and Collective
Bargaining 2016
GRI 408: Child Labour 2016
GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory
Labour 2016
GRI 410: Security Practices
2016
Fighting corruption
Article 3.2, subsection f
Anticorruption.
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016
GRI 415: Public policy 2016
Fighting corruption.
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SAIPEM’S BUSINESS
Company profile and key operations
GRI 102-2, 102-4,
102-6, 102-7
SASB
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The Saipem Group is a provider of global solutions for the energy and infrastructure sectors, operating in
over 70 countries, with 9 fabrication yards, a sea fleet of 41 vessels and an onshore drilling fleet of 84 units,
of which 83 owned and 1 owned by third parties but operated by Saipem. The Company operates in Europe,
the Americas, the CIS, Africa, Middle East, Far East and Oceania. The Company has specialist skills in the
management of complex projects, from design to decommissioning, in extreme environments, remote areas
and deep waters.
The market conditions in which the Group operates are described in the “Market conditions” section of this
Annual Report.
To foster energy transition, responding to and anticipating current and future market needs, the Group has
made innovation and digitalisation key elements of its strategy. A commitment affecting both the
conventional business linked to fossil fuel sources and to the development of new technologies for the
emerging renewable energy markets.
The Group business model enhances the synergies between the different business areas and the external
context in which it operates, aiming to constantly identify new solutions to increase operational efficiency,
reduce the environmental impacts of operations and products supplied to clients, and to improve the safety
of staff and vendors.
Additional information on the company profile and the operations by business Division is available in
chapters “Offshore Engineering & Construction”, “Onshore Engineering & Construction”, “Offshore Drilling”
and “Onshore Drilling” of the “Directors' Report”.
Metrics of operational activities in the year
Onshore drilling rigs (a)
Offshore drilling rigs (b)
Onshore wells
Metres drilled onshore
Total backlog
(a) Of which 83 are company owned and 1 are owned by third parties.
(b) Of which 1 are on a long term lease.
Unit of measurement
(number)
(number)
(number)
(metres)
(€ million)
Development of the market scenario and strategy
2021
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The forecast information contained in this paragraph must be seen as “forward-looking statements”, since
they depend on the occurrence of events and future developments that are beyond the control of the
Company; in particular, the information could be reviewed following the evolution of the on-going
Russian-Ukrainian crisis and as a result of the situation in the reference market. More details can be found in
Note 41 to the Notes to the consolidated financial statements “Business outlook and events after the
reporting period – Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: EU restrictive measures and sanctions”.
The reference context is currently characterised by a significant recovery, both in terms of the main
macroeconomic indicators and the level of demand for Oil&Gas products; the latter supported by a marked
increase in prices on the main markets.
More specifically, various regions in the world recorded a slow return to normality during 2021. The
distribution and effectiveness of vaccines, and the fiscal and monetary support provided by certain
advanced economies have contributed to a significant economic recovery. Recent estimates forecast
growth in world GDP for 2021 (around 5.9%) and for 2022 (around +4.9% compared to the previous year).
Economic recovery is however not consistent where the possibilities of accessing vaccines and economic
support mechanisms were not available on an equal basis in different areas of the world.
In this context, the energy sector, which had been among the most impacted by the 2020 crisis, began to
show signs of recovery in 2021 with the recovery in demand for energy and, in particular, oil and gas. The
progressive rebalancing of market fundamentals has resulted in a significant increase in oil and gas prices,
which have moved beyond pre-crisis levels. The return to production has gradually evolved in the main
geographical areas, with a widespread recovery both in North America and in the Middle East.
The expectations for the Oil&Gas sector in coming years are positive in different regions (for example, Latin
America, Africa and the Middle East, areas where Saipem has a historical presence), and across the different
reference markets of Saipem, starting from the most reactive to the oil and gas price trend, such as Offshore
E&C, Offshore Drilling and Onshore Drilling, diversified between upstream, midstream and downstream
activities. A growing focus will be given to traditional, historically more attractive Offshore Construction
markets for which Saipem has unique assets in the industry, while in the Offshore Wind market a multi-stage
strategy will be pursued, starting from an initial repositioning towards lower risk initiatives in order to
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consolidate Saipem's presence apace with the full development of the market in the coming years. A more
selective commercial strategy will be pursued instead in the Onshore Construction sector than previously,
both in terms of geographies and segments, while an offer will be progressively structured in modular
solutions and sustainable infrastructures, through two new dedicated business lines.
An analysis of the market context shows a gradually changing world over the longer term. Global energy
demand will continue to grow over the next twenty years, albeit with a different mix from the current one.
The commitment by governments in the main countries to progressively reduce climate-altering emissions
is expected to support a gradual shift in the use of traditional energy sources, favouring renewables and
low-carbon sources. These commitments, which are also supported by the ESG choices of financial
investors and pressure from public opinion, have led to the announcement of several emission reduction
initiatives by countries and companies in different areas of the planet. The achievement of these objectives
is mainly based on the development and use of a range of new technologies in areas such as renewable
energy, the decarbonisation of various industrial sectors (e.g. agriculture, steel and cement production,
transport), energy efficiency and the circular economy. The use of these innovative solutions in building new
energy infrastructures and reducing carbon emissions is expected to create a significant market that is of
particular interest to Saipem, which already has the skills and experience in this context, representing a
competitive advantage in the new energy transition areas. In particular, Saipem has focused its efforts on
certain key areas, such as:
≥ technology partnerships, patents and pilot plants on various green plant technologies (e.g. CO2 capture);
≥ innovative robotic solutions (e.g. drones), to offer low carbon footprint monitoring and maintenance
services;
≥ experience and a track record with plants and technologies that will be of primary importance in
hybridisation strategies for energy sources;
≥ a solid reputation on the part of the main Oil&Gas operators that are playing a key role today in the
implementation of the energy transition.
In the outlined context, the main focus of Saipem's energy transition strategy is divided into four main
reference markets:
≥ LNG and gas monetisation (e.g. blue ammonia), as transitional energy carriers;
≥ carbon dioxide capture and sequestration, with long-term growth expectations and a number of initiatives
already at an advanced stage in several countries, such as the UK, the USA and China. The market is also
expected to open up in sectors other than Oil&Gas, such as electricity, steel and cement production;
≥ hydrogen and new energy carriers, primarily if produced from zero-impact energy sources. This market is
also expected to grow strongly over the coming decades;
≥ the so-called Bio-X market, which includes several sectors that exploit organic raw materials, such as
biofuels and bioplastics;
≥ offshore wind power, where significant investments are expected from operators mostly concentrated in
Europe and, towards the second half of the plan period, in North America, as well as in China (a less
accessible market for foreign contractors).
In order to better seize the opportunities of the energy transition, it is a priority for Saipem to adopt a dual
commercial and executive approach: (i) confirm the role of reference partner for Energy Companies in the
development of complex projects on green or transition energy carriers (e.g. LNG, gas monetisation,
biorefineries, etc.); (ii) develop and market standard and modular solutions with a high digital and
technological content in order to respond to distributed energy generation trends, as well as the needs of
new players in the energy ecosystem.
Finally, particular attention has also focused on the infrastructure market, in particular those with a high
technological and sustainable content associated with the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
Saipem has consolidated experience in the sector on several significant projects both in Italy and abroad,
and all the credentials in place to take up interesting business opportunities over the coming years.
Sustainable activities according to the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities is a classification system established by the European Union to
identify which activities and investments are environmentally sustainable.
The EU Taxonomy Regulation came into force in July 2020 and is at the heart of the European Sustainable
Finance Action Plan involving all financial market participants, and is aimed at preventing greenwashing and
supporting investors to make greener choices in order to redirect capital flows (both public and private)
towards sustainable economic activities, contributing to the European Green Deal.
Taxonomy defines an economic activity as sustainable if: it contributes significantly to reaching one or more
of the six environmental targets (SC - Substantial Contribution); does not cause a significant damage to any
of the environmental objectives (Do No Significant Harm - DNSH); it is carried out in compliance with the
minimum protection guarantees.
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With reference to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of June 4, 20215, Saipem has
identified a series of eligible economic activities, as part of the portfolio of activities carried out by Saipem
(current and potential).
During 2021, Saipem carried out a series of projects that can be classified as eligible economic activities for
the European taxonomy, as they substantially contribute to the mitigation of climate change.
For the main projects, the alignment analysis with the technical screening criteria was also carried out to
determine those that contribute substantially to the mitigation of climate change and do not cause
significant damage to any other environmental objective.
EU Taxonomy reporting
The herein included reporting on Taxonomy is prepared in line with the EU Regulation 2020/852 and the
related applicable delegated acts. The tables below include all the information required by Commission
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 of July 6, 2021 for Saipem's activities currently aligned with or eligible
for the Taxonomy.
As set forth by the Regulation, the alignment analysis to the technical scrutiny criteria is conducted
exclusively for environmentally sustainable activities.
Aside from the activities specified in the tables, in order to provide corporate stakeholders with complete
information aligned to the Company's business model, by virtue of the Complementary Climate delegated
act presented by the European Commission on February 2, 2022, it should be noted that the share of
revenues associated with E&C projects in the gas sector and potentially eligible according to the Taxonomy
is 56%.
Table 1. Proportion of turnover from products or services associated
with Taxonomy-aligned economic activities - disclosure covering year 2021(*)
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(Taxonomy-aligned)
Electricity generation from wind power
Infrastructure for rail transport
Turnover of environmentally sustainable
activities (Taxonomy-aligned) (A.1)
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities
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Manufacture of anhydrous ammonia
Electricity generation
using solar photovoltaic technology
Manufacture of other low carbon technologies
Construction, extension and operation of water
collection, treatment and supply systems
Manufacture of hydrogen
Others(**)
Turnover of Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities
(not Taxonomy-aligned activities) (A.2)
Total (A.1+A.2)
B. TAXONOMY-NON-ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
Turnover of Taxonomy-non-eligible activities (B)
Total (A+B)
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(**) Other eligible activities include: 5.11. Transport of CO2; 4.13. Manufacture of biogas and biofuels for use in transport and of bioliquids; 3.2. Manufacture of equipment for
the production and use of hydrogen; 4.4. Electricity generation from ocean energy technologies; 5.12. Underground permanent geological storage of CO2; 4.2. Electricity
generation using concentrated solar power (CSP) technology; 3.3. Manufacture of low carbon technologies for transport.
(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the
Council by laying down the screening criteria for determining under which conditions an economic activity can be considered to contribute
substantially to climate change mitigation or adaptation and if it does not significantly harm any other environmental objective.
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382,390 95.13
401,963 100
Economic activities
A. TAXONOMY-ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities
(Taxonomy-aligned)
Electricity generation from wind power
CapEx of environmentally sustainable activities
(Taxonomy-aligned) (A.1)
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities
(not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
Close to market research, development
and innovation
Installation, maintenance and repair
of energy efficiency equipment
CapEx of Taxonomy-eligible but not
Environmentally sustainable activities
(not Taxonomy-aligned activities) (A.2)
Total (A.1+A.2)
B. TAXONOMY-NON-ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
CapEx of Taxonomy-non-eligible activities (B)
Total (A+B)
(*) The other columns provided by the Regulation were not included because they are not applicable.
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Table 3. Proportion of OpEx from products and services associated
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A. TAXONOMY-ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities
(Taxonomy-aligned)
Electricity generation from wind power
Infrastructure for rail transport
OpEx of environmentally sustainable activities
(Taxonomy-aligned) (A.1)
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not environmentally
sustainable activities
(not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
Close to market research, development
and innovation
Electricity generation from ocean energy
technologies
Manufacture of biogas and biofuels for use
in transport and of bioliquids
Transmission and distribution networks
for renewable and low-carbon gases
Manufacture of hydrogen
Manufacture of anhydrous ammonia
Research, development and innovation
for direct air capture of CO2
Construction, extension and operation of water
collection, treatment and supply systems
Electricity generation using concentrated
solar power (CSP) technology
Electricity generation using solar
photovoltaic technology
Others(**)
OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities
(not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
Total (A.1+A.2)
B. TAXONOMY-NON-ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
OpEx of Taxonomy-non-eligible activities (B)
Total (A+B)
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102,928 14.77
593,894 85.23
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696,823
(*) The other columns provided by the Regulation were not included because they are not applicable.
(**) Other eligible activities include: 3.6. Manufacture of other low carbon technologies; 5.11. Transport of CO2; 3.2. Manufacture of equipment for the production and use of
hydrogen.
Accounting policy
The turnover KPIs were determined as follows:
≥ denominator: the core business revenue (reference to income statement) and
≥ numerator: the revenues of the eligible and aligned projects.
The CapEx KPIs were determined as follows:
≥ denominator: the additions to ROU, tangible and intangible assets during 2021 (reference to Note 14
“Property, plant and equipment”, Note 15 “Intangible assets” and Note 16 “Right-of-Use assets, lease
assets and lease liabilities”) and
≥ numerator: the part of the mentioned additions referred to:
• Taxonomy eligible or aligned projects or
• Taxonomy-related Technology Innovation CapEx initiatives or
• Net-Zero plan.
The OpEx KPIs were determined as follows:
≥ denominator: the relevant direct non-capitalised costs that relate to research and development,
short-term lease, maintenance and repair of assets and
≥ numerator: the part of the above-mentioned costs referred to:
• Taxonomy eligible or aligned projects or
• Taxonomy-related R&D initiatives or
• Net-Zero plan.
The Taxonomy-related KPIs were calculated on related project or job basis for each Taxonomy applicable
economic activity.
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For the calculation of Taxonomy-related OpEx KPIs the main and most relevant cost categories were
considered such as: research and development, short-term lease, maintenance and repair of assets.
The short-term lease costs include also the components related to “Variable payments” and “Low value”
which pertain to the same cost nature.
The maintenance and repair costs of assets were quantified using the specific approach for each Saipem
Division in order to allow these costs identification in the most coherent and effective way considering the
peculiarity of each performed activity.
Assessment of compliance with Regulation (EU) 2020/852
All the above reported KPIs related to the Taxonomy-eligible and Taxonomy-aligned economic activities are
referred to the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 10 (3) and concerning the significant contribution
to climate change mitigation.
Here below the list of main Saipem Taxonomy-eligible and Taxonomy-aligned economic activities with some
further details on the identified projects and their alignment analysis result.
Taxonomy activity
Electricity generation from wind power
Infrastructure for rail transport
Electricity generation using solar photovoltaic technology
Manufacture of other low carbon technologies
Construction, extension and operation of water collection,
treatment and supply systems
Transport of CO2
Close to market research, development and innovation
Manufacture of biogas and biofuels for use in transport
and of bioliquids
Saipem projects
Offshore wind farms projects
Rail infrastructure construction projects
Photovoltaic projects
Carbon capture and other low carbon
technologies projects
Water pipeline construction projects
CO2 transport/pipeline projects
R&D projects
Alignment
to technical criteria
Yes
Yes
On-going analysis
On-going analysis
On-going analysis
On-going analysis
On-going analysis
Biogas plant/bioenergy projects
On-going analysis
In order to apply the Taxonomy Regulation 2020/852 and calculate Taxonomy-related KPIs the following
three-step analysis process was performed:
1) the complete screening of all company projects and activities to identify those eligible;
2) for main eligible activities the verification of the technical criteria in order to identify the aligned activities
through the analysis of projects’ documents and performance data;
3) with regards to social safeguards, detailed analysis has been carried out through a self-assessment.
Any double counting was avoided through the application of the careful analysis and definition of the overall
process at company level to identify and map all Taxonomy-related activities. Each value is associated with
only one Taxonomy-related economic activity and referred to a single cost/revenue object clearly identified
in the accounting system and considered only once in the analysis.
Contextual information
The numerator of the turnover KPI includes exclusively the revenues from the contracts with customers.
Breakdown of CapEx KPI numerator by accounting category.
Accounting category
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Additions to intangible assets, including:
- related to business combinations
Additions to capitalised right-of-use assets
Percentage share
96%
4%
4%
0%
Breakdown of CapEx KPI numerator according to classification provided in Regulation delegated act of
July 6, 2021.
Type
Related to assets or processes that are associated with Taxonomy-eligible
or aligned economic activities
Part of a plan to expand Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (CapEx plan)
Related to the purchase of output from Taxonomy-aligned economic activities and individual measures
enabling the target activities to become low-carbon or to lead to greenhouse gas reductions
(Net-Zero Plan)
Percentage share
74%
26%
0.37%
Saipem Taxonomy-related CapEx plan is a part of the technology plan which aims to expand the
Taxonomy-aligned economic activities. The plan, a portion of the overall Company’s Strategic Plan, is
approved by Saipem’s Board of Directors.
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The plan envisages R&D activities aimed at climate change mitigation, related to the following economic
activities:
≥ electricity generation from wind power;
≥ close to market research, development and innovation.
The concerned economic activities are expected to be expanded within five years.
The total Taxonomy-related CapEx during 2021 is about €5.1 million while the value for the entire period of
the plan (2021-2024) is €29.8 million.
Breakdown of OpEx KPI numerator.
Main expenses
Short-term lease
Maintenance and repair of assets
R&D (part of Technology Plan)
Sustainable development partnerships
Percentage share
56%
28%
9%
In 2021, several partnership agreements were drawn up as part of the sustainable development of the
Company's business, especially in the field of energy decarbonisation. The most relevant ones are detailed
below:
≥ With regard to the development of the “Saipem CO2 Solutions” proprietary technology, key aspects of the
project are the development of a more robust enzyme family and a strengthening of the supply chain. In
this context, Saipem and Novozymes, a world leader in industrial biotechnology solutions, have signed a
collaboration agreement for the development of innovative solutions for the process of CO2 capture with
enzymatic technology with the aim of making it highly competitive in the market in the short term and
compared to traditional processes.
≥ A further significant action towards achieving Europe's CO2 emission reduction targets is the launch (in
May) of the “ACCSESS” innovation project, funded by “Horizon 2020” and involving 18 partners. One of the
objectives is to validate the “Saipem CO2 Solutions” technology for capturing CO2 from gaseous effluents
of industries with complex carbon footprints, such as paper, cement and waste treatment, using a
small-scale (2 t/day), modular and transportable solution.
≥ As part of the process of decarbonising the so-called “hard-to-abate” industries, the foundations have
been laid for the sustainable conversion of energy-intensive plants in the primary industry in the
metallurgical sector, through the agreement with Danieli and Leonardo signed in February 2021, aimed at
cooperatively providing integrated technologies and services to reduce CO2 emissions from the steel
production process, creating a new sustainable model that meets the new legal requirements on
environmental protection.
≥ The development of the digital twin of the “Snamprogetti Urea™” fertilizer production technology, born
from the collaboration with Honeywell, a key partner in the provision of digitalisation services, will expand
Saipem's traditional offering by integrating remote assistance services during plant operation, also with the
aim of reducing the carbon footprint and maximising revenue. The solution will be developed on the
Honeywell Forge platform and Saipem will bring it to market to end customers.
≥ The acquisition of Naval Energies' assets and expertise in the field of semi-submersible marine wind
technologies strengthens Saipem's strategic positioning as an operator in the promising floating marine
wind sector; 32 patent families, corresponding to approximately 70 patent titles, were obtained through
this transaction.
≥ Saipem is also participating, together with a number of other partners, in the “FLOATECH” programme,
recently funded by the European Union as part of “Horizon 2020”, to increase the cost competitiveness of
marine wind energy by developing aero-hydrodynamic modelling coupled with active control technologies.
≥ Together with the National Research Council (CNR), a 1/6 scale version of the HexaFloat™ proprietary
floating solar prototype was installed in the waters in front of the CNR and University of Campania “Luigi
Vanvitelli” research station in the Gulf of Naples; the test demonstrated the validity of the technology and
its excellent stability in real marine conditions.
≥ Saipem has signed an agreement with Alboran Hydrogen, Edison and Snam for the promotion and
construction of new plants (Hydrogen Valley) in the Mediterranean basin for the production of green
hydrogen, specifically in Apulia. The aim is to accelerate the distribution of hydrogen as part of the national
energy mix and the achievement of European and Italian carbon neutrality targets by 2050.
≥ Saipem has also signed an agreement with Versalis for joint promotion of PROESA® technology used for
the sustainable production of bioethanol and chemical derivatives from lignocellulosic biomass. The
PROESA® process does not use food crops, but produces bioethanol through a process of hydrolysis and
fermentation of abundantly available agricultural biomass, such as agricultural waste, mowing and pruning,
and specific crops for energy production.
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≥ The Hydrone underwater intervention drone will benefit from additional advanced functionalities that,
combined with wireless underwater connectivity capabilities, will improve detailed and continuous
inspection capabilities and enable efficient data collection; to this end, a collaboration with WSense has
started for the implementation of IoT (“Internet of Things”) technologies on the underwater drone.
≥ Saipem is also participating in the “AIPlan4EU” project, funded by the “Horizon 2020” European
programme, for the joint development of artificial intelligence protocols and applications for the automatic
planning of autonomous drone missions, which will also be used for the Hydrone underwater drone.
≥ Finally, and still in this field, the development of the SDO-SuRS (Special & Diving Operations - Submarine
Rescue Ship) system for rescuing underwater operators has continued; together with Drass, leader in
technologies for operators in hyperbaric and submarine environments, it was selected by the Italian Navy
for the equipment of the new SDO-SuRS vessel, used for rescuing underwater operators.
Company management and organisation model
In 2021, the continuing pandemic and the dynamics of demand and competition have transformed the
context in which Saipem operates. In response to these changes, the Company has undertaken to pursue an
increasingly lean, flexible and efficient organisational/operational model with the aim of developing a
differentiated and innovative business offer in the traditional energy, sustainable infrastructure and energy
transition sectors, also operating as a technological enabler of low-carbon strategies.
In this context, in July 2021, the “Saipem Project” was launched, whose objective is the transformation of the
Company's operating model with a focus on efficiency for a rapid and sustainable recovery of
competitiveness in the complex market context. The project is divided into two parts:
≥ “Competitiveness', aimed at identifying and implementing simplification and efficiency initiatives to rapidly
and sustainably strengthen Saipem's competitiveness. The programme involved all corporate functions
and is being looked after by a dedicated steering committee chaired by the CEO. The programme has
identified some 270 initiatives that reduce both structural and project costs. This enabled opportunities for
improvement to be identified that can be classified according to the following four areas:
• increase in production flexibility;
• optimisation of overhead costs;
• reordering of geographic presence;
• process simplification and digitalisation;
≥ “New Operative and Control Model”, aimed at developing and implementing a new operational and control
model that is innovative, flexible and consistent with the Company's Industrial Plan, which, as of January 14,
2022, led to the introduction of a corporate configuration that provides for:
• organisational and geographical centralisation of staff structures, aimed at achieving higher levels of
efficiency;
• introduction of a central sales function to lead the evolution of order intake and client dialogue from a
“One Saipem” perspective, while ensuring optimised management of regional and local structures on a
global scale;
• integration of the project control and risk management processes within the scope of the Chief Financial
Officer, improving the risk management analysis processes over the entire life cycle of projects;
• identification of four distinct business lines (Asset Based Services, Energy Carriers, Robotics and
Industrialised Solutions and Sustainable Infrastructures), each with different dynamics, objectives and
competencies for the technical and economic development of offers and the management of projects
acquired in the assigned business sector.
At the same time, in compliance with Saipem's compliance requirements and governance principles, and in
line with the company's current organisational set-up, a number of organisational interventions were carried
out to manage transition to and/or to enable the evolution of the organisational model:
≥ development of the “Net-Zero Emission” Programme in order to define innovative solutions aimed at
increasing energy efficiency and achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions for Saipem's work processes,
services and assets;
≥ establishment of the Management Department dedicated to carrying out strategically important projects
in the infrastructure sector for energy transition and sustainable development, seizing the opportunities
arising from public investments envisaged by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and
promoting the role that Saipem can play at the service of the country;
≥ reorganisation of the activities of the Sustainability, Identity and Corporate Communication function, with a
view to increasing the focus of Sustainability on governance aspects and disclosure activities on
Sustainability performance, as well as optimising Saipem's institutional relations;
≥ establishment of a dedicated diversity and inclusion office to raise awareness and promote management
strategies and policies aimed at enhancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace;
≥ development, within the five Divisions, of measures to optimise and align organisational structures aimed
at the continuous search for effectiveness, efficiency and operational flexibility, both in Italy and abroad.
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Supply chain management
In executing its operational projects, and in the normal course of its activities, the Saipem Group relies on
numerous vendors of works, goods and services. Saipem is committed to maintaining and improving
relations with the companies that work with and for Saipem to make them lasting, mutually profitable and
reliable for both parties.
The Saipem supply chain has over 23,500 level 1 vendors, distributed in all the geographical areas in which
the Company operates, with a prevalence (32%) of vendors from the European area. The product categories
of works, goods and services required to perform Saipem’s activities, classified to define uniform
vendor-product combinations, total 1,700, of which almost 1,000 are classified as critical categories, i.e.
deemed essential for the development of the Company’s core business. In 2021, those most represented in
terms of the amount purchased relate to mechanical equipment (centrifugal process compressors), pipeline
pipes, civil works and personnel-related services.
The complexity and heterogeneity of the Company’s supply chain lead to the need for a system
guaranteeing an alignment between the Saipem standards and those adopted by its vendors, to prevent and
mitigate risks and ensure an appropriate supply chain that can cope with the needs of current operational
projects and potential acquisitions and developments in market conditions.
Saipem demands that its vendors apply the highest standards in relation to health and safety, combating
bribery and corruption, respect for human rights and environmental protection. More details on the
management of the supply chain in terms of the sustainability of their operations, with particular attention to
the respect for human rights and HSE issues, are available in the “A sustainable supply chain” section of this
document.
The procurement process, aiming to satisfy the needs expressed by the Group's different units, aims to
maximise the overall value for Saipem, guaranteeing the availability and quality of the vendors, the correct
management of contracts, logistic flows and post-order activities. The process is divided into five
sub-processes which include, in order: the definition of the market approach strategy to be applied to the
various supplies and the definition of project and non-project procurement plans using efficient and effective
purchasing solutions; contract/purchase order processing and issue activities, including relations with
vendors, and finally post-order activities and contract management. The supply chain flow described above
is further divided into the sub-process relating to Vendor Management, which ensures the availability of a
fleet of vendors that is quantitatively and qualitatively appropriate to the goods, works and services required
to meet the Group’s needs, according to the required economic, financial, ethical, professional, technical and
HSE standards; finally, the sub-process relating to Reporting, control and management of documentation,
which, through the management of documentation, guarantees the traceability of all phases of the Supply
indicators and possible actions for
Chain process, making available
improvement in relation to all supply chain activities.
information, key performance
The supply chain process
According to the principle of open competition, Saipem guarantees equal commercial opportunities for all
companies which may potentially provide works, goods and services for its business, selecting its vendors
and subcontractors from all over the world. Vendors are assessed in terms of technical and financial
reliability and organisational capacity, including conformity with the principles expressed in the Saipem
Sustainability Policy and Code of Ethics, as well as the requirements laid down in the specific HSE policies
and standards.
The requirements are checked during the vendor qualification phase using a questionnaire, and where
required also through more specific assessments and visits to production sites in the case of critical
supplies. Additional checks on technical aspects and the vendor's ethical integrity are also carried out prior
to the signature of actual purchase contracts.
The monitoring and control of vendor performances are fundamental phases of the relational process with
vendors, as these offer a reduction in the risks associated with the supply and provide inputs to the vendor
aiming to improve their own processes and performance.
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How Saipem’s business model
creates value
to all
interlocutors, helps
Knowledge of the external context, and active
listening
to create
long-term sustainable value, combining economic
and social growth.
Through the Company’s activities, its relations with
stakeholders in all territories, its cooperations and
partnerships, Saipem’s business model promotes
line with the
sustainable development,
indications of the United Nations Global Compact, of
which Saipem has been an active member since
2016, which underline
the
increasing integration of sustainability into strategic corporate choices. More information on the business
model of the organisation is available in the “Directors' Report” of the Annual Report, specifically in the
chapters “Offshore Engineering & Construction”, “Onshore Engineering & Construction”, “Offshore Drilling”
and “Onshore Drilling”.
importance of
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Economic value generated and distributed
GRI 201-1
Saipem produces economic value through its activities and redistributes part of that value, contributing to
the economic growth of the social and environmental context it operates in.
In 2021, Saipem generated economic value worth €6,426 million, a reduction of 4% compared to the
previous year. €8,893 million was distributed to stakeholders in the form of payments and other forms of
transfer. The main beneficiaries of this value were the supply chain, to whom €6,839 million (77% of the
overall value distributed, compared to 68% in 2020) and employees, to whom €1,651 million were distributed
(€1,625 million in the previous year), equal to 19% of the total. A significant share of the value was also
distributed to suppliers of capital (€333 million, equal to 4% of the value distributed, compared to €691
million in 2020).
The share destined to the public administration – in the form of taxes and charges – was €70 million (1% of
the distributed value).
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Economic value generated and distributed
(€ million)
Economic value generated
Core business revenue
Revenue and other income
Financial income
Financial instruments
Net reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses)
on trade receivables and other assets
Other operating income (expense)
Gains (losses) on equity investments
(Gross) economic value generated
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
Economic value generated (net of depreciation, amortisation
and impairment losses)
Economic value distributed and retained
Economic value distributed
- of which Operating expenses (purchases, services and other costs)
- of which Wages and employee benefits (personnel expenses)
- of which to the community (*)
- of which Capital providers (interest on loans)
- of which to the Public Administration (taxes)
Economic value retained in the group
2019
2020
2021
9,099
19
515
(82)
(62)
-
(18)
9,471
(690)
8,781
8,683
6,239
1,670
1
643
130
97
7,342
66
465
60
(7)
(1)
37
7,962
(1,273)
6,689
7,806
5,347
1,625
1.6
691
143
(1,117)
6,875
5
305
(112)
(42)
2
9
7,042
(616)
6,426
8,893
6,839
1,651
0.4
333
70
(2,467)
(*) These are understood to be the local communities in the countries the Group operates in, for socio-economic development projects, environmental protection, as well as
cultural, humanitarian, scientific and sporting initiatives..
Tax transparency
GRI 207-1
GRI 207-2
GRI 207-3
GRI 207-4
The disclosures and data in this paragraph have been calculated based on the Country-by-Country reporting
the parent company Saipem SpA presented to the Italian Revenue Agency for the 2020 tax year, as set forth
in the Decree of February 23, 2017 of the Ministry of Finance on reporting obligations relating to the
automatic obligatory exchange of information in the fiscal sector.
The Tax Policy of the Saipem Group defines the guidelines and key principles the company's operations
must be inspired by in the management of taxes – something the Company pays the utmost attention to – in
order to guarantee the correct and prompt payment of taxes in accordance with the law, the performance of
tax obligations and the limitation of tax risks.
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(€ million)
Gap between tax rates
Americas
range 20%≤x≤25% total (1)
range x≥25% total (2)
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(1) Includes: USA, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana.
(2) Includes: Canada, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela.
CIS
range 20%≤x≤25% total (1)
Total CIS
360.3
360.3
8.4
8.4
368.7
368.7
28.9
28.9
21.7
21.7
29.5
29.5
1,583
1,583
32.7
545.8
18.7
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8.9
188.8
15.9
213.6
23.8
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383.7
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5,516
1,712
9,047
178.4
118.7
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3,338.7
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107.3
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11.5
109.4
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(755.5)
25.1
(453.1)
(165.4)
(64.9)
(1,413.8)
(1) Includes: Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan. Most of the taxes in this cluster are Azerbaijani income tax.
Europe
range x≤10% total (1)
range 10%≤x≤15% total (2)
range 15%≤x≤20% total (3)
range 20%≤x≤25% total (4)
range x≥25% total (5)
Total Europe
(1) Includes: Portugal.
(2) Includes: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Albania, Serbia.
(3) Includes: Romania, Luxembourg, UK, Poland.
(4) Includes: Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria.
(5) Includes: France.
Far East
range 15%≤x≤20% total (1)
range 20%≤x≤25% total (2)
range x≥25% total (3)
Total Far East
(1) Includes: Thailand, Singapore.
(2) Includes: Indonesia, Malaysia, India, China. The majority of the taxes for this cluster come from the Indonesian tax on revenues on construction activities with a fixed tax rate of 3%
which, therefore, does not depend on the margin that is achieved.
(3) Includes: Australia.
Middle East
range x≤10% total (1)
range 10%≤x≤15% total (2)
range 20%≤x≤25% total (3)
range x≥25% total (4)
Total Middle East
(1) Includes: United Arab Emirates.
(2) Includes: Oman, Kuwait, Qatar. The income for this cluster was completely offset by the tax losses in previous years.
(3) Includes: Saudi Arabia.
(4) Includes: Iraq. Irrespectively of the ordinary tax on income, activities in Iraq are taxed on the basis of the presumed profit.
North Africa
range 20%≤x≤25% total (1)
range x≥25% total (2)
Total North Africa
(1) Includes: Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria. The income of this cluster has been partially exempted.
(2) Includes: Morocco. The drilling activities in Morocco are taxed on the basis of a presumed profit.
Sub-Saharan Africa
range x≥25% total (1)
Total Sub-Saharan Africa
38.7
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(1) Includes: Senegal, Congo, Nigeria, Mozambique, Angola, Ghana. The taxes for this cluster are mainly withholding taxes (Angola, Ghana) applied on revenues and are therefore
independent to the actual margin achieved from the activities.
7,376.0
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9,385.9
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In compliance with the Code of Ethics and Group Sustainability Policy, the Group has defined a Tax Policy,
which has been published on its institutional website since 2017, that is based on principles of honesty and
integrity, compliance with national and international tax regulations, transparency in relations with the tax
authority and the creation of sustainable value over time.
To guarantee the implementation of these principles, the Group:
≥ is committed to promptly applying the fiscal regulations of the countries in which it operates, and ensures
compliance with the spirit and purpose that rules or systems set forth for specific tax issues;
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≥ does not use, at either a domestic or cross-border level, artificial schemes or structures to obtain fiscal
convenience and, unless justified by operating requirements, it does not establish or localise residence of
its subsidiaries in States which do not adopt international standards with regards the exchange of
information on fiscal matters;
≥ is committed to guaranteeing a consistency between the place in which value is produced and the place of
taxation, by not transferring the value it creates towards low-tax jurisdictions;
≥ does not make investments in tax havens for the purpose of reducing its tax burden, as it only does so for
business initiatives;
≥ for tax purposes, it manages intragroup relations in accordance with the “arm's length principle” as defined
by the OCSE, with the aim of aligning as correctly as possible the transfer conditions and prices with the
places in which the value is created by the Group.
In line with the principles and guidelines contained in the Group's Tax Policy, the Tax Risk Management and
Control System, called Tax Control Framework (TCF), has been included within the broader Internal Control
and Risk Management System of the company, in order to ensure a fair and continuous management of
taxation.
This system envisages a governance model aimed at ensuring that the tax function is involved in the
preliminary assessment of the tax impacts of strategic and operational business transactions, both planned
and to be implemented, and that Top Management is informed about the tax consequences of these
transactions, ensuring that every decision taken is consistent with the Group’s Tax Policy.
In this regard, in the course of 2021, the activities for the implementation and adoption of the TCF by Saipem
SpA were concluded, and the extension of the model to the most important Group companies is expected in
the short term.
The implementation of the Tax Control Framework took place through a consistent structured process:
≥ in a clear allocation of roles and responsibilities to the different sectors of the organisation with regard to
tax risks, according to criteria of segregation of duties and decision escalation;
≥ by adopting effective procedures for the recognition, measurement and management of tax risks;
≥ by adopting effective monitoring procedures to identify any deficiencies or errors in the functioning of the
model;
≥ by preparing a regular annual report on the results of the monitoring activities carried out and on measures
to remedy any shortcomings.
In this context, the tax function was strengthened through the appointment of a Tax Risk Manager, dedicated
to carrying out monitoring activities of the operations and proper functioning of the Tax Control Framework.
Finally, Saipem SpA reserves the right to adopt an enhanced cooperation system with the revenue agency
when it is able to satisfy the conditions set forth by the applicable regulations.
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Relations with stakeholders
The Company strives to continuously involve all bearers of legitimate interests in Saipem’s activities as a
fundamental aspect of its sustainable business. Pursuing a constant dialogue and sharing objectives with all
stakeholders are the means through which it is possible for the Company to create shared value.
The approach developed by Saipem over time aims to ensure open and transparent relations between all
parties involve and, promote positive and mutually advantageous interactions in relations with all of its
stakeholders, including local ones, in the territories in which Saipem operates.
The principles and responsibilities at the basis of Saipem’s stakeholder engagement process are defined in
the “Stakeholder Engagement” Management System Guideline, a corporate governance tool applied to the
entire Group, designed to uniquely define the Saipem Sustainability Model and the relations with the
stakeholders in line with the cornerstones of the Group's Sustainability Policy, available on the company
intranet.
This year the claims emerging from the stakeholder engagement process related to material topics.
They were found to be: climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies; energy consumption and
energy efficiency; leadership and safety culture; fighting corruption; supply chain management with respect
to safety; human and labour rights; digital transformation and IT security; attraction of employees; talent
management and retention of talented workers; diversity and inclusiveness; partnerships, stakeholder
engagement and satisfaction; renewable energy; use of alternative fuels; and control and reduction of GHG
and non-GHG atmospheric emissions.
In order to meet stakeholder expectations on these issues, in terms of transparency and the definition of
concrete commitments, Saipem provides detailed information in this document and in the reference
documents of sustainability reporting, as detailed in the section “2021 Disclosure for our stakeholders” of
the 2021 Sustainability Report.
Relations with the financial community
Non-financial information is increasingly analysed by investors and the financial market, who look more
analytically at the ability of a company to develop sustainable business strategies and plans over time, with
measurable objectives and concrete actions that demonstrate the company’s ability to manage risks and
exploit the opportunities of changing markets and scenarios.
Saipem also makes available non-financial performance data and information to its investors and financial
analysts to respond to this growing interest. Furthermore, Saipem fosters continuous dialogue with financial
interlocutors, also through periodic road shows and specific meetings, always guaranteeing transparency
and fair access to information.
During 2021, 10 events were carried out with the financial community, including 6 roadshows, 2 international
investor conferences and there were about 190 contacts with analysts and portfolio managers, as well as an
analyst day in the month of March and a capital markets day in the month of October. This year, Saipem
interacted on sustainability topics with 20 financial stakeholders interested specifically in ESG (Environment,
Social, Governance) topics. Saipem is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World and Europe as a
best performer in its “Energy Equipment & Services” sector.
Financial stakeholders
OUR COMMITMENT
Continuous dialogue with the financial community.
Commitment to ensuring full transparency and fair access to confidential information.
Periodic publication of information through press releases and presentations.
Periodic meetings with institutional investors and financial analysts.
Individual shareholders can liaise directly with the Company Secretariat.
Commitment to developing and maintaining long-term relations with insurers and banks. The risk transfer
process identifies the insurance capacities for appropriately covering our risk profile and exposures.
Communication of security and loss prevention initiatives and their results in order to ensure competitive
terms and conditions.
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ Organisation of 6 road show days and participation in 2 international investor conferences.
≥ Engagement activities with 20 financial stakeholders on ESG topics.
≥ Over 900 people took part in four conference calls and webcasts on the quarterly financial results.
≥ 32 financial stakeholders involved in the Saipem materiality analysis.
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Relations with clients
Clients are one of Saipem’s fundamental stakeholders, and guaranteeing their satisfaction is important both
in terms of the profitability of projects and the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the processes
adopted for their implementation. Customer satisfaction monitoring and analysis systems are implemented
in each division, to improve Saipem’s operational management and performance in meeting the needs of
clients and maintaining closer relations with them.
Direct assessment is regularly performed with the involvement of clients, through specific meetings and/or
gathering information through satisfaction questionnaires. Furthermore, indirect assessment is performed
without the explicit involvement of clients, through regular monitoring and the analysis of specific satisfaction
indicators. All the results obtained through the customer satisfaction system are regularly reviewed by the
Company Management to identify the critical areas and any preventive or improvement measures. In 2021,
62 operational projects were involved in direct assessment, with a 81% response rate. Satisfaction with
Saipem's operations was expressed by 98% of respondents (i.e. gave an overall score of 7 or higher on a
scale of 0 to 10; in 2020, the score was 97%), while 72% of respondents (compared to 58% in 2020) said
they were totally satisfied with the company's activities (i.e. gave an overall score of 9 or higher on a scale of
0 to 10).
During 2021, the Customer Relationship Management system, which centralises workflows, data and
insights on business initiatives, clients and markets in a collaborative digital platform, and which employs
more than 400 colleagues, was further developed to enable synergies between the Divisions and Corporate
functions involved in meeting clients' expectations. Specifically, the management functions of the client
accreditation process and the recognition of the project opportunities subject to the Taxonomy according to
the European regulations have been implemented.
In addition, qualitative telephone interviews were conducted by an independent company, a world leader in
the field of reputation management, to assess the company’s reputation profile as perceived by 22
decision-makers in clients' organisations, with the results returned in anonymous and aggregated form to
ensure the confidentiality of the interviewees' assessment. The exercise will be repeated in 2022.
Clients
OUR COMMITMENT
Constant reporting and frequent meetings on operational projects.
Inclusion of aspects relating to business sustainability in meetings organised with clients and potential
clients.
Discussions with clients to understand their requirements and expectations from the perspective of solution
providers and with a focus on energy transition, including through defining partnerships and collaborations.
Involvement in HSE initiatives, including the environmental awareness campaigns and LiHS (Leadership in
Health and Safety) programmes.
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ Involvement of clients through a customer satisfaction monitoring system (62 evaluations of clients
involved through customer satisfaction questionnaires).
≥ In order to improve interactions and information sharing, the CRM tool was further developed with the
implementation of new functionalities.
≥ Partnerships and agreements signed with clients for the joint development of technological innovations,
including those aimed at new renewable energy markets and the sustainable use of resources.
≥ Clients involved in events on HSE topics through the LiHS campaigns.
≥ Assessment of Saipem's reputation through interviews of 22 key people among the Company's global
clients, carried out by a leading company in the field of reputation management.
≥ Assessment of Saipem's reputation among the Italian public informed by 2,000 surveys, carried out by a
third party, a leader in the field of reputation management.
≥ 19 clients involved in the Saipem materiality analysis.
Employees
OUR COMMITMENT
Commitment to recruiting and retaining talented personnel, fostering their development, motivation and
competence.
Commitment to guaranteeing safe and healthy working environments and stable relations with trade unions
in order to establish open and cooperative dialogue.
Commitment to guaranteeing equal treatment and inclusion.
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ Employee engagement initiatives, including the 15 Deep In Saipem workshops (approximately 5,000
participants), aiming to improve knowledge of operational projects, disseminate the use of best practices
and a culture of innovation.
≥ Training and retention initiatives of talented workers, such as the internal Saipem Academy (to consolidate
transversal technical skills and stimulate knowledge sharing), Digital Academy (a comprehensive training
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offer to improve both technical skills and the soft skills required for a digital mindset), Reverse Mentoring
(sharing of digital, technical and managerial skills between junior and senior resources, with a focus on
diversity).
≥ Employees involved in events on HSE issues (LiHS programme, World Environment Day celebration, drug
and alcohol prevention programme, cardiovascular disease prevention programme, etc.).
≥ Initiation of voluntary work (activities in collaboration with Legambiente for the rehabilitation of a green area
near San Donato Milanese, Milan).
≥ Launch of People Survey on topics such as D&I, HSE awareness, skills development and professional
growth, level of collaboration in teams, etc. Over 13,000 employees participated in the survey.
≥ Raising awareness on D&I issues in partnership with the Valore D Association.
≥ Key figures within the organisation involved in the “Meet the CEO” programme to become agents of
change.
≥ Approximately 4,200 employees and senior managers involved in the Saipem materiality analysis.
Authorities and local governments
OUR COMMITMENT
Saipem does not need to establish institutional relations to promote its interests. Nevertheless, Saipem
encourages dialogue with Institutions, governments, local authorities and with organised associations of civil
society in all the countries where it operates. Institutional and official relations with the authorities, as well as
cooperation with public bodies to launch initiatives aiming to create local value.
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ Institutional relations and pro-active cooperation to jointly implement local development programmes.
≥ Contribution to consultative processes at the institutional level in 2021.
≥ Cooperation with health ministries, hospitals or local medical centres for projects to raise awareness on
health issues, conducting vaccination and health campaigns, supporting healthcare facilities.
≥ As part of the open innovation activities and initiatives of the Saipem Innovation Factory, two channels of
collaboration were opened with the Embassies of Canada and Israel in Italy, scouting for and being
introduced to the most promising startups in their respective countries.
≥ 8 representatives of local authorities involved in the Saipem materiality analysis.
≥ In 2021, Saipem did not provide direct or indirect contributions, in any form, to political parties,
movements, political and trade union committees or organisations, their representatives and candidates,
with the exception of those provided by specific laws or by the applicable national bargaining agreements.
Local communities
OUR COMMITMENT
Contribution to the progress of the local communities, to the social, economic and cultural development and
improvement of their living conditions. Every operational company or project adopts a targeted approach
considering the role of the Company and the specific context.
Open and transparent dialogue with the communities living in the territories where the company operates.
Active involvement of local communities in the implementation of local development projects.
Proactive support in situations of crisis and emergency.
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ 28 development initiatives for local communities in 15 countries (Angola, Argentina, Saudi Arabia,
Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Oman, Peru,
Senegal) which reached a total of more than 33,000 beneficiaries. The sum of €400,000 was invested in
these initiatives.
≥ Provide support with disease control (e.g., support fighting COVID-19 in Bolivia, Peru and Oman, Malaria
Control Programme in Nigeria and Indonesia).
≥ HSE awareness events involving local communities (in Angola, Argentina, Indonesia, Peru and Senegal).
≥ Promoting environmental awareness and the importance of conservation of the environment and pollution
reduction (e.g. in Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, etc.).
≥ Improving the well-being of local communities and promoting their economic development (e.g. in Angola,
Indonesia, etc.).
≥ Cooperation with local schools and universities in many countries to encourage the development of
human capital (e.g. training courses, internships, research projects, lectures at universities, provision of
scholarships in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Indonesia, Brazil, India, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, etc.).
≥ Partnerships and agreements with research centres and universities for sharing knowledge and the joint
development of technological innovations.
≥ 6 representatives of local universities, institutions and associations involved in the Saipem materiality
analysis.
Local organisations and NGOs
OUR COMMITMENT
Regular publication of information, objectives and results through the Saipem institutional channels.
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Identification of organisations with proven experience and integrity for short- and medium-term relations
facilitating the implementation of specific value creation and local development projects.
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ Community
initiatives developed through partnerships and cooperation with non-governmental
organisations (e.g. FACE and AGEFIPH in France, Legambiente in Italy, Environmental Friends Society in
Saudi Arabia).
Vendors
OUR COMMITMENT
Commitment to developing and maintaining
management process it is possible to assess their technical, financial, organisational and ethical reliability.
Pro-active commitment to HSE initiatives, like environmental awareness campaigns or safety programmes.
long-term relations with vendors. Through the vendor
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ Subcontractors involved in HSE initiatives (Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, training on human rights issues for
security companies in Peru, Safety forum in Thailand and Nigeria).
≥ Engagement and dialogue initiatives on various issues related to business sustainability and Green
Procurement.
≥ 172 vendors and business partners involved in the Saipem materiality analysis.
Future generations
OUR COMMITMENT
Investing in education and training through investments in the education system and programmes in the
places where the Company operates.
Commitment to offering talented youths opportunities for
professional growth through empowerment and tutoring initiatives.
Commitment to building a concrete and lasting partnership with schools and universities, encouraging the
integration of knowledge with work experience.
Helping young people with career guidance and facilitating the dissemination of enterprise culture.
joining the company and personal and
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ Events for attracting talented people that foster a meeting between the world of work and the world of
education, with a specific focus on STEM (e.g. Sinergia programme and Barcolana Job Fair in Italy).
≥ Partnerships with many universities in countries where the Company operate (e.g., Archimeds project in
Brazil, award of scholarships to attend the University of Trieste in Italy, ERSAI scholarships in Kazakhstan,
various activities carried out in collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic in Italy).
≥ Vocational training courses for young people to help them enter the labour market (e.g. in Brazil, Nigeria,
Kazakhstan).
≥ Improvement of educational facilities to ensure a safe and effective learning environment (e.g. in India,
Indonesia and Oman).
≥ 100 university students involved in the Saipem materiality analysis.
Relations with institutions and trade associations
Saipem has always been engaged in constructive dialogue with institutions and industry associations in the
countries where it has a presence. The activity of interest representation is carried out by the Company with
the will to create a climate of effective collaboration in a logic of constructive and beneficial dialogue for all
parties involved, often on relevant issues of general interest, direct and/or indirect.
The Company manages its local, national and international stakeholder relations in line with the provisions of
its Code of Ethics and its Business Integrity Guidelines and Policies, which require the adoption of behaviour
based on correctness, transparency and traceability. These relations are exclusively handled by the relevant
Company functions and positions identified, in compliance with approved plans and internal regulatory
documents.
Saipem does not make direct or indirect contributions in whatever form to parties, movements, committees,
political organisations and unions, to their representatives and/or candidates, unless required by local law.
The Corporate Institutional Relations department is responsible for institutional dialogue, guaranteeing
uniform and coherent relational strategies and communication to external parties.
By virtue of the strong international orientation of the Group, which is present in 73 countries, Saipem
collaborates and maintains close relations with the Italian diplomatic network, ensuring a constant dialogue
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and with the embassies in Italy of the
countries where it has a presence.
In host countries, Saipem guarantees dialogue and constant interaction with central and local institutions, as
this is deemed fundamental for ensuring relations based on criteria of transparency and correctness,
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founded on a lasting, shared value creation strategy. In this constructive institutional context, Saipem
supports local initiatives in communities, mainly in projects focusing on education, health and culture. For this
purpose, stringent due diligence processes are applied to check the effective beneficiaries of initiatives put
in place.
Saipem is convinced that it is essential for its sustainable growth to find an adequate balance between
market and local needs, combining its industrial missions and services for the common good by working with
the various institutional levels. Indeed, dialogue with institutions and the mutual commitment of all public and
private stakeholders operating in the various local areas are the pillars on which the well-being of local
communities can be based.
With this in mind, Saipem believes it is important to make its operations and its achievements in industry
known to institutions. Among the various initiatives in this vein, in August 2021, Saipem hosted a delegation
of local and national institutions at its technology base in Trieste, which included, among others, the Minister
of Economic Development and the President of the Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venice Giulia. The purpose
of the visit was to illustrate the work of the marine robotics hub that Saipem has created between Trieste and
Marghera, taking the opportunity to demonstrate the operation of the latest generation of underwater drones
developed by the Company.
Saipem also supported and actively participated in the organisation of the visit by national and local
institutions to the site of the Brescia-Verona high-speed/high-capacity track, being built for the client RFI as
part of its majority shareholding in the CEPAV Due consortium.
In addition to direct involvement in specific events, during 2021, Saipem collaborated with other national
institutional stakeholders, including the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Ministry of Economic
Development, participating in discussions about technical issues and the sector.
With regard to the AGNES project, an integrated marine district for renewable energies off the coast of
Ravenna, in collaboration with Qint'X, Saipem maintains constant contact with all the institutions involved and,
in particular, with the Municipality of Ravenna, the Emilia-Romagna Region and local authorities. Following the
approval of bipartisan parliamentary amendments that recognised its value, as did the Government, which
gave a favourable opinion, this project is the recipient of specific funding from the resources of the Fund for
Development and Cohesion, as part of the bill converting Decree Law No. 59/2021.
Saipem is a member of numerous trade and employer associations, which – among other roles – represent
their members before institutional interlocutors on business aspects. The association activities provide
services to the Company, in terms of information and the analysis of developments in the laws and
regulations of the referred country or sector, also guaranteeing opportunities for trade promotion and
discussion with other companies. Saipem is one of the founders of the Italian Association of Industrial Plants
(ANIMP), and has been its President for 4 years, since 2018. Through the ANIMP sections and working
groups, it collaborates in the development of methodologies and “best practices” for the plant engineering
sector, dedicating its own qualified resources to Project Management training and certification. Through
promotion and active participation in working groups for sustainability and the circular economy, free and
independent guidelines for ESG assessment of the supply chain were defined. As president of the ANIMP,
Saipem represents general contractors in the ANIE General Council. Saipem is also a member of
Assorisorse, Confindustria Energy, Confitarma, Confindustria Africa and Mediterranean Association, and
contributes to industrial and economic dialogue with international stakeholders through its membership of
ISPI and Italy’s association with the ASEAN.
Saipem is also a member of the World Energy Council (WEC) Italy, where it is represented by its
Vice-President, and of various associations and networks active on the energy transition issue, such as the
Global Carbon Capture & Storage Institute (GCCSI), and the associations CO2 Value Europe, IHS and
Hydrogen Europe and the European public initiative Clean Hydrogen Alliance.
Cooperation with international organisations and associations on the topic of climate change
As a key player in the energy sector, Saipem is an active member of specific trade associations in the
countries in which it has a well-structured presence, taking part in events and discussions on environmental
and climatic issues.
Saipem is a member of EVOLEN (the French association of energy sector companies and professionals),
which aims to disseminate technical and scientific knowledge among its members and anticipate changes in
the business, fostering cooperation and a long-term vision and supporting innovation and partnerships.
This allows Saipem to be involved in a dynamic network, promoting its own technological excellences and
sharing information and experience on different topics, including sustainability, energy efficiency and climate
issues.
Recently Saipem became a member of Renewable UK, the main renewable energy trade association in the
United Kingdom, specialised in onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy.
Furthermore, Saipem takes part in the Norwegian Solar Energy Cluster, which aims to foster cooperation and
support the development of solar energy skills.
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Saipem also takes part in the DeRisk-CO project, run in Italy by the Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation (FEEM), a
scientific research and dissemination project aiming to raise awareness of the risks and opportunities
associated to climate change, which has the objective of studying instruments to analyse scenarios and
promote communication among Italian businesses on this strategic topic. Through its international network,
FEEM integrates its research and dissemination activities with those of top academic institutions and
think-tanks worldwide. As part of this collaboration, Saipem supported the organisation of a seminar focused
on the analysis of the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
of the Financial Stability Board, with particular reference to the identification of risks and opportunities and
the scenario analysis of certain climate-related disclosure events, the recommendations of the TCFD and
the revision of the European “Non-Binding Guidelines on Non-Financial Reporting”, as well as on the
implementation of Science-Based Targets, and the financial quantification of climate-related risks.
In this context, in 2020, Saipem gained the status of Supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and has adopted its recommendations.
Relations with institutions and trade associations
OUR COMMITMENT
Continuous and transparent dialogue with national, local and international institutions in order to establish an
effective collaboration to create shared value also for the benefit of the communities in which the Company
operates.
Active participation in national and international associations joined by the Company, convinced of the
added value of joint representation of sector interests and of the opportunities that arise from discussions of
associations in terms of proposals and solutions for the field of competence, and with regard to
sustainability.
ACTIONS TAKEN
≥ In 2021, the Saipem Group was an active member of 113 national and international business and trade
associations.
≥ In particular, the parent is a member of 44 associations and organisations, including: ANIMP (Italian
Association of industrial plants), Assorisorse, BNOW (Business Network for Offshore Wind), Confindustria,
Assolombarda, IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors), IMCA (International Maritime
Contractors Association), Renewable UK, UN Global Compact, WEF (World Economic Forum), WEC (World
Energy Council), Windeurope.
≥ In 2021, Saipem involved ten representatives of business associations as relevant stakeholders in its
materiality analysis.
≥ Total membership fees spent in 2021 amount to €1,141 million, including in detail:
• approx. 13% to Confindustria and approx. 17% to Assolombarda, with the main purpose of these
membership fees being to receive support in the management of industrial relations, including at the
local level, and for updates on operational issues for the sector, aside from increasing awareness of the
company and its services within the entire Confindustria systems;
• 15% to the World Economic Forum, whose membership is mainly aimed at strengthening the
relationship with the highest levels of relevant international stakeholders (business, government and civil
society). In 2021, the Company participated in events such as Davos Agenda, Sustainable Development
Impact Summit, Energy Transition Dialogue on Nigeria, Accelerating Clean Hydrogen Initiative and other
ones;
• 8% to associations active in the energy transition.
≥ Furthermore, the Company actively participates in the Gas Industry Advisory Committee and its Technical,
Economic and Regulatory sub-committees, within the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, whose purpose is to
promote cooperation and investment in the area and to initiate a structured and systematic political
dialogue on natural gas.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Governance Model
Saipem adopts a system of Corporate Governance that is based on the general and special regulations
applicable to the Articles of Association, the Code of Ethics, the recommendations contained in the
Corporate Governance Code promoted by the Corporate Governance Committee of the Italian Stock
Exchange – which came into force on January 1, 2021 – and the best practices on the subject.
Saipem’s system of Corporate Governance is based on the central role of the Board of Directors, on
transparency and the effectiveness of the internal audit system.
It should be noted that the Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance Committee and the Control and Risk
Committee are responsible for examining the “non-financial disclosures” required by Legislative Decree
No. 254 of December 30, 2016.
In particular, the Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance Committee is responsible for: “verifying the
general approach of the non-financial statement and the articulation of its contents, as well as the
completeness and transparency of the information provided with the same statement, reporting the
outcome of its assessments, through its Chairman, to the Control and Risk Committee, which is called upon
to assess the suitability of the periodic non-financial information to correctly represent the company's
business model, strategies, the impact of its activities and the performance achieved”.
Consequently, the Audit and Risk Committee has the task of assessing “the suitability of periodic financial
and non-financial information to fairly present the company's business model, strategies, the impact of its
activities and the performance achieved, cooperating, for periodic non-financial information, with the
Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance Committee”.
For a more detailed description of the governance of the aspects required by Italian Legislative Decree No.
254/2016, refer to the “Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure Report” and the sections
regarding the Board of Directors, its internal committees and risk management. The above-mentioned
document is present in the “Governance” section of the Company’s website.
Governance of business sustainability
The Board of Directors was appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2021 for three financial
years and will expire on the date of the Meeting called for the approval of the financial statements for the year
ending December 31, 2023. The appointment of Directors occurs pursuant to Article 19 of Articles of
Association, through voting from a list, so as to allow the appointment of minority interest representatives
and to ensure gender balance. The majority of directors are aged over 50. The curriculum with the personal
and professional characteristics of the directors is available on the website www.saipem.com in the
“Governance” section.
The responsibilities of the Board of Directors include the definition, at the request of the Chief Executive
Officer-CEO, of the strategic lines and objectives of the Company and the Group, including their
sustainability policies.
The Board of Directors appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 30, 2021 has in its background
competences related to evaluations and decisions linked to sustainability issues, including environmental,
social & governance matters, connected to the exercise of company business and its dynamics of
interaction with all stakeholders.
The new Board, 89% of which is made up of members over 50 years of age and 11% of which is made up of
members between 30 and 50 years of age, is also adequately equipped with expertise in the field of the
Code of Ethics, national and international regulations and best practices.
GRI 102-18
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With regard to the formation and information to the members of the new Board of Directors appointed by the
Shareholders' Meeting of April 30, 2021, the Company has prepared and implemented a “Board Induction”
programme, in order to allow the directors to progressively deepen their knowledge of the Company from
both an industrial/operational/commercial standpoint and from a financial and governance compliance
perspective. The programme, which also involved the Board of Statutory Auditors, consisted of the following
sessions:
≥ April 30, 2021: in-depth study of HSE issues and COVID-19 emergency;
≥ May 18, 2021: introduction to Saipem businesses. More details on Onshore and Offshore Drilling. Market,
competition, strategy, financials;
≥ May 27, 2021: Corporate & key facts and figures (including financial statements of 2020 and first quarter
2021. Competitive positioning); financials, organisation and sustainability; risk, governance and internal
audit; risk & integrity; governance and internal audit;
≥ June16, 2021: E&C Offshore Businesses. Market, competition, strategy, financials; business Onshore E&C.
Market, competition, strategy, financials and XSIGHT Division - Tech innovation and digital and Industrial
plan.
In the 2021 financial year, the usual off-site induction sessions could not be held due to the regulatory
requirements to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further details on the composition, appointment, responsibilities, activities and formation of the Board of
Directors can be found in the section “Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure Report 2021”.
To perform its tasks more effectively, the Board has appointed its own internal Compensation and
Nomination Committee (made up entirely of non-executive and mostly independent directors); the Audit and
Risk Committee (made up entirely of mostly independent non-executive directors) and the Sustainability,
Scenarios and Governance Committee, made up of four non-executive directors –
including two
independent directors – and chaired by the Chairman of Saipem. The Committee is tasked with assisting the
Board of Directors with advisory, preparatory and consultative functions, for its evaluations and decisions
relative to issues of sustainability, even intended as environmental, social and governance, connected to the
performance of the company’s activities, to the dynamics of interactions with all the stakeholders, to the
company's responsibility to society, to the review of scenarios for the preparation of the strategic plan,
based also on an analysis of issues relevant to the generation of value over the long term and to the
Company’s and Group’s corporate governance. The Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance Committee
and the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager promote sustainability issues within the Board of
Directors, which during the year discussed among other issues key topics in this sense, including disclosure
on Saipem's approach to “Climate Change”, its implications on the business strategies and the initiatives
taken by the Company in this area, aside from an analysis of the situation linked to the positioning of the
Company with regard to various sustainability ratings.
Since 2007, Saipem has set up a Sustainability Committee, a body comprising top management and chaired
by the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. The Sustainability Committee has the task of drafting
sustainability policy guidelines and strategies for subsequent review by the Board’s Sustainability, Scenarios
and Governance Committee, and also provides indications and directives for the sustainability planning and
reporting process.
Given the transversal nature of this topic, the sustainability objectives are defined, and must be disseminated
within the Company, consistently with the various operational contexts and the requests emerging from
stakeholder consultations and other contextual evidence. The Board of Directors approves the management
performance plan, at the proposal of the Compensation and Nomination Committee, through which the
Company’s objectives are assigned to the CEO and General Director. The plan is drafted on the basis of the
company’s strategic plan and, for the part concerning objectives on ESG issues, considers the areas that
were deemed to be of highest priority by the company's stakeholders. The objectives are then reported
within a cascade process to the Company management and described in the short-term variable incentive
plan. For the 2021 Plan, which is described in detail in the “Report on the Remuneration Policy and Paid
Compensation 2022”, following on from the previous year, a growing attention will be confirmed for
objectives relating to ESG
in greenhouse gas emissions, safety
performances, gender diversity and innovation are some of the main issues the 2021 objectives for the
Board of Directors and CEO and General Manager are focused on.
The active and regular involvement of stakeholders in the determination of priorities (including, for example,
through materiality analyses) and the creation of an advanced monitoring system to monitor and report on
company ESG performances also confirm that ESG/Sustainability factors represent a commitment the
Company adopts towards stakeholders with a view to creating shared value in the long term. In terms of the
Company's position to be an energy transition leader, the objective to reduce Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by
50% by 2035 (the reference value is calculated compared to 2018), and Carbon Neutrality in Scope 2 by
2025 is paramount.
issues. Specifically, a reduction
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THE MAIN SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS FACED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2021
≥ Consolidated Non-Financial Statement 2020 (includes the materiality analysis)(cid:1)
≥ Remuneration Report and definition of objectives for the next year, which include business sustainability
objectives(cid:1)
≥ Performance and achievement of objectives included in the HSE Plan(cid:1)
≥ Modern Slavery Statement 2020 in accordance with the UK “Modern Slavery Act”
≥ Document “Ready for the transition - Enabling a green future -(cid:1)2020 Sustainability Report”
≥ Document “2021 - Shaping a Net-Zero future” drafted this year also in the Italian version “2021 - Costruire
un futuro a zero emissioni”, according to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosure (TCFD)
The Organisation, Management and Control Model of Saipem SpA
“Model 231” (including the Code of Ethics)
At its meeting on March 22, 2004, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA resolved the adoption of an
organisation, management and control model pursuant to
Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/2001
(hereinafter, “Model 231”), aimed at preventing the commission of offences specified by Legislative Decree
No. 231/2001.
Later, through specific projects, Model 231 was updated to reflect changes in the legislation and in the
corporate organisation of Saipem SpA.
In particular, the subsequent updates of Model 231 have taken into account the following:
≥ changes in the corporate organisation of Saipem SpA;
≥ changes in case law and jurisprudence;
≥ the considerations arising from the implementation of Model 231, including case law indications;
≥ practices of Italian and foreign companies with regard to these models;
≥ the results of supervision activities and the findings of internal audit activities;
≥ the evolution of the legislative framework and the Confidustria Guidelines.
Most recently, in December 2021, Model 231 was updated based on:
≥ regulatory updates;
≥ organisational changes that have taken place;
≥ jurisprudence and most recent case law;
≥ best practices.
At the end of these updates, on December 23, 2021, the CEO of Saipem SpA approved the new Saipem SpA
“Model 231 (including the Code of Ethics)”.
After the various timely updates made over the years, Model 231 of Saipem SpA has also been updated,
inter alia, in accordance with the following regulations:
≥ Italian Legislative Decree No. 24 of March 4, 2014 intervened in the context of the trafficking of human
beings and the protection of victims amending Article 600 of the Italian Penal Code (reduction or
maintenance in slavery or servitude) Article 601 Italian Criminal Code (trafficking of persons);
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≥ Italian Legislative Decree No. 39 of March 4, 2014, which introduced the crime of “grooming minors” into
the crimes set out in Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/2001;
≥ Law No. 68 of May 22, 2015, “Provisions related to crimes against the environment” (so-called “Ecoreati”,
“Eco-crimes Act”), which introduces new cases of environmental crime;
≥ Italian Law No. 167 of November 20, 2017, “Provisions for fulfilling the obligations arising from Italy being
part of the European Union - European Law 2017”. The provision aims to bring domestic regulations in line
with EU regulations, also intervening on the liability of legal entities. In regulating the fight “against some
forms and expressions of xenophobic racism by means of criminal law”, the new Article 25-terdecies
“Racism and Xenophobia” provides for this as a crime within Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/2001;
≥ Law No. 179 of November 30, 2017 on “Provisions for the protection of those reporting crimes or
irregularities that they may have become aware of in the context of their public or private employment”;
≥ Italian Legislative Decree No. 107 of August 10, 2018, “Rules on the adaptation of national law to the
provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, relating to market abuses, repealing Directive 2003/6/EC and
Directives 2003/124/EU, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC”;
≥ Italian Law No. 3 of January 9, 2019, “Measures to combat crimes against the public administration, and
relating to statute of limitations for those crimes and the transparency of political parties and movements”;
≥ Italian conversion Law No. 157 of December 24, 2019 of Decree-law No. 124/2019 containing “Urgent
provisions on tax and requirements that cannot be postponed”;
≥ Italian conversion Law No. 133 of November 18, 2019 of Decree-law No. 105 of September 21, 2019,
“Urgent provisions on the national cybersecurity perimeter”;
≥ Italian Legislative Decree No. 75 of July 14, 2020, “Implementation of Directive (EU) 2017/1371, relating to
the fight against fraud harming the financial interests of the Union through criminal law” which implemented
the so-called “PIF Directive”;
≥ Legislative Decree No. 184 of November 8, 2021, “Implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/713 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of April 17, 2019 on combating fraud and counterfeiting of
non-cash means of payment and which replaces Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA” on
combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment;
≥ Legislative Decree No. 195 of November 8, 2021, “Implementation of Directive (EU) 2018/1673 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2018 on combating money laundering by means of
criminal law”.
In addition, on January 14, 2022, Model 231 was updated to incorporate the resolution of the Board of
Directors of Saipem SpA to appoint the new Saipem SpA Supervisory Board.
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CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Saipem material topic
ENERGY USE AND EFFICIENCY
RENEWABLES
GHG EMISSIONS CONTROL & REDUCTION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
AIR EMISSIONS CONTROL & REDUCTION (NON GHG)
Commitment
Saipem Net-Zero:
≥ 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 (based on 2018 GHG emissions).
≥ Carbon Neutrality in Scope 2 emissions by 2025.
Optimising energy consumption, using the best available technology and increasing operational efficiency.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
Achieve 2020-2024 strategic plan objectives for 2021 (specific for each Division) in terms of savings on
emissions (36,500 t of CO2 eq): avoided atmospheric emissions: 36,976 t of CO2 eq; 426.9 t of NOX; 16.9 t of
SO2; 121.2 t of CO; 24.2 t of NMVOC and 13.6 t of PM10.
(cid:1) Define carbon neutrality Strategy (Net-Zero) for the Divisions and the Group: defined and approved
manifest and strategic lines.
(cid:1) Define the implementation Plan for carbon neutrality (Net-Zero) for the Divisions and the Group: defined
and approved implementation plans.
(cid:1) Third party validation of the documentation produced (strategies and implementation plans) for carbon
neutrality (Net-Zero): obtained.
(cid:1) Assessment of all assets connected to the power grid to explore the possibility of obtaining 100%
certified electricity from renewable sources: all sites connected to the power grid (54 in total) were analysed
to assess the possibility of obtaining 100% of electricity from renewable sources. 38 sites do not have the
possibility to access renewable sources in the immediate future. 11 sites are already supplied with 100% of
electricity from renewable sources (20% of the total) for a total of 10,874 MWh of electricity.
(cid:1) Definition of a set of asset-specific KPIs (vessel, rig, temporary construction facility (TFC), yard and
offices) for the assessment of GHG reduction initiatives and implementation of associated reporting: several
KPIs were developed for individual assets and operations to measure GHG intensity (e.g. tonnes of GHG/rig
operating day).
2022 Objectives
≥ Implementation of a monitoring system to improve information on Scope 3 emissions from the supply
chain and a market survey to set Scope 3 targets.
≥ Evaluation of Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) membership.
≥ Adoption of internal carbon pricing.
≥ Exploration of offsetting and insetting initiatives.
≥ Savings in cumulative GHG emissions associated with energy efficiency initiatives (target reductions equal
to 153,120 t of CO2 eq in the period 2022-2024).
≥ Increase the number of sites connected to the power grid using 100% renewable energy (target 6 new
sites).
≥ Finalise the definition of intensity KPIs for each business line.
Saipem material topic
USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Commitment
≥ Evaluate the use of sustainable fuels obtained from renewable and alternative raw materials to replace
fuels deriving from oil.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
Evaluation of the possibility of use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for a quota of flights acquired by the end
of 2021: contact with airline companies to evaluate possible use of SAF and analysis of the related reduction
of GHG Scope 3 emissions and related costs. Design of a pilot project with an identified airline.
2022 Objectives
Use of sustainable aviation fuel for a pilot project with an identified airline.
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Saipem material topic
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
SAFETY LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE
Commitment
≥ Implementing measures to prevent injuries, negative health impacts and damage to assets.
≥ Designing and implementing initiatives to provide the knowledge and skills needed to enable everyone to
do their job safely.
≥ Continuously improving the way the Company works, the efficiency of procedures and the management
system, in line with the highest international standards and through digital transformation and innovation of
our processes, to be able to meet future challenges.
≥ Protecting the health of workers and guaranteeing the continuity of health services and, more generally,
the continuity of the company's operations in the various areas of the world, with particular reference to
the health management of the pandemic with the aim of reducing its impact.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1)Renewal of the Group’s certification based on ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Standards.
(cid:1) The TRIFR was maintained at 0.37 below the target value of 0.40.
(cid:1) The high-level frequency rate (HLFR) indicator, which is intended to measure all near misses with a high
potential for personal injury, was introduced and calculated at 0.76, below the target value of 1.07.
(cid:1) Confirmation of the monitoring of the injury frequency rate (TRIFR) and the high-level frequency rate
(HLFR) in order to better understand the most critical areas and implement programmes to limit triggering
causes: Saipem constantly monitors performance indicators in order to promptly identify any critical issues,
their underlying causes and take corrective action. For example, in the period from May to August 2021, the
trend of the TRIFR increased from 0.32 to 0.37. The HSE function immediately undertook a detailed analysis,
identified the causes and implemented preventive actions. In recent months performance has returned to
0.36, in line with the first quarter of the year.
(cid:1) In addition to the tried and tested pandemic containment measures, to promote Sars-CoV-2 COVID-19
vaccination of people coming to company sites through campaigns and information: since the start of the
pandemic, a total of 224 epidemiological bulletins have been issued by the Health department; continuous
updating of the Health Risk Assessment, internal COVID-19 Management procedures and implementation of
the most suitable preventive measures has been maintained. 9 memos issued by the Health and Medicine
Task Force on current and emerging issues related to disease prevention.
Monitoring of COVID-19 vaccination coverage of the people coming to Saipem sites at the end of 2021:
18,630 employees fully vaccinated; 3,280 employees given the first dose.
2022 Objectives
≥ TRIFR target: 0.42.
≥ HLFR target: 0.97.
≥ Launch of a new initiative focusing on Mental Health of employees.
≥ Continue the weekly information campaign throughout the year until the end of the pandemic (target: 50
bulletins).
≥ Update management guidelines and
information material where necessary to ensure up-to-date
management of COVID-19.
≥ Continue
information campaigns to support COVID-19 vaccination coverage among the Saipem
population, with the aim of achieving coverage of 20,000 employees by 2022.
Saipem material topic
HUMAN AND LABOUR RIGHTS ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN
SAFETY ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Commitment
≥ Respecting international best practices on the subject of human and labour rights and monitoring
compliance.
≥ Cooperating with vendors to contribute to the development of their own business sustainability and to
reduce/minimise sustainability risks within the supply chain.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1)Continuing to support the improvement of the supply chain in terms of HSE standards and human and
labour rights, also through partnerships with local business associations and institutions in the areas the
Company operates in.
≥ Saipem reconfirmed its adherence to the UN Global Compact and has joined the Building Responsibly
initiative;
≥ implementation of human rights risk assessment in 23 countries;
≥ about 600 suppliers analysed during qualification on human rights and the same number on HSE aspects;
≥ 5 subcontractor safety forums in Thailand and Nigeria;
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≥ e-learning training for 2 employment agencies in Malaysia and Indonesia.
(cid:1)Identified further areas/assets where a green procurement approach can be implemented.
As part of the Net-Zero programme, a green procurement roadmap has been defined; to achieve its goals, a
green procurement stream has been created that includes 30 functions across the company from supply
chain, HSE, digital, sustainability and others.
2022 Objectives
≥ Implementation and enforcement of a supplier code of conduct.
≥ Improve monitoring of supplier-related emissions for specific commodity codes and assess the possible
impact of ESG requirements on suppliers.
≥ Achieving SA8000 social accountability certification for Saipem SpA.
Saipem material topic
ANTI-CORRUPTION & BRIBERY
Commitment
≥ Operating in conformity with the best ethical business practices.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) Maintaining the adequacy of the 231 Model and related procedures: Saipem's 231 Model was updated on
December 23, 2021 in order to incorporate the regulatory and organisational updates that took place during
2021; on January 14, 2022, a further update was required in relation to the new composition of the
Supervisory Board.
(cid:1)100% coverage of the countries envisaged by the training plan for Anti-Corruption and 231 Compliance.
100% of countries singled out for Anti‑Corruption and 231 Compliance training.
(cid:1)Continue to maintain an adequate internal control and risk management system. The internal control and
risk management system is integrated into the organisational and corporate governance structures at Group
level.
2022 Objectives
≥ 100% coverage of the countries envisaged by the training plan for Anti-Corruption and 231 Compliance.
Saipem material topic
EMPLOYEE ATTRACTION, TALENT MANAGEMENT & RETENTION
Commitment
≥ Maintaining an alignment between employee skills and business requirements and improving the
Company’s image in order to retain and attract talented people.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) Continue to attract talent, with a specific focus on women and young people. Employer branding and
attraction activities dedicated to talented young people with interventions for internal role models.
2022 Objectives
≥ Continue to promote an
inclusive culture through specific
initiatives to enhance the skills and
competences of employees and attract candidates with diverse skills.
Saipem material topic
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Commitment
≥ Promoting the creation of an inclusive company culture.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) Launch of a mentoring programme with the aim of fostering the Diversity and Inclusion process: a
mentoring programme dedicated to women's empowerment was implemented.
Employer branding activities were carried out to promote Saipem as an equal opportunity employer.
A training activity involving 80 employees dedicated to overcoming unconscious bias has begun.
(cid:1)Monitor the voluntary turnover rate of women.
2022 Objectives
≥ Continue to promote an inclusive culture through specific initiatives that value diversity and ensures equal
opportunity.
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PARTNERSHIP, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION
Commitment
≥ Maintaining a collaborative and transparent relationship with all stakeholders, continuously monitoring and
improving their perception and the overall reputation of Saipem.
≥ Seeking and maintaining partnerships and agreements with technology partners, international and local
institutions and others to support the company's strategy and objectives.
2021 Results
≥ +4,500 people involved in the materiality process, including targeted university students for the first time:
• 161 external stakeholders;
• 3,915 employees;
• 269 senior managers;
• 9 members of the Board of Directors.
≥ 18 cooperation/licence agreements signed with start-ups, universities, clients and other partners.
≥ Saipem's reputation assessment conducted with 22 key people from global clients.
≥ Saipem’s reputation assessment carried out in Italy, among the general public informed through 2,000
surveys.
≥ Participation in the World Economic Forum initiatives (Davos Agenda, Governors Meeting, Community of
Impact Summit, Resource and Logistics Sharing Hubs,
Chairpersons, Sustainable Development
Accelerating Clean Hydrogen Initiative, Energy roundtable, Dialogue Series - Value Model for Carbon).
2022 Objectives
≥ Continue engagement with stakeholders for materiality assessment.
≥ Maintain the number of active partnerships and collaborations in place for innovation.
≥ Continuous monitoring of Saipem's reputation.
≥ Continue engagement in current and future World Economic Forum initiatives.
Saipem material topic
CYBERSECURITY
Commitment
≥ Building and developing an integrated security model fully embedded in business processes and aligned
with the Company’s values and applicable legislation in order to:
• provide a safe and secure workplace and protect all employees, subcontracted workers and third
parties;
• protect all company information and know-how;
• protect the integrity and reputation of management and stakeholders.
≥ Maintain an IT security model based on a preventive and defensive security strategy that minimises
physical and IT security risks.
2021 Results
≥ Saipem SpA has obtained certification of its Information Security Management System in accordance with
ISO/IEC 27001.
2022 Objectives
≥ Keep on integrating systems like the Identity Governance solution and the PIM solution into the security
platform.
≥ Implementation of 1 breach simulation solution.
≥ Selection and implementation of a Network Behaviour Analysis solution on at least 1 vessel to better
protect the OT environment.
≥ Integration of 1 Hardware Security Module to protect keys and certificates used for the encryption of data.
≥ Reinforce the IT security requirements on our supply chain and verify the compliance of suppliers through
dedicated audits (target: 2 audits).
≥ Simulation of phishing campaigns (target: 3 simulations of phishing campaigns).
≥ Maintain the detection and response process in accordance with ISO/IEC 27001 with renewal in the year
2022.
Saipem material topic
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Commitment
≥ Ensure the development and adoption of digital solutions, with particular reference to digital
transformation solutions that relate in an integrated manner to engineering, procurement and construction
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(EPC Integration) processes, of our assets and transversal business processes, in order to optimise the
effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation and work processes.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) Implementing 6 new digital solutions in the EPCI area and 5 in the asset management area: 6 solutions (of
which 3 already in the industrialisation phase) were implemented for EPCI and 7 solutions for asset
management.
(cid:1) Scaling up 4 industrialised digital solutions on EPCI projects: 7 industrialised digital solutions are being
adopted by business projects.
(cid:1) Extend the field of application of new working methodologies (e.g. agile methodology, design thinking,
data science): new working methodologies extended over several initiatives on different business areas and
staff.
2022 Objectives
≥ Continue to develop, industrialise and adopt digital solutions in business and staff areas.
In order to provide comprehensive information and ensure continuity of its disclosure to corporate
stakeholders, in addition to results and targets related to the material issues of the 2021 analysis, the section
also presents results and targets for the issues of water resources management, recycling and waste
reduction, and spill prevention and recovery and support and development of local communities, which are
impact on territories.
key components of the environmental management of operations and their
Furthermore, in view of the strategic importance of the issue, results and objectives are also reported on the
subject of advanced technologies and innovation.
Topic addressed in the 2021 NFS
MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Commitment
≥ Fair and knowledgeable management of water resources focused on maximising the reuse of water where
possible and reducing to a minimum water consumption in all operating sites and projects, especially when
these are located in areas characterised by a particular scarcity of water.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) Each Division will conduct in a pilot site an analysis of the use and consumption of water in order to
identify criticalities and propose actions to reduce consumption of water and increase the share of reused
water.
Offshore E&C: YEWEMP will continue in 2021 to develop and implement the plan on the remaining offshore
yards/fabrication yards.
(cid:1) Onshore E&C: in the Marjan pack 10 and Berri projects (both of which are in Saudi Arabia) implement the
reduction measures envisaged by the feasibility studies.
(cid:1) All the Divisions have implemented specific analyses and/or activities on water consumption, such as
technical improvements in water treatment in the rigs in Saudi Arabia, studies and initiatives carried out to
reduce water consumption in some projects (Bonny, Berri and Marjan), and the implementation of yard
energy and water efficiency management plans (YEWEMP) and the definition of reduction KPIs on offshore
projects; for example, FDS 2 has introduced a system to reuse water from air conditioning as technical water.
(cid:1) New Headquarters in Italy (Milan): significant reduction in drinking water consumption thanks to the
efficiency of the equipment selected, the reuse of rainwater, the use of high-efficiency irrigation systems
combined with the plant species chosen that require less water. The new premises in Milan were designed
with high-efficiency equipment, rainwater reuse system, high-efficiency irrigation systems combined with
chosen plant species that require less water.
2022 Objectives
≥ Setting site-specific targets for water reuse.
≥ Assessing existing best practices to be implemented at site/project level.
≥ Reducing water consumption at the company's Milan site thanks to the efficiency of selected equipment,
the reuse of rainwater, the use of high-efficiency irrigation systems combined with selected plant species
requiring less water (50% reduction in water consumption expected at the site).
Topic addressed in the 2021 NFS
RECYCLING AND REDUCTION OF WASTE FROM OPERATIONS
Commitment
≥ Managing waste responsibly through a hierarchy of interventions that aim to give the utmost priority to the
reduction and reuse of waste to the greatest extent possible.
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2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) Definition of a programme to reduce the use of single-use plastics: many offices have restricted
single-use plastics. Some offices (Mexico City, Abu Dhabi) have water dispensers instead of plastic bottles.
The reusable bottles were distributed on the NLNG Train 7 Project, Bonny Island. A study was conducted in
India to reduce single-use plastic in offices as part of a Plastic Management Plan. Offshore vessels have
contracts with caterers requiring them not to use single-use plastics; some sites and projects have
developed initiatives and proposals to reduce single-use plastics (e.g. Castorone and FDS vessels).
(cid:1) Implementation of specific communication activities on waste reduction during European Waste Week:
European Waste Reduction Week campaigns were celebrated at several sites such as the Al-Zour Refinery
project in Kuwait, the Arctic Project in Russia, Berri Project in Saudi Arabia, PTTLNG Nong Fab Project in
Thailand.
(cid:1) Each Division will identify a pilot site for the development of a roadmap for the reduction of waste, with a
focus on the elimination of single-use plastic.
Study launched in new projects: Bonny, Berry and Marjan: on the basis of these studies, specific project
actions were identified to reduce waste quantities (e.g. installation of a composting plant to reduce waste
production by the Marjan project).
Analysis at onshore drilling sites (e.g. Rig 5946, Rig 5913 in Kuwait, PTX12 in Peru) to understand the different
sources of plastic waste and the type of plastic used. The results of the analysis will identify possible actions
to be implemented in order to reduce plastic waste.
All offshore vessels have catering contracts that prohibit the use of single-use plastics. Some sites and
projects have developed specific reduction initiatives and proposals (e.g. Castorone and FDS).
2022 Objectives
≥ Establishing site-specific targets for the re-use of waste.
≥ Assessing existing best practices to be implemented at site/project level.
≥ Extending the ban on single-use plastics for catering activities on project sites.
≥ No single-use plastic in the distribution of bottles and glasses in the new company headquarters.
Topic addressed in the 2021 NFS
SPILL PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
Commitment
≥ Reducing and mitigating the environmental risk associated to oil and chemical spills, guaranteeing the
adoption of appropriate prevention and recovery measures.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) 100% coverage of sites/projects with specific accidental pollution emergency plans: 100% of
sites/projects have an accidental pollution plan.
(cid:1) Increasing the number of spill response drills, including scenarios of spills in water bodies: number of drills
carried out 338 (96% achievement of target).
(cid:1) O&CM target: 100% coverage of offshore vessels operational in 2021 and operational yards in 2021,
100% coverage of onshore logistics bases and yards and at least one onshore project 40% of offshore
drilling vessels and at least one onshore drilling platform. Results achieved:
≥ 100% of offshore vessels (operational in 2021) and sites;
≥ 100% coverage of onshore sites and logistic bases;
≥ mappings carried out: 6 out of 11 offshore drilling vessels (54%);
≥ a PTX12 onshore drilling rig in Peru.
(cid:1) Spill Risk Assessment: 100% of offshore vessels operational in 2021; at least 1 operational offshore site;
at least 1 onshore site. At least one offshore and one onshore drilling platform.
Results achieved: 100% of offshore vessels and sites; 1 onshore platform PTX12 in Peru. A Perro Negro 7
offshore drilling rig.
2022 Objectives
≥ To continue spill mapping and risk assessment tasks. In particular: at least 2 mappings and risk
assessments for drilling activities; 1 mapping and risk assessment for an energy carrier project.
≥ Assessment on at least 2 offshore vessels to evaluate the possibility of replacing mineral oil with
biodegradable oils.
≥ Risk assessment of spills and presence of hazardous substances for the new headquarters.
Topic addressed in the 2021 NFS
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION
Commitment
≥ Aligning Saipem’s business offering with new business needs and with the market scenario through
innovation.
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2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1)Identify and develop decarbonisation technologies enabling a selective access to commercial
development projects; launch of innovative approaches to explore new areas of opportunity for the
Company:
≥ advances in CO2 management technologies (launch of the Access EU project using proprietary CO2
Solutions technology);
≥ consolidating its position in the sector of offshore floating wind (including through the acquisition of Naval
Energies) and floating solar energy production;
≥ on-going development of projects in the hydrogen sector;
≥ 18 cooperation/licencing agreements signed, of which 15 were specific to energy decarbonisation
projects and 2 to diversification.
(cid:1)Further developments and application of methodology for mapping sustainable innovations value
creation. A methodology for assessing value creation throughout the life cycle of innovation projects has
been completed.
2022 Objectives
≥ Consolidate our technological position in the offshore floating wind and solar sector.
≥ Consolidate the technology developed in recent years to bring them to the business development stage.
≥ Continue technology scouting in emerging decarbonisation sectors (e.g. circular economy, etc.) and
maintain the number of active partnerships.
Topic addressed in the 2021 NFS
SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Commitment
≥ Working responsibly and cooperating with stakeholders to create shared value, while constantly
minimising the potential negative impacts the operations and presence of the Company could produce.
2021 Results vs. 2021 Objectives
(cid:1) Continue to contribute to socio-economic development, including through the use of local staff, training
and transfer of know-how and by cooperating with local vendors and subcontractors.
(cid:1) Continue to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic to support local communities in some
of the countries affected.
(cid:1) Continue to plan initiatives to contribute to the SDGs:
≥ 28 initiatives for the territory carried out;
≥ 15 countries involved;
≥ more than 33,000 beneficiaries;
≥ €398,000 spent on local initiatives;
≥ 8 SDGs covered;
≥ in particular, local initiatives were carried out on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, Bolivia
and Oman.
Local initiatives to support socio-economic development have been implemented in Indonesia, Kazakhstan,
Nigeria, Brazil, Angola, India, etc.
2022 Objectives
≥ Continue planning initiatives to contribute to local value generation and the SDGs, with a particular focus
on some strategic areas, including Italy.
≥ Aim for community energy security and support ecosystem restoration programmes.
≥ Continue to promote corporate volunteering initiatives.
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THE CONTRIBUTION TO MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Since 2020, Saipem has been an official supporter of the recommendations of the Task Force on
Climate-Related Financial Disclosure.
As described in the Corporate Governance chapter, the Board of Directors is always involved in the internal
strategic discussion on issues related to climate change and its implications on corporate strategy and
programmes.
The sustainability/ESG targets for 2021, corresponding to 30% of the Short-Term Variable Incentive Plan,
included a number of climate change objectives, including:
≥ reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
≥ definition of the Saipem Group's strategy and Action Plan for achieving carbon neutrality.
All objectives were achieved with a saving of approximately 36,976 t of CO2 eq thanks to the implementation
of energy efficiency and energy saving initiatives, and the implementation of a Group Net-Zero Action Plan,
validated by an independent third party.
Analysis of the climate-related scenario
Saipem is aware that climate change can have a significant direct and indirect impact on its business
activities. Due to the nature of these impacts, the effect can be analysed in the short, medium (strategic plan
range) and long term, also depending on the socio-economic, energy and climate scenarios that can be
considered. For Saipem Group, the assessment of the long-term drivers (2050) of the external context is
based on the analysis of various scenarios: each of these represents a possible path towards a different
market structure.
Saipem considers a range of scenarios including a 2 °C reference scenario. The scenario analysis, presented
on October 27, 2021 to the Board of Directors, is confirmed as a fundamental element for the definition of
the four-year Strategic Plan.
This analysis considers the macroeconomic, social and demand trends of the various energy sources which
are deemed may have a visible impact on the main drivers of the business for the entire Saipem Group.
Both long-term and medium-and short-term scenarios are analysed in the context of the planning process
and are considered amongst the elements for defining the Strategic Plan; these are updated every year and
discussed with the Top Management and are covered by dedicated meetings of the Board of Directors and
make use of different external sources
from the sector,
intergovernmental organisations and other stakeholders and consultants).
from analysts, companies
(forecasts
As detailed in the chapter on the development of the market scenario and strategy, although hydrocarbons
will continue to play an important role in the medium term, their contribution to the global energy mix is
destined to decline gradually in the long-term (with a timing that is likely to be faster for oil than for natural gas
in the various scenarios). In this context, large-scale investments in hydrocarbons, particularly in gas
infrastructures will remain necessary in the medium and long term, and it is expected that traditional clients
will continue to invest in long-term strategic projects, particularly in some key regions like the Middle East.
Cutting-edge technological solutions with lower environmental impact will increasingly be in demand, and
this is a huge opportunity for Saipem. In what is likely to be a long phase of energy transition, different
scenarios have highlighted the role of certain technologies, like the capture and storage of carbon dioxide
(CCUS), that will allow the use of hydrocarbons to be more compatible with climate requirements. As well has
“hybrid” solutions involving the integrated use of fossil fuels and renewable sources in situations where this is
possible. Through CCUS technology it is possible, on the one hand, to significantly reduce direct emissions
of CO2 into the environment from various industrial processes and, on the other, enable the production of
“Blue Hydrogen”, to promote mobility with a lower environmental impact. In the medium- and long-term, the
objective naturally remains that of replacing Blue Hydrogen with “Green Hydrogen” produced from renewable
sources through increasingly efficient economies of scale and technologies.
The commitment towards technological development, the constant adaptation of the mix of expertise and
innovation initiatives and its support to clients in defining the best technical and operating solutions from the
perspective of the entire life-cycle of plants, are the most effective instruments Saipem is using to deal with
the challenges linked to climate change which the industry is facing. Diversification in less carbon-intensive
business segments and, where possible, adjacent sectors in which Saipem can exploit its expertise (such as
the largest and most complex infrastructure projects), will remain a strategic pillar in coming years.
An analysis of scenarios, risks and opportunities focused on climate change (based on pre-COVID
scenarios) is available in the Saipem document “Shaping a Net-Zero future”, which was drafted in accordance
with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) of the
Financial Stability Board.
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The climate change reduction strategy
CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Saipem expects to gradually reduce its dependence on the fossil fuel sector, reducing its CO2 emissions and
continuously extending its range of services in sectors with less impact on climate, working as a provider of
innovative solutions to support clients in identifying the best technological choices with reduced carbon
emissions. The Company has published the third edition of the document “Shaping a Net-Zero future”
prepared in accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate Related Financial
Disclosure (TCFD), where, among others, issues related to the governance of the topics relating to the
impacts of climate change, the identified climate-related risks and opportunities, in the short, medium and
long term.
The Company strategy is based on the following three pillars:
≥ extending its range of services to its clients in sectors with less impact on the climate, investing in
renewable technologies, developing solutions for a more sustainable use of fossil fuels and diversifying its
activities. This implies strengthening its presence in existing markets with reduced carbon emissions (e.g.
offshore windfarms, biofuels, concentrated solar power, etc.) and creating access to new markets (e.g.
wave and tidal energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, energy storage, hydrogen and hybrid solutions).
Furthermore, Saipem aims to diversify on the market, focusing on opportunities not linked to energy, such
as infrastructures for sustainable mobility, water resource management and environmental services for the
circular economy. Finally, particular attention is paid to less carbon-intensive energy sources, particularly
the use of natural gas as an energy source in the transition period (for example LNG);
≥ becoming a key partner for its clients in the decarbonisation process. Major energy companies, as well as
other high-carbon intensive industries, including steel and cement, are decarbonising their activities and
working towards large-scale digital transformation throughout the value chain, involving key EPC vendors
who invest in decarbonisation and digitalisation technologies. Saipem aims to become the “preferred
partner” of clients working towards energy transition;
≥ improving the efficiency of its business activities and operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate-related risks and opportunities
Climate-related risks are identified and assessed through integration into the company's enterprise risk
management model. The company's activities are inherently exposed to both physical and transitional risks
resulting from climate change.
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Below is a presentation of the main risks identified for which it was possible to make a quantitative
assessment of the magnitude (in financial terms) resulting from an internal assessment focused exclusively
on the climate-related component of the risks.
CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
Type of risk
Physical risk:
≥ acute
Risk description
Significant incidents
occurring to strategic
assets due to weather
events.
Evaluation
Time horizon:
≥ medium term
Likelihood:
≥ unlikely
Financial impact
This risk may lead to
impacts in terms of
increased operating
costs, delays in
operational activities and
project margins.
Transition risk:
≥ technology
Inability to develop a
sufficiently adequate
technological
innovation position for
the business
associated with energy
transition.
Time horizon:
≥ medium term
Likelihood:
≥ likely
Impacts in terms of
increased cost of capital
related to technology
development initiatives.
Transition risk:
≥ regulatory
Increased operating
costs due to changes
in legislation
concerning
greenhouse gas
emissions.
Time horizon:
≥ medium term
Likelihood:
≥ likely
Erosion of project
margins due to
increased operating
costs related to CO2
emission fees.
Transition risk:
≥ reputation
Negative assessment
of sustainable
business strategy and
sustainability/ESG
performance by
financial stakeholders.
Time horizon:
≥ short and medium term
Likelihood:
≥ likely
Impacts on the cost of
capital.
Mitigation measures
The main risk mitigation
actions are:
≥ insurance coverage;
≥ inclusion of contract clauses
related to weather events;
≥ HSE and vessel management
system;
≥ specialised training for
employees on technical and
HSE topics.
Analysis and identification of
market and technological
trends.
Innovation Factory with its
diversified activities.
Benchmarking and alignment
of Saipem with the open
innovation efforts of clients
and competitors.
Monitoring of GHG emissions
regulation, launch of
programme Net-Zero,
implementation of initiatives to
increase energy efficiency,
regular maintenance and
upgrades of Saipem's assets
to continuously improve
environmental performance.
The main risk mitigation
actions are:
≥ engagement activities with
financial stakeholders;
≥ materiality analysis to
identify priority sustainability
issues;
≥ drafting of sustainability
report;
≥ control process to ensure
reliable information to external
stakeholders.
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Climate-related opportunities
Opportunities associated with products and services are primarily assessed and managed in terms of
business development, taking into consideration Saipem's competitive positioning, the identification of the
main future challenges in the reference sector and the possibilities of diversifying the business portfolio as
analysed in the Company's Strategic Plan.
The main opportunities listed concern “products and services” and efficient use of resources.
Climate-related opportunities
Type of
opportunity
Products and
services
Description
Increased revenues
in decarbonisation
and circular
economy projects.
Products and
services
Products and
services
Increased revenues
in the offshore
renewables
business segment
aimed at reducing
climate-related
impacts (e.g.
offshore wind).
Increased revenues
in low-carbon
business segments
such as rail and
other
infrastructure.
Evaluation
Time horizon:
≥ medium term
Likelihood:
≥ very likely
Financial impact
Impact associated with the
existing backlog and
potential new acquisitions
related to decarbonisation
and circular economy
projects in the strategic
plan horizon.
Time horizon:
≥ medium term
Likelihood:
≥ very likely
Impact associated with the
existing backlog and
potential new acquisitions
related to offshore wind
projects in the strategic
plan horizon.
Time horizon:
≥ medium term
Likelihood:
≥ very likely
Magnitude of financial
impact:
≥ average
Impact associated with the
existing backlog and
potential new acquisitions
related to infrastructure
projects in the strategic
plan horizon.
Efficient use of
resources
Offering more
efficient and
cost-optimised
solutions through
the use of
energy-efficient
solutions on ships,
at sites and on
drilling rigs.
Time horizon:
≥ medium term
Likelihood:
≥ very likely
Reduction of fuel and
electricity consumption
costs through the
implementation of energy
efficiency solutions
already identified in the
four-year Strategic Plan
to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
Method for managing
opportunities
Commercial focus tailored to
decarbonisation and circular
economy projects.
Cooperation with relevant
clients and institutions.
Innovation and R&D activities
also through collaborations
and partnerships.
Commercial focus tailored to
renewable energy projects,
particularly offshore wind.
Cooperation with relevant
clients and institutions.
Innovation and R&D activities
also through collaborations
and partnerships.
Creation of a new business
line focused on
infrastructure projects.
Commercial focus tailored to
rail infrastructure.
Collaboration with partners
and suppliers to develop
innovative solutions in terms
of digitisation and sustainable
infrastructure.
Collaboration with key
clients/institutions to develop
new sustainable
infrastructure solutions.
Carrying out energy
assessments to identify
appropriate solutions and
maximise savings; designing
and implementing measures
and actions to reduce energy
consumption and greenhouse
gas emissions.
The strategy of mitigating risks and maximising opportunities focuses on two main lines of business:
≥ expanding the range of climate-friendly solutions and supporting clients' decarbonisation process;
≥ improve the efficiency of assets and activities of the Company to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
Technological innovation and digitalisation
Across all its technological innovation activities, Saipem registered 16 new patent applications in 2021,
including 3 for new decarbonisation technologies, in addition to 32 parent patents, corresponding to about
70 patent titles, were achieved through the acquisition of Naval Energies. In total, Saipem has a portfolio of
2,827 patents and new patent applications. The research and development activities involved 183 FTE
(full-time equivalent) resources.
The new energy panorama emerging in coming years will be a mosaic of many competing forces, which is
difficult to forecast today. What is clear however is that the speed of innovation and the adoption of new
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technologies will be fundamental for making conventional developments more sustainable in the energy
transition process.
Saipem has identified many opportunities for providing cutting-edge and increasingly sustainable solutions
to help clients meet the demands for a future with reduced carbon emissions. In 2021, the Company spent
€22 million on research and development and the application of decarbonisation technologies, out of a total
of €60 million spent on technological innovation.
Detailed information on technological research and development activities, artificial intelligence and
digitalisation, as well as partnerships and collaborations in these areas, is available in the section “Research
and development” of “Directors’ Report”.
Energy efficiency
Direct energy consumption in 2021 decreased by approximately 6% compared to 2020 for the Group
perimeter, remaining mostly constant when compared to hours worked (-3%), in line with the contraction of
activities due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the sites with most consumption were the
Tangguh LNG Expansion Project (30 ktoe) and Arctic LNG 2 (21 ktoe) and the Saipem 7000 vessels (20 ktoe),
Scarabeo 8 (14 ktoe) and Constellation (14 ktoe).
In this context, direct fuel consumption was constant compared to 2020, confirming the limited operation of
various assets during the year.
We report that from 2020, vessels in the fleet will no longer use Heavy Fuel Oil and Intermediate Fuel Oil, so
the consumption for these two fuels will no longer be reported. Indeed, on January 1, 2020, a new limit was
introduced for the content of sulphur in fuels used on board ships, known as “IMO 2020”. This regulation sets
the sulphur limit outside designated areas for emission control to 0.5%, which represents a significant
reduction compared to the previous limit of 3.5%. Within specific areas designated for emission control the
limits were already more stringent (0.1%). This new limit became obligatory following an amendment to
Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
The increase in electricity consumption is mainly attributable to an increase in activities related to the Arctic
LNG 2 project, which is mainly supplied by the power grid.
Despite this, in the Net-Zero Programme, Saipem continues to implement numerous initiatives aiming to
reduce its own energy consumption and, consequently, its CO2 emissions. The initiatives implemented are
divided into four areas:
≥ energy monitoring, with the objective of keeping under control flows of energy to identify improvement
actions and assess the benefits;
≥ energy saving, aiming to reduce energy consumption by eliminating useless wastes of energy and
improving process management and efficiency;
≥ energy efficiency, aiming to reduce energy consumption by installing more efficient equipment;
≥ renewable energy, producing the same amount of energy from a source with lower emissions.
In 2021, these initiatives led to a reduction in energy consumption of 580,376 GJ at Group level.
Examples of initiatives implemented during the year include: the continual improvement in the luminous
efficiency in numerous onshore and offshore sites, improvement in the efficiency of Saipem vessels
(initiatives for the optimisation of routes and the Saipem eco Operation campaign), the installation of
photovoltaic installations for the production of electricity at offshore sites, a better management of energy in
offshore rigs (Saipem 12000 and Scarabeo 8), the purchase of renewable and certified electric power, etc.
More information can be found in the chapter “Transitioning toward Net-Zero” in the 2021 Sustainability
Report.
Total indirect consumption of energy
Electricity consumed
Electricity produced
from renewable sources
2019
2020
2021
Group
Total
80,539
80,171
Full
consolidated
78,545
78,177
Group
Total
55,097
54,797
Full
consolidated
44,687
44,387
Group
Total
71,868
71,569
Full
consolidated
37,975
37,676
(MWh)
(MWh)
(MWh)
368.3
368.3
299.6
299.6
298.9
298.9
Total direct consumption of energy
Total indirect consumption of energy
Total consumption of energy
Energy intensity
(TJ)
(TJ)
(TJ)
(TJ/mln €)
2019
2020
2021
Group
Total
18,857
290
19,147
2.1
Full
consolidated
18,635
283
18,918
-
Group
Total
14,992
531
15,523
2.1
Full
consolidated
13,870
430
14,300
-
Group
Total
14,171
692
14,863
2.1
Full
consolidated
13,325
366
13,691
-
The calculation of energy consumption in Joule is made by applying the following conversion factor: ktoe = 41,867 GJ. The value of the energy intensity is calculated through the ratio
between the total consumption of direct energy and the total revenues, expressed in millions of euro.
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GHG emissions
Among the Company's environmental priorities is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, including
through energy efficiency initiatives. In particular, including in relation to that which is set forth in the Paris
Agreement (COP21 in 2015) on the fight against climate change, Saipem has set itself the target of
accelerating the pursuit of medium and long-term strategies and implementation plans to reach Net-Zero
emissions of greenhouse gases.
Saipem’s strategy can be broken down into 2 main pillars:
≥ improve the efficiency of its assets and operations to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions;
≥ support clients in their decarbonisation journey, acting as a facilitator of low greenhouse gas impact
strategies and technologies while playing a key role in the energy transition, as described in the “Climate
change reduction strategy” sections of this document and in the “Transitioning toward Net-Zero” e
“Fulfilling our vision of decarbonisation” in the annual Sustainability Report.
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In relation to the first pillar, Saipem has defined a GHG emission reduction plan in the context of the Net-Zero
Programme, with respect to Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions.
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GHG reduction strategies related to Saipem’s assets and operations
Net-Zero Programme
Given that climate change has long been considered to be a material issue by stakeholders involved in the
materiality analysis, year after year Saipem has increased its commitment to improving its performances in
terms of GHG emissions.
Saipem’s commitment to preventing climate change is reflected in its governance, principles and policies.
The Board of Directors has become increasingly proactive on climate issues and these have been integrated
into the company's business strategy. Climate-related objectives have been included in the company MBO
since 2018.
In February 2021, Saipem publicly disclosed its long-term decarbonisation objectives, linked to its Net-Zero
Programme at the end of a long and structured process that had begun in recent years.
In particular, between the end of 2020 and the start of 2021, the following long-term targets were identified:
≥ 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 (based on 2018 GHG emissions);
≥ Carbon Neutrality in indirect emissions from purchased energy (Scope 2) by 2025.
In this process Saipem has adopted a "holistic" approach to decarbonisation which involves many company
functions at both the Group and Division level: to reach its stated objectives cross-divisional and
cross-functional working groups were created by bringing together broad competences and knowledge.
The Net-Zero Programme is supported by three documents, that were produced with the contribution of all
the people involved:
≥ the Manifesto and Strategic Lines – for general guidelines and management;
≥ the Saipem Quadrennial Strategic Plan for GHG Reduction – for the short term, in force since 2018 and
integrated within the scope of the Programme as the operational instrument for the next 4 years
(2022-2025);
≥ the Saipem Net-Zero Implementation Plan – for the long term.
The combination of these two plans represents Saipem's roadmap towards Net-Zero: while the Quadrennial
Strategic Plan focuses on the next 4 years and is linked to the global strategy and the Industrial Plan, the
Net-Zero Implementation Plan sets out the process for the coming decades in terms of decarbonisation.
The Programme and its contents were validated by an independent third-party (Bureau Veritas) at the end of
2021.
The Programme and the related objectives will be updated as the situation evolves: new regulatory and
external market pressure, stakeholder expectations, including requests from clients, analysis of benchmarks,
technological developments, availability of energy scenarios and other similar inputs.
It is essential that Saipem’s approach to Net-Zero should be irreversible and systematic, while targeting
continuous improvement. Saipem aims to create "agents of change", in order to ramp up the change both
within and beyond its organisation through its clients, suppliers and all the actors in its value chain.
The environment is generally considered a sort of "E-factor", that is present in all processes, in the DNA of
each Saipem function and person.
Reduction activities set forth in the Net-Zero Programme refer to Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions,
in accordance with the procedures described below.
Planned actions for the reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions
The reduction of Saipem’s direct emissions will hinge on the three “R”s: Retrofit, Renewal and Renewables.
The main goal of these phases is to reduce the carbon footprint of all of Saipem’s assets, such as vessels,
rigs and TCFs (Temporary Construction Facility).
1. Retrofit: the first phase will involve an increase in the efficiency of Saipem activities through an extensive
use of the available technologies. The application of these technologies on current assets will enable a
more efficient use of energy which will lead to a reduction in emissions.
2. Renewal: this phase consists in asset substitution. Today constructors are developing a new generation
of assets: in the future these assets will replace older ones. This new generation of assets is expected to
be more energy efficient and emit less GHGs, maybe thanks to digitalisation and increased deployment
of unmanned operations.
3. Renewables: the last phase is characterised by a massive implementation of renewable energy and
technologies in Saipem’s assets and activities. The technologies set forth in this phase will not only be
traditional ones that we know of today, but they will be advanced renewable energy technologies, some
of which are currently under study, such as floating wind and floating solar. These renewables could be
applied to Saipem’s activities (e.g. to power vessels or sites) and could also be an integral part of the final
product, by powering client operations.
Two main lines of action will run alongside these phases:
≥ electrification: a switch where possible (e.g. in ports) from electricity generation with fuel-powered
generators to grid power;
≥ alternative fuels: use of new and existing low carbon emission fuels in place of fossil fuels to carry out the
same operations.
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In terms of indirect emissions connected to the purchase of energy the following lines of action shall apply:
≥ for each asset connected to the electricity grid the priority will be to purchase energy that is certified as
100% renewable;
≥ self-generation of energy from renewable sources will be assessed and applied;
≥ offsetting will be considered as a last chance only for residual emissions, to be applied only after
considering all the measures above.
Since the reduction of emissions is the central component of Saipem's environmental strategy, the
Company intends to focus primarily on improving the efficiency of its assets and operations. However, it is
expected that certain residual "hard to abate” emissions will be impossible to eliminate which means it will be
necessary to consider actions and investments to support climate offsetting, in particular by focusing on
those that will generate additional benefits for people and the environment.
Planned actions for the reduction of Scope 3 emissions
In terms of Scope 3 emissions Saipem wants to have a leading role in supporting and encouraging clients,
suppliers and the various actors in the value chain to reach the same GHG emissions objectives. This is just
the first step to improve monitoring of this area (please refer to the section "GHG emissions") and for
exploring action areas, with the objective of establishing reduction targets as soon as possible within the
scope of the Net-Zero Programme within Scope 3 areas, like mobility and the Supply Chain (more
information can be found in the chapter “Added value at our core” of the 2021 Sustainability Report).
Through the energy saving initiatives, that are described in detail in the 2021 Sustainability Report in the
chapter “Transitioning toward Net-Zero”, in 2021 CO2 eq savings of 36,976 tonnes were achieved at a Group
level. In 2021, Saipem recorded a GHG intensity of 156.8 t of CO2 eq/€ mln (at Group level, the value is
calculated considering the location-based Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in relation to revenue in millions
of euro). It is estimated that, thanks to the initiatives that have been and will be implemented, Saipem will not
emit at least 153,120 t of CO2 equivalent into the atmosphere over the 2022-2024 timeframe.
As described later in the section, the Scope 3 categories that are monitored are unchanged since 2019. In
2021, there was a general increase in emissions (29% for the full consolidated perimeter, 25% for the Group
perimeter), due mainly to:
≥ the increase in the procurement of materials connected to project activities, +55% emissions for the full
consolidated perimeter and +39% in the Group perimeter (75% of the Group total);
≥ the growing number of goods delivered, +42% emissions for the full consolidated perimeter and +93% in
the Group perimeter (3% of total).
The significant percentage of Scope 3 emissions attributable to the procurement of materials confirms, as
described below, the need to continuously improve the forecasts for emissions connected to the Supply
Chain, in order to pursue reduction objectives.
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(kt CO2 eq)
Market-based Scope 2 emissions
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
33.8
Full
consolidated
32.9
Group
total
21.5
Full
consolidated
20.0
Group
total
21.6
Full
consolidated
10.9
Market-based Scope 2 emissions have been calculated in accordance with the estimation hierarchy set forth by the GHG Protocol.
The Company maintains a methodology for estimating emissions that is certified by an independent third
party in accordance with the principles of regulation UNI EN ISO 14064-3. The method had already been
revised for the first time in 2018, and again in 2019, with an extension of the field of application of the
method, and in particular by extending the emission categories of Scope 3 emissions.
The following GHG emissions are considered in the document:
≥ direct emissions deriving from the use of fuels (Scope 1);
≥ indirect emissions deriving from the purchase of electrical energy and location and market-based
emissions (Scope 2);
≥ indirect Scope 3 emissions deriving from:
• extraction and transportation of the fuels used, directly and indirectly;
• network losses in the transmission of purchased electrical energy;
• water supply and disposal;
• procurement of materials and waste disposal;
• shipment of materials;
• use of employees’ cars in Italy;
• hotel accommodation during business travel managed from Italy;
• flights for business travel managed from Italy.
Within the scope of the Net-Zero Programme a review of the methodology is currently ongoing and will be
completed in 2022. This will include:
≥ updated emission factors for each company reported category for Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3;
≥ recording of the use of biofuels in Scope 1 and for air travel;
≥ update of the calculation methodologies for market-based Scope 2 according to the latest guidelines
provided by the GHG Protocol;
≥ completion of the Scope 2 recording with the reporting of emissions deriving from the purchase of heat;
≥ extension of Scope 3 with the inclusion of new indirect emission categories deriving from:
• network losses in the transmission of purchased heat;
• over land journeys for business trips;
• commuting in permanent sites;
≥ greater precision for Scope 3 calculations for the procurement of materials and the extension of the
estimation of indirect emissions to the whole Group (more information is available in the chapter “Added
value at our core” of the 2021 Sustainability Report);
≥ recording of GHG emission offsetting.
The Company has developed a specific methodology to forecast GHG emissions for plants designed by
Saipem during their expected period of operation.
The following GHG emissions are considered in the document:
≥ emissions deriving from the combustion of fuels;
≥ fugitive emissions (leaks, venting and flaring);
≥ indirect emissions produced by electrical energy that is purchased;
≥ indirect emissions produced by heating that is purchased, including dispersions;
≥ indirect emissions produced by cooling that is purchased.
The methodology for estimating emissions is applied to the data provided by the Department of Engineering
during the conceptual phase of a project.
The methodology has also been certified and validated by an independent third party in accordance with the
principles of regulation UNI EN ISO 14064-3.
Saipem intends to complete the above methodology with the development and validation in 2022 of a new
methodology with the aim of minimising the emissions of its projects. The methodology defines the
minimisation solutions (“clusters”) of the carbon footprint for projects, such as: energy efficiency, carbon
capture, renewables, hydrogen, alternative fuels, offsetting.
For each of the above listed emissions minimisation solutions the document will have the following contents:
≥ description and analysis of the best practices, i.e. the specific technologies for the same cluster;
≥ definition of the project applicability criteria for a cluster;
≥ definition of the selection criteria of a specific technology within a cluster;
≥ definition of the calculation criteria for the tool for minimising the carbon footprint.
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Protecting the environment
and minimising environmental impacts
Environmental management policies and system
Saipem is aware that all its activities, from the planning and design stages to construction and operation, may
potentially have an impact on the environment, both directly and along its business value chain.
In identifying, assessing and managing environmental and social impacts tied to business management, both
potential and real, Saipem is guided by international regulations, principles, shared approaches and
internationally recognised recommendations adopted in the industry including UN Global Compact principles
(especially, principles 7, 8 and 9 that refer to the environment), the principles expressed in the International
Finance Corporation (IFC - World Bank) Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines for multinationals.
As described in the HSE Policy of Saipem SpA, the Company is committed to preventing the potential
environmental impacts caused by its activities and using energy and other natural resources efficiently.
Saipem takes all necessary measures to ensure environmental protection when carrying out its works, both
for activities managed directly by its own personnel and using its own means and operations managed by
third parties for its operational projects (clients, subcontractors, etc.) in order to minimise and correctly
manage the significant environmental aspects and impacts that may arise from them. Moreover, Saipem
pays the utmost attention to the constant improvement of its environmental performance. To guarantee
these results, Saipem has adopted a certified Environmental Management System. All the most significant
entities in the Saipem Group are ISO 14001:2015 certified to support and guarantee the environmental
management system adopted by the Company. Saipem is aware of the real impacts of its activities and
defines specific actions and tools required to manage these impacts for each operating context.
In its purchasing processes, Saipem is committed to selecting materials and services which are considerate
of environmental criteria and encourages the use of low impact technologies through the research and
adoption of solutions with the lowest possible impact on the environment during their entire life-cycle, in
terms of the disposal/release/emission of pollutants, the use of hazardous substances and the production of
waste.
Furthermore, the Company invests in research and development programmes to create technologies that
minimise the environmental impact of its operations and of the delivery of its service to the reference sector,
and organises specific initiatives designed to promote environmental awareness and the dissemination of
best practices, also involving external entities as addressees. Further details can be found in the “Research
and development” section of the “Directors’ Report” and in the 2021 Sustainability Report.
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SAIPEM OPERATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
MAIN OUTPUTS AND POTENTIAL
IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION
MEASURES
• Soil, groundwater and water
• Spill management hierarchy:
SPILL
CONTINGENCIES
pollution
• Degradation and loss of natural
habitats and ecosystems
• Wildlife and flora disturbance
• Biodiversity depletion
• Impacts on public safety
prevention; preparedness; response
• Suitable storage areas for oils and
chemicals
• Hazardous substances inventory
• Spill mapping and risk assessment
• Spill kit availability
• Use of environmentally friendly
substances
• Emergency training and drills
• Analysis of accidents and
implementation of corrective actions,
extended, where applicable, to the
entire Group
• GHG emissions and global
warming
• Air pollution
• Damage to wildlife and flora
• Loss of natural habitats
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
• Energy saving and efficiency practices
• Use of energy from renewable sources
• Energy assessments on critical assets
• Maintenance and replacement of
equipment and machines
• Use of less pollutant fuels
• Groundwater pollution
• Use of groundwater
• Degradation and loss of aquatic
habitats and ecosystems
• Wildlife and flora disturbance
• Biodiversity depletion
WATER WITHDRAWAL
/DISCHARGE
• Water reuse and saving practices
• Treatment plants
• Periodical maintenance of plants
• Maintenance and replacement of
equipment and machines
• Dust control programmes
• Pollutant abatement systems
• Use of less pollutant fuels
• Energy saving and efficiency practices
• Waste management hierarchy: reuse;
reduce; recycle
• Waste valorisation practices
• Recycling programmes
• Suitable waste storage areas
• Efficient waste management equipment
• Training on waste management to
personnel
• Periodic maintenance and replacement
of equipment and machines
• Enclosing noise sources
• Noise barriers/screens
• Proper planning of noisy activities
• Use or quieter working
methods/technologies
• Air pollution
• Degradation and loss of habitats
and ecosystems
• Wildlife and flora disturbance
• Biodiversity depletion
ATMOSPHERIC
EMISSIONS
AND DUST
• Soil overuse
• Modification of landscape
• Impacts on public safety
• Direct and indirect impacts
connected with improper
management
WASTE
PRODUCTION
• Human/wildlife and flora
disturbance
• Degradation and reduction of
NOISE AND
VIBRATIONS
natural habitats and ecosystems
• Biodiversity depletion
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Risks covered by Italian Legislative Decree No. 254/2016; environmental aspects
Risks identified by the Company
Summary of adopted risk mitigation measures
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To prevent and mitigate this risk, Saipem has adopted an ISO 14001 certified
environmental management system that applies for the Group from the operational
standpoint. Furthermore, the Company employs environmental risk assessment
techniques and tools and conducts audits and training and awareness courses for its
personnel and main contractors. Finally, Saipem has developed response plans to prevent
and manage environmental emergencies (for example in the event of spills).
Saipem is constantly involved in the development and diversification of its technologies
and patent portfolio through both significant investments in research and development
focused on the ongoing energy transition (e.g. renewable energies, solutions for capturing
CO2, floating wind power and underwater robotics) and through external purchase
transactions (e.g. M&A or strategic partnerships with consolidated or emerging players).
The monitoring of technological developments in the reference sectors is conducted
through benchmark analyses and the scouting of innovative start-ups to finalise potential
future agreements with suppliers of technology and penetrating new markets that are not
linked to the Oil&Gas sector. A key element of the risk mitigation and prevention strategy
on this issue is the initiative concerning its incubator of ideas and prototyping laboratory,
“Innovation Factory”, designed to test solutions that respond to the challenges of the
industry in which Saipem operates through new technologies (digital first and foremost)
and new methods. Finally, Saipem aims to emphasise its commitment on innovation and
energy transition issues by strengthening external (and international) communication on
the main media (example with press releases or social media posts).
Saipem is committed to constantly monitor the evolution of laws and regulations in the
field of greenhouse gas emissions at the international level in order to mitigate and
prevent such risk. For more information please refer to the sections “Energy efficiency”
and “ GHG emissions” in this document.
The risk, although considered as manageable in ordinary operations, is subject to
mitigation by Saipem through various prevention initiatives, including the mapping of
consumption in areas subject to water stress, the introduction into HSE reporting system
for a new category of accidents related to water discharges uncontrolled, as well as
water efficiency initiatives.
Spill prevention and response
Pollutant spills are one of the most significant environmental issues for the sector in which Saipem operates.
In the case of spills, the prevention of accidental events and response actions are absolute priority elements
for their management. Saipem’s spill management strategy is in fact focused on minimising the risk of spills
and implementing emergency mitigation and management actions, for which it adopts advanced equipment
and procedures. The Saipem management system is based on the following hierarchy of actions:
≥ Prevention: actions have been implemented to identify specific areas of risk and improve processes and
operational control of those sites and vessels which are most at risk of spills.
≥ Instruction and training: specific training events on spill prevention are periodically organised, along with
drills aiming to improve the skills of operating staff in emergency management. The drills are carried out
both on land and at sea, involving, if necessary, clients or third parties designated for emergency response
activities. During the course of 2021, 338 spill response exercises were carried out.
≥ Emergency response: all Saipem sites have the necessary equipment for tackling any emergency which
may arise, and specific Spill Response Teams have been set up and trained. Each operating site
implements a spill management plan which identifies the accident scenarios and adequate response
modes and can also include the intervention of designated third parties.
≥ Reporting: the data concerning spills and “near misses” (events that, under slightly different conditions,
could have caused environmental damage) are monitored by a specific software and subsequently
analysed to assess the causes, prevent recurrence and share the “lessons learned” within the Company.
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Number of spills
Total
Spills of chemical substances
Spills of oily substances
Spills of biodegradable substances(*)
Spills of drilling muds(*)
Spills of wastewater(*)
Volume of spills
Total
Spills of chemical substances
Spills of oily substances
Spills of biodegradable substances(*)
Spills of drilling muds(*)
Spills of wastewater(*)
(*) Category introduced in 2020.
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(m3)
(m3)
(m3)
(m3)
(m3)
(m3)
54
16
38
-
-
-
10.40
7.60
2.90
-
-
-
54
16
38
-
-
-
10.40
7.60
2.90
-
-
-
106
7
79
7
3
10
13.04
3.09
0.43
2.42
0.52
6.58
38
4
23
7
3
1
6.22
3.08
0.15
2.42
0.52
0.05
38
-
27
8
2
1
3.10
0.00
0.33
2.20
0.54
0.05
37
-
26
8
2
1
3.10
0.00
0.32
2.20
0.54
0.05
The internal reporting rule for spills requires a minimum volume of 1 litre, beyond which it must be reported
as an accident. Out of 38 total spills in 2021, 25 were less than 10 litres. The sites with the highest number of
spills greater than or equal to 10 litres are the onshore project BP Tangguh Expansion (Indonesia, 4), the
Talara logistics base (Peru, 2) and the vessel Saipem 7000 (4). The total number of spills fell thanks to the
preventive measures that were implemented and considering that, in 2020, within the Group’s perimeter,
there had been 67 spills on the Mozambique LNG project, which is currently suspended.
In any case, the volume of spills in 2021 that is attributable to the Group perimeter therefore fell compared to
2020.
The most significant events of 2021 include:
≥ two spills of 1.5 m3 and 0.5 m3 due to leakage of biodegradable oil from a hydraulic circuit during drilling
operations on the vessel Saipem 7000;
≥ spill of 0.5 m3 during a preliminary seal test prior to drilling mud cementation operations on the PTX-5929
rig in Argentina.
Each spill is assessed in terms of criticality, according to the actual and potential impacts generated by the
event. No events occurring in the year had severe consequences. Each event is analysed in terms of its
cause and the opportunity is exploited to adopt suitable measures are adopted to prevent and minimise the
risk of it happening again in future.
Water resource management
Considering the geographical location of the Company’s important operating activities, water is a significant
aspect to be monitored and managed. In fact, important operating activities are carried out in areas
considered “under water stress”, where the implementation of a strategy to reduce withdrawal and use the
resource efficiently is considered a priority. The re-use of water, after suitable treatment, is a key activity to
minimise water withdrawal.
The commitment to a responsible management of water resources is transmitted to all Company levels
through the issuing of annual Group HSE plans, which are then implemented by the Business Lines and
operating companies.
The awareness of growing pressure on water resources, despite significant territorial variations, is driving
Saipem to focus more on the development of new water technologies and in general on the improvement of
its water management.
The water resource management strategy is an integral part of the environmental strategy and is defined in
the environmental management system documentation; it is also an objective of the Group HSE plan.
The hierarchical approach to water management aims to maximise reuse, where possible, and reduction of
consumption in all operational sites and projects, particularly those in water-stressed areas.
Saipem is aware of the need for greater resilience in the planning and management of water resources, also
to react to the effects of climate change. In some regions, there could be an increase in water availability,
while in others a reduction in availability, leading to water stress and competition for resources, throughout
the project life cycle.
Each year Saipem maps its sites located in water-stressed areas, in order to raise awareness in the sites and
projects. The analysis of water flows and areas with high levels of water stress constitutes the basis for the
subsequent definition of initiatives to reduce consumption and mitigate the associated impacts.
Water management plans focus on the identification of critical aspects and propose actions to reduce water
consumption and increase the percentage of reuse, including an analysis of water usage and consumption,
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GRI 303-2
GRI 303-4
GRI 303-5
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identifying the most significant consumption points, as well as identifying and prioritising initiatives to reduce
water consumption and increase water reuse.
Normally the waste water treated can be reused for dust abatement, irrigation, hydrotesting (in accordance
with specific regulatory limits). Furthermore, potable and non-potable water systems are separated in the
design of logistics bases, sites and fields.
Within the scope of its greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy, Saipem is aware of the importance of
the correlation between the use of energy and water. This aspect is applicable in particular in onshore
fabrication yards, since, unlike the situation on board a vessel, the use of water and energy is not
concentrated and is spread over vast areas. This poses significant challenges in terms of monitoring,
especially when recording exactly how much fuel and how much water was used for a specific activity (or
series/type of activities, such as fabrication work or accommodation services). Moreover, some yards are
located in or in water stress areas or in regions with the highest level of water withdrawals.
For this reason, starting from 2019, Saipem has chosen to go beyond legal requirements and implement
within its fabrication yards Yard Energy and Water Efficiency Management Plans (YEWEMP), based on the
same concept introduced by the IMO for ships (MARPOL annex VI) of the Ship Energy Efficiency
Management Plan (SEEMP).
Starting from the assumption that energy and water are precious resources, the objective of the
above-mentioned plans is to increase attention on the procedures for the use of these resources, through
systematic analyses with flow diagrams via the mapping of paths taken by energy and water, starting with the
source of generation (e.g. public network or site generation plant) through to each individual use within a
structure. Every plan provides a tool for implementing efficiency initiatives, by assigning priorities based on
the expected impact or benefit, and a series of indicators to enable careful monitoring on a monthly basis.
Since these indicators are specific for activities, they also make it possible to quantify more precisely the
footprint of fabrication activities in terms of greenhouse gas emissions: this estimate is increasingly utilised
in the offer phase to confirm to clients the Company's commitment to contributing to their own
decarbonisation targets.
For this purpose, in 2021, the energy indicators of the YEWEMP were integrated within the Saipem Offshore
Carbon Estimation (SOCE) tool, which is used during tenders to provide clients with an estimate of the CO2
footprint throughout the entire life-cycle of their project (including fabrication) and for assessing the different
impact, in terms of emissions, of alternatives in the design and execution phase of a project.
Between 2019 and 2020, Saipem’s main sites developed their own Yard Energy and Water. Efficiency
Management Plans (YEWEMP), i.e. Ambriz (Angola), Arbatax (Italy), Karimun (Indonesia) and SCNL (Nigeria). In
2021, the above sites updated their plans with new targets based on the performances that had been
reached and continued implementing initiatives such as the installation of meters on the water network in
order to measure consumption in a differentiated manner. Moreover, the development of the plan was also
undertaken by the site in Dammam (Saudi Arabia). Thanks to the behavioural practices put in place by staff
which were inspired by seeing the interdependence between energy and water (based on the consideration
that the production of fresh water requires the consumption of energy and the supply of energy requires
water), Saipem therefore intends to pursue the objectives of achieving greater efficiency in the use of energy
and water in these sites.
In 2020, in the Onshore E&C Division, TCF (Temporary Construction Facilities) feasibility studies were
prepared for energy efficiency for the Marjan pack 10 and Berri (Saudi Arabia) projects, with both studies
containing measures that will deliver water savings estimated, on the basis of on peak attendance at the
respective base camps, at approximately 18,000 litres per day for the Berri Project (peak of 600 people) and
approximately 14,000 litres per day for the Marjan Project (peak of 450 people).
On the topic of water conservation, it is also noted that the new headquarters under construction in Italy will
see the transfer to Milan of the historic San Donato Milanese headquarters: the new complex, inspired by the
most modern architectural solutions, from the perspective of technological innovation, has a strong focus on
sustainability and respect for the environment and will enable a significant reduction in the consumption of
drinking water thanks to the efficiency of the plant and equipment that has been selected and the reuse of
rainwater.
To improve traceability and reporting on water consumption, since 2019 the methodology for the calculation
of water consumption has been amended to envisage that wastewater that is disposed legally be classified
and reported as waste (non-hazardous or hazardous according to local law) and not as discharged water.
Every year Saipem celebrates World Water Day (March 22) as a further opportunity for raising awareness and
launching initiatives on this topic.
Furthermore, the initiatives carried out in the local communities are yet another opportunity for raising
awareness and introducing best practices for the management of water resources, particularly in areas
where the analysis of the local context highlights water stress, scarce potable water and poor hygiene
conditions.
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
(103 m3)
(%)
1,657.1
24
1,657.1
24
802.5
14
802.5
15
447.8
11
447.8
12
Recycled and re-used water
Re-used water
Wastewater discharged
(103 m3)
Total water discharged, of which:
- water discharged into the sewer systems
- water discharged into bodies of surface water
- water discharged into the sea
- water discharged to other destinations (*)
(*) Category no longer considered as of 2020.
2019
2020
Group
total
3,468.9
185.5
1,592.3
1,115.2
575.8
Full
consolidated
3,424.7
180.1
1,592.3
1,076.4
575.8
Group
total
2,780.8
240.4
1,040.3
1,500.0
-
Full
consolidated
2,628.6
175.7
1,040.3
1,412.6
-
2021
Group
total
2,238
176
919
1,143
-
Full
consolidated
2,138
171
897
1,071
-
Compared to total water withdrawals for the year, it is reported that, excluding groundwater, the withdrawal of
fresh water represents 39% of total withdrawals for the Group perimeter and 38% for the full consolidated
perimeter, while salt water accounts for 31% within the Group perimeter and 32% for the full consolidated
perimeter.
Water consumption fell by 31% compared to 2020 for the Group perimeter (it was 27% for the full
consolidated perimeter), mainly as a result of a sharp reduction in the withdrawal of groundwater. In particular
the following were recorded:
≥ an increase in withdrawal from fresh water/mains water systems, mainly due to the onshore projects Duqm
(Oman), SGCP (South Gas Compression Plant - Saudi Arabia) and Arctic LNG 2 (Russia), and the activities in
the Karimun yard (Indonesia);
≥ a reduction in water withdrawn from groundwater, due to a reduction in its use in the onshore projects
Khurais and Jazan Package 1&2 (Saudi Arabia);
≥ a reduction in withdrawals of seawater, due mainly to a reduction in its use in the onshore Duqm Project
(Oman).
Water discharges recorded in the Group perimeter fell for all reported categories, in line with that which was
reported for water consumption.
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Location of main Saipem sites on map of water-stressed areas produced through the Aqueduct WRI system.
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Preserving the air quality
GRI 305-7
The Company policy of reducing GHG emissions has a strong impact on the reduction of air pollutants, as
these are also caused by energy consumption. Moreover, thanks to the initiatives will be implemented within
the scope of the Net-Zero Programme like progressive electrification, will allow for a net reduction in air
pollutants in the medium-long term.
Saipem’s methodology for estimating emissions includes the following pollutants: NOX, SO2, CO, PM10 and
NMVOC. The emission factors were updated during the last reviews of the calculation methodology. In
particular, during the 2018 methodology update, the NO and CO emission factors were significantly reduced,
the NMVOC and PM10 factors slightly increased and SO2 factors remained constant, influencing the
emissions trends between 2017 and 2018. The updating of the methodology in 2019 reflected the new
regulations on the use of marine fuels, which consequently changed the emission factors: phase-out of
Heavy Fuel Oil and Intermediate Fuel Oil starting from 2020 and introduction of new categories of fuels
(Marine Gas Oil and Marine Fuel Oil, which are in turn categorised based on a sulphur content that is greater
or less than 0.1%).
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For pollutants, the emission levels follow the trends for energy consumption and are down slightly.
Polluting emissions are calculated using the following sources: EMEP/EEA Air Pollutant Emission Inventory
Guidebook 2016 and IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories 2006.
Air pollutant emissions
(t)
NOX
SO2
CO
NMVOC
PM10
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
16,536
6,514
7,935
1,146
636
Full
consolidated
16,338
6,483
7,889
1,131
628
Group
total
13,338
571
5,989
922
516
Full
consolidated
12,326
545
5,618
837
465
Group
total
12,415
542
5,231
840
477
Full
consolidated
11,762
523
4,798
782
442
The energy efficiency interventions and processes described in section “Energy efficiency” also led to
reductions in the emissions of other air pollutants, particularly NOX and CO.
Reduction in pollutant emissions
(t)
NOX
SO2
CO
NMVOC
PM10
Waste management
2019
Group
total
257.8
111.3
33.0
7.8
8.4
Full
consolidated
257.2
111.2
32.9
7.8
8.4
2020
Group
total
319.9
15.4
50.3
17.1
10.2
Full
consolidated
316.7
15.4
49.8
17.0
10.1
2021
Group
total
426.9
16.9
121.2
24.2
13.6
Full
consolidated
426.9
16.9
121.2
24.2
13.6
GRI 306-1
GRI 306-2
GRI 306-3
GRI 306-4
GRI 306-5
The Company adopts a responsible and specific waste management system based on the type of operating
activity, which it also shares with the third party companies it operates with.
Waste management is tackled by applying a hierarchy of operations mainly aimed at minimising waste
production through the use of appropriate procedures or technologies, re-using waste as material and
recycling it after the most appropriate treatment.
Priority is given to hazardous waste in the context of action aimed at minimising waste generation. The
Company promotes and implements measures, also through the research and development of new
materials, which allow hazardous materials to be replaced with non-harmful alternatives.
In order to comply with its management standards, Saipem controls the traceability of waste within its sites
and ensures that subcontractors do the same (e.g. through specific contractual requirements, inspections,
audits, etc.).
A 23% decrease is reported for the Group perimeter (21% for the full consolidated perimeter) compared to
2020, mainly as a result of the significant reduction in waste generated in certain onshore projects, including
Mozambique LNG (Mozambique), which is currently suspended, in particular wastewater disposed of as
non-hazardous waste. Compared to 2020 there was also a reduction in the quantity of recycled waste,
mainly due to the onshore project Moscow Refinery (Russia), following a reduction in the production of waste
deriving from construction activities, that were subsequently recycled.
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(kt)
Total weight of waste produced, of which:
- hazardous waste disposed of in landfill sites
- hazardous waste incinerated in external plants
- hazardous waste incinerated in Saipem plants(*)
- recycled hazardous waste
- hazardous waste disposed of in other structures
- non-hazardous waste disposed of in landfill sites
- non-hazardous waste incinerated
in external plants
- non-hazardous waste incinerated
in Saipem plants(*)
- recycled non-hazardous waste
- non-hazardous waste disposed of
in other structures(**)
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
953.0
238.5
3.1
-
11.1
-
638.2
2.2
-
59.9
-
Full
consolidated
933.3
238.5
3.1
-
11.0
-
623.6
Group
total
1,057.9
10.3
1.3
0.5
13.9
215.6
321.0
Full
consolidated
943.1
10.3
0.5
0.5
13.8
182.4
279.4
Group
total
811.9
10.9
2.0
0.8
15.2
108.9
261.8
Full
consolidated
743.5
10.4
2.0
0.8
15.1
108.8
252.6
2.2
-
54.9
0.6
1.4
152.9
0.3
1.4
146.3
0.2
1.7
90.6
0.1
1.7
86.1
-
340.4
308.1
319.9
265.8
All waste, with the exception of the incinerated category, is processed in plants that are external to the Company’s sites.
(*) It is reported that, at present, no Saipem incineration site allows energy to be recovered.
(**) Category introduced in 2020.
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Social aspects
Social policies and management
The Group operates in 73 culturally and geographically different and distant countries often in contexts
characterised by difficult situations and border issues and it takes into account the specific issues of each
country when assessing social aspects linked to its activities.
For the social impacts linked to the operational projects it works on, Saipem bases its assessments on
socio-economic impact studies and assessments normally produced by its clients or, where necessary and
established contractually, developed internally. The operations in which Saipem has direct responsibility for
the impacts generated at local level and the possibility to manage them concern the fabrication yards or
proprietary logistic bases. In these cases, the Group identifies and assesses the potential effects of its
activities on the social context in order to minimise their adverse impact and to define and implement
specific activities and projects aimed at developing the local socio-economic context working with the
identified local stakeholders.
In the countries where the Saipem’s presence is medium-long term, Saipem has established a lasting
relationship of mutual collaboration with the local stakeholders. Some significant examples are the
collaborations with the university and school bodies, the representatives of
institutions, the
non-governmental organisations active in the areas and the local bodies for the implementation of
development programmes and the promotion of health.
Saipem has always strived to minimise any adverse impacts on the territory and contribute to maximising
positive
local
development. The overall risk profile (including the social one) for every project is identified, analysed and
monitored from the commercial phase. An important tool is listening to the demands of the local
stakeholders, also by means of consolidated engagement processes. In particular, for the management of
the negative impacts, the Company has drawn up a principle (Guidance on Grievance Management) for
structuring a system to collect and manage the demands of the local communities in the operating situations
where it is considered necessary or requested by the client. This process allows potential negative social
impacts to be identified and managed or mitigated.
Different geographical realities and some of the operational realities (e.g. Nigeria, Oman, Indonesia and
Mozambique) of greatest significance in terms of both hours worked and relations with the local community
have implemented these systems to guarantee effective communication with the communities.
implementation of strategies aimed at promoting sustainable
impacts through the
local
SOCIAL ASPECTS
CULTURE AND
LIFE STYLES
DEMOGRAPHICS
WELL-BEING
AND
INFRASTRUCTURES
SOCIAL
ECONOMIC
IMPACT
MAIN SOCIAL
IMPACTS
POTENTIAL
MITIGATION
MEASURES
≥ Erosion of traditional values
and local customs
≥ Increase in the social
problems of some
vulnerable population
groups
≥ Discrimination and
marginalisation of
indigenous people
≥ Risk of conflict and local
unrest
≥ Immigration due to the
greater attractiveness of
the geographical area of
the site
≥ Emigration/relocation due
to the traditional use of
natural resources
competing or conflicting
with project activities
≥ Effect on local facilities
and public health
≥ Effect on traffic and
road safety
≥ Access to social
infrastructures
≥ Cultural heritage protection
≥ Transparent recruitment
≥ Health promotion
≥ Proper selection of security
≥ Management of local
≥ Safe driving awareness
strategies
expectations
initiatives
sessions
plans
service providers
≥ Drug and alcohol testing of
the workforce
≥ Cultural awareness
sessions and human rights
training programmes for
employees
≥ Increase in direct and indirect
employment and in wage levels
≥ Increase in prices of goods and
inflation rate
≥ Purchasing of local supplies
and general boost in the local
economy
≥ Changes in local economic
structure
≥ Increase in dependency of the
local economic system on a
specific industrial sector
≥ Transparent recruitment and
sourcing strategy
TOOLS ADOPTED Stakeholder consultation, community grievance mechanism and community relations plans
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Context analysis
Identification
of potential impacts
and
evaluation
Planning
of mitigation measures
and
implementation
Analysis of the socio-political, cultural
and economic conditions of the area
interested by the project.
Identification
subsequent
and
evaluation of impacts which may occur
during the entire life of the project.
The impacts can be classified as:
≥ direct impacts: that are a direct
result of project activities;
≥ indirect impacts: that result from
other developments or activities that
would only occur as a result of the
project.
The purpose of adopting mitigation
measures is to remove, minimise and/or
compensate residual adverse effects to a
reasonably feasible extent.
Mitigation measures could consist of
integrating proposed actions
the
design of the project, changing or adding
technical or managerial aspects.
Mitigation actions could include activities to
be implemented both within the project site
and in neighbouring areas.
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Risks covered by Italian Legislative Decree No. 254/2016: social aspects
Risks identified by the Company
Summary of adopted risk mitigation measures
Fraud, corruption,
lack of transparency,
loss of confidential
information and data,
non-compliance with procedures
and regulations.
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Saipem has put in place a solid and effective whistleblowing system for discouraging, detecting,
investigating and reporting any illegal behaviour in the Company. Moreover, Saipem updates its
Organisation, management and control model pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree No.
231/2001 (hereinafter, “Model 231”), which is aimed at preventing the commission of the crimes
sanctioned by this decree; “Model 231” includes the Saipem Code of Ethics, which contains the
set of rights, duties and responsibilities addressed to Model recipients. Moreover, Saipem is
involved in training activities (which include the campaign “Leading by Ethics”) relating to ethical
issues, including anti-corruption and updates to "Model 231", with a particular focus on staff
changing roles. The Company has developed an anti-corruption management system that
obtained certification of compliance with the international standard ISO 37001 in 2018. Lastly,
the Group has a monitoring and control system in place for vendors involved in specific projects
who may engage in fraudulent activities, possibly evaluating their suspension.
Relations with the local context
Saipem is committed to establishing relations with its local stakeholders based on correctness and
transparency in order to pursue concrete shared objectives for sustainable development. This is achieved by
strengthening mutual trust, seeking dialogue and promoting the right conditions in order to establish lasting
cooperation in the countries where the Company operates.
Wherever it works, Saipem contributes to the social and economic life of the territory, also and not only in
terms of local employment and creation of value. Saipem’s relations with local stakeholders therefore
depend on the type of operating presence in each particular area. This presence is divided between:
long-term presence where the Company owns fabrication yards or other operating structures that allow
complex relations and partnerships with various local stakeholders or their representatives to be established;
and short/mid-term presence where Saipem is involved in a specific project within set contract deadlines
and, as a result, participates in more targeted and short-term sustainable development initiatives.
Saipem's involvement and dialogue with local stakeholders therefore depends on the type of presence in
each particular area, contract requirements set by clients on projects and the partners with which the
Company operates, as well as the characteristics and social composition of the relevant context.
Where Saipem intends to create new, long-term work sites, it carries out specific assessments designed to
analyse the potential effects of its activities on the local socio-economic context. To do so, it uses
instruments including the ESIA (Environmental Social Impact Assessment), after which the Company defines
action plans to manage the impacts generated for local communities and the engagement of stakeholders.
To support this process, Saipem has implemented specific tools for analysing the local context and for the
identification and analysis of the main stakeholders for the purpose of defining intervention plans.
In operating projects, Saipem supports the client’s activities, in line with contract requests and the
requirements the latter received and/or agreed with local authorities through specific studies such as EIA
(Environmental Impact Assessment) or, as mentioned above, ESIA.
Local presence
For Saipem, local presence means purchasing goods and services from local vendors, creating employment
at a local level and developing the know-how of the local personnel and vendors, strengthening their
technological and managerial skill. In this way Saipem contributes to creating development opportunities for
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the people and companies in those communities where it operates. Saipem’s presence is also characterised
by a commitment to developing and maintaining a continuous relationship with local communities, clients
and vendors making it possible to obtain benefits also in terms of reductions in overall project costs and the
overall risk profile associated with operational activities.
In addition, Saipem has internally developed a model (SELCE, “Saipem Externalities Local Content
Evaluation”) to quantify the value of its presence in the local territory in economic, employment and growth of
human capital terms.
GRI 202-2
Local employment
(%)
Local employees
Local managers
2019
Group
total
74
44
Full
consolidated
71
43
2020
Group
total
79
49
Full
consolidated
76
48
2021
Group
total
79
50
Full
consolidated
75
50
An employee is considered local if he/she works in the country where he/she was hired. Local managers include both middle and senior managers. Given the large number of employees
in the two headquarters in Italy and France, the percentage of local managers is calculated excluding the data for these two countries, in order to provide an effective representation of
the Company’s commitments in the countries where it operates.
GRI 308-1
GRI 412-2
A sustainable supply chain
Saipem's business is characterised by a highly complex global supply chain, covering different geographical
areas and different industrial sectors. Today the Group has almost 23,500 qualified vendors, more than
7,000 of whom were qualified in 2021. During the year, purchases were mainly made by vendor is situated in
the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe.
In over 60 years of business in numerous countries in the world, Saipem has created a consistent and
profitable network of partners and vendors; more than 6,000 vendors have worked with Saipem for at least
10 years.
The vendor management system was structured to guarantee that they have proven technical and
operational skills, but also that they share Saipem's values and policies. For this purpose, some sustainability
elements to analyse and monitor in the various phases of the vendor management system have been
identified; these elements include ethical behaviour, respect for human and labour rights, including the
protection of the health and safety of workers, and environmental protection.
First of all Saipem’s vendors are bound to comply with the principles that are an integral part of the Code of
Ethics, and respect human rights in conformity with the Saipem sustainability policy, as required in the
contractual clauses laid down in all contracts. Vendors are responsible for managing risks in their operations,
and the company demands that, in turn, they require the same principles and standards from their own
vendors. In this way, we aim to guarantee safe and fair working conditions and the responsible management
of environmental and social aspects throughout the procurement chain.
During the qualification process, the analysis of vendor information is the first step for knowing and
understanding their capacities. This phase involves the gathering of data and information, as well as the
vendor's documentation, to evaluate:
≥ their technical and managerial skills, including their alignment with quality standards;
≥ their financial, reputational and ethical reliability;
≥ their ability to manage sustainability issues.
The level of risk linked to sustainability issues is determined by the country of origin of each vendor and the
industrial sector and/or criticality of the supply. The vendors identified with a high sustainability risk level are
subject to more in-depth investigations.
In particular, depending on the type of goods or services offered, vendors are subjected to a Counterparty
Risk Assessment (“VERC”), aiming also to verify their ethical conduct in terms of anti-corruption, unlawful
conduct and human rights, as well as any other aspect which could directly damage the reputation of the
vendor, and indirectly the reputation of Saipem. The VERC is performed by analysing the key characteristics
of the counterparty, with particular attention to economic-financial, ethical/reputational aspects and
ownership.
The counterparty risk assessment on vendors or potential vendors is usually done by checks that do not
involve contacts with the counterparty, gathering available information from specialised third-party sources.
The VERC may be performed not only at the start of the qualification activity, but also during the contract
award phase or during the performance of periodic inspections, where foreseen. In 2021, the number of
“VERC” drafted during the course of the qualification processes that were managed during the course of the
year amount to 6,381.
Furthermore, depending on the level of risk of exposure to problems linked to human rights and/or health and
safety and environmental management aspects, vendors are assessed by analysing the documents
provided during qualification, to check compliance with the Saipem principles and the vendor’s ability to
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manage these issues. In 2021, 595 suppliers were assessed on HSE issues and 598 were assessed on
labour law issues.
Depending on the level of sustainability risk, the vendors subjected to qualification audits may also be
assessed on specific sustainability aspects, including labour rights, health and safety and environmental
protection. However, during the course of 2021, including as a result of the pandemic, it was not possible to
conduct specific audits on vendors.
During the bid and contract execution phases, the process foresees further controls, including a
counterparty risk assessment based on the total value of the supply. For goods and services deemed to be
of high risk of health, safety and environment issues (HSE), specific assessments are carried out to check the
vendor's ability to perform the contract in accordance with the relative international and Saipem standards
and on the capacity to manage HSE aspects.
Furthermore, the contractual conditions applied to all vendors and all types of purchasing include specific
requirements that oblige the vendor to strictly comply with the Saipem Code of Ethics and to respect human
rights.
In order to share the ethical principles, inform and train vendors on the Saipem standards and requirements
and how they should align to these, Saipem organises specific events, meetings or forums for vendors, both
prior to qualification and during the execution of the contracts.
Periodic training sessions with vendors are also organised to discuss HSE issues. More information is
available on the latter in the chapter “Added value at our core” of the 2021 Sustainability Report.
Vendor performance and compliance with contractual provisions are constantly monitored: all the Saipem
functions involved in the various phases of the procurement chain management system are bound to
provide feedback on the conduct of vendors, including on sustainability aspects, such as any incidents
occurring during the execution of the work, conformity with local HSE or labour legislation, or evidence
collected during site inspections and audits.
The feedback received guarantees the assessment of the vendor's overall reliability and, in the case of
serious situations recorded, the possibility to terminate the contract or suspend the vendor's qualification.
In June 2021, a new software came into operation for the management of feedback called VPE (Vendor
Performance Evaluation). Various improvements have been introduced compared to the previous tool,
including the immediate availability of the outcome of valuations as a result of these being broken down into
a number of independent phases. This means the overall score for the vendor can be updated without
having to wait for the entire process to be completed.
In the transition from one system to another we imported the existing feedback, that was available up to five
years ago.
Throughout 2021, 2,167 feedback surveys on vendor performances were compiled and published, of which
86% with a positive outcome and 8% with a neutral outcome.
Diagram of key processes and instruments to manage sustainability issues in the supply chain
Active vendors
Qualified vendors
Vendors qualified in the year working in countries
with a high risk of human and labour rights breaches
New vendors assessed on labour law in countries at high risk
in terms of breaches of human rights and worker rights (*)
Vendors qualifying in the year for activities considered at HSE risk
Vendors assessed on HSE issues
(number)
(number)
(%)
(number)
(%)
(number)
2019
23,871
7,721
35
182
7
574
2020
23,696
6,859
37
504
9
585
2021
23,585
7,226
43
598
9
595
It must be stated that the numbers in the table are representative both for the total perimeter of the Group and the full consolidation perimeters, because a qualified vendor at
corporate level can potentially work with all the businesses in the Group.
(*) 2019 data only include vendors with qualification processes for strategic product categories.
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Safeguarding the health and safety of people
GRI 403-1
GRI 403-7
The safety of all Saipem personnel is a priority and strategic objective for the Company. This commitment is
an essential pillar of the HSE Policy and the policy “Integrity in our operations”.
The safety of people is constantly monitored and guaranteed through an integrated health, safety and
environment management system, which meets the international standards and current legislation. In 2021,
following the periodic audit by the third-party certification body, the ISO 45001 certification was confirmed
for Saipem SpA and all the most significant Group companies, with a coverage of 99% for the full
consolidated perimeter (82% for the Group perimeter), of company employees and agency workers,
excluding subcontractors, as a guarantees of the homogeneous and systematic approach to the
management of processes.
People safety
GRI 403-2
GRI 403-4
GRI 403-5
GRI 403-9
SASB
EM-SV-320a.1
EM-SV-320a.2
Every year Saipem defines a corporate, division and operational company safety objectives plan, approved
respectively by the CEO, the Division Managers and the Managing Directors of the operational companies.
The incentive plans for the senior managers for the areas under their responsibility are linked to the
achievement of these objectives. Further details can be found in the “Report on the Remuneration Policy and
Paid Compensation 2020”.
For the year 2021, these goals include:
≥ ensure in a continual manner the identification of the hazards and the assessment of the risks associated
with the safety of personnel, vendors and other people involved in the Company’s activities, as well as the
risks for the Company assets;
≥ guarantee the adequate assessment of the risks caused by the interference between the activities
contracted to the vendors operating on Saipem structures or sites;
≥ guarantee a continual process of HSE training for staff. This process can be broken down into several
phases: updating the HSE training protocol (which identifies the training needs based on professional
roles), definition and standardisation of the courses on a dedicated platform, provision of the courses,
monitoring and reporting on the training activities;
≥ the consistent application of preventive and protective measures that are suitable for guaranteeing the
health and safety of people and the integrity and efficiency of assets;
≥ follow-up and control activities on the effectiveness of prevention and the measures implemented;
≥ reporting, registration, analysis and investigation activities for accidents and near misses;
≥ consolidation and analysis of safety performance.
The Company carries out internal audits regarding HSE on: HSE management system, compliance with the
HSE legislative provisions. These audits, 190 in 2021, involved operating companies, operational sites
(including the fleet) and subcontractors.
Promoting the safety culture of workers is facilitated in the Company's sector by both the reference
regulatory framework, characterised by laws and agreements at national and Company level, and by an
internal environment characterised by specific policies on health and safety.
These internal policies set particularly stringent criteria compared to several local contexts, which today still
have regulatory systems in the process of development. With regard to national agreements, not all
countries in which Saipem operates have trade unions at both national and local level.
Where specific agreements are in place between trade unions and Saipem, they can include the following on
safety:
≥ setting up workers' H&S committees (composition and number);
≥ specific training for safety officers (responsible Company figures and employee representatives) and
grassroots information on safety matters to all employees, with particular reference to courses on Health
and Safety at Work, Fire Fighting, First Aid, and mandatory “Special Operations” (Onshore-Offshore);
≥ regular meetings between the company and workers’ representatives.
In Italy, the national collective agreement provides for the appointment of corporate representatives of the
workers for their protection in the areas of health, safety and environment (RLSA). The appointment is by
election, based on the provisions of law and the bargaining contract. There are a total of 19 RLSAs at the
Saipem
Italian offices. A specific trade union agreement signed by Saipem and the Trade Union
Organisations defines the duties of RLSAs and their full authority to carry out their activities also for workers
assigned temporarily to activities at yards and sites other than those of origin.
It should also be noted the presence of institutes in foreign countries, where participation is shared between
management and the workforce for the management of initiatives and programmes regarding health and
safety in accordance with the reference regulations in different countries. Among these are the Saipem
Group entities operating in Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Ecuador,
France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Romania, United Kingdom and Venezuela.
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The Company has launched several awareness campaigns over the years with the purpose of spreading a
deeper and more entrenched safety culture.
To significantly reduce the alarming phenomenon of road accidents occurring on sites and in work areas or
on the journey to and from work, in 2019 Saipem launched a new road safety campaign – Belt Up or Get Out
– also continued in 2021 to guarantee that vehicle drivers and passengers have a safe journey every time.
Leadership in safety and HSE culture
Physical and mental health and well-being have become essential requirements for working well and safely
and for facing the major challenges in the industry the company works in.
In 2021, Saipem developed and launched the new edition of Choose Life, a training programme that aims to
strengthen leadership and increase Saipem people's awareness on health and well-being issues, with the
objective of encouraging them to choose a healthier lifestyle.
The programme's objective is to attack the main risks for health within the Group: cardiovascular diseases,
malaria and sexually transmissible diseases, which still cause serious chronic illnesses and can result in
repatriations and even death in certain cases.
Another issue addressed by this programme is mental illness which, according to the World Health
Organization is constantly on the rise, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and which has had a
significant emotional and psychological impact on people in recent years.
The HSE Culture, Communication and Training department, which developed the programme internally in
collaboration with the Health department, created a training package and process for facilitators conducting
the training in classrooms.
For the official launch of the programme a special presentation event was organised that was attended by
Saipem's CEO, Francesco Caio and the Senior Management.
The programme is due to be rolled out through the Group in 2022.
Mental health was also the focus of Sharing Love for Health & Safety, the annual contest to celebrate the
April 28, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
The social media challenge that was proposed this year involved sharing on Instagram videos, stories and
photos to illustrate people's routines for a healthy life and developing solid mental resilience, in order to
encourage us all to take care of our health and physical and mental wellbeing.
The “Leadership in Health & Safety” (LiHS) programme continues to be implemented and appreciated in all
Saipem premises and amongst clients, partners and contractors.
Starting in 2020, the LiHS Workshop was transformed into an online experience. Because of current
restrictions the online version continued to be the most commonly used version in 2021.
In 2021, LiHS sessions were conduced for various projects, including: Mozambique LNG, Payara Project,
SGCP Project, SRU2 Moscow Refinery, Baltic Pipeline Project, Karimun Yard.
After being updated in 2020, the Life-Saving Rules campaign continues to be implemented successfully
throughout the Group. The campaign tools include multimedia content, posters, presentations and a guide
for implementation.
To support monitoring of the level to which rules are adopted the "Management Walkabout" tool remains
available along with the e-learning platform, which is offered as part of the implementation strategy to
support the dissemination of the campaign throughout the Group.
Raising awareness and information on the pandemic
In collaboration with the Italian Health authorities, in the first weeks of the pandemic in 2020, Saipem
promptly developed an awareness-raising campaign for employees on the risks linked to the spread of the
CoronaVirus and the promotion of good practices to limit its spread. At the start of the period when staff
returned to the workplaces after working remotely, a specific awareness-raising campaign was produced on
measures and suitable conduct to be adopted in working environments, and support was provided to help
staff deal with stress and increase their mental resilience. The course, which is developed in three
informational modules, was delivered as an e-learning course. The 3 modules (each with a duration of 15
minutes) represent interactive learning programmes and each one covers a specific area: Basic Information
on COVID-19, with a particular focus on individual knowledge and the acquisition of correct information; the
return to the office and how to follow the Saipem procedures on safety; supporting and increasing mental
resilience to adapt to the new working and living conditions.
HSE training
The training on health, safety and the environment is an important part of the implementation of the HSE
system in Saipem’s central headquarters and operating sites. All the HSE training activities are critical
preventive actions for reducing risks.
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To involve and ensure consistency amongst the global community of HSE trainers the training programme
HSE Train The Trainer continues to be implemented to support the improvement of soft skills so that trainers
are effective and incisive in classrooms.
The online course consists in a 5 day workshop that is organised in daily 2-hour sessions which are followed
– in the subsequent 12-month period – by a continuing professional development programme where HSE
trainers practice the design of content and delivery activities in classrooms and are given feedback from the
course mentor.
In 2021, 4 sessions were organised involving 48 trainers.
To support Divisions in improving HSE training, in 2021 a mapping was commenced of the Training Centres.
The purpose of this is to assess the effectiveness of the HSE training they provide.
The analysis is based on an assessment grid which examines six factors: documentation and organisation,
structure, equipment and technology, expertise and resilience of the trainers, training material, registration
processes and reporting on the training.
The Training Centre inputs are analysed and collected in a report that highlights best practices and areas of
improvement that are shared with the parties in question during a dedicated workshop. The final objective is
that of commencing a continuous improvement process to bring Training Centres to a unified global
standard.
During the year, Saipem continued to invest significant resources in training its staff on HSE issues through
campaigns and ad hoc programmes, in order to increase workers' awareness of the risks associated with
work activities.
The TRIFR of 0.37 reported in 2021 is in line with the previous year (0.36). It should be noted that for the first
time since a systematic reporting process began for injury indicators (at the start of the 2000s) there were no
fatal accidents during the course of the year. This improvement is attributable to the constant and continual
commitment of all individuals involved, both within and outside the HSE professional sector.
In 2021, HCWR6 (High Consequences Work Related) injuries caused two permanent partial disabilities and
two temporary disabilities with more than 180 lost days. Three accidents out of four resulted in disabilities to
the hand following operational activities. The fourth accident resulted in a fracture to a leg because of a fall
from a ladder. The investigations into these accidents identified common causes: on the one hand
improvable specific training on the activities conducted by the staff in question; on the other, a failure to
comply with specific procedures and/or a failure to perceive risks.
From an analysis of these investigations, it can be seen that the preventive and protective actions identified
with
involved ensuring accurate
technical/operational training for the execution of specific activities and reinforcing the importance of
complying with operational procedures and the Life Saving Rules (LSR), i.e. the rules that each Saipem
resource is required to follow to protect themselves and their colleagues.
these common areas mainly
the objective of
intervening
in
(6) HCWR: term that defines a sub-category of an LTI with a resulting fatality or an LTI with at least 180 lost working days. All injuries resulting
in permanent disability must be registered in the reporting system used by the HSE function and consolidated as High Consequences Work
Related (HCWR).
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Safety indicators,
definitions and
calculation methods
LTI (Lost Time Injury):
means any accident at
work that renders the
injured person temporarily
unable to perform any
regular activity or limited
work during any day/shift
after the day on which the
accident occurred LTI
include fatal accidents,
permanent total disability,
permanent partial disability
and temporary total
disability.
WRC (Work Restricted
Case): any injury at work,
with the exception of
deaths or lost work days,
which makes the person
unfit for performing all
his/her activities fully in the
days after the injury at
work. In this case, the
injured person is
temporarily assigned to
other duties or exempted
from some parts of his/her
normal duties. The
maximum limitation time
can be 30 days. If the
limitation exceeds 30 days,
the injury must be
classified as LTI.
TRI (Total Recordable
Incidents): means the sum
of LTI, cases of limited work
and cases of medical
treatment: TRI =
LTI+WRC+MTC.
TRIFR (Total Recordable
Incident Frequency Rate):
it is calculated as (TRI
number on hours worked)
x 1,000,000.
FTLFR - (Fatal Accident
Frequency Rate):
calculated as (No. of fatal
accidents per hours
worked) X 1,000,000,000.
LTIFR - (LTI Frequency
Rate): it is calculated as
(No. LTI on hours worked)
x 1,000,000.
Lost days of work: the
total number of calendar
days in which the injured
person was not able to do
their job as a result of an
LTI. The calculation for the
lost days starts from the
day after an accident until
the day when the person is
capable of returning to
work. The calculation does
not include fatal accidents.
SR (Severity Rate):
calculated as (No. of lost
days of work per hours
worked) X 1,000.
High-consequence
work-related injury: injury
with more than 180 lost
days of work.
High-consequence
work-related injuries
Frequency Rate:
calculated as (No. of high-
consequence work-related
injuries per hours worked)
x 1,000,000.
Absenteeism rate of
employees: it is calculated
as the ratio between the
number of total hours of
absence and the number of
total annual theoretical
working hours. The annual
theoretical working hours
are calculated
proportionately to the
number of staff at
December 31.
CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
(millions of hours)
(millions of hours)
(millions of hours)
235.0
87.6
147.4
228.2
82.3
145.9
206.3
83.5
122.9
186.6
72.5
114.1
199.7
90.8
108.9
Man-hours worked
Total, of which:
Man-hours employees
Man-hours subcontractors
Lost Time Injury (LTI)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
Of which fatal accidents:
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
High-consequences
work-related injury (a)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
Of which with disabilities:
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
Days lost (a)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
Severity Rate (a)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
Total recordable Incidents (TRI)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
Absenteeism rate of employees
Fatal Accident Frequency Rate
(FTLFR)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
LTI Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
High-consequence work-related injuries
Frequency Rate (HCWRFR)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
Total Recordable Incident Frequency
Rate (TRIFR)
Total, of which:
Employees
Subcontractors
(No.)
(No.)
(number)
(No.)
(No.)
(number)
(No.)
(No.)
(number)
(No.)
(No.)
(number)
(No.)
(No.)
(number)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(No.)
(No.)
(number)
(%)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
(ratio)
51
42
9
3
3
-
11
9
2
11
9
2
8,490
7,622
868
0.036
0.087
0.006
127
83
44
3.10
1.28
3.43
-
0.22
0.48
0.06
0.047
0.103
0.014
0.54
0.95
0.30
47
38
9
3
3
-
11
9
2
11
9
2
8,200
7,332
868
0.036
0.089
0.006
123
79
44
3.27
1.31
3.65
-
0.21
0.46
0.06
26
16
10
2
-
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
1,164
824
340
0.006
0.010
0.003
75
38
37
3.98
0.97
-
1.63
0.13
0.19
0.08
23
14
9
2
-
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1,106
785
321
0.006
0.011
0.003
68
35
33
4.03
1.07
-
1.75
0.12
0.19
0.08
37
27
10
-
-
-
4
3
1
4
3
1
2,635
2,001
634
0.013
0.022
0.006
74
46
28
5.6
-
-
-
0.19
0.30
0.09
0.048
0.109
0.014
0.015
0.012
0.016
0.011
0.014
0.009
0.020
0.033
0.009
0.54
0.96
0.30
0.36
0.46
0.30
0.36
0.48
0.29
0.37
0.51
0.26
(a) Updated 2019 and 2020 data based on the number of days lost during 2018 and 2019 respectively for accidents that occurred in 2018 and 2019.
Asset integrity
Saipem strongly pursues the effective implementation of its asset integrity management system as an
outcome of good design, construction and operating practices adopting the integrated management of
barriers to reduce the risks associated with Major Accident Events (MAE).
Asset integrity refers to the prevention and control of the events with very low frequency and high/severe
consequences on people, the environment, assets or project performance.
A dedicated team has been set up to develop an asset integrity management system model in line with the
best industrial practices.
173.9
76.4
97.4
37
27
10
-
-
-
4
3
1
4
3
1
2,635
2,001
634
0.015
0.026
0.007
73
46
27
5.7
-
-
-
0.21
0.35
0.10
0.023
0.039
0.010
0.42
0.60
0.28
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The asset integrity model follows a typical Deming cycle: planning, operations, performance monitoring and
continuous improvement.
Saipem undertakes to prevent risks to improve the integrity of its operations. For this purpose, it adopts a
proactive approach in the mitigation of risks as an integral part of its management and business activities.
Employee health
information, monitoring of
As described in the Policy “Integrity in our operations”, Saipem considers the safeguard of health and the
promotion of the physical and mental well-being of its people as a fundamental requirement.
This is essential in the modus operandi of Saipem which is committed to being leader in the safeguard of
health, as well as safety and the environment (further details can be found in the HSE Policy of Saipem SpA).
The Company pursues this commitment in compliance with the provisions on the protection of privacy and
the national and international laws on the safeguard of health and the prevention of diseases. Its
implementation implies that the health promotion programme for each work site focuses mainly on
preventive measures, and considers all the operations which may represent a risk for employee health when
performed.
Activities implemented include, for example, an assessment of the health risks, check-ups for the issue of
fitness certificates, vaccinations and chemoprophylaxis, health
the
hygiene/sanitary conditions, programmes for the prevention of diseases and activities to promote health and
physical activity.
The Company’s operating activities require the movement of a considerable number of people, even to
remote locations. For this reason the Company ensures workers the best possible medical assistance
wherever they work, organises regular specific medical examinations and prepares medical fitness
certificates, as well as delivers training programmes to assigned personnel before undertaking any travel or
being assigned abroad. This is to prevent risks of contracting diseases due to the effect of the climate or
environmental and other factors linked to the place of destination.
The Company is equipped with structured processes and a chain of well-defined responsibilities to promptly
manage any medical emergency whatsoever.
Saipem has developed a continually evolving health management system, which is adapted to the work
environments, integrates the most recent epidemiological studies and is designed to ensure the best health
monitoring and medical services.
This system observes the principles recognised at international level and by local laws: the WHO (World
Health Organization) Beijing Declaration, “Global Strategy on Occupational Health for All” (1994), European
legislation and Directive 2000/54/EC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to
biological agents at work, its application in Italy through Legislative Decree No. 81/2008 and its amendments
(the so-called “Consolidated Act on Occupational Health and Safety”). This approach ensures effectiveness,
flexibility and adequate bases for the development of a long-term health culture in all the countries where the
Company operates.
For each site/project/asset, the management system requires that the risks linked to the health of personnel
are identified and assessed (taking into consideration the frequency and potential impact), after which
suitable preventive and mitigation measures are identified and implemented. These measures must be
periodically monitored.
The general principles for the safeguard of health are based on the analysis of the activities carried out in the
work environment and take into consideration the risks that those activities pose for both the people
involved in the operations in different capacities and the local community.
The analyses carried out are specific to each task and destination and involve the identification of the
activities and operating conditions in relation to the normal, abnormal and emergency working conditions;
the analysis of the potential routes of contact of risk agents and their combined action and an accurate
association of the hazards to the task, in relation to the specific nature of the activities identified. The results
of the analyses allow the personnel to be suitably equipped and appropriately monitored.
In terms of the trend for occupational illnesses reported, it can be seen that the significantly higher number
for 2020 compared to 2019 is attributable to certain cases of COVID-19 infections, which is considered to
be an occupational illness in certain countries.
This is confirmed by the fact that in 2021, in virtue of the lack of cases of occupational illnesses connected
to the pandemic, the number reported is back to below 10 units.
Occupational illnesses reported
(number)
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
6
Full
consolidated
6
Group
total
15
Full
consolidated
10
Group
total
9
Full
consolidated
9
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During the course of 2021, numerous activities were conducted to handle the health emergency generated
by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These were also defined based on the heterogeneous situations in
the different geographical areas in which the Group operates and reflected the severity of the pandemic at a
local level and resulted in different responses based on the health policy adopted by specific countries.
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 also saw the introduction of vaccinations which had
significant effects on Company operations. The Task Force that was set up to manage the emergency
situation continued throughout 2021 to monitor the operating sites with more appropriate tools, for example
the introduction of targeted Health Risk Assessments, that were specific to the highest-risk areas. The Task
Force Reports directly to the Medical Director who is a member of the company Crisis Unit and provides
operational instructions through the publication of internal memos and regular bulletins on the development
and status of the pandemic and the vaccination take-up which are sent to the Division Health Managers and
HR Managers. A medical Working Group is also in operation for the management of “complex suitability” for
“fragile” and “vulnerable” workers. During the course of the year, the Company has constantly been in touch
with national health ministries, the WHO, CDC,
Italian Foreign Office and regional health boards,
Assolombarda (with an inter-company Working Group) for all provisions concerning employees in Italy and
abroad.
We also continued the management and monitoring activities for the global health situation through the
activities that had been commenced at the time of the outbreak of the pandemic:
≥ Travel medicine: detailed information and awareness-raising activity that provides all workers who travel
with advance recommendations in terms of vaccinations and essential behaviour for their destination
countries, including specific information on COVID-19;
≥ monitoring of the spread of the pandemic amongst Saipem staff both through lateral flow tests, thanks to
the acquisition of scientifically advanced tools being adopted and distributed in Saipem operating sites
and as a Welfare service through the use of state-of-the-art serological tests;
≥ in cooperation with Humanitas Research Hospital, ramping up of health information and promotion
activities through the publication of weekly newsletters in three different languages on health-related
issues and connected to every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic (psychological, clinical, behavioural,
etc.) that are sent to employees;
≥ “Healthy workplaces: a model for action” programme: creation and dissemination of video clips supporting
physical activity for colleagues operating remotely such as the Posturology Project and the promotion of
well-being in the company;
≥ creation of a “Mental Health” programme targeting all Saipem staff in Italy and abroad with different
methodological approaches, that will be applied over the course of the next two years.
The decade of experience in the use of telemedicine tools has facilitated the use of remote electronic and
telecommunication instruments to manage health related issues, thereby making it possible to maintain a
constant guidance, control and monitoring, as well as healthcare support in all the Group's operational
premises, by ensuring control measures against the risk of infection that are always appropriate in terms of
the evolution of the pandemic, specific working conditions and the characteristics of the workforce during
critical periods in terms of infection numbers. At the same time, the monitoring system guaranteed that the
health and safety measures adopted in the workplace to limit the risk of infection did not generate new risks
to the health and safety of workers at both a physical and psychological level.
We continued all the supervision and control activities for active health surveillance in Italy and abroad in
compliance with Italian law and the guidelines for the sector.
As an integral part of the Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) programme, collaboration continues between
Saipem, the Milan Health Authority and the Lombardy region in order for the company to maintain its status
as a “Workplace that promotes health”. The year 2021 so the involvement of Saipem employees in the
webinar training initiative on “Behavioural Addiction” throughout the whole of Italy.
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Human Capital
Human resource policies and management
GRI 404-1
GRI 404-3
People's professional knowledge is fundamental for sustainable growth and an asset to be safeguarded,
valorised and developed. The development of a culture oriented to sharing know-how is the main instrument
for consolidating the wealth of knowledge and experience. The Company is firmly convinced that people are
the essential and indispensable element for the very existence of the business and that our objectives can
only be reached through their dedication and professionalism.
Competences and knowledge
In 2021, Saipem was involved in significant organisational interventions to make change possible, positive
and sustainable, by actively facing three challenges: guiding energy transition, developing the leaders of the
future and generating shared value. In this regard, and in response to the main social, environmental and
governance objectives, it became necessary to define a People Strategy to promote and oversee the critical
skills and competences for the company’s business, while also ensuring the development of the new
competences required to shape Saipem's future and being a facilitator of innovative solutions.
In order to guarantee the qualitative and quantitative capacity of the distinctive skills of Saipem's people, in
accordance with the Strategic Workforce Planning process, in 2021 we began an assessment and analysis of
the professional skills of approximately 5,600 resources. The adoption of this skills planning model, which
begins with an analysis of the qualitative and quantitative aspects associated with people with regards to the
specific requests of the business. It will allow a more effective capacity for planning and controlling the
development of human capital and distinctive professional skills, thereby allowing targeted actions to be
planned in terms of resources to be found in the market and the development and training of internal resources.
This will therefore strengthen the connection between the Workforce Planning model and the talent
attraction and development strategies and a more strategic role will be played by training and cooperation
between academic institutions and businesses, which is seen as an instrument of innovation and
development for the country. Saipem is conscious of the importance of nurturing the talent of people who
will work on the innovation challenges of the future and committed to maintaining people at the centre of
what the Company does by promoting the diversity of their talent and supporting the spread of the abilities
for the future within organisations. The development of specific skills and an innovative mindset represents
the Company's response to future challenges and are an essential lever in creating value.
The exchange of knowledge between universities and companies and the implementation of shared projects
are essential for the competitiveness of companies, the attractiveness of universities and the economic and
social development of territories. In this regard, by exploiting all the potential of new digital tools, Saipem has
also continued its commitment towards the professional orientation of younger people with the Sinergia
programme where Saipem leads the way as the partner of numerous schools in Italy to support the
education of students in interdisciplinary skills and orientation programmes (PCTO). Thanks to an innovative
platform provided by four Italian technical institutions, Saipem’s “faculty” provided remote training courses by
integrating "blended" teaching methods and extending the training offer for students, by creating ad-hoc
modules on sustainability, renewable energy and knowledge of the English language, all of which are key and
important subjects for Saipem and for the professional future of these young students.
The desire to create, in the new generations, a culture that is increasingly close to the competences and
aptitudes necessary for approaching the new challenges of the future, was perfectly exemplified in the
activation, in partnership with the University of Trieste, of annual scholarships in memory of Egidio Palliotto, a
top manager of the company who died prematurely. Through these scholarships, Saipem wants to
consolidate its connection with the city of Trieste, with the objective of attracting new generations to
scientific subjects, while also honouring the memory of a great professional who contributed to Saipem's
success.
Moreover, during 2021, the partnerships were strengthened with the main centres of educational excellence
in Italy: for example at the Politecnico and Bocconi University in Milan, Saipem participated in the university
education and professional orientation by attending various training sessions on essential technical and
interdisciplinary abilities for the labour market and Virtual Career Days, by also contributing to the lecturing
activities in a co-supervised capacity for courses on sustainability and renewable energies.
Saipem’s commitment to the development of new skills not only enhances the new generations but
constantly fosters growth of expert resources. In this regard the drive towards new non-traditional
organisational models requires new project solutions and a consistent development of a corporate culture
which aims at greater autonomy and responsibility for people and their competences. The changed
competitive landscape, as well as the organisational changes that were introduced on the basis of the new
company strategies, have made it necessary to renew Saipem's Behavioural Model.
In accordance with the reference operational and organisational model, in the first quarter of 2022 we will
identify the behaviour at a Group level that will allow people to operate effectively and in a manner that is
consistent with the reference operational and organisational model.
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The leitmotiv of the Model will be the fostering of courage and "entrepreneurial spirit", in the context of a
relationship of trust with the aim of achieving shared, concrete and measurable objectives.
With the objective of defining a Model that is to the greatest extent possible shared and understandable to all
Saipem people, the development and definition phase of the model is following a bottom up criteria with the
active involvement of almost 6,000 employees from all over the world, in different levels of seniority and who
represent all company functions. The dissemination of the new Model of competences will be supported by
dedicated training courses, with the objective of promoting greater day by day internalisation, understanding
and application of the Model. Similarly, training initiatives will be designed and offered with the aim of
developing the necessary competences to face the energy transition challenges and reach ESG
(Environmental, Social and Governance) objectives.
In order to further support Saipem people in the evolution towards an increasingly smart culture, during the
course of 2021 and e-learning training course was also designed to promote the acquisition of digital
competences for the use of new support tools and the acquisition of soft skills on the new management
methodologies and the empowerment of employees.
During the course of 2021, Saipem concentrated on creating an Academy dedicated entirely to hard and
soft digital skills, which will be accessible at a Group level. This began with a major assessment campaign that
was conducted in 2020 involving approximately 14,000 employees at the Group level on ICT/Digital
competences. The Digital Academy has been designed to become a continuous refresher experience and
regular assessments of competency levels will make it possible to monitor Digital Transformation and the
creation of a community characterised by a digital mindset. Moreover, in light of Saipem's digital strategy, the
skill set of ICT/digital competencies was reworked in terms of the series of technical and specialist
competences associated with the main professional roles at Saipem.
The focus on the development of new skill sets for Saipem people must not lead to a failure to consolidate
and maintain the competences that have always been seen as critical for the Company’s business. In this
regard, in 2021, Saipem decided to develop and promote a structured Project Management training course.
This course, called “Saipem Academy in Project Management”, that was created in cooperation with the
Politecnico School of Management in Milan and the Industrial Plant National Association (ANIMP), has been
structured into three different means of fruition. During the course of 2021, the course was taken by 47
people at Saipem SpA, and the aim is to open it up at a Group level during the course of 2022. In order to
ensure excellence in the management of projects the courses Business Leadership Skills and “Intercultural
Project Management” were offered for the Onshore Division and XSIGHT Division respectively, with the aim
of supplementing technical competences with the necessary relationship skills to achieve the highest level
of effectiveness in the management execution of projects. The year 2021 also saw the completion of the
initiative XSIGHT Gamification, that had begun in 2018, for promoting learning on one of the more significant
working processes for the Division in an innovative and interactive manner. Through a digital platform more
than 400 gamers were involved and challenged one another in Project Acquisition, Project Execution,
Procurement, Engineering and Human Resources activities.
A strong impetus was provided to the overseeing and development of technical competences, including as a
result of the training activities managed in the Training Centres, particularly those in Schiedam (Netherlands),
Ploiesti (Romania) and Dammam (Saudi Arabia), through the programming and supply of technical and
specialist courses. At the same time obligatory training activities also continued. In general the Company
invested significantly in training programmes in 2021 and there was an increase of 198% for the Group
(170% for the full consolidated perimeter) in expenditure on training compared to 2020. In terms of HSE
training hours provided to employees, there was an increase compared to the previous year of 30% for the
full consolidated perimeter (20% for the Group perimeter) and a distribution of the hours in this area
compared to the total training hours provided to employees of 79% for both perimeters. This positive trend
demonstrates that HSE issues remain a priority for the development of Saipem employees: for example, the
investment on the HSE course, HSE Digital Learning Program, which has the objective of accompanying
people in their knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment issues, aside from training initiatives for
developing a greater awareness on Cybersecurity issues in order to reduce the risk of IT incidents. In the
HSE training area the Company also provided more than 900,000 hours to subcontractors (912,699 hours
for the Group perimeter; 790,412 for the full consolidated perimeter). An additional element that
characterises Saipem's culture is the focus on "Knowledge sharing": indeed, in 2021, the investment was
confirmed in the Internal Saipem Academy, by facilitating the training of internal lecturers with workshops
dedicated to knowledge of the aspects for efficiently managing the design and supply of remote training
courses. The Internal Saipem Academy has confirmed as its key objective the enhancement and
dissemination of know-how through Supply Chain, AFC, Digital, HR, Security, Insurance and Intellectual
Property courses, as well as numerous Deep In seminars to strengthen the vision and knowledge of the
business at the Group level. The Deep In seminars, which in the current year reached more than 2,500
people in all the geographical areas in which the Group operates, examined in depth issues such as
innovative projects, the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and strategies for success. The knowledge of
far away and varied working environments encouraged a continual exchange, the emergence of new
solutions and made it possible to develop a network of internal relations that are increasingly solid and
efficient.
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Saipem’s extensive efforts in supporting, including through training initiatives, the strengthening of internal
competences along with the gradual improvement of the pandemic compared to the previous year,
contributed to a general increase in the performance indicators for training. Indeed, for the full consolidated
perimeter, there was an increase of 25% (18% for the Group perimeter) of the total training hours supplied to
employees compared to 2020 and 6.8% in terms of the training hours per capita; on average, in 2021, each
employee participated in 22.8 hours of training for the full consolidated perimeter (20 four the Group
perimeter) and, specifically, on average, each male employee participated in 23.9 hours for the full
consolidated perimeter (20.7 for the Group perimeter), while every female employee dissipated in 14.4 hours
of training for the full consolidated perimeter (13.7 hours for the Group perimeter).
This result is due, in particular, to the reactivation of training initiatives in operational sites, on the one hand,
and on the other, to the consolidation in the use of remote or e-learning training methods. A general increase
in the average use of training hours for all the professional categories of employees is reported. Specifically,
for the Middle Manager category, there was an increase at the Group level of 35% (34% for the full
consolidated perimeter), for the Blue Collar category it was 49% for the full consolidated perimeter (31% for
the Group perimeter), while for the White Collar and Senior Manager categories the increase was 3% and
16%, respectively.
Regarding performance documents indicators, in 2021, 16,132 documents were prepared for the Group
perimeter
(corresponding to a coverage of 42%) and 16,111 for the full consolidated perimeter
(corresponding to 50% of the company population), compared to 17,915 documents prepared in 2020
(corresponding to a coverage of 60.7%). The reduction in the KPI is mainly due to a decrease in the number
of performance documents prepared for resources situated in Saudi Arabia, Italy, France and the United
Kingdom.
Out of 32,041 employees for the consolidated perimeter (38,806 for the Group perimeter), 16,111 for the
consolidated perimeter (16,132 for the Group perimeter) were subject to performance assessment, and
specifically 64% of women for the consolidated perimeter (58% for the Group perimeter) and 49% of men for
the consolidated perimeter (40% for the Group perimeter).
2021 saw a confirmation of Saipem's commitment in nurturing its most talented resources, and a focus in
applying meritocratic criteria in the management policies, with the objective of identifying resources with
high levels of potential and personal characteristics aligned with the provisions of the new behavioural
model. In this regard the assessment campaign continued, involving 119 young resources being developed
and 43 managers in senior positions.
This assessment campaign was carried out in order to identify the people who are most capable of
successfully contributing to the implementation of the new operational and organisational model. Saipem
has also promoted specific coaching processes to support people in their growth and development, with
particular regard to areas of improvement identified during assessments.
Training (a)
Total hours of training, of which:
- HSE (employees and subcontractors),
of which:
- employees
. managerial potential and skills
. professional technical skills
Total direct training costs
Performance assessment
Employees subject to performance assessment
Senior Managers
Managers
White Collars
Blue Collars
Percentage of employees subject
to performance assessment out of the total
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
(hours) 2,407,786
2,395,487 1,454,873
1,333,510
1,688,917 1,526,040
(hours) 2,199,115
607,197
(hours)
49,698
(hours)
158,973
-
(mln €)
(hours)
2,192,036 1,307,265
508,312
8,993
138,605
2.64
592,061
49,052
154,399
-
1,190.562
444,569
8,941
134,008
2.64
1,524,528 1,368,562
576,822
13,694
143,784
7.12
611,829
13,706
150,683
7.88
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(%)
19,111
372
3,006
10,403
5,330
18,518
371
3,093
9,849
5,205
17,915
379
3,261
9,812
4,463
17,915
379
3,261
9,812
4,463
16,132
404
2,960
9,290
3,478
16,111
404
2,960
9,273
3,474
52
57
51
61
42
50
(a) Please note that the figures relate to companies with which the employees are formally part of the workforce, not the companies they are providing services for.
Pursuing the same objective of nurturing people and their development the In & Out, programmes, dedicated
to young developing talents, also continued: through cross-functional experience in the Internal Audit
function these individuals develop cross-sectional knowledge of the business and greater knowledge of the
company processes and the Competence Assessment and Assurance programme of the Onshore Drilling
Division – that was implemented in 2021 in Saudi Arabia – which makes it possible to identify people to be
developed for key roles, resources with the strategic competences for the business and the competences
that will have to be acquired from the market.
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The central role of Saipem's people and the focus on the creation of shared value for all internal and external
stakeholders, as well as attention to social and environmental factors, represent a priority and a fundamental
requirement for ensuring sustainable long-term growth for the Company.
With the objective of hearing the opinion of all Saipem’s people, a People Survey was recently conducted
involving the entire company population and which collected more than 13,500 contributions, i.e. 35% of the
Group's employees. The purpose of the survey was to measure the numerous variables concerning
company life, such as the level of active engagement, perception regarding Diversity & Inclusion issues, the
relationship between managers and co-workers, the level of trust in the senior management and in strategic
directives, climate within working groups and more generally satisfaction in terms of working experience.
The evidence that emerges from the analysis at both a macro and country level will be fundamental in
defining the HR plan of action for 2022.
Workforce trend
GRI 102-8
GRI 405-1
The total turnover is calculated as the ratio between all the annual exits and the average resources in the
year. The voluntary turnover is calculated as the ratio between all the annual exits and the average resources
in the year.
The overall turnover rate fell by 4% compared to 2020 for the Group perimeter and by 10% for the full
consolidated perimeter, to reach a level of 28% (22% for the full consolidated perimeter) in 2021. Looking at
the breakdown by gender of the overall turnover, for the male company population there was a reduction of
3% compared to the figure for the previous year for the Group perimeter (30% in 2021) and 10% for the full
consolidated perimeter (19% in 2021). With regard to the female population, the figure was broadly in line
with that for the previous year, with a slight increase for the Group perimeter (17% in 2021 compared to 16%
in 2020) and a slight decrease for the full consolidated perimeter (14% in 2021 compared to 15% in 2020).
On the other hand, voluntary turnover, increased by 5.4% for the total Group perimeter and 1.2% for the full
consolidated perimeter, compared to the previous year, and was 10% for the Group perimeter and 5% for
the full consolidated perimeter.
With regard to the use of agency personnel, in 2021 there was a 49% increase compared to 2020.
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Risks associated with human resource management
RISKS COVERED BY ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 254/2016: PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Risks identified by the Company
Summary of adopted risk mitigation measures
Saipem is committed to both preventing and mitigating these risks through
specialised training programmes dedicated to employees, as well as to its vendors
and subcontractors, on technical topics and on work safety with the aim of ensuring
high quality standards in training. Improving awareness of these risks is pursued
internally also through the connection of manager MBO with certain specific results.
Furthermore, the Company is involved in numerous initiatives, such as the
“Leadership in Health & Safety” programme (LiHS), the campaign dedicated to “We
Want Zero” and “Life Saving Rules”. Finally, the most significant Group entities from
the point of view of operations are certified by international standard ISO 45001:
2018.
The Group is involved in the constant monitoring of various critical issues (in
particular political, social and economic) and terrorist threats in verifying the
adequacy of the mitigation measures in place, making use of a local intelligence
network and actively cooperating with the police forces and security service
providers in the countries where it operates. In particular, Saipem has developed a
is compliant with Legislative Decree
“security responsibilities model” that
No. 81/2008, and a crisis management system that complies with the provisions of
international standard ISO 31000. Finally, the Group pursues a commercial strategy
with strong project selectivity, also taking into consideration the risks associated
with the country of operations.
incurs significant expenses for
To mitigate and prevent this risk, Saipem
maintenance programmed for its proprietary assets and yards and has developed
various prevention initiatives, including the application of the Asset Integrity
Management System and the development of Safety Cases, as well as the specific
training (e.g. the campaign “Dropped Objects Prevention”) for technical personnel.
Finally, for all vessels in the Group’s fleet, Saipem periodically renews certifications
issued by the appropriate classification bodies and by flag state authorities following
inspections which the classification bodies perform for assets.
The Group has set up a programme for defining, implementing and monitoring health
facilities and physicians responsible for managing personnel health, with the aim of
avoiding and mitigating these risks. Moreover, Saipem conducts training and
awareness raising initiatives (e.g. the "Welfare Campaigns"), on health issues and
the correct use of personal protection equipment, and constantly monitors the
development of the health situation and has developed telemedicine programmes in
the countries in which it operates. In the event of serious consequences for the
health of personnel, Saipem has a system for managing medical emergencies and
repatriation in the case of patients in critical conditions.
In the event of health crises (e.g. COVID-19), Saipem puts in place a crisis
management system, which involves the establishment of a specific Task Force made
up of doctors in order to monitor developments and provide support and information
to staff in the country in which it operates (e.g. through the issuing of Health
Bulletins to monitor the status of the COVID-19 pandemic). Finally, the Group uses
collaborations and communication flows with local and international authorities.
Saipem periodically conducts strategic planning of human resource needs based on
business objectives and the leadership model, taking into account available and
necessary skills with a particular focus on key skills and ensuring an effective
distribution of personnel within the Group (also on the basis of job rotation
programmes). Furthermore, the Group organises various training programmes on
critical business skills and has developed a structured methodology for career paths
(e.g. through the use of coaching and tutoring initiatives with senior resources) and
compensation systems (e.g. long-term incentives). Finally, Saipem has developed
initiatives to increase the company's attractiveness in the main universities.
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Workforce trend1
Total employees at period end
Employee categories
Senior Managers
Managers
White Collars
Blue Collars
Type of contract
Employees with full-time contracts
Employees recruited through
an agency
Employees on permanent contracts
Employees on fixed term contracts
Turnover
Total turnover(2)
Voluntary turnover(3)
CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
36,986
Full
consolidated
32,528
Group
total
35,023
Full
consolidated
29,522
Group
total
38,806
Full
consolidated
32,041
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
400
4,446
19,546
12,594
384
4,285
16,625
11,234
400
4,574
17,559
12,490
388
4,344
15,849
8,941
409
4,812
18,258
15,327
(No.)
36,814
32,357
34,871
29,370
38,642
(No.)
(No.)
(No.)
(%)
(%)
5,564
-
-
26
6.4
4,873
-
-
3,672
16,088
18,935
3,421
14,840
14,682
7,137
15,779
23,027
26
6.7
32
4.6
32
4
28
10
394
4,632
16,113
10,902
31,877
5,967
14,779
17,262
22
5
(1) Please note the figures relate to companies the employees are providing service for not the companies whose workforces they are formally part of.
To integrate the data relating to the year 2021 for the Group perimeter please find below the percentage of employees with a permanent contract for the following geographical areas:
Americas 50%, CIS 4%, Europe 81%, Middle East 17%, North Africa 26%, Sub-Saharan Africa 52%, Far East 42%.
(2) The total turnover is calculated as the ratio between all the annual exits and the average resources in the year.
(3) The voluntary turnover is calculated as the ratio between all the annual exits and the average resources in the year.
Industrial relations
Of more than 27,000 employees (more than 30,000, if we consider the Group total) monitored (the total
includes full-time Italian employees, French employees irrespective of the country they work in and local
employees for all the other countries), 12,553 (13,944 at Group level) are covered by collective bargaining
agreements. The growing trend on the Group total can be explained by the fact that there was an increase of
staff in areas where these types of agreements are very common (Indonesia, Angola, Colombia and Peru)
and a reduction in other countries (Nigeria, France and Kazakhstan). In 2021, collective strikes were recorded
for a total of 248 hours in Italy.
During the course of 2021, the year that was still significantly characterised by the pandemic, relations with
trade union organisations involved constant discussions in both Italy and abroad for the management of the
same.
In particular, in Italy, the application of emergency plans for the management of the pandemic involved
continual meetings and discussions with trade union organisations through a process of ongoing
information and updates. Indeed, the bilateral Committees established at individual premises level were
jointly involved with the Company in monitoring the health and safety measures implemented in the offices in
order to verify on an ongoing basis the correct and effective implementation of all the actions identified for
ensuring working activities to be carried out in complete safety.
The repercussions of the pandemic, which have resulted in a worsening of the reference economic situation,
had a particular impact in the first part of the year in the drilling sector with a temporary reduction in activities,
which made it necessary to use wage support schemes in Italy.
More specifically, until mid-March, use of the COVID-19 ordinary redundancy fund (CIG) continued, after
commencing in December 2022, for approximately 70 workers from the Onshore and Offshore Drilling
Divisions hired in Ravenna, through the signing of a specific trade union agreement with the local trade union
organisations.
In Peru, the company Petrex SA reinstated the operational drilling staff that had previously been suspended
until October 2021.
In line with the actions adopted in Italy, the dialogue with the employees’ representatives in France related to
defining plans in the first half of the year for the return of the workforce to offices based on the provisions of
the local authorities.
Outside Italy, in 2021, renewal processes for bargaining agreements were initiated and in part completed in
various countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, Peru and Singapore. In Norway, the trade
union agreement was renewed with the SEA trade union which will come into force in 2022 and the
negotiation of a new local agreement is ongoing with the trade union organisation SAFE.
With regard to the dialogue that has been ongoing at a transnational level through the European Works
Council (EWC), with a view to consolidate relations and the company's commitment to improving the
dialogue with worker representatives in the European Economic Area, in the month of November the annual
meeting took place during the course of which an ample dialogue and analysis was dedicated to the
illustration of the new strategic plan and the respective company operational and organisational model.
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Further points of discussion were the HSE and environmental performances, with particular regard to the
development and adoption of Net-Zero policies and analyses relating to the management of the COVID-19
pandemic. The meeting also saw the renewal for a three-year period, by-election, of the role of coordinator
and the members of the EWC Select Committee, as set forth by the agreement establishing the Saipem
EWC. The annual meeting took place after the follow-up meeting in May and an extraordinary meeting in
August, during the course of which the main information were shared on the commencement of the Saipem
Project programme which aims to develop initiatives for the recovery of efficiency and competitiveness for
the Company in light of the above-mentioned worsening in the reference situation and the resulting
economic and financial repercussions at the company level.
Moreover, in Italy and in other countries, some significant collective bargaining agreements were also signed.
For Italy an agreement was signed for the Performance Bonus scheme for 2021. As well as more traditional
indicators of company productivity and profitability, the parameters identified for determining the sums to be
paid to employees also included the introduction of environmental indicators, consistently with Saipem's
strong focus on environmental sustainability initiatives and the process of ecological transition that is
underway in the energy sector. In this perspective, an environmental parameter was identified which
measures savings obtained in GHG emissions through company energy efficiency initiatives. In order to
ensure an increasingly balanced monetary and non-monetary component of the Bonus, the existing
mechanism which allows for part of this to be converted into welfare services was retained; this was also
confirmed because of its popularity with employees, as demonstrated by the high percentage of people
adopting this in previous years.
During the course of 2021, the dialogue also continued with trade union organisations for the definition of a
Saipem Industrial Relations Protocol, with the aim of defining a series of shared objectives and principles
between the Company and the trade unions, with a view to achieving an increasing level of cooperation and
collaboration between the parties which corresponds to the participatory industrial relations model Saipem
adheres to.
In France, a new agreement was signed with local trade union organisations for the Performance Bonus for
the period 2021-2023 relating to the granting of bonuses on the basis of the company's operating income,
absenteeism and safety performances (TRI). A significant agreement was also negotiated that will be valid
until 2024 for the promotion of professional equality, the prevention of discrimination and the integration of
staff with disabilities. In April 2021, the French company Sofresid also negotiated an agreement with the
reference trade union organisations for the introduction of ordinary teleworking and similar negotiations are
ongoing in the company Saipem SA. In October 2021, disagreement minutes were signed in the company
Sofresid with regard to the measures adopted within the scope of the annual salary review in accordance
with Group policy in terms of maximising efficiency and limiting structural costs. From the same perspective
actions continued for limiting of business travel and optimising spaces and offices.
Employees covered by collective
bargaining agreements
Strikes
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
(%)
(No.)
42
15,561
42
15,561
39
168
44
168
46
248
46
248
GRI 401-2
GRI 401-3
GRI 405-1
GRI 405-2
Equal treatment and enhancement of differences
Saipem is committed to supporting values of diversity, equality and inclusion through the adoption of
corporate, organisational and management mechanisms characterised by respect for the rights and
freedom of people.
The Diversity & Inclusion function was established during the course of 2021 to pursue the important
objective of developing a clear approach in terms of mission, strategies and active practices in order to
stimulate a working environment that is collaborative, supportive and open to the contribution of all male and
female employees, to increase the trust of people, clients and, in general, civil society, and promote diversity
in all aspects to fully seize the opportunities deriving from this and generate value within working
environments while also obtaining a competitive advantage for the business.
To give shape to the principles of inclusion the function constantly translates objectives and strategies into
targeted initiatives, the impact of which is assessed through the careful monitoring of a set of strategic
indicators for diversity management and people care activities.
Saipem is committed to attracting and hiring people from different backgrounds and abilities with the
objective of forming a heterogeneous human capital and promoting the dissemination of a culture that is
sensitive to equal opportunities and fairness. In partnership with the main Italian universities, in 2021, Saipem
took part in working tables and events with the aim of positioning Saipem as an equal opportunity employer
through the testimonials of company Role Models in order to also facilitate the selection of young STEM
women for roles with a high level of technical and scientific specialisation.
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The particular attention and relevance for the Company of equal opportunities and inclusivity is also
demonstrated by Saipem’s choice to introduce in 2020 amongst company performance assessment
indicators, a specific target relating to gender with the aim of promoting the development of women at all
company levels.
Saipem’s commitment to promoting a culture that is sensitive to Diversity issues was also pursued through
the dissemination of initiatives in cooperation with the Association Valore D, the promoter of the Manifesto
for Female Employment, of which Saipem is a signatory. During the course of 2021, the Company promoted
four training events with the objective of providing people with the tools and competences to achieve
inclusion, three sharing labs, inter-company working tables for sharing best practices for the HR population,
training modules dedicated to specific targets defined on the basis of company seniority, and for the
development of an inclusive approach and inter-company mentoring processes for promoting networking.
Aside from the above-mentioned initiatives, in partnership with the Academy of Valore D, webinars were
promoted, which were accessible on a voluntary basis, to develop an inclusive language, promote diversity
and empathy and reflect on issues such as leadership and the nurturing of people, the evolution of
communication strategies and subconscious biases with which people interpret the world and upon which
they base their daily choices, which saw the participation of approximately 670 people in Saipem SpA.
In 2021, as further confirmation of the commitment of Saipem and its top management to gender equality
and the overcoming of subconscious prejudices, in partnership with Valore D, the Company shared its
experiences on the Italian TV programme “l’inventrice e l’ostetrico”, discussing the Company's best practices
for the promotion of female talent.
The cooperation with Valore D also gives us the possibility to access the Inclusion Impact Index, a digital tool
which supports companies in tangibly achieving their programme commitments under the Manifesto for
female employment and therefore represents a further step towards gender equality and an inclusive culture
in organisations.
Saipem is also a signatory of the Women Empowerment Principles promoted by the UN Global Compact and
during the course of 2021 took part in the works of the Diversity & Inclusion Observatory. The Observatory
involves a cluster of leading companies on the issue of diversity and inclusion to promote an inclusive culture
in the labour market which also supports the new challenges and creates shared values through the
development of an analysis document on the issue of D&I containing Italian policies and good practices.
Saipem has also promoted an internal mentoring process called SEED - Win with Diversity. The objective of
the programme is to support, through a Knowledge Sharing mechanism amongst resources with different
seniority levels, the dissemination of an entrepreneurial culture where women are protagonists and which
promotes their environment. People in the company focus their support on nurturing women in all moments
of their personal and professional lives. The Company implements specific welfare policies dedicated to
support services for families in both a parental and caregiving capacity, as well as tools for ensuring a correct
“work-life balance”.
A mainstay in Saipem's human resources policy is the principle of equal pay for equal work, for which we
monitor on an annual basis the evolution of the Gender Pay Gap indicator in Italy and in all the local entities.
On the basis of the principles described above, Saipem intends to ensure a continuity in its commitment to
inclusivity through further specific actions to promote equality and by committing to implementing working
relationships characterised by fairness, equality, non-discrimination, attention and respect for individual
dignity.
As regards gender, women represent 11% of the work force (10% at Group perimeter). In terms of age
distribution, 11% of employees are less than 30 years old (14% for the Group perimeter), 72% are between
30 and 50 (71% for the Group perimeter) and 17% are over 50 (15% for the Group perimeter).
In terms of the distribution by professional categories, women represent 1% of Blue Collar, 16% of White
Collar workers and Managers and 8% of Senior Managers.
The percentage of women in a managerial position compared to the total number of women is 22% (20%
compared to the Group perimeter), a figure which is 1% higher than the previous year for the Group
perimeter and 2% for the full consolidated perimeter compared to the previous year. With regard to the
senior management, 2 of the 11 first reports to the CEO are women, as specified below:
Executives No.
Men
9
% of Executives
Executives
Men
Women
82 S. Abrate
L. Cortis
Executives No.
Women
2
% of Executives
Women
18
Date
Dec. 31, 2021
Executive
Men (a)
L. Siri
A. Paccioretti
O. Iacono
M. Satta:
M. Colombo
M. Branchi
M. Toninelli
S. Porcari
M. Coratella
(a) Please note that as of March 24, 2022 S. Porcari and M. Coratella have left the Company.
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Saipem provides its employees with benefits of different types, assigned in different ways depending on
local specifications, including complementary pension plans; additional health insurance coverage; services
and policies supporting mobility; welfare and family support initiatives; catering services; and training courses
aimed at ensuring more effective integration in the socio-cultural context. These benefits, where available on
the basis of the country/company/local legislation in effect, are now provided to the entire company
population, no matter what type of contract they work under (permanent or temporary employment), with the
exception of programmes of a duration incompatible with the term of the contract of employment.
The Company defines on an annual basis the guidelines of the Remuneration Policy, and in particular
prepares precise guidelines to govern remuneration policies and reduce remuneration disparities between
men and women, in all the countries in which it operates.
In particular, Saipem's constant effort clearly affirms the principle "equal pay for equal work” and reduces the
remuneration disparity between men and women in all operating environments.
The salary gender pay gap indicator for the category of Senior Managers in 2021 reached 87% (for both the
full consolidated and Group perimeter), with an improvement of 4% compared to 2020; with regard to Middle
Managers the indicator stands at 89% (for both the full consolidated and Group perimeter) with a slight
reduction compared to 2020; with regard to White Collar workers the value was 90% for the full consolidated
perimeter and 92% for the Group perimeter, with the latter representing a 2% increase compared to the
previous year.
The remuneration gender pay gap indicator – which includes both the fixed and variable part of the
remuneration – for Senior Managers is 88% (for both the full consolidated and Group perimeter), which
represents an improvement of 6% compared to 2020; with regard to Middle Managers the indicator stands
at 89% for the Group perimeter and 85% for the full consolidated perimeter, with a reduction of 5%
compared to 2020 for the Group perimeter; with regard to White Collar workers the value is 90% for the full
consolidated perimeter, which is in line with the previous year, while it is 92% for the Group perimeter, an
increase of 2% compared to the previous year.
The figure for the average gender pay gap is -7%, in line with the level for the previous year. The figure is
calculated by measuring the total remuneration for men and women, without adjustments (e.g. role, level,
education, location, etc.). The remuneration includes the basic salary, bonus, shares and any monetary
advantages: the average remuneration of female employees is subtracted from that of male employees, with
the results then divided by the average for the higher gender remuneration, and subsequently multiplied by
100.
On the whole, the gender pay gap reveals an overall improvement compared to the data for the previous
year, highlighting Saipem's commitment to reducing remuneration disparity between men and women.
By breaking down into quartiles for each company within the Group perimeter the remuneration of
employees (top, upper middle, lower middle, lower), the distribution by gender shows that women employees
are divided as follows: 16% in the lower quartile and 11% and 12%, respectively, in the upper middle and
lower middle quartiles.
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These figures refer to the sum of men and women in the above remuneration quartiles of each of the
companies in the perimeter.
We also report that, the ratio between the overall remuneration of the CEO and the overall average
remuneration of employees (full-time employees) of Saipem SpA: in 2021 this figure was 15, while in 2020 it
was 25 and in 2019 it was 32.
The annual variation between the overall remuneration of the CEO and the overall remuneration of the
population (full-time employees) of Saipem SpA was as follows: down 69%.
Further details can be found in the “Report on the Remuneration Policy and Paid Compensation 2022”.
(No.)
Female presence
Female employment, by geographical area:
Americas
CIS
Europe
Middle East
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Far East
Female leadership
Female Senior Managers
Female Managers
Age ranges
Employees under 30 years
of which women
Employees aged between 30 and 50
of which women
Employees over 50 years of age
of which women
Employees with disabilities
Multiculturalism
Number of nationalities represented
in the employee population
2019
2020
2021
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
3,874
357
375
2,085
227
33
346
451
26
689
4,757
657
26,762
2,710
5,467
507
-
3,674
357
363
2,026
224
33
210
451
25
670
4,430
624
22,981
2,565
5,117
485
-
3,964
363
398
2,162
213
31
293
504
26
727
4,793
582
24,962
2,828
5,268
554
160
3,572
363
227
2,057
210
31
181
503
26
698
3,421
507
21,275
2,542
4,826
523
160
3,937
348
456
2,019
248
25
307
534
33
774
5,346
548
27,558
2,801
5,902
588
195
3,524
348
220
1,972
245
25 HP
181
533
33
753
3,574
462
23,077
2,501
5,390
561
193
127
124
129
127
130
128
To supplement the data relating to the year 2021 in the Group perimeter, please note that 100% of women have a full-time contract with the exception of Europe (94%) and Sub-Saharan
Africa (99%) and, with regard to the type of contract, women with a permanent contract are distributed in the geographical areas as follows: Americas 82%, CIS 4%, Europe 97%, Middle
East 58%, North Africa 40%, Sub-Saharan Africa 78%, Far East 65%.
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Furthermore, Saipem supports the work/family balance of its personnel through Company regulations and/or
local policies which guarantee parental leave. The differences among countries for this leave lie only in the
time and method of abstaining from work. There was an increase in the average number of days of parental
leave used. In 2021, Saipem had 793 employees (829 if we refer to the Group total perimeter), 508 men (522
considering the Group total perimeter) and 285 women (307 considering the Group total perimeter), who
made use of parental leave for a total of 30,660 days (35,295 referring to the Group total perimeter); at the
same time, one should note the return to work from parental leave of 689 employees (712 at Group level) in
the same period, 490 men (505 at Group total level) and 199 women (207 at Group total level), with a return
rate from parental leave of 87% for the whole consolidated perimeter (86% also at Group total level), showing
a decrease against the previous year.
Innovation in people management
In 2021, the preparatory works continued for the transfer to the new Saipem Headquarters in Milan Santa
Giulia. In the new buildings the digital component will represent a key factor and the use of technology will
facilitate different working processes and the "liveability" of the spaces.
The new Headquarters comprise two buildings, Spark1 and Spark2, which have obtained the following LEED
certifications thanks to their innovative design: Platinum level and WELL: Gold level. In the final months of the
year, the interior design project for the environments was defined, designed to ensure flexible spaces that
are suitable for the different working needs, with particular regard to cooperation between colleagues.
To analyse the real requirements of the people impacted by the transfer to the new headquarters, in April
2021, a survey was conducted on the Time Saving, Mobility, Health and well-being services. With a response
rate of 80.5% (2,545 people) and 1,150 comments and feedback, the information received through the
survey represented the starting point for developing a new model of workplace well-being services for the
new headquarters, that will represent a benchmark for the different operating structures of the Saipem
Group.
The technological equipment of Saipem's people was overhauled to achieve superior performance and ease
of use. The app for hoteling services is also in its final development phases and will allow employees to
independently manage the booking of all the assets they require to make the best possible use of these
spaces and carry out their working activity in an optimal manner.
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Business ethics
Respect for human rights
Saipem is committed to protecting and promoting human and labour rights when conducting its business,
taking into consideration both the work standards recognised at international level and the local legislation in
the countries where Group companies operate. This commitment is part of Saipem’s modus operandi and is
also made clear in its Code of Ethics.
With reference to the management of relations with personnel worldwide, Saipem adheres to the principles
of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Moreover, the CEO of Saipem has confirmed Saipem's membership of the United Nations Global Compact,
by formally committing to comply with the promotion of ten principles, six of which refer specifically to the
promotion and protection of human rights and work.
During the course of 2021, as a further step to confirm Saipem's commitment towards this issue, Saipem has
decided to adhere to the Building Responsibly (hereinafter BR) initiative, a coalition of leading engineering and
construction companies working together to raise the bar in the promotion of the rights and well-being of
workers throughout the whole sector. As a new member, Saipem participated in the BR meetings,
collaborating and sharing experiences and discussing the main efforts and obstacles met. Moreover, the BR
working groups aim to develop strategies and tools to promote welfare principles for workers and establish a
shared baseline in terms of safety, protection and well-being for all people working in the sector of
engineering and construction.
During the course of 2021, a tool was introduced to analyse potential risks associated with project activities
that could have an impact on the human rights of internal and external stakeholders, including direct and
indirect workers, local communities and vulnerable groups (indigenous populations, children, women, etc.).
The analysis considers the different types of risk, associated for example with child labour and forced labour,
discrimination, remuneration, freedom of association and collective bargaining, considering both the direct
activities carried out by Saipem and the risks associated with its supply chain.
After a preliminary testing phase in 2020, this tool was implemented, in 2021, in 23 countries where the
Group has operating activities, for a total of 250 potential risks that were identified and assessed. These risks
can be broken down into the following areas: Security (31%), Labour rights and employment (26%), Supply
Chain (18%), Country/systemic risks (17%), Impacts on local communities (8%). For each risk identified a
series of mitigation actions were defined and implemented which may include, inter alia, the training of staff,
including subcontractors, on ethics and human rights, the improvement of internal monitoring activities or
the verification of the supply chain. The analysis of risks in the operational areas is updated periodically, on an
at least annual basis.
In protecting and promoting the rights of workers, Saipem operates in accordance with the conventions of
the International Labour Organisation (ILO) which concern the protection against forced labour and child
labour, the fight against discrimination in employment and the workplace, freedom of association and
collective bargaining.
Especially with reference to the latter, Saipem has a sound record of relations with trade union organisations
in a variety of countries and covering several segments of its business. Further details can be found in the
“Industrial relations” section hereto.
Saipem has defined the protection and promotion of human rights as founding principles in its Code of
Ethics and all Saipem people must comply with these principles, including by reporting any non–compliant
conduct, in accordance with the Whistleblowing procedure (please refer to the section “Reporting suspected
violations”).
In order to strengthen information on the principles of protection of human rights and labour and the existing
whistleblowing system for all workers, including subcontractors, an awareness-raising activity was devised
within the site induction process which targets anyone accessing one of Saipem’s operating sites. This will
allow Saipem to reach all workers, including those of our subcontractors, to make them aware of the basic
principles on human and labour rights adopted by the Company and the system for reporting any possible
violations. In addition, the information is also disseminated through posters put up in project sites, in
positions that have been selected to be accessible for workers. In 2021, this activity was implemented in
some Onshore E&C projects involving 11 countries.
Saipem’s attention to labour rights extends also to offshore personnel with full abidance to the principles and
the rights recognised to seafarers promoted under the ILO Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 (MLC 2006).
To ensure each of them is aware of their rights, all people working on offshore vessels receive a copy of the
related procedure and all the forms necessary to file a complaint, together with a copy of their employment
agreement The captain and/or the Company examines any complaint, and any instance of harassment is
managed in compliance with the Company’s disciplinary procedures.
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RISKS COVERED BY ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE No. 254/2016: HUMAN RIGHTS
Risks identified by the Company
Summary of adopted risk mitigation measures
Human rights violations
committed by security
service providers in critical
geographical areas
or in developing countries.
Saipem periodically carries out checks on the reliability of security services, especially
during the qualification and selection phase of the relevant providers. Contracts include
clauses concerning the protection of human rights. Furthermore, Saipem organises
specific training courses for personnel (both internal and external) engaged in security
services.
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The Saipem Security model is based on a correct analysis of what is referred to as the “Operational
Environment”, to allow the identification of potential threats and the necessary mitigation measures for
protecting the health and safety of people, the integrity of assets and the protection of company information.
The organisational/management model detailed by Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 has become a
reference to follow for developing a tool that is able to govern all risks, inform employees, make responsible
choices in the knowledge that people and their integrity are the real value of a Company.
Standard ISO 31000 on “Risk management - Principles and guidelines” is used as a best practice for setting
up the “risk management process” where the risk is understood to be the effect of internal and external
factors and influences on the ability of the company organisation to reach its goals.
While, on the one hand it is essential to make workplaces and the circulation of people safe from a physical
point of view, on the other it is important to instil within the Company a “culture of security”. By adopting a
responsible attitude towards safety and being aware of risks, workers reduce the possibility of being involved
in situations that are potentially dangerous for their health. The “Corporate Responsibility” that is attributed to
the employer requires employees to comply with company rules and conduct themselves on the basis of the
suggestions and precautions which, following an assessment of risks, the Company shares during training
and information meetings on security.
Over the years, given the high level of geographical mobility by employees, which often sees them operate in
countries that are politically and socially unstable and with a high risk of terrorism and crime, the company’s
security function has defined the Security Model, which includes:
≥ a body of documents with standard procedures and guidelines to govern security aspects, including roles
and responsibilities relating to activities conducted in countries considered to be particularly exposed to
risks for security;
≥ a corporate methodology for the assessment and mitigation of physical and cyber risks based on Threat,
Vulnerability, Impact and Probability. The assessment of the Company’s vulnerability is determined through
the application of statistically reliable qualitative and quantitative methodologies and includes risk factors
that are applicable to the individual threats in question. The relevant function provides an assessment and
monitoring of the security risk in all relevant countries;
≥ the monitoring of physical and cyber security events that have an impact on Saipem;
≥ a process that is integrated with the other company functions for the management of emergencies and
crises;
≥ specialist support to commercial activities from the bidding phase onwards;
≥ a travel management process (TMS) which enables the tracking of expatriate staff and correct
training/information on specific risks linked to the working environment and the respective situation for the
countries in which Saipem operates (pre-travelling induction).
To support initiatives on issues relating to security ad hoc activities are also offered on Cybersecurity issues.
In particular, in 2021, three training campaigns were launched that were dedicated to this issue, during the
course of which three editions were carried out, which were open all throughout the year, for as many
e-learning modules, each of which was designed in consideration of the different level of risk (standard-high
risk, critical risk for the role of the employees and recipient; during the year a total of 4,947 hours of training
were provided for a total of 1,994 participants.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the activities of the companies in the Saipem
Group and against this backdrop the safety managers of all the Divisions have played a key role and have
provided support to managers for the implementation of rules on health security and the environment (HSSE
RCM) in the management of local crisis units (LCU) at a branch level.
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The function maintains close contact with the local authorities/embassies in the countries in which it
operates and, at a central level with the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the management of security, Saipem gives utmost importance to respecting human rights. Saipem is
committed to adopting preventive measures aimed at minimising the need for response by public/private
security forces in the case of any threats to the safety of its people and the integrity of its assets.
The Company manages relations with local security forces in order to ensure a shared commitment to
human rights, as well as the adoption of rules of engagement that limit the use of force.
Before signing a contract, providers of security goods and services are subjected to a due diligence to verify
that there are no counter-indications connected with the violation of human rights.
Saipem has introduced clauses regarding the respect for human rights in its contracts with these vendors
since 2010, and failure to observe them leads to the withdrawal of the Company from the contract7.
For new operational projects in which Saipem is responsible for security, a Security Risk Assessment on the
country in question is made prior to any offers being tendered. If it decides to go ahead with issuing a call for
bids, Saipem prepares the Project Security Execution Plan in which the security risk connected with the
operating activities and the context is analysed, including human rights violation issues. On the basis of the
risks identified, the actions needed both to manage and reduce these to a minimum are decided upon.
Potential breaches of human rights are in fact assessed in all the Company’s operations using country risk
sheets, in which the risk is assessed using specific quantitative and qualitative indicators.
In particular, the security risk factors of the operating environment are the subject of specific assessment by
the Employer (Responsible for compliance on health and safety) in Saipem SpA and in the subsidiaries,
pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 81/2008. The
level of exposure to these risks depends on
hygienic-environmental, socio-political and cultural factors, as well as on factors connected to the
phenomena of criminality and terrorism, in a variable percentage depending on the country in which one
operates. The document for the Security Risks Assessment (VRS) is the document that identifies the security
risks pertaining to each organisational structure/permanent site of an operating company or subsidiary and
which defines the main mitigation actions to be undertaken.
The census of all operating sites both onshore and offshore and the tracking of Saipem employees and
subcontractors (On Board Personnel) present on the various operating sites/management offices, both
onshore and offshore. As security risk prevention measures, the Company adopts specific measures such
as:
≥ implementation of reception procedures in the country of destination (Meet & Greet);
≥ selection of accommodation;
≥ provision of local “security induction” on arrival at the destination of the expatriate personnel, with
indications of local threats, conduct to be followed and precautions to be taken daily in the specific work
site/country;
≥ assignment of a security escort, with use of armoured vehicles, where necessary, according to local
security conditions;
≥ journey management plan;
≥ use of GPS geopositioning systems;
≥ safety plans;
≥ management plans for emergencies and crises - evacuation (where deemed necessary).
(TMS)
for managing business
The implementation of security plans and the provision of evacuation plans are tools used at all Company
operational sites/offices. The synergy of different company functions also allows them to implement Local
Crisis Units for the management of emergencies and crises.
The corporate functions also work in operational coordination with Embassies, Consulates, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MAE) - Crisis Unit, Client and Third Party Security (JV).
Consistently with and in compliance with Italian Legislative Decree No. 81/2008 “Consolidated Act on
Occupational Safety” the Group Health and Security functions have also implemented the IT Time
Management System
the moment of
booking/authorisation, and for tracking personnel on short-term trips or those working abroad. The system is
an integral part of the authorisation process for staff business travel managed by HR and is made available to
resources travelling on mission, secondment or work shift rotations between Italy and a foreign country aims
to provide Pre-travelling induction accompanied by a series of information on the Security and Health
aspects specific to the destination country, as well as to guarantee tracking of workers travelling abroad.
In the month of March 2021, the Company handled a crisis situation in Mozambique following subversive
incidents in the town of Palma, located in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, location of an important
natural gas liquefaction site. Saipem staff and those of the Joint Venture CCS (Saipem, McDermott
International and Chiyoda Corp), were working for the customer Total on the LNG project on the site. JV staff
were not exposed to any risk, as they were already working in the protected area in which the project is
underway and, as soon as the crisis began, actively participated in the team set up by the customer for
immediate response to the emergency. More than 1,450 local and expatriate staff, including employees of
trips/travel
from
right
(7) Human rights clauses are in the “General terms and conditions” of all contracts.
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the JV, the customer and subcontractors, were evacuated from Palma by sea in two separate evacuations.
Both of them concluded successfully and lasted less than 24 hours.
With regard to training, since 2020 an e-learning programme has been launched focusing on ethics, human
rights and compliance issues, dedicated specifically to people operating in security: Since the start of the
programme 110 people were trained, of which 51 during 2021, while the remainder of the identified
population will be identified next year.
Fighting corruption
Saipem has always conducted its business with openness, fairness, transparency, integrity and in full
observance of laws and regulations. In this context, corruption is an intolerable impediment to the efficiency
of business and to fair competition.
Among the various initiatives, Saipem has designed an “Anti-corruption Compliance Programme”, a detailed
system of regulations and controls for the purpose of preventing corruption, in line with international best
practices and with the principle of “zero tolerance” expressed in the Code of Ethics.
In particular, Saipem’s Code of Ethics (included in Model 231) establishes that “Corruption practices,
illegitimate favours, collusion, solicitation, direct and/or through third parties of personal and career
advantages for oneself or others, are without exception prohibited”.
In particular, Saipem’s “Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme” is dynamic and is constantly focused on
the evolution of the national and international framework of regulations and best practices.
Over the course of the years, in a perspective of continuous improvement, the “Anti-Corruption Compliance
Programme” has been constantly updated in line with the reference provisions (including among others the
United Nations Convention against Corruption, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business
Transactions, Italian Legislative Decree No. 231 of June 8, 2001, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the
UK Bribery Act and the French Sapin 2 law).
More specifically, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA approved the “Anti-Corruption Management System
Guideline” (Anti-Corruption MSG) on April 23, 2012. This repealed and replaced the previous Anti-Corruption
Compliance Guidelines in order to optimise the compliance system in force. All the detailed anti-corruption
procedures for specific risk areas were then updated (inter alia, the procedures for joint venture agreements,
sponsorship, gifts, non-profit initiatives, vendors and consultants, relations with public administration and
merger & acquisition operations).
In 2019, Saipem SpA issued the latest revision of the “Anti-Corruption” MSG which represents an
improvement of the regulatory context of the “Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme” and of Saipem’s
Corporate Governance systems on Anti-Corruption issues.
The adoption and implementation of the aforementioned MSG are obligatory for Saipem SpA and all its
subsidiaries.
All Saipem personnel are responsible for complying with the anti-corruption laws: for this reason all
documents relating to this topic are easily accessible on the Company’s website and intranet portal. In this
context, a particularly important role is played by the managers, who are called upon to enforce observance
of the anti-corruption procedures, also by their collaborators.
Furthermore, Saipem was among the first Italian companies to achieve the international certificate ISO
37001:2016 “Anti-bribery management systems”. This certification, awarded by an independent accredited
body, identifies a management standard that helps organisations in the fight against corruption, establishing
a culture of integrity, transparency and compliance. The certification process, which included an audit phase
that began in January 2018 and ended in April 2018, took into consideration such factors as the
organisational structure, local presence, processes and services.
Subsequently, the audit activities necessary for the recertification were carried out and on April 28, 2021, the
new ISO 37001:2016 certificate was issued with a three-year validity and expiring on April 27, 2024.
Aware that the primary element for developing an effective strategy to combat the phenomenon of
corruption lies in fostering thorough knowledge of the tools for its prevention, Saipem considers training
activities and awareness-raising activities of paramount importance and confirms the strategic importance
of these also to promote and disseminate knowledge on Compliance, Ethics and anti-corruption.
In 2021, 13% of employees for the full consolidated perimeter and 11% for the Group perimeter was trained
on these issues, down respectively by 11% and 9% compared to the previous year, considering the hours of
training supplied in these areas was 11,700 for the Group perimeter (11,106 for the full consolidated
perimeter) down for both parameters compared to the total number of hours of training provided the
previous year.
Moreover, the Internal Audit function of Saipem shall independently review and assess the internal control
system in order to verify compliance with the requirements of the Anti-corruption MSG, on the basis of its
own annual audit programme approved by the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA.
Any violation, alleged or confirmed, of the anti-corruption laws or procedures must be reported immediately
via one of the channels indicated in the procedure “Whistleblowing reports received by Saipem and its
subsidiaries”, available on the Company website and intranet portal. Disciplinary measures are provided for
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people in Saipem who violate the anti-corruption regulations and omit to report violations that they are aware
of.
In 2021, no confirmed cases of corruption were reported.
More information on legal proceedings in which the Group is involved is available in Note 29 to the Notes to
the consolidated financial statements, “Guarantees, commitments and risks – Legal proceedings”.
Saipem demands compliance by its Business Partners with the applicable laws, including the anti-corruption
laws pertinent to the business activities carried out with Saipem, and the commitment to follow the reference
principles contained in the Anti-Corruption MSG.
It should also be noted that Saipem does not make direct or indirect contributions, in whatever form, to
political parties, movements, committees, political organisations, or to their representatives and candidates.
Direct or indirect contributions may be made to trade unions and their representatives, to the extent this is
provided for by mandatory legislative requirements or applicable collective labour contracts.
(No.)
Employees who have received training on compliance (1)
For category of employees
Blue Collars
White Collars
Managers
Senior Managers
For geographical area
Americas
CIS
Europe
Middle East
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Far East
2020
2021
Group
total
Full
consolidated
Group
total
Full
consolidated
18
4,702
2,081
191
450
188
4,017
1,120
87
683
447
18
4,700
2,081
191
450
188
4,017
1,118
87
683
447
33
2,578
1,486
170
189
2
2,823
678
35
400
141
22
2,447
1,444
170
189
1
2,810
634
35
273
141
(1) Please note that the figures relate to companies with which the employees are formally part of the workforce, not the companies they are providing services for.
Reporting suspected violations
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A fundamental part of Saipem’s structured system for managing stakeholder complaints is the reporting
management process (“whistleblowing”) governed by a special Corporate Standard made available to all
employees (through various means, among which the intranet and company notice boards) and external
stakeholders (published on the Company’s website).
The term “report” refers to any information, new, fact or conduct which in any way is brought to the attention
of Saipem staff regarding possible violations, behaviour and practices that do not conform to the provisions
in the Code of Ethics and/or which may cause damage or injury to Saipem SpA (even if only to its image) or
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any of its subsidiaries, on the part of Saipem SpA employees, directors, officers, audit companies and its
subsidiaries and third parties in a business relationship with these companies, in one or more of the following
areas: the internal control system, accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing, fraud, administrative
responsibilities under Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, and others (such as violations of the Code of Ethics,
mobbing, theft, security, and so on). Saipem has prepared various channels of communication in order to
facilitate the sending of reports, including, but not necessarily limited to, regular post, fax numbers, yellow
boxes, e-mail, and communication tools on the intranet/internet sites of Saipem SpA and its subsidiaries. The
Internal Audit function ensures that all appropriate controls are in place for any facts that have been
reported, guaranteeing: (i) that these are carried out in the shortest time possible and respecting the
completeness and accuracy of the investigation; (ii) the utmost confidentiality with methods suitable for
protecting the person reporting. The investigations are composed of the following phases: (a) preliminary
control; (b) verification; (c) audit; (d) monitoring of corrective actions. The Internal Audit prepares a quarterly
report on reports received that, following examination by the Saipem Board of Statutory Auditors, is
transmitted to the relevant people for suitable assessment.
The following cases were opened in 2021: 2 cases concerning reports of discrimination, both closed; 22
cases reporting workers’ rights issues, 2 of which are pending, while the remaining 20 have been closed; 35
cases reporting mobbing/harassment, 12 of which are pending, while the remaining 23 have been closed; no
cases have been opened concerning local communities. All 59 files have been submitted to the competent
bodies in the Company (Saipem SpA Board of Auditors, Saipem SpA Supervisory Body and the Compliance
Committee of the companies concerned).
With regard to the discrimination issues, with reference to the 2 closed cases, in all cases the competent
company bodies decided to dismiss them on the basis of the investigation carried out, deeming that there
was no violation of the Code of Ethics with reference to the facts reported, whilst violation was confirmed in 1
improving relations between
case, though without violation, corrective action was taken, aimed at
employees. It should also be noted that 1 case reported in 2019 was closed in 2021 and 5 discrimination
cases of 2020 were still open at the time of the last reporting. Of the 6 cases that were closed, 2 were
unfounded, while in 1 case the violation was confirmed and in 3 cases, despite the absence of violations,
corrective actions were identified. The following corrective actions were taken: assessment of various types
of disciplinary measures and awareness-raising activities for the correct application of the provisions of the
Code of Ethics.
(No.)
Number of cases reported
Total, of which:
- founded or partially founded
- unfounded
- open
(No.)
Files on cases of discrimination
Total, of which:
- founded or partially founded
- unfounded
- open
Files in relation to workers’ rights
Total, of which:
- founded or partially founded
- unfounded
- open
Files regarding violations of the rights of local communities
Total, of which:
- founded or partially founded
- unfounded
- open
Files regarding mobbing and harassment (*)
Total, of which:
- founded or partially founded
- unfounded
- open
2019
2020
2021
146
42
103
1
158
43
115
-
158
40
93
25
2019
2020
2021
9
1
8
-
20
4
16
-
1
-
1
-
36
11
24
1
9
1
8
-
28
2
26
-
1
-
1
-
21
6
15
-
2
-
2
-
22
2
18
2
-
-
-
-
35
11
12
12
The data is updated as of December 31, 2021.
(*) Note: starting from the year 2021 the Company has included a new reporting category in order to provide even more detailed information to its stakeholders. The
category “Mobbing and harassment” includes mobbing, assaults, abuse, offensive conduct, verbal harassment, threats.
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With regard to the issues concerning workers’ rights, with reference to the 20 closed cases, in 17 cases the
competent company bodies decided to dismiss them on the basis of the investigation carried out, deeming
that the events reported did not represent a violation of the Code of Ethics, while in 2 cases a violation was
confirmed, and in 1 case corrective action was identified even though there had been no violation. The
corrective actions involved consideration of disciplinary proceedings of various kinds and correction of
anomalous situations in terms of remuneration.
Moreover, 5 cases pertaining to workers’ rights reported in the year 2020 that remained open as of the last
reporting date were closed in the year 2021; all 5 of these cases were dismissed as unfounded, and no
corrective actions were identified.
In the area of mobbing/harassment, the competent company bodies dismissed 9 of the 23 cases closed in
the year on the basis of the investigation carried out, deeming that the events reported did not represent a
violation of the Code of Ethics, while a violation was confirmed in 11 cases and corrective actions were
implemented even in the absence of violations in 3 cases. The corrective actions involved consideration of
disciplinary proceedings of various kinds, training in the areas of communications and occupational health
and safety, analysis of the work environment, and promotion of awareness of the importance of maintaining a
suitable work environment.
One case reported in the year 2019 and 7 cases reported in 2020 regarding mobbing/harassment issues
that were still pending as of the last reporting date were closed in 2021. Of the 8 cases closed, 2 were found
to be unfounded, while in 3 cases a violation was confirmed and in 3 more cases corrective actions were
identified despite the fact that no violation was found to have taken place. The corrective actions involved
consideration of disciplinary proceedings of various kinds, promotion of awareness of the importance of
maintaining a suitable work environment and analysis of the work environment.
No cases concerning relations with local communities were opened in the year 2021.
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GRI content index
In accordance with GRI Standards - Core option
Legend of the documents
NFS21: Consolidated Non-Financial Statement 2021
AR21: Annual Report 2021
CG21: Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure Report 2021
GRI 102: GENERAL DISCLOSURES 2016
Disclosure Section name and page number or link
Organisation profile
102-1
102-2
102-3
102-4
102-5
102-6
102-7
Cover (RF21).
“Directors’ Report”, pages 17-29 (AR21).
Fourth cover (RF21).
Second cover (RF21).
Table “Information on shareholding structure” (CG21).
“Directors’ Report”, pages 13-15 (AR21).
“Company profile and key operations”, page 94 (NFS21); “Workforce trend”, pages 155-157 (NFS21); “Letter to the
Shareholders”, pages 2-4 (AR21); “Financial and economic results”, pages 32-46 (AR21).
“Workforce trends”, pages 155-157 (NFS21).
“Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21).
“Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21).
“Company management and organisation model”, page 101 (NFS21).
“Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Relations with stakeholders”, pages 107-112 (NFS21); “Relations with institutions and trade associations”, page
112 (NFS21).
102-8
102-9
102-10
102-11
102-12
102-13
“Letter to the shareholders” pages 2-4 (RF21).
“Company management and organisation model”, page 101 (NFS21); second cover (AR21).
“Governance of business sustainability”, pages 113-115 (NFS21).
“Methodology principles and reporting criteria”, pages 87-93 (NFS21); “Company management and organisation
model”, page 101 (NFS21); “Relations with stakeholders”, pages 107-112 (NFS21); “A sustainable supply chain”,
pages 144-145 (NFS21); “Industrial relations”, pages 157-158 (NFS21).
“Consolidation scope as of December 31, 2021”, pages 212-216 (RF21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages 87-93 (NFS21); “Consolidation scope as of December 31,
2021”, pages 212-216 (AR21); “Changes in the scope of consolidation”, page 217 (AR21).
Strategy
102-14
Ethics and Integrity
102-16
Corporate Governance
102-18
Stakeholder engagement
102-40
102-41
102-42
102-43
102-44
Reporting practice
102-45
102-46
102-47
102-48
102-49
102-50
102-51
102-52
102-53
102-54
102-55
102-56
“Consolidated non-financial statements” (NFS20), approved March 12, 2021.
“Methodology principles and reporting criteria”, pages 87-93 (NFS21);
Inside back cover (RF21).
“Methodology principles and reporting criteria”, pages 87-93 (NFS21);
“GRI content index”, pages 170-174 (NFS21).
“Independent Auditors’ Report”, pages 175-178 (NFS21).
MATERIAL TOPICS
Specific Standard
GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
Section name and page number
Notes/Omissions
(NFS21);
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93
“Saipem’s business”, pages 94-106
(NFS21); “The contribution to mitigating climate change”,
pages 124-132 (NFS21).
“Economic value generated and distributed”, pages
103-104 (NFS21).
201-1: Direct economic
generated and distributed
value
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Notes/Omissions
MATERIAL TOPICS
Specific Standard
GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016
201-2: Financial
implications and
other risks and opportunities due to
climate change
201-4: Financial assistance received
from government
GRI 202: Market Presence 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
of
Proportion
senior
202-2:
management hired from the local
community
GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
Section name and page number
“Analysis of the climate-related scenario”, page 124
(NFS21); “Climate-related risks and opportunities”, pages
125-127 (NFS21).
Note 42
transparency and
disclosure. Italian Law August 4, 2017, No. 124 (Article 1,
sections 125-129), page 294 (AR21).
“Obligations
regarding
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Local presence”, pages 143-144 (NFS21).
“Local presence”, pages 143-144 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
“Saipem’s business”, pages 94-106
87-93
(NFS21).
“Relations with stakeholders”, pages 107-112 (NFS21).
(NFS21);
203-2: Significant indirect economic
impacts
GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93
“Supply chain management”, pages
(NFS21);
102-103 (NFS21).
“Supply chain management”, pages 102-103 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Fighting corruption”, pages 166-167 (NFS21).
204-1: Proportion of spending on
local suppliers
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
205-2: Communication and training
about anti-corruption policies and
procedures
incidents of
205-3: Confirmed
corruption and actions taken
GRI 207: Tax 2019
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
207-1, 207-2, 207-3
Country-by-country
207-4:
reporting
GRI 302: Energy 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
302-1: Energy consumption within
the organisation
received by
For more information on the
training
the
Board of Directors please
refer to the section
“Training of the Board of
Directors” of the “Corporate
and
Governance
Shareholding
Structure
Report”.
“Fighting corruption”, pages 166-167 (NFS21).
(NFS21);
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93
“Saipem’s business”, pages 94-106
(NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93
transparency”, pages 104-106
(NFS21).
“Tax transparency”, pages 104-106 (NFS21).
(NFS21);
“Tax
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Sustainable development partnerships”,
pages 100-101 (NFS21); “The contribution to mitigating
climate change”, pages 124-132 (NFS21).
“Energy efficiency”, pages 128-129 (NFS21).
produced
The percentage of electrical
from
energy
and
renewable
the Group
consumed by
depends on the
individual
national electricity mix.
sources
“Energy efficiency”, pages 128-129 (NFS21).
“Energy efficiency”, pages 128-129 (NFS21).
Reduction
302-3: Energy intensity
302-4:
consumption
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
energy
of
303-1, 303-2
303-3: Water withdrawal
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Protecting the environment and minimising
environmental impacts”, pages 133-141 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93
(NFS21); “Water resource management”, pages
136-139 (NFS21).
“Water resource management”, pages 136-139 (NFS21).
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MATERIAL TOPICS
Specific Standard
GRI 305: Emissions 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
indirect
(Scope 2)
(Scope 1) GHG
305-1: Direct
emissions
305-2: Energy
GHG emissions
305-3: Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG
emissions
305-4: GHG emissions intensity
305-5: Reduction of GHG emissions
305-7: Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur
oxides (SOX), and other significant air
emissions
Reduction of air pollutant
GRI 306: Waste 2020
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
Section name and page number
Notes/Omissions
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Sustainable development partnerships”,
pages 100-101 (NFS21); “The contribution to mitigating
climate change”, pages 124-132 (NFS21); “Protecting the
environment and minimising environmental impacts”, pages
133-141 (NFS21).
“GHG emissions”, pages 129-132 (NFS21).
“GHG emissions”, pages 129-132 (NFS21).
“GHG emissions”, pages 129-132 (NFS21).
“GHG emissions”, pages 129-132 (NFS21).
“GHG emissions”, pages 129-132 (NFS21).
“Preserving the air quality”, pages 139-140 (NFS21).
“Preserving the air quality”, pages 139-140 (NFS21).
306-1, 306-2
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Sustainable development partnerships”,
pages 100-101 (NFS21); “Protecting the environment and
minimising environmental
impacts”, pages 133-141
(NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria” pages
(NFS21); “Waste management”, pages 140-141
87-93
(NFS21).
306-3: Waste generated
“Waste management”, pages 140-141 (NFS21).
306-4: Waste diverted form disposal “Waste management”, pages 140-141 (NFS21).
306-5: Waste directed to disposal
“Waste management”, pages 140-141 (NFS21).
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21).
“A sustainable supply chain”, pages 144-145 (NFS21).
using
308-1: New suppliers that were
screened
environmental
criteria
GRI 401: Employment 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
401-2: Benefits provided to full-time
employees
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Human capital”, pages 152-162 (NFS21).
“Equal treatment and enhancement of differences”, pages
158-162 (NFS21).
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Safeguerding of the health and safety of
people”, pages 146-151 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Safeguerding of the health and safety of
people”, pages 146-151 (NFS21).
“People safety”, pages 146-149 (NFS21).
“Employee health”, pages 150-151 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Human capital”, pages 152-162 (NFS21).
“Competences and knowledge”, pages 152-155 (NFS21).
“Competences and knowledge”, pages 152-155 (NFS21).
403-1, 403-2, 403-3, 403-4, 403-5,
403-6, 403-7
403-9: Work- related injuries
403-10: Work-related ill health
GRI 404: Training and education 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
404-1: Average hours of training per
year per employee
404-3: Employees receiving regular
career
performance
development reviews
GRI 405: Diversity and equal opportunity 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
and
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Human capital”, pages 152-162 (NFS21).
“Governance of business sustainability”, pages 113-115
(NFS21);
enhancement of
and
differences”, pages 158-162 (NFS21).
“Equal treatment and enhancement of differences”, pages
158-162 (NFS21).
treatment
“Equal
405-1: Diversity of governance
bodies and employees
405-2: Ratio of basic salary and
remuneration of women to men
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CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Notes/Omissions
MATERIAL TOPICS
Specific Standard
GRI 406: Non Discrimination 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
Section name and page number
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Reporting suspected violations”, pages 167-169 (NFS21).
Incidents of discrimination
406-1:
and corrective actions taken
GRI 407: Freedom of association and collective bargaining 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21);
“Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Respect of human rights” pages 163-164 (NFS21).
407-1: Operations and suppliers in
which the freedom of association
and collective bargaining may be at
risk
GRI 408: Child Labour 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21);
“Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Respect of human rights” pages 163-164 (NFS21).
408-1: Operations and suppliers at
significant risk for incidents of child
labour
GRI 409: Forced and Compulsory Labour 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
409-1: Operations and suppliers at
significant
incidents of
risk
forced or compulsory labour
GRI 410: Security Practices 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
for
410-1: Security personnel trained in
human rights policies or procedures
GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21);
“Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Respect of human rights” pages 163-164 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Security practices”, pages 164-166 (NFS21).
412-2: Employee training on human
rights policies or procedures
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21);
“Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Respect for human rights”, pages 163-164 (NFS21);
“A sustainable supply chain”, pages 144-145 (NFS21).
412-3: Investment agreements and
contracts that include human rights
clauses
GRI 413: Local Communities 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
and
potential
413-2: Operations with significant
actual
negative
impacts on local communities
GRI 414: Vendor Social Assessment 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
“A sustainable supply chain”, pages 144-145 (NFS21);
“Security practices”, pages 164-166 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21).
“Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21).
414-1: New suppliers that were
screened using social criteria
GRI 415: Public Policy 2016
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
415-1: Political contributions
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Social aspects”, pages 142-145 (NFS21).
“A sustainable supply chain”, pages 144-145 (NFS21).
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “Business ethics”, pages 163-169 (NFS21).
“Fighting corruption”, pages 166-167 (NFS21).
The indicator is addressed in
the chapter on “Respect for
human rights”. The number
of hours of training is not
specified, but it is reported
that all Saipem staff are
informed of the principles of
protection of human rights.
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Section name and page number
Notes/Omissions
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93 (NFS21); “The contribution to mitigating climate
change”, pages 124-132 (NFS21).
“Technological
127-128 (NFS21).
“Technological
127-128 (NFS21).
innovation and digitalisation”, pages
innovation and digitalisation”, pages
“Technological
127-128 (NFS21).
innovation and digitalisation”, pages
“Methodology, principles and reporting criteria”, pages
87-93
“Security practices”, pages 164-166
(NFS21).
(NFS21);
SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
MATERIAL TOPICS
Specific Standard
Digital transformation
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
Amount spent on decarbonisation
R&D and technology application
Number
signed
of
cooperation/license agreements for
energy decarbonisation projects
Environmental product innovation
Cyber Security
103-1, 103-2 and 103-3
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Independent Auditors’
Report
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS 2021
SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Statement of financial position
(€ million)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI
Other financial assets
Lease assets
Trade receivables and other assets
Inventories
Contract assets
Tax assets
Other tax assets
Other assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Right-of-Use assets
Equity-accounted investments
Other equity investments
Other financial assets
Lease assets
Deferred tax assets
Tax assets
Other assets
Total non-current assets
Assets held for sale
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Current financial liabilities
Current portion of non-current financial liabilities
Current portion of non-current lease liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities
Contract liabilities
Tax liabilities
Other tax liabilities
Other liabilities
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Non-current financial liabilities
Non-current lease liabilities
Provisions for risks and charges
Employee benefits
Deferred tax liabilities
Tax liabilities
Other liabilities
Total non-current liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
EQUITY
Non-controlling interests
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent:
- share capital
- share premium
- other reserves
- retained earnings
- profit (loss) for the year
- negative reserve for treasury shares in portfolio
Total equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Note (1)
Dec. 31, 2020
Total
of which with
related parties (2)
Dec. 31, 2021
Total
of which with
related parties (2)
(No. 7)
(No. 8)
(No. 9)
(No. 16)
(No. 10)
(No. 11)
(No. 11)
(No. 12)
(No. 12)
(No. 13 and 25)
(No. 14)
(No. 15)
(No. 16)
(No. 17)
(No. 17)
(No. 9)
(No. 16)
(No. 18)
(No. 12)
(No. 13 and 25)
(No. 26)
(No. 21)
(No. 21)
(No. 16)
(No. 19)
(No. 19)
(No. 12)
(No. 12)
(No. 20 and 25)
(No. 21)
(No. 16)
(No. 23)
(No. 24)
(No. 18)
(No. 12)
(No. 20 and 25)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
1,687
68
344
16
1,991
280
1,295
243
189
298
6,411
3,284
701
288
166
–
66
51
240
20
35
4,851
–
11,262
257
201
151
2,463
1,616
44
136
35
4,903
2,577
270
295
237
6
24
2
3,411
8,314
25
2,923
2,191
553
14
1,387
(1,136)
(86)
2,948
11,262
554
606
25
–
18
190
1,049
1
334
578
14
1
1
191
638
2
1,632
59
567
30
2,251
258
1,320
275
196
231
6,819
3,113
699
261
157
–
61
46
329
20
37
4,723
–
11,542
412
697
147
2,651
2,517
42
192
186
6,844
2,432
247
1,353
238
5
42
30
4,347
11,191
25
326
2,191
553
(97)
230
(2,467)
(84)
351
11,542
(1) The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
(2) For an analysis of figures shown as “of which with related parties”, see Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
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Income statement
(€ million)
REVENUE
Core business revenue
Other revenue and income
Total revenue
Operating expenses
Purchases, services and other costs
Net reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses) on trade receivables
and other assets
Personnel expenses
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
Other operating income (expense)
OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)
Financial income (expense)
Financial income
Finance expense
Derivative financial instruments
Net financial income (expense)
Gains (losses) on equity investments
Share of profit (loss) of equity-accounted investees
Other gains (losses) from equity investments
Net gains (losses) on equity investments
PRE-TAX PROFIT (LOSS)
Income taxes
PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR
Attributable to:
- owners of the parent
- non-controlling interests
Earnings (loss) per share for the year profit (loss)
attributable to owners of the parent (€ per share)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Statement of comprehensive income
(€ million)
Profit (loss) for the year
Other items of comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans for employees
Change in fair value of equity investments measured at fair value through OCI
Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investees
relating to remeasurement of defined benefit plans
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Change in the fair value of cash flow hedges
Change in the fair value of financial assets, other than equity investments,
measured at fair value through OCI
Exchange differences arising from the translation into euro of financial statements
in currencies other than euro
Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investees
Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified
Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Total other comprehensive income (expense) net of taxation
Comprehensive income (expense) for the year
Attributable to:
- owners of the parent
- non-controlling interests
(1) The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
(2) For an analysis of figures shown as “of which with related parties”, see Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
STATEMENTS
2020
2021
Note (1)
Total
(No. 30)
(No. 30)
7,342
66
7,408
of which with
related
parties (2)
1,921
–
of which with
related
parties (2)
1,934
–
Total
6,875
5
6,880
(No. 31)
(5,347)
(812)
(6,839)
(955)
1
(No. 31)
(No. 31)
(No. 31)
(No. 31)
(No. 32)
(No. 33)
(No. 34)
(No. 35)
(7)
(1,625)
(1,273)
(1)
(845)
465
(691)
60
(166)
37
–
37
(974)
(143)
(1,117)
(1,136)
19
(No. 36)
(No. 36)
(1.15)
(1.15)
2
(42)
(1,651)
(616)
2
(2,266)
305
(333)
(112)
(140)
9
–
9
(2,397)
(70)
(2,467)
(2,467)
–
(2.49)
(2.49)
Note (1)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 27)
(No. 34)
2020
(1,117)
2021
(2,467)
(2)
–
1
1
–
155
–
(78)
–
(34)
43
43
(1,074)
(1,090)
16
(16)
–
–
3
(13)
(196)
–
47
–
45
(104)
(117)
(2,584)
(2,584)
–
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19
2021
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(No. 31)
(No. 33)
(No. 34)
(No. 38)
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(No. 17)
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682
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Statement of cash flows
(€ million)
Profit (loss) for the year
Non-controlling interests
Adjustments to reconcile the year profit (loss) to cash flows from operating activities:
- depreciation and amortisation
- net impairment losses (reversals of impairment losses) on property, plant and equipment,
intangible assets and Right-of-Use assets
- share of profit (loss) of equity-accounted investees
- net (gains) losses on disposal of assets
- interest income
- interest expense
- income taxes
- other changes
Changes in working capital:
- inventories
- trade receivables
- trade payables
- provisions for risks and charges
- contract assets and contract liabilities
- other assets and liabilities
Cash flow from working capital
Change in the provision for employee benefits
Dividends received
Interest received
Interest paid
Income taxes paid net of refunds of tax credits
Net cash flows from operating activities
of which with related parties (2)
Investments:
- property, plant and equipment
- intangible assets
- equity investments
- securities for operating purposes
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Cash flows from investments
Disposals:
- property, plant and equipment
- out-of-scope entities and business units
- equity investments
- securities for operating purposes
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Cash flows from disposals
Net variation of securities and loan assets not related to operations
(1) The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
(2) For an analysis of figures shown as “of which with related parties”, see Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
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cont’d Statement of cash flows
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Net cash flows from investing activities
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Increase in non-current loans and borrowings
Decrease in non-current loans and borrowings
Decrease in lease liabilities
Increase (decrease) in current loans and borrowings
Net capital contributions by non-controlling interests
Sale (purchase) of additional interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Dividend distribution
Sale (purchase) of treasury shares
Net cash flows from financing activities
of which with related parties (2)
Effect of changes in consolidation scope
Effect of exchange differences and other changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net variation in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents - opening balance
Cash and cash equivalents - closing balance
(1) The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
(2) For an analysis of figures shown as “of which with related parties”, see Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
For reporting required by IAS 7, please refer to Note 21 “Financial liabilities”.
STATEMENTS
Note (1)
(No. 38)
2020
(463)
2021
(490)
(186)
(220)
146
(281)
(126)
108
(153)
–
–
(69)
(16)
(238)
606
(255)
(126)
147
372
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(26)
(15)
331
(No. 38)
–
17
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(585)
2,272
1,687
(No. 7)
(No. 7)
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14
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1,687
1,632
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Index of Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Note 1
Note 2
Note 3
Note 4
Note 5
Note 6
Note 7
Note 8
Note 9
Note 10
Note 11
Note 12
Note 13
Note 14
Note 15
Note 16
Note 17
Note 18
Basis of presentation
Basis of consolidation and equity investments
Accounting policies
Accounting estimates and significant judgements
Recent standards effective from 2022 and following years
Consolidation scope as of December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI
Other financial assets
Trade receivables and other assets
Inventories and contract assets
Tax assets and liabilities
Other assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Right-of-Use assets, lease assets and lease liabilities
Equity investments
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
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Trade payables, other liabilities and contract liabilities
Note 20
Other liabilities
Note 21
Financial liabilities
Note 22
Note 23
Note 24
Analyses of net financial debt
Provisions for risks and charges
Employee benefits
Note 25
Derivative financial instruments
Note 26
Note 27
Note 28
Assets held for sale
Equity
Additional information
Note 29
Guarantees, commitments and risks
Note 30
Revenue
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Operating expenses
Note 32
Financial income (expense)
Note 33
Gains (losses) on equity investments
Note 34
Income taxes
Note 35
Note 36
Note 37
Note 38
Note 39
Non-controlling interests
Earnings (loss) per share
Information by sector of activity and geographical area
Related party transactions
Significant non-recurring events and operations
Note 40
Transactions deriving from atypical or unusual transactions
Note 41
Note 42
Business outlook and events after the reporting period
Obligations regarding transparency and disclosure. Italian Law August 4, 2017, No. 124 (Article 1, sections 125-129)
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Basis of presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS)8 issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Commission pursuant to
Article 6 of EC Regulation No. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council of July 19, 2002 and in accordance with
Article 9 of Legislative Decree No. 38/2005. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern
basis, by applying the cost method, with adjustments where appropriate, except for items that under IFRS must be measured at
fair value, as described in the accounting policies section.
The management and containment measures adopted by the Company to address the current uncertainty and crisis
including the changes in market conditions and the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, allow the Directors to confirm
that, over a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the Annual Report as of December 31, 2021, the
going concern assumption on which the preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31,
2021 is based.
For details, please refer to Note 4 below "Accounting estimates and significant judgements".
The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021, approved by Saipem SpA Board of Directors on March 24,
2022 which approved its publication, audited by the independent auditors KPMG SpA, main auditor, fully responsible for auditing
the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
Amounts stated in financial statements and the notes thereto, taking into account their significance, are in millions of euros.
2 Basis of consolidation and equity investments
Consolidated companies, non-consolidated subsidiaries and jointly controlled companies (interests in joint ventures and joint
operations) and associated companies are listed in the section “Consolidation scope”. After this section, there follows a list
detailing the changes that occurred in the consolidation scope from the previous year.
Financial statements of consolidated companies are audited by independent auditors, who also examine and certify the
information required for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
The classification of a company as a subsidiary, jointly controlled or associated depends, irrespective of the percentage of
ownership, on the actual ability of the shareholder to make decisions concerning the relevant activities of the company. Such
decisions may be made independently, rather than by the unanimous consent of all the parties sharing control; in other cases,
the shareholder may exercise significant influence over the company, but not control or even joint control. The ability to make
decisions is reflected in the terms of contractual and shareholders' agreements.
Subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Saipem SpA and its Italian and foreign direct and
indirect subsidiaries.
An investor controls an investee when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns of the investee and has the ability to affect
those returns through its decision-making power over the investee. An investor has decision-making power when it has rights
that give it the effective ability to direct the relevant the significant activities of the investee, i.e. the activities most likely to affect
the investee’s returns.
Subsidiaries’ economic and asset values are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control is
transferred to the Group and up to the date on which control ceases to exist, based on uniform accounting principles.
Subsidiaries are consolidated on a line-by-line basis; accordingly, assets and liabilities, expenses and revenues are fully
is eliminated against the
recognised
corresponding portion of the investee companies' equity.
Equity and profit attributable to non-controlling interests are shown separately in the statement of financial position and income
statement, respectively.
In the event that additional ownership interests in subsidiaries are purchased after the transfer of control (purchase of
non-controlling interests), any difference between the acquisition price and the portion of acquired equity is recognised in equity
attributable to the owners of the parent. The effects of disposals of ownership interests in a subsidiary that do not result in a loss
of control are also recognised in equity.
Conversely, a disposal of shares that implies loss of control, triggers recognition in the income statement: (i) of any gain or
loss calculated as the difference between the consideration received and the corresponding portion of consolidated
equity transferred; (ii) of the effect of the fair value adjustment of any residual investment retained; (iii) of any amounts
recognised in other comprehensive income relating to the former subsidiary that are required to be recycled through
in the consolidated financial statements; the carrying amount of
investments
(8) The IFRS also include the International Accounting Standards (IAS), which are still in force, as well as the interpretations issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee
(formerly known as the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee, or IFRIC, and before that, the Standing Interpretations Committee, or SIC).
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profit or loss9. Any investment retained in the former subsidiary is recognised at its fair value at the date when control is
lost; it represents the new carrying amount of the investment and thus the reference value of the investment to be
recognised subsequently, in accordance with the applicable measurement criteria.
If losses attributable to non-controlling interests in a consolidated subsidiary exceed the non-controlling interests in the
subsidiary’s equity, the excess and any further losses attributable to the non-controlling investors are borne by the controlling
investors, except to the extent that the non-controlling investors have a binding obligation and are able to make an additional
investment to cover the losses. If the subsidiary subsequently reports profits, such profits are allocated to the controlling
investors until the non-controlling investors’ share of losses previously absorbed by the controlling investors have been
recovered.
A number of subsidiaries performing only limited operating activities (considered on both an individual and an aggregate basis)
have not been consolidated line-by-line. Their non-consolidation does not have a material impact10 on the correct
representation of the Group’s financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the year. These investments are
valued in accordance with the criteria indicated in the following point "Equity method" or with the cost method adjusted for
impairment losses.
Joint arrangements
Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the
relevant activities require the unanimous consent of all the parties sharing control.
A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets
of the arrangement. Investments in joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method, as indicated in the section “Equity
method of accounting”.
A joint operation is an agreement in which the parties with joint control of the arrangement have rights to the assets and have
obligations for the liabilities (so-called enforceable rights and obligations) relating to the agreement; the verification of the
existence of enforceable rights and obligations requires the exercise of a complex judgement by the Top Management and is
made taking into consideration the characteristics of the corporate structure, the agreements between the parties, as well as
any other facts and circumstances that are relevant for the purposes of verification. Saipem’s share of the assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses of joint operations is recognised in the consolidated financial statements on the basis of the actual
rights and obligations arising from the contractual arrangements. After initial recognition, the assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses relating to a joint operation are accounted for in accordance with the applicable accounting standards. Joint
operations, that are separate non-material legal entities, are accounted for using the equity method or, if this does not have a
significant impact on total assets, liabilities, net financial position and results for the year, measured at cost, adjusted for
impairment losses.
Investments in associates
An associate is a company over which Saipem has significant influence, which is the power to participate in the financial and
operating policy decisions of the investee without having control or joint control over it. Investments in associates are
accounted for using the equity method as described under “Equity method”, i.e., when there is no significant impact on the
balance sheet, financial position and results of operations, at cost adjusted for impairment losses.
Equity method of accounting
Investments in subsidiaries not included in line-by-line consolidation, joint ventures and associates are accounted for using the
equity method11.
In application of the equity method, investments are initially recognised at purchase cost including transaction costs, allocating,
as in the case of business combinations, any difference between the cost incurred and the interest in the fair value of the net
identifiable assets of the investee; the allocation, provisionally made at the date of initial recognition, may be adjusted
retrospectively within the following twelve months to take into account new information on facts and circumstances existing at
the date of initial recognition. Subsequently, the carrying amount is adjusted to reflect: (i) the investor's share of the investee's
profit or loss realised after the acquisition date; (ii) the investor's share of the investee's other comprehensive income. Changes
in equity of an investee, other than those relating to profit or loss and other comprehensive income, are recognised in the
income statement when they substantially represent the effects of a sale of an interest in the investee. Dividends received from
an investee reduce the carrying amount of the investment. In accordance with the equity method, the adjustments required for
the consolidation process are applied. When there is objective evidence of impairment (e.g. significant breaches of contracts,
serious financial difficulties, the risk of insolvency of the counterparty, etc.), the recoverability is tested by comparing the carrying
amount and the related recoverable amount determined adopting the criteria indicated in the item “Property, plant and
equipment”. The losses deriving from the application of the equity method exceeding the carrying amount of the investment,
recorded in the income statement as item “Gains (losses) on equity investments”, are allocated to any financial receivables
granted to the investee whose repayment is not planned or it is not probable in the foreseeable future (the so-called long-term
interest) and which basically represent a further investment in the company.
If it does not have a significant impact on the equity and financial position of the Group and its economic results, unconsolidated
subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates are accounted for at cost, adjusted for impairment losses. When the impairment
(9) Conversely, any amounts recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to the former subsidiary that may not be reclassified to profit or loss are
transferred to retained earnings (losses).
(10) According to the IASB Conceptual Framework: "information is material if its omission, misstatement or concealment could influence the economic decisions of
users taken on the basis of the financial statements".
(11) In the case of a step acquisition of an associate (joint control), the investment is accounted for at the amount resulting from the application of the equity method
as if it had been applied from inception; the effect of the "revaluation" of the carrying amount of the investment held prior to the acquisition of the associate (joint
control) is recognised in equity.
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losses no longer exist, they are reversed and the reversal of the impairment losses is recognised in the income statement within
“Other gains (losses) on equity investments”.
The disposal of equity investments which results in the loss of the joint control or a relevant influence on the investee entails
recognition in the income statement of: (i) any gains or losses calculated as the difference between the consideration received
and the respective share of carrying amount disposed of; (ii) any gains or losses attributable to the adjustment of any investment
retained at its fair value12; (iii) any amounts recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to the investee that may be
reclassified subsequently to income statement13. Any investment retained in the investee is recognised at its fair value at the
date when joint control or significant influence are lost; it represents the new carrying amount of the investment and thus the
reference value of the investment to be recognised subsequently, in accordance with the applicable measurement criteria.
The investor’s share of any losses of the investee exceeding the carrying amount of the investment and any long-term interest is
recognised in a specific provision to the extent that investor is required to fulfil legal or implicit obligations towards the investee
or to cover its losses.
Business combination
There is an acquisition of business if the contract provides for the acquisition of one (or more than one) input and of a substantial
process that, together, contribute significantly to the ability to create an output. On the contrary, lacking the set of conditions
described above, the case is one of acquisition of a group of assets, which determines the capitalisation of the cost of their
acquisition and their depreciation based on the provisions of IAS 16.
Business combination transactions are recognised using the acquisition method. The amount transferred in a business
combination is determined at the date the controlling interest is acquired and is equivalent to the fair value of the assets
transferred, of liabilities incurred or assumed, and of any equity instruments issued by the acquirer. Costs directly attributable to
the transaction are recognised in the income statement when they are incurred.
The equity of investees is determined by attributing to each of the items of the financial position its fair value at the date on
which control is acquired14, except where IFRS provisions require otherwise. Any positive residual difference is recognised as
goodwill. Negative residual differences are taken to the income statement.
In the case of partial control being obtained, the share of equity net of non-controlling interests is determined on the basis of the
relevant share of current value attributed to assets and liabilities on the date on which control of the company was obtained,
excluding any goodwill that can be attributed to the value (the so-called partial goodwill method). Alternatively, the entire amount
of goodwill is recognised that was generated by the acquisition, thus considering also the share attributable to the
non-controlling interests (the so-called full goodwill method); in the latter case the non-controlling interests are stated at their
overall fair value, thus also including the goodwill of the non-controlling interests15. The choice of either the partial goodwill or the
full goodwill method is made for each individual business combination.
Where control of a company is achieved in stages, the purchase cost is determined by adding the fair value of the previously
held ownership interest and the consideration paid for the additional ownership interest. Any difference between the fair value of
the previous ownership interest and its carrying amount is recognised in the income statement. In addition, when control of a
company is obtained, any amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to the company are taken
to profit or loss. Amounts that may not be reclassified to profit or loss are recognised in other equity items.
Where provisional amounts have been recorded for the assets and liabilities of an acquiree during the reporting period in which a
business combination occurs, these amounts are retrospectively adjusted within twelve months of the acquisition date to reflect
new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date.
The acquisition of interests in a joint operation that represents a business is recognised, for applicable aspects, in the same way
as provided for business combinations.
Intra group transactions
Unrealised intercompany profit arising from transactions between consolidated companies is eliminated, as are intercompany
receivables, payables, revenues and expenses, guarantees (including independent contract performance bonds), commitments
and risks between consolidated companies. Unrealised profits resulting from transactions with equity-accounted investees are
eliminated in proportion to the Group’s interest. In both cases, intra group losses are not eliminated since they are considered an
impairment indicator of the assets transferred.
Translation criteria
The financial statements of companies having a functional currency other than euro, which is the functional currency of the
parent company, as well as the currency used in the consolidated financial statements of the Group, are converted into euro
applying: (i) closing spot rates for assets and liabilities; (ii) historical exchange rates to equity; (iii) the average rates for the period
to the income statement and the cash flow statement (source: Banca d’Italia).
Exchange differences resulting from the translation of the financial statements of investees having a functional currency other
than euro, deriving from the application of different exchange rates for assets and liabilities, equity and the income statement,
are recognised in equity under the item “Translation reserve” (included in “Other reserves”) for the portion attributable to the
owners of the parent16.
(12) If the investment retained continues to be measured using the equity method, it is not remeasured at fair value.
(13) Conversely, any amount recognised in other comprehensive income relating to the former joint venture or associate that may not be reclassified to income
statement are transferred to retained earnings (losses).
(14) The criteria used for determining fair value are described in the section “Fair value measurement” below.
(15) The decision to apply the partial or full goodwill method is also made for business combinations where negative goodwill is taken to the income statement (i.e. a
gain on bargain purchase).
(16) The share of non-controlling interests in the cumulate exchange rate differences resulting from the translation of subsidiaries’ financial statements having a
functional currency other than the euro is recognised under “Non-controlling interest” in equity.
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Cumulative exchange differences are charged to the income statement when an investment is fully disposed of, i.e. when
control, joint control or significant influence on the investee is lost. In such circumstances, the differences are taken to the
income statement under the item “Other gains (losses) on equity investments”. In the event of a partial disposal that does not
result in the loss of control, the portion of exchange differences relating to the interest sold is recognised under non-controlling
interests in equity. In the event of a partial disposal that does not result in the loss of joint control or significant influence, the
portion of exchange differences relating to the interest disposed of is taken to the income statement. The repayment of the
capital, carried out by a subsidiary having a functional currency other than euro, that does not result in a change in the equity
investment held, entails charging the corresponding portion of the exchange rate differences to the income statement.
The financial statements translated into euros are those denominated in the functional currency, i.e. the local currency or the
currency in which most financial transactions and assets and liabilities are denominated.
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3 Accounting policies
The main accounting policies used for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are shown below.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits and financial assets with original maturities of 90 days or
less that are readily convertible to cash amounts and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
Inventories
The inventories, excluding consumables intended for sale and project implementation – which do not go through inventory but
are recorded in the income statement under direct contract costs – are measured considering the lower between purchase or
production cost and net realisable value, which is the amount the Company expects to obtain from their sale in the ordinary
course of business. The cost of inventories is determined by applying the weighted average cost method, while market value –
given that the inventories are mainly spare parts – is taken as the lower of replacement cost or net realisable value.
Spare parts might be impaired (partially or entirely) in line with the rationalisation of the asset they refer to due to the total of
reduced possibility of using them as indicated in the strategic plan. Audits are made periodically on items in storage that were
last purchased (ageing date) more than five years ago for the purpose of justifying maintenance in inventory or impairing them to
the income statement. Moreover, for materials not considered obsolete, last purchased more than five years ago, a provision for
slow moving material has been allocated, with amounts which increase in percentage with ageing.
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Contract assets and contract liabilities
Contract assets and liabilities from work in progress assessment are recognised on the basis of agreed contractual amounts
determined with reasonable certainty with the customers, recognised in proportion to the progress of contract activity.
Given the nature of the contracts (fixed price) and the type of work, progress is determined through the use of an input method
based on the percentage of costs incurred with respect to the total contractually estimated costs (cost-to-cost method).
To correctly apply the economic effects of using this method on core business revenue, differences between amounts earned
based on the stage of completion of projects and recognised revenue are included under contract assets from work in progress
assessment if positive, or under contract liabilities from work in progress assessment if negative.
With regard to the particular type of reimbursable service contracts, given their nature, revenue is recognised by adopting an
output-based method by invoicing the customer for costs incurred plus a contractually agreed margin.
The valuation of contract assets arising from work in progress assessment takes into account all costs directly attributable to
the contract, as well as contractual risks, revision clauses when they have a high probability of being recognised, any expected
incentives (when the achievement of pre-established performance levels is highly probable and they can be reliably determined)
and any fees arising from legal disputes.
Requests for additional considerations deriving from a change in contractually agreed work (change orders) are included in the
total amount of revenue when there is a high probability that the customer will approve the scope and/or the price of the change.
At the same time, other claims deriving, for example, from additional costs incurred for reasons attributable to the customer are
included in the total amount of revenue only when the counterparty has essentially approved their scope and/or price.
Contractual advances paid in foreign currency by the customer are recognised at the exchange rate on the date of payment.
Contractual advances received by Saipem are part of normal operating practice; if advances recognised contemplate a greater
percentage than that used in practice in the sector, any time value of money that leads to the presumption of a significant
financial benefit granted by the customer is determined.
Property, plant and equipment (tangible assets)
Property, plant and equipment are recognised using the cost method and stated at their purchase or production cost including
any ancillary costs directly attributable to bringing the asset into operation. In addition, when a substantial amount of time is
required to make the asset ready for use, the purchase price or production cost includes borrowing costs that theoretically
would have been avoided for that amount of time had the investment not been made.
Revaluation of property, plant and equipment is not allowed, not even in application of specific laws. The exception is for
property, plant and equipment which were impaired in previous years, as better explained below.
Expenditures on renewals, improvements and transformations that extend the useful lives of the related asset are capitalised
when it is likely that they will increase the future economic benefits expected from the asset. Also items purchased for safety or
environmental reasons are capitalised, even if they do not directly increase the future economic benefits of the existing assets,
as they are necessary for carrying out company business.
The costs of cyclical maintenance incurred for the purpose of obtaining periodical class certification of naval vessels are
capitalised, as they have a useful life of several years (generally five years). The useful life of parts subject to cyclical
maintenance (and possible replacement), and the relative depreciation schedule are coherent with the planned frequency of
periodical inspections.
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment begins when the asset is ready for use, in other words when it is in the place and
in the conditions necessary for it to be able to operate according to the planned modalities.
Property, plant and equipment are depreciated systematically using a straight-line method over their useful life, which is an
estimate of the period over which the assets will be used by the entity. When the tangible asset comprises more than one
significant part with different useful lives, each component is depreciated separately. The depreciable amount of an asset is its
carrying amount less the estimated net disposal value at the end of its useful life, if this value is significant and can be reasonably
determined. Land is not depreciated, even where purchased with a building. Property, plant and equipment held for sale are not
depreciated either (see “Assets held for sale and discontinued operations”). Changes to depreciation methods related to a
review of the expected useful life of an asset, the net residual value or the expected pattern of consumption of the future
economic benefits flowing from an asset are recognised in the income statement in the year they occur.
All parts of the vessels are depreciated over the same useful life as determined on the basis of independent reporting by
technical experts. The decision to consider the same useful life for all parts of the vessels is based on the fact that the main
parts are subject to periodical activities of cyclical maintenance.
Cyclical maintenance carried out near the end of the useful life of a vessel extends its life (and thus require reprogramming of
depreciation on the residual value) for as long as the useful life of the last cyclical maintenance.
Replacement costs of identifiable components in complex assets are capitalised and depreciated over their useful life. The
residual carrying amount of the component that has been replaced is charged to the income statement.
Improvements to leased assets are depreciated over the useful life of the improvements or, if shorter, over the residual duration of
the lease, taking into account the possible period of renewal if the renewal depends only on the lessor and is theoretically certain.
Ordinary maintenance and repair expenses, not including the replacement of identifiable components and that restore but do not
increase the performance of the assets, are charged to the income statement for the year in which the expenses are incurred.
When events occur that indicate an impairment of value of property, plant and equipment, their recoverability is assessed by
comparing their carrying amount with the relative recoverable amount represented by the higher of the fair value less disposal
costs and the value in use. The assessment is carried out for each cash-generating unit (CGU) corresponding to a single asset or
to the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates independent cash inflows from their continuous use.
Value in use is determined by discounting to present value the expected cash flows from the use of the CGU and, if significant
and reasonably determinable, from disposal at the end of its useful life, net of costs to sell. Expected cash flows are determined,
taking also into account actual results, on the basis of reasonable and documented assumptions that represent the best
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estimate of the future economic conditions during the remaining useful life of the CGU, giving more importance to independent
assumptions while taking into account the specificities of Saipem’s business. Discounting is carried out at a rate that reflects
current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset that are not reflected in the estimate
of future cash flows. Please note that where appropriate, the specific incremental component of so-called ‘country risk’ is
included in the estimate of expected cash flows. Specifically, the discount rate used is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
(WACC) defined on the basis of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) methodology.
Value in use is determined using post-tax cash flows, discounted at a post-tax discount rate as this method produces outcomes
which are equivalent to those resulting from discounting pre-tax cash flows at a pre-tax discount rate deriving, through an
iteration process, from a post-tax valuation.
If there are no indicators of impairment and at the same time there are indicators that the reasons for the previous impairment
no longer exist, the value of the assets is restored and the adjustment is recognised in the income statement as a revaluation
(reversal of impairment losses). The reversal is carried out at the lower of the recoverable amount and the original carrying
amount before previous impairment losses, less the depreciation rates that would have been charged had no impairment loss
been recognised.
Property, plant and equipment are eliminated from the accounts when they are disposed of through alienation or write-off; the
relative profit or loss is reported in the income statement.
Property, plant and equipment destined for specific operating projects, for which no further future use is envisaged due to the
characteristics of the asset itself or the high usage sustained during the execution of the project, are depreciated over the
duration of the project.
Leasing
When a contract configured as a lease agreement is initially recognised, an assessment is made of whether it meets the
requirements to be truly considered as a lease or whether it nevertheless contains a lease agreement. The contract is, or contains, a
lease agreement if, in exchange for consideration, it grants the lessee the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period
of time.
It is defined a single model of recognition of lease contracts based on the recognition by the lessee of a “right-of-use” asset
representing its right to use the underlying leased asset and a lease liability representing its obligation to make lease payments
provided by the contract (“Lease Liability”).
The “right-of-use” asset at the commencement date, the date on which the asset is made available for use, is initially measured
at cost and derives from the sum of the following components:
≥ the initial amount of the “Lease Liability”;
≥ any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, less any lease incentives received;
≥ initial direct costs incurred by the lessee;
≥ the estimate of the costs that the lessee expects to incur for the dismantling and removal of the underlying asset and for the
restoration of the site in which it is located or for the restoration of the underlying asset in the conditions established by the
terms and conditions of the lease.
After initial recognition, the “right-of-use” asset is reduced by accumulated depreciation, any impairment losses and the effects
associated with any remeasurement of the “Lease Liability”.
Depreciation rates are constant and are applied over the lease term, taking into account renewal/termination which are highly
probable for the year. Only if the lease provides for the exercise of a reasonably certain purchase option is the “right-of-use”
asset depreciated systematically over the useful life of the underlying asset.
With sublease contracts, the lessee as an intermediate lessor must classify the sublease as an operating lease if the head lease
is short-term, recognising the relative revenue in the income statement. Otherwise, it is classified with reference to the
right-of-use asset deriving from the head lease, rather than making reference to the underlying asset, or with reference to the
duration of the sublease contract: if it covers most or all of the duration of the head lease, the sublease is considered to be a
finance lease, accounting for a receivable to replace, totally or partially, the “right-of-use” asset arising from the head lease.
The “Lease Liability” is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments not yet made at the commencement date,
which include:
≥ fixed payments that will be paid with reasonable certainty, less any lease incentives receivable;
≥ variable payments due that depend on an index or a rate (variable payments such as fees based on the use of the leased
asset, are not included in the lease, but are recognised in the income statement as operating costs over the lease term);
≥ any amounts that are expected to be paid under residual guarantees;
≥ the exercise price of the purchase option, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise this option;
≥ payments of penalties for termination of the lease, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise this option.
The present value of the aforementioned lease payments is calculated by adopting a discount rate equal to the interest rate
implicit in the lease or, if this is not readily determined, using the incremental borrowing rate of the lessee. The incremental
borrowing rate of the lessee is defined by taking into account the intervals and duration of the payments provided for in the lease
contract, the currency in which they are denominated and the characteristics of the lessee’s economic environment.
After initial recognition, the ‘Lease Liability’ is measured at amortised cost (i.e. increasing its carrying amount to take into account
the interest on the liability and decreasing it to take into account the payments made) using the effective interest rate and is
restated, against the registration value of the related “right-of-use” asset, to take into account any changes to the lease following
contractual renegotiations, changes in indices or rates, changes relating to the exercise of contractually envisaged options for
renewal, early withdrawal or purchase of the leased asset.
Leases are classified as operating leases with limited exceptions (recognition of the lease payments as an expense on a
straight-line basis for leases that qualify as “short term” or “low value”).
For the lessor’s financial statements, the distinction between operating and financial leases is maintained.
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The accounting of lease contracts requires the lessee to recognise:
≥ in the statements of financial position: (i) the right-of-use assets, recognised by Saipem in the specific item “Right-of-use of
leased assets” distinct from property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets, and divided by class of asset in the Notes to
the financial statements, and financial receivables relating to finance subleases recorded by Saipem in the specific item
“Lease assets”; (ii) the financial liabilities relating to the obligation to make the payments envisaged by the contract (“Lease
liabilities”), recorded by Saipem in the specific item “Lease liabilities”, dividing the amount between the non-current and current
portions;
≥ in the income statement: (i) the depreciation and amortisation of the right-of-use assets (within the operating expenses)
subdivided by class of assets in the Notes to the financial statements and of the interest expense accrued on the Lease
Liability (in the financial section). The income statement also includes the lease payments that meet short-term and low-value
requirements and variable payments linked to the use of assets, not included in determining the Right-of-Use assets/Lease
Liability;
≥ the following effects arise in the statement of cash flows: (a) a modification of the net cash flows from operating activities that
includes disbursements for interest paid on the "Lease Liability"; (b) a modification of the net cash flows from financing
activities that includes disbursement connected with repayment of the principal amount of the “Lease Liability”.
The main contracts relating to leased assets linked to specific categories of assets that concern most of the companies in the
Group are as follows:
≥ vessels for the performance of projects by the Offshore Engineering & Drilling Division;
≥ lease contracts for real estate;
≥ industrial areas and construction yards in support of the projects of the Onshore Engineering & Construction Division;
≥ equipment in support of the projects of the Onshore Engineering & Construction Division;
≥ vehicles and office machines.
Regarding contracts for services signed by Group companies, an in-depth analysis is made to identify any possible “embedded
leases”.
The Right-of-Use assets relating to leased assets are included in the impairment test to assess any reductions in value pursuant
to IAS 36, similarly to the other company-owned assets. In order to verify the recoverability of the Right of Use, consideration is
given to: (i) the allocation of the Right of Use assets of the leased assets to the CGUs to which they belong; (ii) the duration of the
underlying leasing contract with respect to the time horizon considered in determining the cash flows of the CGU; (iii) the value in
use of a CGU containing a Right-of-Use.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are identifiable assets without physical substance, controlled by the entity and capable of producing future
economic benefits, and goodwill. Identifiability is defined by reference to the possibility of distinguishing the acquired intangible
asset from goodwill; this requirement is normally satisfied when: (i) the intangible asset arises from legal or contractual rights, or
(ii) the asset is separable, i.e. it can be sold, transferred, leased or exchanged independently or as an integral part of other assets. An
entity controls an intangible asset if it has the power to obtain the future economic benefits deriving from the asset and to restrict
the access of others to those benefits. Intangible assets are stated at purchase or production cost as determined with the criteria
used for property, plant and equipment.
Revaluation of intangible assets is not allowed, not even in application of specific laws.
Intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortised systematically over their useful life, which is an estimate of the period over
which the assets will be used by the entity. The amount to be amortised and the recoverability of their carrying amount are
determined in accordance with the criteria described in the section “Property, plant and equipment”.
Goodwill and other intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortised. The recoverability of their carrying amount is
tested at least annually and whenever events occur indicating a reduction in their value.
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the level of the CGU to which goodwill relates. The CGU is the smallest group of assets
(including goodwill itself) that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash flows from other assets or groups
of assets and on the basis of which the Top Management assesses the profitability of the business. If the carrying amount of the
CGU, including goodwill allocated thereto, determined by taking into account any impairment of current and non-current assets
that are part of the CGU, exceeds the CGU’s recoverable amount17, the excess is recognised as impairment. The impairment
loss is first allocated to reduce the carrying amount of goodwill. Any remaining excess is allocated on a pro-rata basis to the
carrying amount of the other assets with a finite useful life that form the CGU. Impairment losses against goodwill may not be
reversed18.
Intangible assets are eliminated at the moment of their disposal through disposal or write-off; the relative profit or loss is
reported in the income statement.
Costs of technological development activities
Costs of technological development activities are capitalised when the entity can demonstrate:
(a) that it has the technical capacity to complete the intangible asset and use it or sell it;
(b) that it has the intention to complete the intangible asset and make it available for use or sale;
(c) that it has the capacity to use or sell the intangible asset;
(d) how the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits;
(e) that the technical, financial and other resources are available to complete development of the intangible asset and use it or sell it;
(f) that it can reliably measure the cost attributable to the intangible asset during development.
(17) For the definition of recoverable amount see “Property, plant and equipment”.
(18) Impairment losses reported for an interim period are not reversed even if no loss, or a smaller loss, would have been recognised had the impairment been
assessed based on the conditions of a subsequent interim period.
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Grants
Capital grants are recognised when there is a reasonable certainty that the conditions for their award will be met and are
recognised systematically in the income statement as a reduction in the purchase price or production cost of the assets to
which they relate, over their useful lives.
Grants related to income are recognised in the income statement over the periods necessary to match them with the related
costs which they are intended to compensate.
Financial assets
Based on the characteristics of the instrument and the business model adopted in their management, financial assets are
classified as follows: (i) financial assets measured at amortised cost; (ii) financial assets measured at fair value with the effects
recognised in other comprehensive income (hereinafter also OCI); (iii) financial assets measured at fair value through profit or
loss. Subsequent to initial recognition, their classification is maintained, unless the Group changes its business model for their
management.
Initial recognition is made at fair value, net of the costs directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of the financial asset. For
trade receivables lacking a significant financial component, the initial valuation is represented by the transaction price.
Subsequent to the initial recognition, the financial assets that generate contractual cash flows exclusively representative of
payments of capital and interest are measured at the amortised cost if such assets are held for the purpose of collecting the
contractual cash flows (so-called “hold to collect” business model).
The application of the amortised cost method requires the recognition in the income statement of the interest income,
determined on the basis of the effective interest rate, of the exchange rate differences and of any possible impairment losses19
(see section “Impairment losses on financial assets”).
On the other hand, financial assets representing debt instruments whose business model envisages the possibility of both
collecting the contractual cash flows and realising the value from sale (“hold to collect and sell” business model) are measured at
fair value with the effects recognised in OCI (hereinafter also FVTOCI). In this case, the following are recognised: (i) interest
income, calculated using the effective interest rate, exchange rate differences and impairments (see point "Impairment losses on
financial assets") are recognised in the income statement; (ii) changes in the fair value of the instrument are recognised in equity,
under the item OCI. The total amount of variations in fair value, recognised in the equity reserve that comprises the other
components of the statement of comprehensive income, is reversed to the income statement upon derecognition of the
instrument.
A financial asset representative of a debt instrument which has not been evaluated at the amortised cost or at FVTOCI is
evaluated at fair value with attribution of the effects to profit or loss (hereafter FVTPL); financial assets held for trading pertain to
this category. Accrued interest income on financial assets held for trading is included in the total fair value measurement of the
instrument and is recognised as “Financial income (expense)”.
Impairment losses on financial assets
The assessment of the recoverability of financial assets representative of debt instruments not measured at fair value with
effects to the income statement is made on the basis of the so-called “expected credit loss model”.
In particular, expected losses are generally determined on the basis of the product of: (i) the exposure to the counterparty net of
related mitigations (so-called Exposure at Default or EAD); (ii) the probability that the counterparty will default on its payment
obligation (so-called Probability of default or PD); (iii) the estimate, in percentage terms, of the amount of credit that will not be
recovered in the event of default (so-called loss given default or LGD).
The management model adopted by the Group envisages the simplified approach for trade receivables as they do not contain a
significant financial component. This approach requires the valuation of the provision to cover losses for an amount equal to the
expected losses over the entire life of the receivable. This approach uses the probability of customer default for the
quantification of expected credit losses, based on observable market data and on assessments collected by info-providers.
Alongside the allocations made to the loss allowance after reviewing each past due receivable, which effectively already
discounts a prospective view of the projects, an assessment is made of the creditworthiness of the customer. This assessment
is performed at corporate level on the portfolio of performing exposure and on exposures that are past due by no more than
twelve months and is communicated to the companies to enable them to quantify and recognise the effects in their interim
reporting.
Specifically, the Saipem model operates as follows:
≥ the Exposure at Default (EAD) of Saipem is applied to trade receivables (including allocations) and contract assets from work in
progress and considers the effects of mitigation capable of reducing the exposure (debit items that can be used to
compensate, advance payments, etc.), excluding in particular disputed receivables from the calculation as subject to specific
technical-legal valuations. Receivables of a financial nature (securities and bonds held by the Group and valued at the
amortised cost), as well as cash on hand, are also included in the assessment;
≥ with regard to identification of the time of Default, the methodology determines it conventionally as the shorter between the
date in which the customer’s insolvency is declared and the term of 365 days from the receivable due date. This term is
coherent with the dynamics of the active business cycle of contract works in which Saipem operates;
≥ the Probability of Default (PD) is calculated on the observable market data (credit spread on bond issues, Credit Default Swaps,
etc.) gathered by qualified info-providers. It is considered equal to 100% at the time of Default;
≥ to quantify the Loss Given Default (LGD), the approach applied is based on the market standards which consider the Recovery
Ratio (RR) 40% of the exposure; it follows that the LGD is calibrated at (100%-RR) that is (100%-40%) → 60%.
(19) Receivables and other financial assets valued at the amortised cost are reported net of the write-down allowance.
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Trade receivables and other receivables are presented in the statement of financial position net of the relative loss allowance.
Impairment losses of these receivables are recognised in the income statement, net of any reversal of value, under “Net
reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses) on trade receivables and other assets”.
Non-controlling interests
Financial assets representing non-controlling interests, as they are not held for purposes of trading, are measured at fair value
with assignment of the effects to the equity reserve relating to components of other comprehensive income, without providing
for their reassignment to the income statement in case of sale; on the other hand, any dividends deriving from those
investments are recognised to the income statement under “Gains (losses) on equity investments”. Measurement at cost of a
non-controlling interests is permitted in the limited cases in which the cost is an adequate estimate of the fair value.
Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting
A derivative is a financial instrument which has the following characteristics: (i) its value changes in response to the changes in a
specified interest rate, price of a security or asset, exchange rate, a price or rate index, a credit rating or other variable; (ii) it
requires no or little initial net investment; (iii) it is settled at a future date.
Derivative financial instruments, including embedded derivatives that are separated from the host contract, are assets and
liabilities recognised at their fair value.
Consistently with the economic reason underlying the hedging, Saipem classifies derivatives as hedging instruments whenever
possible. The fair value of derivative financial instruments incorporates the adjustments that reflect the non--performance risk of the
counterparties of the transaction (see next section “Fair value measurement”). The designation of fair value as hedging instruments
in derivatives excludes such adjustments and is only limited to the spot component of the contracts.
In particular, the companies of the Group enter into the intercompany derivatives with Saipem Finance International BV (SAFI)
with the objective of hedging the currency risk arising from future and highly probable revenue and costs in foreign currency.
SAFI, in turn, in an operational optimisation perspective, performs a role of consolidation and netting of the required derivatives
and proceeds with their negotiation on the market.
The intragroup derivatives negotiated by the companies with SAFI are considered cash flow hedges for highly probable forecast
transactions whenever the conditions are met for the application of hedge accounting. The hedged item is identified in the
revenue and costs in the contract’s currency.
As part of the strategy and goals defined for risk management, the qualification of transactions as hedges requires: (i) the
existence of an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument; (ii) that credit risk effect does not
dominate value changes resulting from the economic relationship; (iii) the definition of a hedge ratio coherent with the objectives
of risk management, in the frame of the defined risk management strategy, providing where necessary for the appropriate
rebalancing actions.
The amendment of risk management objectives or the elimination of the conditions outlined above for hedge accounting
qualification, will result in the prospective termination, either total or partial, of the hedge.
When the derivatives are aimed at hedging the risk of changes in cash flows of the hedged item (cash flow hedge; for example
hedging the variability in cash flows of assets/liabilities due to exchange rate fluctuations), the changes in the fair value of the
derivatives considered effective, limited to the spot component of the contracts, are initially recognised in the equity reserve
pertaining to the other items of comprehensive income and are subsequently recognised in the income statement consistent
with the economic effects of the hedged item.
Derivative financial instruments are also adopted by the Saipem Group to hedge the risk arising from the expected purchase of
commodities as part of project activities and the interest rate risk arising from loans at variable rate or to stabilise the impact of
the cost of currency hedges put in place by the Group.
Even in these cases, when possible, Saipem designates these derivative financial instruments (cash flow hedges) the fair value of
which is initially recorded in the equity reserve relating to other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified to the
income statement as the economic effects of the hedged item occur.
Changes in the fair value of derivatives which do not satisfy the conditions for being qualified as hedges, including any ineffective
components of hedging derivatives, are recognised in the income statement. Specifically, changes in the fair value of
non-hedging interest rate and foreign currency derivatives are recognised in the income statement under “Financial income
(expense)”; conversely, changes in the fair value of non-hedging commodity derivatives are recognised in the income statement
under “Other operating income (expense)”.
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations
Non-current assets and current and non-current assets included within disposal groups, whose carrying amount will be
recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through their continuing use, are classified as held for sale. This
condition is considered met when the sale is highly probable and the asset or disposal group is available for immediate sale in its
current condition. When the sale of a subsidiary is planned and this will lead to loss of control, all of its assets and liabilities are
classified as held for sale. This applies whether or not an interest is retained in the former subsidiary after the sale.
Non-current assets held for sale, current and non-current assets included within disposal groups and liabilities directly
associated with them are recognised in the statement of financial position separately from the entity’s other assets and
liabilities.
Immediately prior to classification as being held for sale, the assets and liabilities included within a disposal group are measured
according to the accounting standards applicable to them. Subsequently, non-current assets held for sale are not depreciated
and are measured at the lower of the fair value less costs to sell and their carrying amount.
The classification of an equity-accounted investment, or of a portion thereof, as held for sale requires the suspension of the
application of this method of accounting in relation to the entire investment or to the portion thereof. In such cases,
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measurement is the lower value of the carrying amount which derives from the application of the equity method at the date of
reclassification and fair value. Any retained portion of the investment that has not been classified as held for sale continues to be
accounted for using the equity method until the conclusion of the sale plan. After the disposal takes place, the retained interest
is accounted for using the applicable measurement criteria indicated under “Non-controlling interests”, unless it, in relation to its
classification, continues to be accounted for using the equity method.
Any difference between the carrying amount of non-current assets and the fair value less costs to sell is taken to the income
statement as an impairment loss; any subsequent reversal is recognised up to the previous impairment losses, including those
recognised prior to qualification of the asset as held for sale.
Non-current assets classified as held for sale and disposal groups constitute a discontinued operation if, either: (i) they
represent a significant stand-alone line of business or a significant geographic area of operations; (ii) they are part of a plan to
dispose of a significant stand-alone line of business or a significant geographic area of operations; or (iii) they are a subsidiary
acquired exclusively for the purpose of selling it. Profit or loss of discontinued operations, as well as any gains or losses on their
disposal are reported separately in the income statement, net of any tax effects. The results of discontinued operations are also
reported in the comparative figures for prior years.
When events occur that make it impossible to classify non-current assets or disposal groups as held for sale, they are
reclassified to the respective items of the statement of financial position and recognised at the lower between: (i) the carrying
amount at the date of classification as held for sale, adjusted for depreciation, impairment losses and reversals of impairment
loss that would have been recognised had the assets or disposal group not been classified as held for sale; and (ii) the
recoverable amount at the date of reclassification. Likewise, in case of interruption of the plan of sale, recalculation of the values
from the time of classification as held for sale/discontinued operation also involves the equity investments, or their shares,
previously classified as held for sale/discontinued operation.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities, other than derivative instruments, are initially recognised at the fair value of the amount received, net of direct
transaction costs, and are subsequently measured using the amortised cost method (see previous section “Financial assets”).
Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets and liabilities are offset in the statement of financial position when they can be legally offset in the current year
and it is intended to offset on a net basis (i.e. to realise the asset and remove the liability simultaneously).
Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets that have been transferred are derecognised from the statement of financial position when the contractual rights to
the cash flows from the asset are extinguished or expire or are transferred outright to third parties. Financial liabilities are
derecognised when they have been settled, or when the contractual condition has been fulfilled or cancelled or when it has expired.
Provisions for risks and charges
Provisions for risks and charges relate to risks and charges of a definite nature and whose existence is certain or probable but
for which at year-end the timing or amount of future expenditure is uncertain. Provisions are recognised when: (i) there is a
present obligation, either legal or constructive, as a result of a past event; (ii) it is probable that an outflow of resources
embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; (iii) a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the
obligation. The amount recognised for provisions represent the best estimate of the expenditure reasonably required to settle
the obligation or to transfer it to third parties at the year-end date. The amount recognised for onerous contracts is the lower of
the cost necessary to fulfil the contract obligations, net of the economic benefits expected to be received under it, and the
costs incurred for contract termination. The revised estimates of the provisions are assigned to the same item of the income
statement previously used for the provision.
The losses expected to complete a contract are recognised in their entirety in the year in which they are considered probable
and are provided for in the provisions for risks and charges.
The costs that the entity expects to bear to carry out restructuring plans are recognised in the year in which the entity formally
defines the plan and the interested parties have developed a valid expectation that the restructuring will occur.
The notes to the consolidated financial statements describe, where required, the contingent liabilities represented by:
(i) possible, but not probable obligations arising from past events, whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or
non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the entity; (ii) present obligations arising
from past events whose amount cannot be reliably measured or whose settlement will probably not require an outflow of
resources embodying economic benefits.
Employee benefits
Employee benefits are the remuneration paid by the entity for the service provided by the employee or by virtue of the
termination of employment.
Post-employment benefits are classified on the basis of plans, whether formal or not, as either “defined contribution plans” or
“defined benefit plans”, depending on their characteristics. In the first case, the entity’s obligation, which only consists of making
payments to the State or to a trust or fund, is determined on the basis of the contributions due.
The liabilities arising from defined benefit plans, net of any plan assets, are determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions and
recognised on an accruals basis during the employment period required to obtain the benefits.
The net interest includes the expected return on plan assets and the interest cost which are recognised in profit or loss. Net
interest is determined by applying the discount rate for liabilities to liabilities net of any plan assets. The net interest on defined
benefit plans is posted to “Financial income (expense)”.
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Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability, which comprise actuarial gains (losses) arising from changes in the actuarial
assumptions used or from past experience and the return on plan assets excluding amounts included in net interest, are
recognised in the statement of comprehensive income. Remeasurements of net liabilities for defined benefits, recognised in the
equity reserve pertaining to the other components of the statement of comprehensive income, are not subsequently
reclassified to the income statement.
Long-term benefits obligations are determined by adopting actuarial assumptions. The effects of remeasurement are taken to
profit or loss in their entirety.
Share-based payments
Coherently with the substantial nature of retribution that it has, personnel expenses include the costs with share-based incentive
plans. The cost of the incentive is calculated with reference to the fair value of the instruments attributed and to the forecast of
the number of shares that will effectively be assigned; the portion applicable to the year is determined pro-rata temporis over the
period to which the incentive refers (i.e. vesting period and possible co-investment period20), that is the period between the grant
date and the vesting date.
The plans provide as conditions for the distribution of the shares the attainment of the business and/or market goals; when the
assignment of the benefit is also connected to conditions other than those of the market, the estimate relative to these
conditions is reflected by adjusting, along the vesting period, the number of shares expected to be effectively granted.
The fair value of the shares underlying the incentive plan is determined according to the provisions of the IFRS, particularly by
IFRS 2, using models provided by info-providers and is not subject to adjustment in subsequent years. At the end of the vesting
period, if the plan has not assigned shares to the participants due to failure to achieve the performance conditions, the portion of
the cost pertaining to market conditions is not reversed to profit or loss.
Treasury shares
Treasury shares include those held to service share-based incentive plans and are recognised at cost and recognised as a
reduction in equity. Gains or losses from any subsequent sale of treasury shares are recognised as an increase (or decrease) in
equity.
Revenue from contracts with customers
The recognition of revenue from contracts with customers is based on the following five step model: (i) identification of the
contract with the customer; (ii) identification of the performance obligations, represented by the contractual promises to transfer
goods and/or services to a customer; (iii) determination of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the
performance obligations identified on the basis of the “stand alone” selling price of each distinct good or service; (v) recognition
of the revenue when the relative performance obligation has been satisfied, at the time of transfer to the customer of the
promised goods or services; the obligation is considered to have been satisfied when the customer obtains control of the goods
or services, which may be satisfied over time as in the case of contract assets from work in progress, or at a point in time.
Given the nature of the contracts and the type of work, work progress is determined through the use of an input method based
on the percentage of costs incurred with respect to the total contractually estimated costs (cost-to-cost method); the resulting
income is recognised as overtime. This method is applied in particular to the contracts of the Onshore and Offshore Engineering
& Construction Divisions.
With regard to the particular type of reimbursable service contracts, given their nature, revenue is recognised by adopting an
output-based method by invoicing the customer for costs incurred plus a contractually agreed margin.
Contract revenue comprises the initial amount of revenue agreed in the contract, requests for additional payments arising from
changes to contractually agreed work (change orders) and requested price revisions arising from requests for additional
payments due to higher costs incurred for reasons attributable to the customer (claims). Change orders and claims (pending
revenue) are included in the amount of revenue when the changes to the agreed works and/or price has a high probability of
recognition, even if their definition has not yet been agreed on and in any case for a total amount not exceeding €30 million. Any
pending revenue reported for a period longer than one year, with no changes in the negotiations with the customer, is impaired,
despite the confidence in recovery of the business. Amounts higher than €30 million are reported only if supported by outside
technical-legal expert opinions.
With regard to drilling services, the different rates provided for in the contract are competed in relation to: (i) the different
operating phases covered by the performance obligation
if
contemplated contractually, regardless of the number of days of effective use of the equipment; (ii) any contract extensions,
where an amendment of the price does not require stipulation of a new contract but continuation of the original one.
In the presence of contracts for the concession of licences and patents, the revenue must be recognised depending on
whether it concerns the transfer of a “right of use” or of a “right of access”.
In the former case, there is a performance obligation toward the customer which is satisfied upon issue, which requires
recognition of the revenue (“at a point in time”), while in the latter case the right to access by the customer during the period of
operation of the licence creates a performance obligation that is satisfied over a period of time, and the revenue is thus likewise
recognised (“over time”).
When hedged by derivative contracts qualifying for “hedge accounting”, contract revenue denominated in foreign currencies are
translated at the contracted rates. Otherwise, they are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at year-end. The same method
is used for any costs in a foreign currency. The allocation of revenues relative to services partially rendered are recognised for
the portion matured, if it is possible to reliably determine stage of completion and there is no significant uncertainty about the
(so-called mobilisation/operation/demobilisation phases)
(20) The vesting period is the period between the date of option grant and the date on which the shares are assigned. The co-investment period is the two-year
period, beginning the first day after the end of the vesting period, applicable only to the beneficiaries who have been identified as strategic resources for having met
performance conditions.
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amount and existence of the income; otherwise, they are recognised within the limits of the recoverable costs incurred.
Provisions for invoices to be issued, the amounts of which are contracted in a foreign currency, are entered in euro at the rate of
exchange reported as of the date of ascertaining the stage of the work in progress jointly with the customer (WIP acceptance);
this value is adjusted to take account of the exchange rate gain or loss accrued on the hedge that qualify as “hedge accounting”.
Payments received or to be received on behalf of third parties are not considered revenues.
Expenses
Costs are recognised when relative to goods received and services rendered.
Personnel expenses comprise remuneration paid, provisions made to pension funds, accrued holidays, national insurance and
social security contributions in compliance with national contracts of employment and current legislation.
The costs for the acquisition of new knowledge or discoveries, the study of products or alternative processes, new techniques
or models, the planning and construction of prototypes or any other costs incurred for other scientific research or technological
development activities, are generally considered current costs and expensed as incurred. These costs are capitalised (see
“Intangible assets”) only when they meet the requirements listed under “Costs of technological development activities” above.
Costs directly linked to the purchase of specific equipment and to the use of an asset on a specific project are capitalised and
amortised over the duration of the project and are included in contract assets’ progress.
The costs of preparation of drilling assets are recognised in the year in which the relative revenue is obtained and deferred over
the duration of the project for which they are used.
Bidding costs are fully expensed in the year in which they are incurred.
Exchange differences
Revenue and costs associated with transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the
functional currency by applying the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities in currencies other than the functional currency are converted by applying the year-end exchange
rate. The effect is recognised in the income statement under “Financial income (expense)”. Non-monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in currencies other than the functional currency valued at cost are translated at the exchange rate as at the date of
initial recognition. Non-monetary assets that are measured at fair value (i.e. at their recoverable amount or realisable value) are
translated at the exchange rate applicable on the date of measurement.
Dividends
Dividends are recognised at the date of the general Shareholders’ Meeting in which they are approved, except when the sale of
shares before the ex-dividend date is certain.
Income taxes
Current income taxes are determined on the basis of estimated taxable profit. The estimated liability is recognised in “Current tax
liabilities”. Income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be paid to/recovered from the tax
authorities, using tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at year end and the relative tax rates.
Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognised for temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets
and liabilities, based on tax rates and tax laws applicable for the years in which the temporary difference is cancelled, that have
been approved or substantively approved at the closing date of the year to which the financial statements refer. Deferred tax
assets are recognised when their recovery is considered probable. The recoverability of deferred taxes is considered probable
when it is expected that sufficient taxable profit will be available in the year in which the temporary differences reverse against
which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Similarly, unused tax assets and deferred tax assets on tax losses are
recognised to the extent that they can be recovered. The recoverability of deferred tax assets is assessed periodically, i.e. at
least once a year.
Tax assets related to uncertain tax positions are recognised when it is considered probable that they will be recovered.
For temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements, deferred tax liabilities
are not recognised if the investor is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that
the reversal will not occur in the foreseeable future.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded under non-current assets and liabilities and are offset at single entity level if
related to offsettable taxes. The balance of the offset, if positive, is recognised under “Deferred tax assets” and, if negative,
under “Deferred tax liabilities”.
The effects of uncertain tax treatment with a risk probability are recognised as income tax assets or liabilities.
When the results of transactions are recognised directly in equity, relative current taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
also charged to equity.
Fair value measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an
orderly transaction that is not a forced sale, liquidation sale or a distressed sale between independent, knowledgeable and willing
market participants at the measurement date.
Fair value is determined based on market conditions at the measurement date and the assumptions that market participants
would use (i.e. it is a “market-based” measurement).
Fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market or, in
the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market to which the entity has access, regardless of the entity’s
intent to sell the asset or transfer the liability.
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When the market price is not directly observable and a price for an identical asset or liability is not observable, the fair value is
calculated by applying another valuation technique that maximises the use of relevant observable inputs and minimises the use
of unobservable inputs. Since fair value is a market-based measurement, it is determined by adopting the assumptions that
market participants would use to determine the price of the asset or liability, including assumptions about risks. As a result the
intention to hold an asset or settle a liability (or to fulfil otherwise) is not relevant for the purposes of fair value measurement.
Fair value measurements of non-financial assets take into account a market participant’s ability to generate economic benefits
by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest
and best use. The highest and best use is determined from the perspective of market participants, even if the entity intends a
different use. An entity’s current use of a non-financial asset is presumed to be its highest and best use unless market or other
factors suggest that a different use by market participants would maximise the value of the asset.
In the absence of quoted market prices, the fair value of a financial or non-financial liability or an entity’s own equity instruments
is taken as the fair value of the corresponding asset held by another market participant at the measurement date.
The fair value of financial instruments is determined considering the credit risk of the counterparty of a financial asset (so-called
"Credit Valuation Adjustment” or CVA) and the risk of default of a financial liability by the entity (so-called “Debit Valuation
Adjustment” or DVA).
In the absence of available quoted market prices, valuation techniques appropriate in the circumstances are used to measure
fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.
Statement of financial position21
Items of the statement of financial position are classified as current and non-current. Items of the income statement are
presented by nature22.
The comprehensive income statement shows the net result together with income and expenses that are recognised directly in
equity in accordance with specific provisions of IFRS.
The statement of changes in equity includes comprehensive profit (loss) for the year, transactions with shareholders and other
changes in equity.
The statement of cash flow is prepared using the “indirect method”, whereby the profit for the year is adjusted for the effects of
other non-monetary items.
Changes to accounting standards
The changes to the accounting standards effective as of January 1, 2021 have not had a significant impact on Saipem’s
financial statements. A summary of the main changes of potential interest to the Group is provided below.
With Regulation No. 2020/2097, issued by the European Commission on December 16, 2020, the changes to IFRS 4 “Insurance
Contracts” were endorsed. The reason for the amendments is to address the temporary accounting consequences caused by
the time lag between the effective date of IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” and the effective date of the future IFRS 17 “Insurance
Contracts”. In particular, the amendments to IFRS 4 extend the expiry of the temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9 until
2023 in order to align the effective date of IFRS 9 with the new IFRS 17. The provisions shall be effective from January 1, 2021.
With Regulation No. 2021/25, issued by the European Commission on January 13, 2021, was endorseed the document "Interest
Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2, Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 (the amendments)", with which
the IASB implemented the second phase of the relevant rate change reform. These changes relate to the accounting to be
applied if the basis for determining the contractual cash flows of financial assets or liabilities is changed and to the impact of
such changes on hedging relationships affected by the IBOR reform (hedging instrument and/or hedged item). These changes
shall be effective from January 1, 2021.
With Regulation No. 2021/1421, issued by the European Commission on August 30, 2021, was endorsed the document
"Amendments to IFRS 16 Leases: Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021”, extending of one year the
amendment from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022, on the practical expedient by which lessees are permitted to account for rent
concessions deriving from the COVID-19 pandemic as negative variable lease payments without having to remeasure the
assets and liabilities for the lease. The practical expedient is granted if the following requirements are met: (i) the concessions
refer to the reduction of only the payments due by June 30, 2022; (ii) the total contract payments, after the rent concessions, are
equal to or less than the payments originally laid down in the contracts; and (iii) no substantial amendments have been agreed
with the lessor. These provisions are effective as of April 1, 2021.
Financial risk management
The main financial risks that Saipem is facing and, as detailed below, monitoring and actively managing are the following:
(i)
the market risk from exposures to fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates and from exposures to commodity price
volatility;
the credit risk deriving from the possible default of a counterparty;
(ii)
(iii) the liquidity risk deriving from the lack of adequate financial resources to face short-term commitments;
(iv) the downgrading risk deriving from the possibility of a deterioration in the credit rating assigned by the main rating agencies.
The information shown below is based on the report prepared internally for the Executive Board.
(21) The statement of financial position has the same structure as that used in the 2020 Annual Report.
(22) Information regarding financial instruments, applying the classification required by IFRS, is provided under Note 29 “Guarantees, commitments and risks -
Additional information on financial instruments”.
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The management, control and reporting of the financial risks are based on a Financial Risk Policy, issued and periodically
updated centrally with the aim of standardising and coordinating the Saipem Group's financial risk policies. Specifically, financial
risks are controlled through the periodic calculation of several Key Risk Indicators (KRI) which are subject to specific attention
thresholds periodically updated according to the evolution of the Saipem Group's business. The control activities established by
the Financial Risk Policy also include escalation procedures to be followed if the risk thresholds set by the KRIs are exceeded.
For further details on industrial risks, see the “Risk management” section in the Directors’ Report.
(i) Market risk
Market risk is the possibility that changes in exchange rates, interest rates or commodity prices will adversely affect the value of
the Group’s financial assets, liabilities or expected future cash flows. Saipem actively manages market risk in accordance with
the above-mentioned Financial Risk Policy and by procedures that provide a centralised model for performing financial activities.
Market risk - Exchange rates
Currency risk derives from the fact that Saipem’s operations are conducted in currencies other than the euro and that revenue
and/or costs from a significant portion of projects executed are potentially denominated and settled in non-euro currencies. This
impacts on:
≥ the profit or loss for the year due to the different counter value of costs and revenues denominated in foreign currency at the
time of their recognition compared to the time when the price conditions were defined and as a result of the conversion and
subsequent revaluation of trade receivables/payables or financial assets/liabilities denominated in foreign currencies;
≥ the Group’s reported results and equity, as a result of the consolidation of income and assets and liabilities of subsidiaries
denominated in currencies other than the euro and translated from their functional currency into euro.
The risk management objective of the Saipem Group is the minimisation of the impact deriving from fluctuations in exchange
rates on profit or loss for the year.
Under monitoring is the impact on the Group’s reported result from exchange rate fluctuations resulting from the consolidation
of the operating results of companies that prepare their financial statement in a currency different from the Group’s functional
currency. The exchange rate risk arising from the conversion of assets and liabilities of companies that prepare their financial
statements in a currency different form the Group’s functional one is managed, at consolidated level, only with the designation of
long-term operating monetary items in net investment hedges.
Saipem adopts a strategy to reduce currency risk exposure by using derivative contracts. Hedging transactions may also be
entered into in relation to future underlying contractual commitments, provided that are highly probable (so-called highly
probable forecast transactions). To this end, different types of derivatives (outright and swaps in particular) are used. Such
derivatives are measured at their fair value on the basis of standard market evaluation algorithms and market
prices/contributions provided by primary info-providers. Planning, coordination and management of this activity at Group level is
the responsibility of the Saipem Finance Department, which closely monitors the correlation between derivatives and their
underlying flows, as well as ensuring their correct accounting representation in compliance with the IFRS accounting principles.
The measurement and control activities of the exchange rate risk are performed by calculating a series of periodically-monitored
KRIs. Specifically KRIs on exchange rate risk are defined as the minimum thresholds to hedge future contractual currency flows and
the maximum thresholds of related potential losses measured with Value at Risk (VaR) models.
An exchange rate sensitivity analysis was performed for those currencies other than euro which may potentially impact
exchange risk exposure in 2021 in order to calculate the effect on the income statement and equity of hypothetical positive and
negative variations of 10% in the exchange rates of the above-mentioned foreign currencies against the euro.
The sensitivity analysis was carried out in relation to the following financial assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other
than the euro:
≥ exchange rate derivatives;
≥ trade receivables and other assets;
≥ loan assets;
≥ trade payables and other liabilities;
≥ cash and cash equivalents;
≥ current and non-current financial liabilities;
≥ lease liabilities.
For derivative instruments on exchange rates, the sensitivity analysis on the relative fair value is carried out by comparing the
term counter-value fixed in the contracts with the counter-value determined at spot exchange rates, allowing for a 10% positive
or negative variation, and adjusted using interest rate curves consistent with the expiration dates of contracts on the basis of
market prices at year-end.
The analysis did not examine the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the measurement of contract assets from work in
progress assessment because they do not constitute a financial asset under IAS 32.
In light of the above, although Saipem adopts a strategy targeted at minimising exchange risk exposure through the use of
several types of derivatives (outrights and swaps), it cannot be excluded that exchange rate fluctuations may significantly
influence the Group’s results and the comparability of results of individual years.
A depreciation of the euro compared to other currencies would have produced an overall effect on pre-tax profit of -€59 million
(-€85 million as of December 31, 2020) and an overall effect on shareholders' equity, before related tax effect, of -€262 million
(-€205 million as of December 31, 2020).
An appreciation of the euro compared to other currencies would have produced an overall effect on pre-tax profit of €62 million
(€86 million as of December 31, 2020) and an overall effect on equity, before tax effect, of €264 million (€206 million as of
December 31, 2020).
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The increase/decrease with respect to the previous year is essentially due to variations in the exposed financial assets and
liabilities.
The table below shows the effects of the above sensitivity analysis on the items of the statement of financial position and
income statement.
(€ million)
Derivative financial instruments
Trade receivables and other assets
Financial receivables
Trade payables and other liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents
Current financial liabilities
Non-current financial liabilities
Lease liabilities
Total
2020
2021
Δ+10%
Δ-10%
Δ+10%
Δ-10%
Income
statement
(117)
69
33
(93)
45
(6)
-
(16)
(85)
Equity
(237)
69
33
(93)
45
(6)
-
(16)
(205)
Income
statement
118
(69)
(33)
93
(45)
6
-
16
86
Equity
238
(69)
(33)
93
(45)
6
-
16
206
Income
statement
(105)
89
42
(105)
43
(10)
-
(13)
(59)
Equity
(308)
89
42
(105)
43
(10)
-
(13)
(262)
Income
statement
108
(89)
(42)
105
(43)
10
-
13
62
Equity
310
(89)
(42)
105
(43)
10
-
13
264
The sensitivity analysis on receivables and payables for the principal currencies was as follows.
(€ million)
Receivables
Total
Payables
Total
Currency
Total
Δ -10%
Δ +10%
Total
Δ -10%
Δ +10%
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
USD
KWD
PLN
GBP
NOK
Other currencies
USD
GBP
AED
AUD
NOK
JPY
AOA
KWD
Other currencies
558
84
14
10
8
13
687
710
65
14
6
10
19
6
90
15
935
(56)
(8)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(69)
71
6
1
1
1
2
1
9
1
93
56
8
2
1
1
1
69
(71)
(6)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(9)
(1)
(93)
791
50
15
3
9
17
885
696
188
26
2
13
25
5
72
25
1,052
(79)
(5)
(2)
-
(1)
(2)
(89)
70
19
3
-
1
2
1
7
2
105
79
5
2
-
1
2
89
(70)
(19)
(3)
-
(1)
(2)
(1)
(7)
(2)
(105)
Market risk - Interest rate
Interest rate fluctuations influence the market value of the group’s financial assets and liabilities and the level of net financial
expenses. The objective of risk management is to minimise the interest rate risk when pursuing financial structure objectives
defined in the Financial Risk Policy.
In compliance with the established risk management objectives, the Finance Department of Saipem assesses, when stipulating
variable rate financing, to enter into Interest Rate Swap (IRS) transactions in order to manage fluctuations in interest rates. In
addition, the Finance function of the Saipem Group, if applicable and based on adequate internal assessments, negotiates
derivative contracts to fix the interest rate differential and stabilise the impact of the cost of the currency hedging put in place by
the Group.
Planning, coordination and management of this activity at Group level is the responsibility of the Saipem Finance Department,
which closely monitors the correlation between derivatives and their underlying flows, as well as ensuring their correct
accounting representation in compliance with the IFRS. Although Saipem adopts a strategy targeted at minimising its exposure
to interest rate risk through the pursuit of defined financial structure objectives, it is not to be excluded that interest rate
fluctuations could significantly influence the Group’s results and the comparability of the results of individual years.
Interest rate derivatives are measured by the Finance Department of Saipem at fair value on the basis of market standard evaluation
algorythms and market prices/contributions provided by primary public info providers.
The Saipem Group measures and controls the interest rate risk by calculating and monitoring a KRI that measures the impact of
a fixed-rate debt, including any related derivate financial instrument, on total debt.
To measure the impact of interest rate risk a sensitivity analysis was performed. The analysis calculated the effect on the income
statement and equity which would result from a positive and negative 100 basis point movement on interest rate levels.
The analysis was performed relating to all relevant financial assets and liabilities exposed to interest rate fluctuations and
regarded in particular the following items:
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≥ interest rate derivatives;
≥ cash and cash equivalents;
≥ current and non-current financial liabilities.
For derivative financial instruments on interest rates, the sensitivity analysis on fair value was conducted by discounting the
contractually expected cash flows with the interest rate curves recorded on the basis of year-end market rates, with variations in
excess of and less than 100 basis points. With reference to cash and cash equivalents and to variable rate financial liabilities,
reference was made respectively to the stock at the closing of the year and to changes in exposure expected in the following 12
months. On this basis, a movement of interest rates has been applied in excess of and less than 100 basis points on interest
rates.
A positive variation in interest rates would have produced an overall effect on pre-tax profit of €3 million (€6 million as of
December 31, 2020) and an overall effect on equity, before tax effect, of €4 million (€8 million as of December 31, 2020). A
negative variation in interest rates would have produced an overall effect on pre-tax profit of -€3 million (-€7 million as of
December 31, 2020) and an overall effect on equity, before tax effect, of -€4 million (-€8 million as of December 31, 2020).
The increase/decrease with respect to the previous year is essentially due to variations in the financial assets and liabilities
exposed to interest rate fluctuations.
The table below shows the effects of the above sensitivity analysis on the items of the statement of financial position and
income statement.
2020
2021
(€ million)
Cash and cash equivalents
Derivative financial instruments
Current financial liabilities
Non-current financial liabilities
Total
+100 basis points
Income
statement
8
-
-
(2)
6
Equity
8
2
-
(2)
8
-100 basis points
Income
statement
(8)
-
-
1
(7)
Equity
(8)
(1)
-
1
(8)
+100 basis points
Income
statement
4
-
-
(1)
3
Equity
4
1
-
(1)
4
-100 basis points
Income
statement
(4)
-
-
1
(3)
Equity
(4)
(1)
-
1
(4)
Market risk - Commodity
Saipem’s results are affected by changes in the prices of oil products (fuel oil, lubricants, bunker oil, etc.) and raw materials (copper,
steel, etc.), since they represent associated costs in the running of vessels, bases and yards and the implementation of projects and
investments.
In order to reduce its commodity risk, in addition to adopting solutions at a commercial level, Saipem also trades derivatives
(swaps and bullet swaps) in particular on the organised ICE, NYMEX and LME markets where the relevant physical commodity
market is closely correlated to the financial market and the price is efficient.
As regards to commodity price risk management, derivative instruments on commodities were negotiated by Saipem to hedge
underlying contractual commitments. Hedging transactions may also be entered into in relation to future underlying contractual
commitments, provided these are highly probable (so-called highly probable forecast transactions). Despite the hedging
instruments adopted to control and manage commodity risks, Saipem cannot guarantee that they will be either efficient or
adequate or that in future it will still be able to use such instruments.
Commodity derivatives are measured at their fair value by the Finance Department of Saipem on the basis of market standard
evaluation algorithms and market prices/contributions provided by primary info providers.
The Saipem Group measures and controls the interest rate risk by calculating and monitoring a KRI that quantifies the maximum
potential loss measured with VaR models.
With regard to commodity risk hedging instruments, a 10% positive variation in the underlying rates would have produced no
effect on pre-tax profit, while it would have produced an effect on equity, before related tax effects, of €3 million. A 10% negative
variation in the underlying rates would have produced no effect on pre-tax profit, while it would have produced an effect on
equity, before related tax effects, of -€3 million.
(ii) Credit risk
Credit risk represents Saipem’s exposure to potential losses deriving from the default of counterparties. On regard to
counterparty risk in commercial contracts, credit management is the responsibility of the Divisions and of specific corporate
Finance and Administration departments on the basis of standard s partner evaluation and credit worthiness procedures. For
counterparty financial risk deriving from the investment of surplus liquidity, from positions in derivative contracts and from
commodities contracts with financial counterparties, Group companies adopt the provisions defined in the Financial Risk Policy.
In spite of the measures implemented by the parent in order to avoid concentrations of risk and/or assets and for identifying the
parameters and conditions within which hedging instruments can operate, it is not possible to exclude the possibility that one of
the Group’s customers may delay payments, or fail to make payments, within the defined terms and conditions. Any delay or
default in payment by the main customers may imply difficulties in the execution and/or completion of projects, or the need to
recover costs and expenses through legal action.
Assessment of the recoverability of financial assets with counterparties of a trade and financial nature was made on the basis of
the so-called "expected credit loss model" illustrated in the paragraph entitled “Impairment losses on financial assets”.
The Saipem Group measures and controls the credit risk of commercial counterparties by periodically calculating KRIs to
measure the Probability of Default ("PD") of trade credit exposures, backlogs and guarantees granted. The effect of these
activities is shown in Notes 10 “Trade and other assets” and 11 “Inventories and contract assets” below. Credit risk towards
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financial counterparties is instead monitored and controlled through the periodic calculation of KRIs aimed at measuring
exposure, maximum lending duration and the breakdown of financial assets by rating class.
(iii) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that suitable sources of funding for the Group may not be available (funding liquidity risk), or that the
Group is unable to sell its assets on the market (asset liquidity risk), making it unable to meet its short-term financial
requirements and settlement obligations. Such a situation would negatively impact the Group’s results as it would cause the
Group to incur in higher borrowing expenses in order to meet its obligations or, under the worst of conditions, the inability of the
Group to continue as a going concern. The objective of the Group’s risk management is to implement a financial structure which,
consistent with the business objectives and the limits defined in the Financial Risk Policy, guarantees an adequate level of
liquidity of and committed credit lines for the entire Group.
The risk management objective is to guarantee sufficient financial resources to cover short-term commitments and maturing
obligations, including through refinancing or pre-funding operations, as well as to ensure the availability of an adequate level of
financial flexibility for Saipem's development programmes, keeping a balance in terms of debt duration and composition and an
adequate structure of bank credit lines.
Saipem measures and controls the liquidity risk by continuously monitoring estimated cash flows, the maturity profile of financial
liabilities and the parameters characterising the main bank financing contracts (so-called Financial Covenants), and by
periodically calculating KRIs. These indicators measure the level of available cash expected in the short term, the level of
maturity concentration of financial liabilities and derivatives, and the ratios between financial sources and uses expected in the
short and medium term.
For the control and efficient use of its liquidity, the Saipem Group avails itself, among other things, of a central cash pooling
system and automatic reporting tools.
As a result of the significant deterioration in the full-life margins of certain projects in the Onshore E&C and Offshore Wind
segments following the backlog review, as well as the possible emergence, in relation to certain loan agreements, of the right of
the related bank counterparties to accelerate their maturity due to the occurrence of the conditions set out in Article 2446 of the
Civil Code, the Company planned to implement financial measures aimed at strengthening its equity and financial structure.
In particular, the measures provides for a capital increase of up to €2 billion to be carried out by December 31, 2022 and the
subscription of a new Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) of €1 billion, which will be available starting from the capital increase
completion date.
In addition, in order to cover short-term financial requirements and preserve an adequate level of available cash, the measures
provide for the subscription of a so-called "Bridge financing to right issue” of €1.5 billion. For further details, please refer to the
following paragraph "Going concern" in Note 4 "Accounting estimates and significant judgements".
In this regard, in relation to the financing agreements that require compliance with a Financial Covenant calculated as the ratio
between net financial debt and EBITDA, assessed annually on the basis of data as of December 31, not exceeding 3.5 times, the
Company agreed with the respective lenders, in the period between October and December 2021, to waive the obligation to
comply with such Financial Covenant for the financial year ending on December 31, 2021. As a result, the Financial Covenant will
not be calculated in relation to the date of December 31, 2021.
As of December 31, 2021, the Group has structured its financing sources mainly on medium/long-term maturities with an
average duration of 2.6 years; the portion of medium/long-term debt maturing in 2022 amounts to €693 million, of which €563
million during the first half of the year and the rest during the second half.
The maturity dates for the five bonds of €500 million each outstanding as of December 31, 2021 are 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
and 2028.
In view of the financial package described above, the maturity plan of medium/long-term debt and the amount of available cash
as of December 31, amounting to €702 million, Saipem believes that it has access to more than adequate sources of funding to
meet its foreseeable financial needs.
(iv) Downgrading risk
S&P Global Ratings assigns Saipem a "long term corporate credit rating" equal to "BB-", with "credit watch negative"; Moody's
Investor Services assigned Saipem a "corporate family rating" equal to "B1", with "rating on review for further downgrade".
Credit ratings influence the ability of the Group to obtain new loans, as well as the cost thereof.
Saipem believes that, through the implementation of the financial measures aimed at strengthening its capital and financial
structure, it will be able to maintain an adequate rating to allow refinancing on the market of bonds maturing starting from 2023.
In the event that one or more ratings agencies would lower the Company’s rating, this could determine a worsening in the
conditions for accessing financial markets.
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Future payments for financial liabilities, trade payables and other liabilities
The following table shows the amounts of payments due to financial debts and lease liabilities, with separate disclosure of
principal and interest, and liabilities for derivative financial instruments.
(€ million)
Non-current financial liabilities
Current financial liabilities
Lease liabilities
Fair value of derivative instruments
Total
Interest on loans and borrowings
Interests on lease liabilities
2022
current
portion
703
412
148
175
1,438
85
14
2023
708
-
118
28
854
70
10
Non-current portion
2024
95
-
56
-
151
49
7
2025
566
-
29
-
595
47
5
The following table shows the due dates of trade payables and other liabilities.
After
515
-
80
-
595
31
20
Total
3,147
412
452
203
4,214
315
61
2026
560
-
21
-
581
33
5
Maturity
(€ million)
Trade payables
Other liabilities
2022
2,378
273
2023-2026
-
-
After
-
2
Total
2,378
275
Future payments for outstanding contractual obligations
Investment commitments for projects for which procurement contracts have already been placed, expiring in 2022, amount to
€81 million.
4 Accounting estimates and significant judgements
The preparation of financial statements and interim reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards requires
Management to make accounting estimates based on complex and/or subjective judgements, past experience and assumptions
deemed reasonable and realistic based on the information available at the time of the estimate. The use of these estimates and
assumptions affects the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
reporting date and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these
estimates given the uncertainty surrounding the assumptions and conditions upon which the estimates are based.
The accounting estimates and significant judgments made by management for the preparation of the consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2021 are influenced not only by the impacts of the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, but also by
the effects of the initiatives underway to mitigate the consequences of climate change and the potential impacts arising from
the energy transition (matters discussed in detail in the chapter "Effects of climate change"), which in the medium and long term
may significantly affect the Group's business models, cash flows, financial position and financial and economic performance.
Critical accounting estimates in the process of preparing financial statements and interim accounting reports involve a high
degree of reliance on subjective judgements, assumptions and estimates regarding matters that are inherently uncertain and
complex are shown below. Changes in the conditions underlying the judgments and assumptions made may have a significant
effect on future results.
References to the notes to the financial statements containing the accounting information at the end of the reporting period are
provided below in relation to the financial statement items subject to estimation and judgement.
Going concern
In compliance with the provisions of the Italian Civil Code and the IAS/IFRS international accounting standards (referred to by
Consob in Document No. 2 issued on February 6, 2009 and by IASB in the document “Going concern - a focus on disclosure”
issued in January 2021), in the preparation stage of the financial statements it is necessary to measure the Company’s and
Group’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In particular, paragraph 25 of IAS 1 states that “financial statements shall be prepared on a going concern basis unless
management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease trading or has no realistic alternative but to do so. When
management is aware, in making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast
significant doubt upon the entity's ability to continue as a going concern, the entity shall disclose those uncertainties.
When an entity does not prepare financial statements on a going concern basis, it shall disclose that fact, together with the basis
on which it prepared the financial statements and the reason why the entity is not regarded as a going concern”.
Furthermore, paragraph 26 of IAS 1 requires that “in assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate,
Management takes into account all available information about the future, which is at least, but is not limited to, twelve months
from the end of the reporting period”. And also “... Management may need to consider a wide range of factors relating to current
and expected profitability, debt repayment schedules and potential sources of replacement financing before it can satisfy itself
that the going concern basis is appropriate”.
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As already commented in the section “Operating Review”, following a backlog review started by Saipem’s management, the
Company has disclosed to the market on January 31, 2022 a significant deterioration in the full-life economic margins of certain
projects relative to the Onshore E&C and Offshore E&C wind, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, to the increase, current
and prospective, of raw material costs and transport, and to the unexpected interruption of ongoing negotiations that included,
inter alia, higher revenues, with relevant effects on Saipem’s consolidated financial results as of December 31, 2021.
As a result of the above, the 2021 statutory financial statements show losses in excess of one-third of the share capital,
supplementing the conditions required by Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code. Those conditions can determine, after the
course of contractual terms (where applicable) and unless a waiver is obtained from the bank counterparties, their right to
accelerate the expiry of certain financial liabilities in favour of Saipem Group.
Below are indicated the uncertainties, as well as the initiatives that Saipem has undertaken or plans to undertake to address the
effects of such uncertainties on the going concern, and reasons are given for them. Below are also clarified the reasons for the
decision to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis, despite the significant uncertainties that persist,
considering the documentation available as of today regarding the mitigating factors.
The events and conditions that can raise significant doubts on the entity’s ability to continue to operate as a going concern for a
period of at least twelve months after the date of the present financial statements are as follows:
≥ strategic and operating uncertainties, connected to the current and prospective performance of Saipem operations. Those
uncertainties determined the need to review the Group’s strategic plan compared to the approved version of October 2021;
≥ capital and financial uncertainties, mainly attributable to the relevant losses of the fourth quarter 2021, which determined the
need to implement a Financial Package to strengthen the capital and financial structure of the Company.
Strategic and operating uncertainties and mitigating actions
The main negative variances noted with respect to the previous outlooks of October 2021 that have resulted in significant
uncertainties regarding Saipem's ability to meet strategic objectives under the previous Strategic Plan approved in October
2021 relate to the contraction in consolidated adjusted EBITDA for the second half of 2021 by approximately €1 billion, due to
both the findings of the backlog review of Onshore E&C projects showing an increase in material and logistics costs that are only
partially recoverable and the recent further difficulties of the Offshore E&C wind projects.
As a result, the 2021 statutory financial statements show losses in excess of one-third of the share capital, supplementing the
conditions required by Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code.
The mitigations actions undertaken or planned for the resolution of the strategic and operating uncertainties are detailed below:
≥ revision of the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan (including redefinition of strategic and operating business lines), based on the
following guidelines aimed at the pursuit of a more balanced return risk profile and at a deleveraging path:
• reduction of structural costs, with an increase in the target for 2022 to over €150 million;
• increase of focus on the acquisition of offshore operations, both E&C and Drilling, marked by a higher profitability thanks to
Saipem’s consolidated competitive position;
• increased selectivity in the acquisition of Onshore E&C business, giving priority to higher-tech contracts in the LNG and gas
valorization segments, where Saipem can leverage proprietary technologies;
• repositioning on low-risk activities in Offshore wind for the biennium 2022-2023 and adoption of a renewed commercial and
executive strategy to benefit in the subsequent periods of the Plan from the growth potential of the market;
• reaffirmed Saipem's industrial focus on energy transition and circular economy, also through the development of modular
and industrialised solutions, in particular on CCUS supply chain, plastic recycling technologies and subsea robotics;
• active management of the asset portfolio, to support cash flow generation for the duration of the 2022-2025 Plan.
It should also be noted that the revision of the 2022-2025 Plan has been subject to an "Independent Business Review"
assigned to primary independent consultants who did not identify significant issues concerning the assumptions used in the
preparation of the Plan;
≥ changes in the Group’s organisational structure to create a new directorate general with wide operational and managerial
powers, as well as a unit that will reinforce the planning activity and the financial control of orders and other management
activities, and the concentration of legal and negotiating activities in a corporate function within the new directorate general.
For further details on the revision of the 2022-2025 Plan, please refer to the section “Business outlook".
Capital and financial uncertainties and mitigation actions
The main elements of capital and financial uncertainty (before intervention) are as follows:
≥ Saipem’s treasury is not adequate to support the Company’s financial commitments for 2022 (i.e. the twelve months after the
reporting period) and for the following years;
≥ the share capital of Saipem SpA as of December 31, 2021 has been reduced by more than a third (configuring a situation
pursuant to Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code) and, in a future perspective, it is reasonable to assume that, without adequate
strategic and operational interventions, it could decrease even further in the future;
≥ the lines of credit, the availability of which is necessary in order for the Group to carry on its business, may no longer be made
immediately available by the banking system in view of the financial difficulties experienced by the Company and the Group;
≥ as a result of the criticalities encountered, Saipem has been downgraded by the world's main rating agencies and, also taking
into account the possible negative evolution of these ratings in the future, Saipem could find it difficult to refinance itself on
the capital markets, especially given the maturities of its outstanding bonds.
In view of these uncertainties, it has become necessary, even in the short term, to involve the Group's joint controlling
shareholders and the entire reference banking system, with a view to implementing extraordinary financial and capital measures.
In view of the above, Saipem, in addition to drafting the New Plan, had undertaken the implementation of a Financial Package to
strengthen the capital and financial structure of the Company to overcome the uncertainties emerged following the losses in the
fourth quarter 2021.
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The goals of the Financial Package are:
≥ re-establishing the levels of share capital and shareholders' equity in accordance with the company's size;
≥ re-establishing adequate levels of cash over the 2022-2025 Business Plan;
≥ availability access to availability of credit lines in order to support company operations;
≥ stabilising Saipem's credit rating with a view to ensuring access to debt capital markets to refinance outstanding bonds.
The planned mitigating actions are detailed below:
≥ on March 24, 2022, the Board of Directors resolved to submit to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of May 17, 2022 a
capital increase of €2 billion to be carried out by March 31, 2023 in connection with which it obtained (i) a commitment to pro-
rata subscription by the shareholders exercising joint control over the company Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA; (ii) a
commitment by the financial institutions involved in the capital and financial strengthening package, formalised through the
signing of a pre-underwriting agreement, to guarantee the subscription of any newly issued shares that are not taken up by the
market;
≥ willingness of a pool of banks to organise and manage the syndication of a new RCF in the amount of €1 billion in the wider
context of the capital increase;
≥ obtaining specific waiver on existing financial lines, were necessary.
In the short term, to meet the Company’s financial needs until the capital increase planned by December 31, 2022, the Financial
Package includes:
≥ obtaining a so-called bridge financing to right issue for a total amount of €1.5 billion, to be disbursed: (i) €458 million in the
form of a "capital contribution" to shareholders' equity with a special "targata" reserve by the shareholder Eni SpA, which
exercises joint control over the company; (ii) €188 million in the form of a "payment for future capital increase" by the
shareholder CDP Industria SpA, which exercises joint control over the company; and (iii) €855 million from a pool of banks
backed by a specific guarantee issued by Eni. Once the authorisation process has been completed, this credit line guaranteed
by Eni will be refinanced through a further liquidity line of €852 million, again provided by the same pool of banks and
guaranteed for 70% by SACE under the "Garanzia Italia" instrument and for a further 18% by Eni. In particular, a Mandate Letter
has been signed providing for a liquidity facility in favour of the Company for an amount of €855 million, 100% covered by a
parent company guarantee issued by the shareholder Eni ("Liquidity Facility"); this facility, together with the related guarantee,
will remain in place until the disbursement of the loan supported by the "Garanzia Italia" as specified above;
≥ availability of signature credits (performance bonds, bid bonds and AP bonds) from banking institutions to support commercial
activities;
≥ obtaining specific waiver on existing financial lines, were necessary.
The Financial Package also includes:
≥ the repayment of financial debts maturing in 2022, in accordance with their respective repayment schedules, with the
exception of uncommitted financial lines amounting to approximately €168 million;
≥ obtaining the necessary waivers on existing financial lines (lack of further repayments beyond the contractual deadlines);
≥ a minimum cash level of €700 million, also with a view to enabling normal working capital management;
≥ the refinancing on the capital market of bonds maturing in subsequent years.
In light of the mitigating actions carried out and/or planned, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA considers that all the
conditions exist to prepare the Annual Report as of December 31, 2021 on a going concern basis, maintaining the valuation
criteria of a going concern, as described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
It should also be noted that, taking into account the final documentation available at the date and the additional documents
supporting the forecasts for the implementation of these mitigating actions, it is believed that, even considering the latter,
certain material uncertainties remain with regard to Saipem's going concern assumption. In fact, although from the
documentation available it is reasonable to expect, in substance, that the Financial Package will be concluded in accordance
with the scheduled deadlines, from a formal point of view there is a lack of certain final documents and the existence of
commitments subject to events that have not yet been defined, so that, as of today, it does not appear possible to consider all
material uncertainty factors connected with the Financial Package to have been eliminated.
In particular, as of March 24, 2022, the date of approval of the draft financial statements by the Board of Directors, there are
uncertainties in relation to: (i) the execution of the share capital increase, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2022;
(ii) the completion of the payments for the future share capital increase by the shareholders exercising joint control that are
expected to be completed by March 31, 2022 (a condition, among others, for the execution of the share capital increase). It
should be noted that as of today's date, the main conditions for the related payments have been met; (iii) the signing of the
Underwriting Agreement by the banks (in turn, a condition for the execution of the capital increase); (iv) the signing of the
agreement relating to the Liquidity Facility (in turn, a condition for the execution of the capital increase). However, as of today, the
related Term Sheet has been signed which provides for the subscription of the Liquidity Facility by March 31, 2022; (v) the
availability of new bonding lines for an amount sufficient to cover the requirements of 2022. The availability, on a best effort
basis, of a bonding line amounting to at least €1.345 billion is a condition for the disbursement of the liquidity facility. As of today,
advanced bilateral discussions are underway with the banks in order to achieve the aforementioned objective; (vi) the
formalisation of the request for financing through the "Garanzia Italia" scheme by the Company as a condition for the
disbursement of the Liquidity Facility. It should be noted that this activity will be carried out in the short term; (vii) the cancellation
planned by March 31, 2022 of the €1 billion RCF dated December 10, 2015 and obtaining a new RCF for a total amount of €1
billion, which will be organised by the time the capital increase is launched. It should be noted that, as of today, a pool of banks
participating in the Financial Package has confirmed that they have preliminarily approved the participation for approximately
€450 million; (viii) the achievement of a rating deemed sufficient for the future refinancing of the bonds maturing from 2023
onwards; (ix) future compliance with the contractual clauses, including the covenants, also those of a financial nature, that will be
provided for by the above-mentioned Liquidity Facility.
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From this it follows that, in the context of the scenarios defined in the document "Going concern - a focus on disclosure" issued
in January 2021 by the IASB with reference to the verification of the existence of the assumption of going concern, the
Company considers reasonable to conclude that the same is in the Scenario 3. As regards the scenarios defined by Consob in
Document No. 2 issued on February 6, 2009, the Company considers reasonable to conclude that the same is placed in the
case referred to in Scenario 2 relating to the case in which significant uncertainties are identified that may raise significant
doubts on the ability of the Company to continue its operations for a foreseeable future, but the directors consider that it is in
any case appropriate to use the going concern assumption to prepare the financial statements.
It should be noted that the evaluation by the Board of Directors on the existence of a going concern assumption involves a
judgment, at a given time, on the future outcome of events or conditions that are uncertain by nature; therefore, while formulated
on the basis of a careful weighting of all the available information, such judgement is liable to be contradicted by the evolution of
the facts if the reasonably expected events do not happen, or if incompatible facts and conditions should arise that are unknown
or not measurable today.
The Board of Directors will carry out a constant monitoring on the evolution of the factors taken into account, so as to be ready
to take the appropriate corrective measures where necessary.
EFFECTS OF COVID-19
The spread, evolution and persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the global economy and, as a
result, on the Saipem Group, as the energy sector was among the most affected worldwide. However, the macroeconomic
scenario recorded a significant turnaround in 2021, thanks to the success of the vaccination campaign, China's economic
performance and the agreements between the producing countries of the OPEC alliance, which enabled a gradual recovery in
economies and manufacturing activities. However, the economy and consumption have not yet returned to pre-pandemic
normality and there are still risks of possible slowdowns linked to new variants of the virus that could interfere with the growth
trajectory of economies and the recovery of energy demand. During the first few months of the 2022 financial year, the upward
trend of oil commodity prices, especially Brent and natural gas, was confirmed, also in relation to the evolution of international
geopolitical tensions with the Ukrainian-Russian crisis.
At an overall level, the positive signs visible to date are estimated to translate into a recovery of investments in the Oil&Gas
sector, with the main operators at the same time diversifying their portfolios towards segments linked to the energy transition.
In 2021, the Saipem Group continued to carry out an in-depth and constant analysis of the continuation of the pandemic, in
terms of: (i) the evolution of the regulatory framework in the countries where the Group operates, through the monitoring of the
containment measures adopted by them; (ii) the management of relations with clients and partners; (iii) the management of
contracts, both active and passive, through the introduction and/or activation, where possible, of specific contractual clauses to
mitigate the potential negative effects of the pandemic; (iv) impacts on project execution activities, and in particular on the
operations of shipyards and vessels, due to the changed availability of internal and external resources and/or other
circumstances directly or indirectly resulting from the pandemic; (v) performance levels and continuity of service by suppliers,
subcontractors and partners.
Saipem Group has implemented specific mitigation measures to contain the impact of the pandemic from the outset, activating
a crisis response protocol by setting up a specific task force in charge of constantly monitoring the spread of the virus and
finding solutions to inform and protect internal and external staff (employees, customers and suppliers) in the offices and work
sites in Italy and in the countries where the Group operates, in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health at the
same time, ensure the substantial continuity of its operations worldwide. The Saipem Crisis Unit in Milan is always open and is
constantly in contact, providing coordination with Local Crisis Units worldwide; it periodically reviews the situation and adjusts
the status of the action plan with the Corporate Crisis Committee chaired by the Chief Executive Officer. Saipem continues to
monitor the situation by maintaining adequate surveillance levels and measures to prevent and combat the spread of the
pandemic, aiming to ensure people’s health, which remains the top priority.
In order to offset the increase in costs related to the COVID-19 event described above, management promptly initiated an
appropriate cost containment programme also related to the pandemic.
Financial aspects: the Company continues to pay particular attention to reviewing the expected losses of financial assets with
particular regard to: (i) trade receivables; (ii) hedging derivatives; and (iii) financial assets measured at fair value.
The procedures centrally implemented by Saipem’s Finance Department are structured to manage the risks associated with the
transactions put in place by constantly monitoring the effects caused by uncertainty surrounding future variables and the risk of
the market counterparties with whom contracts are entered into.
With regard to trade receivables related to the risk of customer insolvency, Saipem constantly monitors and assesses risk
indicators and the probability of default of customers from third party info providers, in addition to evaluating the recoverability of
receivables.
Recoverability of non-financial assets: the cash flows used for impairment testing are those of the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan,
approved by the Board of Directors on March 24, 2022. It should be noted that the cash flows were normalised, where
necessary, in accordance with IAS 36 and that, in particular, the long-term lease rates of the Offshore Drilling CGUs were defined
using the latest reports available at the date and prepared by external sources, normally used as benchmarks. The impairment
test of December 31, 2021 did not show impairment losses.
Estimate process: with regard to revenue from contracts with customers as a result of COVID-19 crisis and changing market
conditions, the circumstances relating to the possible (i) collection of payments that may no longer be highly probable and
(ii) agreements between the parties that could modify certain aspects of the contract related to the subject matter or price of the
transactions.
The enforceability of contractual rights and obligations and the likelihood of collecting the relevant payment are prerequisites for
identifying a contract with customers for accounting purposes. In fact, according to IFRS 15, if these conditions are not met, the
contract should not exist from an accounting point of view and revenue could not be recognised. Given the ongoing uncertainty,
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it continues therefore to be necessary checking whether such conditions are met when entering into a contract, and whenever
substantial changes in the relevant facts and circumstances.
In addition, the estimate of the variable component of the fees continues to be reviewed which, given the current situation of
uncertainty, is complex and requires a high degree of judgement, due to the limitation ("constraint") envisaged by the standard
that allows the recognition of revenues limited to the portions that are highly probable that they cannot be reversed in the future
(so-called "reversal"). Likewise, the effects of the operational implications deriving from the pandemic have been assessed and
where necessary, considered in the cost estimate for the duration of projects.
Within the scope of the analysis of the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic undertaken early in 2020 and still in progress
due to the continuous evolution of the phenomenon, Saipem has identified, assessed and constantly monitored these effects at
the level of every project currently under way.
Identifying the COVID-19 economic impact: with reference to contract assets from work in progress assessment, for which
revenue are recorded “over time” according to input methods such as “cost to cost”, the estimate of the final charges and the
timing for fulfilling the performance obligations made it necessary to consider whether the costs linked to COVID-19 should be
excluded from project progress.
For this purpose, Saipem, also for 2021, has maintained the identification of three “clusters” into which the costs associated with
COVID-19 have been allocated:
1. Costs directly related to COVID-19 (special items): these are costs directly related to COVID-19 as incurred, or to be incurred,
to manage the emergency at Group companies and at project sites; these costs are borne by Saipem as they are contractually
non-reimbursable by the client. These costs are recognised on specific contracts separate from operating contracts and are
recognised as costs in the income statement without generating contract progress (and therefore without recognising any
contract assets) and without recognising any margin. During 2021, the costs directly attributable to COVID-19 amount to about
€78 million (e.g. including: costs for stand-by resources in accordance with quarantine regulations and in the event that the
activities of operational sites and vessels were stopped by authorities; costs of purchasing personal protective equipment in
addition to standard practices; costs of sanitising work areas; costs of organising charter flights to bring the personnel home).
2. Costs indirectly related to COVID-19: these are costs incurred, or that will be incurred, for which it is impossible to establish
with reasonable certainty whether they are due to the pandemic or to other causes such as, for instance, changing market
conditions linked to fluctuations in crude oil prices. These are, by way of example, costs due to delays in project or site activities,
which have continued notwithstanding the challenges due, for example, to personnel reductions, postponements in materials
deliveries or delays by customers. These costs are included in the full-life estimates of job orders.
3. Costs “to be evaluated case by case”: these are direct project costs for which the company declares that “force majeure
causes” were incurred, or which were incurred for staff kept on stand-by due to lockdown, and whose allocation must be
assessed on a case-by-case basis because of the peculiarity of the situation, of the customer, of the contract, etc. No specific
and quantifiable cases of this type have been identified.
Relevant market: regarding the possible outlook on the markets trend, the uncertainty of the global economic recovery
continues globally despite the recovery signs in our sector, specifically related to the commodity price recovery.
It should be noted that Saipem designs and constructs systems commissioned by clients on the basis of long-term investment
assessments, whose realisation from the initial concept phase of the initiative, through development and construction, takes on
average between four and seven years, depending on the complexity of the project.
Due to the nature of the business and its diversification in various segments, there is no direct correlation between the trend in
oil prices and Saipem’s financial results: as of December 2021, more than 76% of its E&C backlog was made up of non-oil
projects, including LNG and renewables (energy efficiency).
Given the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the going concern assumption used for the preparation of the Annual Report
as of December 31, 2021 is not impacted. For details on the going concern, please refer to the previous section above “Going
concern”.
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy are having an increasing impact on the global economy and the
energy sector. Saipem, as a global solution provider in this sector, is aware that these changes may have a significant direct and
indirect impact on the activities of its business and consequently on its consolidated financial statements, in terms of the results
and value of its assets and liabilities.
On the other hand, these scenarios of change offer companies operating in the energy sector, and therefore Saipem, the
opportunity to play an active role in proposing technologically advanced eco-sustainable solutions to their clients, which meet
the demand for low carbon solutions and products that is expected to grow in the near future.
Risks related to climate change, to which Saipem's activities are intrinsically exposed, can be classified into physical risks and
transition risks. Physical risks are risks arising from physically observable climatic phenomena (e.g. flooding of plants, production
sites and construction sites, as well as worsening weather and sea conditions in the offshore operating areas). Transition risks
are risks arising from the transition phase that aims to reduce emissions and thus mitigate the effects of climate change. These
risks are classified as market risks, in terms of strategic positioning to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the
energy transition in a timely manner; technological risks, in terms of insufficient effectiveness in implementing the most efficient
technologies applicable; regulatory risks, related to the issuance of laws and regulations to which one must promptly adapt and
which may lead to an increase in operating costs; image risks, in terms of a negative assessment by financial stakeholders of the
corporate strategy implemented.
For each identifiable risk, whether physical or transitional, Saipem undertakes an action plan that includes its identification and
description, assessment in terms of: (i) timeframe; (ii) probability; (iii) magnitude of the final impact, identification of the economic
and financial impact and the actions to be put in place for its management.
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In this evolutionary and transformational context, Saipem, which has always been oriented towards technological innovation, is
today committed alongside its clients on the frontier of energy transition with means, technologies and processes that are
increasingly digital and oriented from their conception towards environmental sustainability. In this direction, it plans to
progressively expand its offer in sectors with a lower impact on the climate and to propose itself as a supplier of innovative
solutions to support customers in identifying the best technological choices with reduced carbon emissions.
The evolution of energy demand may affect the recoverable amount of property, plant and equipment and the Group's goodwill.
Management will continue to review demand assumptions as the energy transition process progresses, which may lead to
additional impairment losses on non-financial assets in the future compared to those made to date. The exposure to risks and
impacts arising from climate change is considered in the estimation of future cash flows for the purpose of impairment testing.
The energy transition may reduce the expected useful life of assets used in the oil&gas industry, thus accelerating the
depreciation costs of assets used in this sector. However, Saipem is gradually positioning itself in non-oil sectors, enhancing the
use of its traditional assets where possible; at the same time, it is expected that part of the assets currently owned will be fully
depreciated in the medium-long term, during which period demand for services in the oil sector is expected to remain significant.
New laws or regulations introduced in response to climate change may create new requirements that did not previously exist.
Consequently, the Company's management monitors the evolution of the relevant regulations in order to assess whether such
obligations, even implicit ones, require the recognition of specific provisions or the reporting of related contingent liabilities.
For further details on the topic of the effects of climate change, please refer to the NFS (Consolidated Non-Financial Statement).
REVENUE, CONTRACT ASSETS AND CONTRACT LIABILITIES (Note 11 “Inventories and contract assets”,
Note 19 “Trade payables, other liabilities and contract liabilities”, Note 30 “Revenue”)
The processes and methods for recognising revenue and measuring contract assets and liabilities from work in progress are
based on the estimate of total lifetime revenue and costs of long-term projects, the appreciation of which is influenced by
significant valuations which by their nature imply recourse to the judgement of the Directors, specifically with reference to the
forecast of costs to complete each project including the estimate of the risks and contractual penalties, where applicable, to the
evaluation of contractual changes envisaged or being negotiated and any changes in estimates compared to the previous year.
In particular, in evaluating contract assets from work in progress, account is taken of the requests of additional costs with
respect to those contractually agreed, if substantially approved by the customer in their scope and/or price.
IMPAIRMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSETS (Note 9 “Other financial assets”)
Checking, classification and measurement of the counterparty credit risk for the purpose of calculating the impairment of
financial assets is a detailed, complex process that requires the Top Management to provide a professional opinion.
In a manner similar to impairment processes involving other items of the financial statements, the estimates made, although
based on the best information available and on the adoption of adequate methods and techniques of evaluation, are intrinsically
characterised by elements of uncertainty and by the exercise of a professional opinion, and could generate forecasts of
recoverable amounts different from those that will be effectively realised.
IMPAIRMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS (Note 14 “Property, plant and equipment”, Note 15 “Intangible assets”)
Impairment losses of non-financial assets are recognised if events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying
amount may not be recoverable.
Impairment can be recognised in the event of significant prolonged changes in the outlook for the market segment in which the
non-financial asset is used. The decision as to whether to proceed with an impairment loss and its quantification depend on
assessments made by Management based on complex and highly uncertain factors, such as the future performance of the
reference market, the impact of inflation and of technological advances on operating expenses, the conditions of supply and
demand on a global or regional scale, the evolution of the operations and business activities of the divisions, the business insight
deriving from discussions and interactions of a strategic or commercial nature by the divisions with customers, partners,
suppliers and competitors.
The amount of an impairment loss of a non-financial asset is determined by comparing the carrying amount of the asset with its
recoverable amount (the higher of fair value less disposal costs and value in use calculated as the present value of the future
cash flows expected to be derived from the use of the asset net of disposal costs). This assessment is carried out at the level of
the smallest group of assets (cash generating unit or CGU) that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash
flows generated by other assets or groups of assets and on the basis of which Management assesses the profitability of the
business.
The impairment test procedure of the Group's CGUs provides for the determination of WACCs differentiated by business
segment, in order to reflect the specific risks of the individual business segments to which the CGUs under test belong.
The cash flows expected for each CGU are quantified on the basis of the last Strategic Plan, also with reference to the actual
results, prepared by the management and approved by the BoD. The Strategic Plan contains the forecasts, developed by the
management in light of the information available at the time of the estimate, with regard to the volumes of business, operating
expenses, margins, investments coherent with strategic guidelines, as well as the industrial, commercial and strategic
positioning of the specific divisions and also taking account of the market situation (including the performance of the main
monetary variables such as exchange rates and inflation). Thus the Strategic Plan forecasts (as well as the long-term forecasts
after the plan period), while based on complex assumptions that by their nature imply recourse to the opinion of the directors,
are grounded in reasonably objective foundations (which, in other words, take account of the market context and specific
characteristics of Saipem) and are not conditioned on the occurrence of a specific event (such as the success of new
technology) in order to express, at the same time, the best estimate of the management and expected average flows.
Finally, in accordance with IAS 36, the cash flows used for impairment test do not take into account any cash inflows and/or
outflows arising from: (i) a future restructuring that has not yet been approved or to which the entity is not yet committed; or
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(ii) the improvement or optimisation of business performance based on initiatives still to be undertaken or approved, or for which
there is still no commitment towards third parties for the increase of production capacity with respect to current capacity.
The cash flows thus determined are discounted using the rates approved by the Board of Directors.
For assets other than independent CGUs (i.e. Offshore E&C vessels, Offshore E&C and Onshore E&C construction yards and the
drilling rigs of Onshore Drilling) and that show impairment indicators, the sustainability of the residual technical-economic life of
the asset is verified to determine whether there is any need to report a write-down pursuant to IAS 16, before performing the
impairment test at the level of the CGU to which it pertains.
Goodwill and other intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortised. The recoverability of their carrying amount is
tested at least annually and whenever events occur indicating a reduction in their value. Goodwill is also tested for impairment at
the level of the CGU to which goodwill relates. If the carrying amount of the CGU, including goodwill allocated thereto, exceeds
its recoverable amount, the excess is recognised as impairment. The impairment loss is first allocated to reduce the carrying
amount of goodwill. Any remaining excess is allocated on a pro-rata basis to the carrying amount of the other assets with a finite
useful life that form the CGU.
LEASES (Note 16 "Right-of-Use assets, lease assets and lease liabilities")
The complexity of the types of contracts, as well as their multi-year duration, requires the exercise of an articulated series of
judgements by management to define the assumptions to be adopted for the purpose of identifying and evaluating particular
aspects that have an impact on accounting recognition and financial statement presentation, such as:
≥ determining the likelihood that a lease will be extended and/or terminated, which affects the assessment of periods covered
by extension (or early termination) options for the purpose of determining the lease term. In this connection, the reasonable
certainty of being able to exercise these options is ascertained as of the commencement date, in consideration of all the facts
and circumstances that generate an economic incentive to exercise them, as well as when significant events or changes in
the circumstances under the control of the lessee occur, that affect the assessment previously made;
≥ the identification of variable payments and their characteristics for the purposes of estimating their inclusion, or not, in the
determination of the Lease Liability and the Right-of-Use asset (variable payments linked to the use of the asset or turnover
are charged to the income statement and therefore they do not participate in their determination);
≥ the discount rate used to determine the Lease Liability, represented by the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate. This rate is
defined taking into account the duration of the leases, the currency in which they are denominated and the characteristics of
the economic environment in which the lessee operates. The present value of payments owed on a lease is determined by
using a discount rate that reflects the incremental borrowing rate of Saipem and is defined on the basis of the euro benchmark
zero coupon yield curve adjusted for Saipem risk. The rate is determined also taking account of the risk related to the currency
of denomination and duration of the underlying contract.
As regards the impairment test for the lessee, the Right-of-Use assets are to be included in the impairment test to assess any
reductions in value pursuant to IAS 36, similarly to the other company-owned assets. In order to verify the recoverability of the
Right of Use, consideration is given to: (i) the allocation of the Right of Use assets of the leased assets to the CGUs to which they
belong; (ii) the duration of the underlying leasing contract with respect to the time horizon considered in determining the cash
flows of the CGU; (iii) the value in use of a CGU containing a Right of Use.
In carrying out the impairment test, Saipem: (i) uses discount rates that reflect the financial leverage of the lease contracts;
(ii) considers the Right of Use in the net invested capital tested; (iii) determines the Value in Use excluding the related lease
payments.
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Note 1 "Basis of presentation - Business combination")
Accounting for business combinations requires the difference between the purchase price and the net carrying amount of an
acquired business to be allocated to the various assets and liabilities of the acquired business. For most assets and liabilities, the
difference is allocated by measuring said assets and liabilities at fair value. Any positive residual difference is recognised as
goodwill. Negative residual differences are taken to the income statement. The allocation on a provisional basis of the price paid
is subject to revision/update within 12 months following the acquisition, taking into consideration new information on facts and
circumstances existing at the date of acquisition. Management uses available information to make these allocations and, for
major business combinations, typically engages an independent appraisal firm. The allocation process, which requires, based on
the information available, exercising a complex judgement by the Management, is also relevant for the purposes of applying the
equity method.
PROVISIONS FOR RISKS AND CHARGES (Note 23 “Provisions for risks and charges”)
Saipem and some Group companies are part of judicial and administrative proceedings for which they assess the possibility to
accrue for risks primarily related to litigation and tax issues. The process and methods for assessing the risks associated with
these proceedings are based on complex elements that by their nature imply recourse to the judgement of the directors,
specifically with reference to the assessment of uncertainties related to forecasting the results of the proceedings, their
classification to the provisions or liabilities, taking into account the assessment information acquired by the internal legal
department and by external legal advisers.
Determining appropriate amounts for provisions in such cases is a complex estimation process that includes subjective
judgements by the Top Management.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Note 24 “Employee benefits”)
Defined benefit plans are measured with reference to uncertain events and based upon actuarial assumptions including, among
others, discount rates, expected rates of salary increases, mortality rates, retirement ages and future trends in covered medical
costs.
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The main assumptions used to quantify these benefits are determined as follows: (i) the discount and inflation rates, which
represent the rates at which the obligation to employees could actually be fulfilled, are based on the rates that accrue on
high-quality corporate bonds (or, in the absence of a "deep market" in such bonds, on the yields on government bonds) and on
the inflationary expectations of the countries concerned or of the reference currency area; (ii) the future salary levels of individual
employees are determined based on inflation rate assumptions, productivity, seniority and promotion; (iii) the future cost of
health benefits is determined on the basis of current and past trends in the costs of health benefits, including assumptions
about the inflationary growth of those costs, and changes in the health status of beneficiaries; (iv) demographic assumptions
reflect the best estimate of trends in variables such as mortality, turnover and disability relative to the population of beneficiaries.
Changes in the net employee benefit liability (asset) related to remeasurements routinely occur and comprise, among other
things, changes in actuarial assumptions, the effects of differences between the previous actuarial assumptions and what has
actually occurred and differences in the return on plan assets with respect to the amounts included in net interest.
Remeasurements are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income for defined benefit plans and in the income
statement for long-term plans.
RECEIVABLES (Note 10 “Trade receivables and other assets”)
The recoverability of the carrying amount of receivables and the need to recognise an impairment loss on them is determined on
the basis of the so-called “expected credit loss model” illustrated in the paragraph entitled “Impairment of financial assets”. This
process also involves complex and/or subjective judgements by Management. The factors considered in the context of these
judgements concern, among other things, the creditworthiness of the counterparty where available, the amount and timing of
expected future payments, any credit risk mitigation instruments implemented, as well as any actions set up or planned for debt
recovery.
FAIR VALUE (Note 8 “Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI”, Note 25 “Derivative financial instruments”)
The determination of the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments is a detailed process characterised by the use of
complex methods and techniques of assessment and that requires the collection of updated information from the reference
markets and/or the use of internal input data.
Like for the other estimates, determination of the fair value, although based on the best information available and on the
adoption of adequate measurement methods and techniques, is intrinsically characterised by elements of uncertainty and by
the exercise of professional judgement, and could generate forecasts of values different from those that will be effectively
realised.
5 Recent standards effective from 2022 and following years
Accounting standards and interpretations issued by the IASB/IFRIC and endorsed by the European Union
With Regulation No. 2021/1080, issued by the European Commission on June 28, 2021, the following were endorsed: (i) the
amendments to IAS 37, aimed at providing clarification on how to determine a contract burden; (ii) the amendments to IAS 16,
aimed at defining that revenues from the sale of goods produced by an asset before it is ready for its intended use are recognised
in the income statement together with the related production costs; (iii) the amendments to IFRS 3, aimed at: completing the
update of the references to the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting present in the accounting standard; providing
clarifications regarding the conditions for the recognition, at the acquisition date, of provisions, contingent liabilities and tax
liabilities (so-called "levies") acquired as part of a business combination operation and explaining that possible circumstances
cannot be recognised in the context of a business combination; (iv) the document "Annual cycle of improvements to
IFRS 2018-2020", containing amendments, essentially of a technical and editorial nature, to the international accounting
standards. The Annual Improvements and the amendments to the standards indicated will be effective from January 1, 2022.
With Regulation No. 2021/2036, issued by the European Commission on November 19, 2021, endorsed the amendments to
IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts” which define the accounting treatment of insurance contracts issued and reinsurance contracts
held. The provisions of IFRS 17, which exceed those currently laid down in IFRS 4 “Insurance contracts”, aim to help businesses
to implement the standard and to: (i) reduce costs, simplifying the requirements laid down in the standard; (ii) make it easier to
enter the disclosures in the financial statements; (iii) facilitate the transition to the new standard, postponing its entry into force.
These changes will be effective on or after January 1, 2023.
With Regulation No. 2022/357, issued by the European Commission on March 2, 2022, the amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS
Practice Statement 2 “Disclosure of Accounting Policies” were endorsed, requiring individual entities to supply more information
about their accounting policies, rather than accounting standards. The changes to the Practice Statement provide guidance on
how to apply the concept of materiality to financial reporting. The amendments to the standard will be effective on or after
January 1, 2023.
With Regulation No. 2022/357, issued by the European Commission on March 2, 2022, the amendments to IAS 8 “Definition of
Accounting Estimates” which defines the notion of accounting estimates were endorsed, removing the definition of change in
accounting estimates. Under the new definition, accounting estimates are defined as monetary amounts subject to a measure of
uncertainty; the amendments clarify how individual entities should distinguish changes in accounting policies from changes in
accounting estimates. This distinction is important because changes in accounting estimates are applied prospectively only to
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future transactions and other future events, whereas changes in accounting policies are generally applied retrospectively. The
amendments to the standard will be effective on or after January 1, 2023.
At present Saipem believes that the amendments described above have had no significant impact on the Group.
Accounting standards and interpretations issued by the IASB/IFRIC and not yet endorsed by the European Commission
On July 15, 2020, the IASB issued an Amendment to IAS 1 “Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current - Deferral of
Effective Date” whereby, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the effective date of the amendments was postponed from January 1,
2023.
On May 7, 2021, the IASB issued the document "Amendments to IAS 12 - Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising
from a Single Transaction", which clarifies how to account for deferred tax assets and liabilities related to certain transactions,
such as leases and decommissioning obligations. It also amends IFRS 1 “First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting
Standards” by introducing a specific paragraph on the date of application of those amendments, and certain paragraphs
regarding Appendix B of IFRS 1. The amendments will be effective on or after January 1, 2023.
On December 9, 2021, the IASB issued “Amendments to IFRS 17 - Insurance Contracts: Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9
- Comparative Information" which requires that if an entity applies IFRS 17 following the application of IFRS 9 (classification
overlap), the entity must provide qualitative information that enables users of the financial statements to understand: (i) the
extent to which the classification overlap has been applied (for example, whether it has been applied to all financial assets
derecognised in the comparative period); and (ii) whether and to what extent the impairment provisions of IFRS 9 have been
applied. The IASB also proposes to add a text block element to the IFRS taxonomy to reflect this new disclosure requirement.
The amendments will be effective from January 1, 2023.
Saipem is currently assessing the possible impacts of the above-mentioned amendments on the Group.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Boscongo SA
ER SAI Caspian Contractor Llc
Rio de Janeiro
(Brazil)
Pointe-Noire
(Congo)
Almaty
(Kazakhstan)
ERS - Equipment Rental & Services BV Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
European Maritime Construction sas Montigny le Bretonneux
Global Petroprojects Services AG
Moss Maritime AS
North Caspian Service Co
Petrex SA
PT Saipem Indonesia
(France)
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(Switzerland)
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50,000 Saipem SpA
20,000,000 Saipem SpA
20,000,000 Saipem SpA
10,000 Saipem SpA
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10,000 Saipem SpA
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BRL
20,494,210 Saipem SpA
Snamprogetti Netherlands BV
XAF
6,190,600,500 Saipem SA
KZT
1,105,930,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
90,760 Saipem International BV
EUR
EUR
CHF
NOK
42,370 Saipem SA
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100.00
5,000,000 Saipem International BV
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40,000,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
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375,350,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
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469,359,045 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
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372,778,100 Saipem International BV
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Saimexicana SA de Cv
Saipem (Beijing) Technical
Services Co Ltd
Saipem (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
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Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo,
Sociedade Unipessoal Lda
Saipem America Inc
Saipem Argentina de Perforaciones,
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Comercial y Financiera (**) (***)
Saipem Asia Sdn Bhd
Saipem Australia Pty Ltd
Saipem Canada Inc
Saipem Contracting Algérie SpA
Saipem Contracting Netherlands BV
Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd
Saipem do Brasil
Serviçõs de Petroleo Ltda
Saipem Drilling Llc (***)
Saipem Drilling Norway AS
Saipem East Africa Ltd
Saipem Finance International BV
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(USA)
Buenos Aires
(Argentina)
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(Malaysia)
West Perth
(Australia)
Montreal
(Canada)
Algiers
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Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
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(Nigeria)
Rio de Janeiro
(Brazil)
Moscow
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(Norway)
Kampala
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(Netherlands)
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87,033,500 Saipem International BV
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259,200,000 Saipem International BV
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299,300,000 Saipem International BV
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ARS
1,000 Saipem International BV
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100.00
1,805,300 Saipem International BV
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0.10
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238,116,500 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
AUD
566,800,001 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
CAD
100,100 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
DZD
4,129,310,000 Sofresid SA
100.00
100.00
EUR
20,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
NGN
827,000,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
BRL
2,210,796,299 Saipem International BV
97.94
2.06
100.00
97.94
100.00
RUB
NOK
6,100,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
120,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
UGX
3,791,000,000 Saipem International BV
Snamprogetti Netherlands BV
EUR
GYD
1,000,000 Saipem International BV
Saipem SpA
200,000 Saipem Ltd
51.00
49.00
75.00
25.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
INR
526,902,060 Saipem SA
100.00
100.00
EUR
80,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
EUR
172,444,000 Saipem SpA
100.00
100.00
EUR
607,500,000 Saipem International BV
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Saipem Luxembourg SA
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2,000,000 Saipem International BV
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100.00
99.92
0.04
0.04
Saipem Moçambique Lda
Saipem Norge AS
Saipem Offshore México SA de Cv
Saipem Romania Srl
Saipem SA
Saipem Services México SA de Cv
Saipem Singapore Pte Ltd
Saiwest Ltd
Sajer Iraq Co for Petroleum Services,
Trading, General Contracting
& Transport Llc
Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd
Saudi International
Energy Services Ltd Co
Sigurd Rück AG
Snamprogetti Engineering
& Contracting Co Ltd
Snamprogetti Engineering BV
Snamprogetti Netherlands BV
Maputo
(Mozambique)
Sola
(Norway)
Delegacion Cuauhtemoc
(Mexico)
Aricestii Rahtivani
(Romania)
Montigny le Bretonneux
(France)
Delegacion Cuauhtemoc
(Mexico)
Singapore
(Singapore)
Accra
(Ghana)
Baghdad
(Iraq)
MZN
535,075,000 Saipem SA
NOK
Saipem International BV
100,000 Saipem International BV
99.98
0.02
100.00
100.00
100.00
MXN
998,259,500 Saimexicana SA de Cv
100.00
100.00
RON
29,004,600 Snamprogetti Netherlands BV
Saipem International BV
EUR
25,050,000 Saipem SpA
99.00
1.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
MXN
50,000 Saimexicana SA de Cv
100.00
100.00
SGD
116,090,000 Saipem SA
100.00
100.00
GHS
937,500 Saipem SA
Third parties
IQD
300,000,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
49.00
51.00
60.00
40.00
49.00
60.00
Dhahran
(Saudi Arabia)
Dhahran
(Saudi Arabia)
Zurich
(Switzerland)
Dhahran
(Saudi Arabia)
Schiedam
(Netherlands)
Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
SAR
130,000,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
SAR
1,000,000 International Energy
100.00
100.00
Services SpA
CHF
25,000,000 Saipem International BV
100.00
100.00
SAR
10,000,000 Snamprogetti Netherlands BV
100.00
100.00
EUR
EUR
18,151 Saipem Maritime Asset
100.00
100.00
Management Luxembourg Sàrl
203,000 Saipem SpA
100.00
100.00
Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc Dhahran
SAR
10,000,000 Saipem International BV
Sofresid Engineering SA
Sofresid SA
(Saudi Arabia)
Montigny le Bretonneux
(France)
Montigny le Bretonneux
(France)
Snamprogetti Netherlands BV
EUR
1,217,783 Sofresid SA
Third parties
EUR
16,699,069 Saipem SA
95.00
5.00
99.99
0.01
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
(*)
F.C. = full consolidation, J.O. = joint operation, E.M. = equity method, Co. = cost method
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F.C.
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F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
F.C.
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Associates and jointly controlled companies
Italy
(cid:1)
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ASG Scarl
CCS JV Scarl Δ
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni
per l’Alta Velocità) Due
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni
per l’Alta Velocità) Uno
Consorzio F.S.B. Δ
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San Donato Milanese
San Donato Milanese
Venice - Marghera
Consorzio Sapro Δ
San Giovanni Teatino
Rosetti Marino SpA
Ravenna
SCD JV Scarl Δ
San Donato Milanese
Ship Recycling Scarl (**) Δ
Genoa
Dublin
(Ireland)
Nanterre
(France)
Shanghai
(China)
Nanterre
(France)
Mumbai
(India)
Outside Italy
Bally Solar Energy Ltd Δ
Gydan Lng Snc
Gydan Yard Management Services
(Shanghai) Co Ltd
Gygaz Snc
Hazira Cryogenic Engineering
& Construction Management
Private Ltd Δ
KWANDA Suporte Logistico Lda
Mangrove Gas Netherlands BV Δ
Novarctic Snc
Petromar Lda Δ
PSS Netherlands BV Δ
Sabella SA
SaiPar Drilling Co BV Δ
Saipem Dangote E&C Ltd (***) Δ
(cid:1)
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EUR
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CNY
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50,864 Saipem SpA
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150,000 Servizi Energia Italia SpA
Third parties
51,646 Saipem SpA
Third parties
51,646 Saipem SpA
Third parties
15,000 Saipem SpA
Third parties
10,329 Saipem SpA
Third parties
4,000,000 Saipem SA
Third parties
100,000 Servizi Energia Italia SpA
Third parties
10,000 Saipem SpA
Third parties
100 Servizi Energia Italia SpA
Third parties
9,000 Sofresid SA
Third parties
1,600,000 Saipem (Beijing) Technical
Services Co Ltd
Third parties
10,000 Sofresid SA
Third parties
500,000 Saipem SA
Third parties
Luanda
(Angola)
Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
Nanterre
(France)
Luanda
(Angola)
Leiden
(Netherlands)
Quimper
(France)
Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
Victoria Island - Lagos
(Nigeria)
AOA
25,510,204 Saipem SA
EUR
EUR
USD
EUR
EUR
EUR
Third parties
2,000,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
9,000 Sofresid SA
Third parties
357,143 Saipem SA
Third parties
30,000 Saipem SpA
Third parties
12,889,122 Sofresid Engineering SA
Third parties
20,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
NGN
100,000,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
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20.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
51.00
49.00
50.00
50.00
15.00
85.00
15.15
84.85
15.15
84.85
55.00
45.00
40.00
60.00
50.00
50.00
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50.00
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E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
(*)
(**)
(***)
Δ
F.C. = full consolidation, J.O. = joint operation, E.M. = equity method, Co. = cost method.
In liquidation.
Inactive throughout the year.
Jointly-controlled company
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Saipem - Hyperion Eastmed
Engineering Ltd Δ
Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid
Fabricators Co Ltd
Saipon Snc Δ
SAME Netherlands BV Δ
Saren BV Δ
Saren Llc Δ
Société pour la Réalisation
du Port de Tanger Méditerranée(***) Δ
Southern Gas Constructors Ltd Δ
Sud-Soyo Urban
Development Lda (***) Δ
TMBYS SAS (***) Δ
TSGI Mühendislik İnşaat Ltd Şirketi Δ
(cid:1)
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(Cyprus)
Dammam
(Saudi Arabia)
Montigny le Bretonneux
(France)
Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
Murmansk
(Russia)
Anjra
(Morocco)
Lagos
(Nigeria)
Soyo
(Angola)
Guyancourt
(France)
Istanbul
(Turkey)
TSKJ II - Construções Internacionais,
Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda
TSKJ - Nigeria Ltd (**)
Funchal
(Portugal)
Lagos
(Nigeria)
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85,000 Saipem International BV
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40,000,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
20,000 Saipem SA
Third parties
50,000 Servizi Energia Italia SpA
Third parties
20,000 Servizi Energia Italia SpA
Third parties
10,000 Saren BV
33,000 Saipem SA
Third parties
10,000,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
AOA
20,000,000 Saipem SA
EUR
TRY
EUR
Third parties
30,000 Saipem SA
Third parties
594,657,675 Saipem Ingenieria Y
Construcciones, SLU
Third parties
5,000 TSKJ – Servições
de Engenharia Lda
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40.00
60.00
60.00
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42.00
50.00
50.00
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50.00
50.00
49.00
51.00
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66.67
33.33
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50.00
50.00
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33.33
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50,000,000 TSKJ II - Construções
100.00
25.00
Internacionais, Sociedade
Unipessoal, Lda
TSKJ - Servições de Engenharia Lda
Xodus Subsea Ltd (***) Δ
Funchal
(Portugal)
London
(United Kingdom)
EUR
GBP
5,000 Snamprogetti Netherlands BV
Third parties
7,000,000 Saipem International BV
Third parties
25.00
75.00
50.00
50.00
25.00
50.00
As of December 31, 2021, the companies of Saipem SpA can be broken down as follows:
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E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
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E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
E.M.
Subsidiaries/Joint operations and their participating interests
Consolidated companies
Companies consolidated as a joint operation
Participating interests held by consolidated companies (1)
Accounted for using the equity method
Accounted for using the cost method
Total companies
Italy
5
5
-
1
-
1
6
Subsidiaries
Outside Italy
53
53
-
1
-
1
54
Total
58
58
-
2
-
2
60
Associates and jointly controlled
companies
Outside Italy
-
-
-
28
28
-
28
Italy
1
-
1
8
6
2
9
Total
1
-
1
36
34
2
37
(1) The participating interests held by subsidiaries and joint operations accounted for using the equity method and the cost method relate to immaterial entities and entities whose consolidation would not
have a material impact.
(*)
(**)
(***)
Δ
F.C. = full consolidation, J.O. = joint operation, E.M. = equity method, Co. = cost method.
In liquidation
Inactive throughout the year
Jointly-controlled company
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Changes in the consolidation scope
There were the following changes in the consolidation scope of the Group in 2021 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2020.
New incorporations, disposals, liquidations, mergers, change in equity investments, and changes to the consolidation method:
≥ following a capital increase, the ownership of Sabella SA, is as follows: 9% held by Sofresid Engineering SA and 91% by third
parties;
≥ Saipem - Hyperion Eastmed Engineering Ltd, with registered offices in Cyprus, was incorporated and accounted for using
the equity method;
≥ CCS Netherlands BV, previously accounted for using the equity method, was removed from the Register of Companies;
≥ following a capital increase, the ownership of Saipem (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, is as follows: 99.31% held by Saipem International
BV and 0.69% by third parties;
≥ Bally Solar Energy Ltd, with registered offices in Ireland, was incorporated and accounted for using the equity method;
≥ following a share transfer by a third party, proportionally to the other shareholders, ownership of SCD JV Scarl is as follows:
60% held by Servizi Energia Italia SpA and 40% by third parties;
≥ CCS LNG Mozambique Lda, previously accounted for using the equity method, was placed into liquidation and then removed
from the Register of Companies;
≥ SAME Netherlands BV, with registered offices in the Netherlands, was incorporated and accounted for using the equity
method;
≥ Sonsub International Pty Ltd, consolidated, was placed into liquidation and then removed from the Register of Companies;
≥ TSKJ Nigeria Ltd, previously accounted for using the equity method, was placed into liquidation;
≥ T.C.P.I. Angola Tecnoprojecto Internacional SA, accounted for using the equity method, has been excluded from the
consolidation as it is a jointly controlled company (Petromar Lda) with insignificant values;
≥ Saipem SpA transferred to Saipem International BV 100% shares of Saipem Offshore Norway AS, consolidated, which was
consequently merged into Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda;
≥ Charville - Consultores e Serviços Lda, previously accounted for using the equity method, was removed from the Register
of Companies;
≥ Saipem Argentina de Perforaciones, Montajes y Proyectos Sociedad Anónima, Minera, Industrial, Comercial y
Financiera, previously accounted for using the equity method, has been accounted for using the cost method due to the total
absence of operations.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents amounted to €1,632 million, a decrease of €55 million compared with December 31, 2020 (€1,687
million).
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year, denominated in euros for 50%, US dollars for 29% and other currencies for
21%, were found to be remunerated at an average rate of 0.16%. Cash and cash equivalents included cash and cash on hand of
€2 million (€3 million as of December 31, 2020).
Cash at the end of the year included for a total of €930 million: (i) cash and cash equivalents of €713 million in current accounts
of projects executed in partnership or joint venture; (ii) cash and cash equivalents of €214 million in current accounts
denominated in currencies subject to movement and/or convertibility restrictions; (iii) cash and cash equivalents amounting to
€3 million in current accounts frozen or subject to restrictions.
The breakdown of cash and cash equivalents of Saipem and other Group companies as of December 31, 2021 by geographical
segment (based on the country of domicile of the relevant company) was as follows:
(€ million)
Italy
Rest of Europe
CIS
Middle East
Far East
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Americas
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
1,011
124
66
63
108
4
47
264
1,687
Dec. 31, 2021
738
107
33
110
138
10
278
218
1,632
Regarding the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, please refer to the section in Note 41 “Business outlook and events after
the reporting period”.
8 Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI
Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI amounted to €59 million (€68 million as of December 31, 2020) and were as
follows:
(€ million)
Securities for non-operating purposes
Listed bonds issued by sovereign states/supranational institutions
Listed bonds issued by industrial companies
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
7
61
68
Listed bonds issued by sovereign states/supranational institutions as of December 31, 2021 of €7 million were as follows:
(€ million)
Fixed rate bonds
Poland
Total
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Fixed rate bonds
Listed bonds issued by industrial companies
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The fair value of bonds is determined on the basis of market prices. The fair value hierarchy is level 1, that is, based on quotations
in active markets. The bonds measured at fair value through OCI are held both to collect contractual cash flows and for future
sale.
Listed bonds issued by sovereign states/supranational institutions and by industrial companies held by the Group fall within the
scope of analysis for the determination of expected losses.
Given the high creditworthiness of the issuers (investment grade) the impact of expected losses on the bonds in question as of
December 31, 2021 is irrelevant.
9 Other financial assets
Other current financial assets
Other current financial assets of €567 million (€344 million as of December 31, 2020) consist of the following:
(€ million)
Financial receivables for operating purposes
Financial receivables for non-operating purposes
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
2
342
344
Dec. 31, 2021
1
566
567
Financial receivables for operating purposes of €1 million (€2 million as of December 31, 2020) were related to receivables held
by Saipem SpA from Serfactoring SpA.
Financial receivables for non-operating purposes of €566 million (€342 million as of December 31, 2020) were related mainly to
the portion attributable to the subsidiary Servizi Energia Italia SpA of cash and cash equivalents recognized in the financial
statements of the companies CCS JV Scarl which is carrying out a project in Mozambique (€344 million) and the company SCD
JV Scarl which is carrying out a project in Nigeria (€208 million).
Other current financial assets from related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
Other non-current financial assets
The other non-current financial assets that are not instrumental to operations equal to €61 million (€66 million as of December
31, 2020), include the amount of two frozen bank accounts belonging to Saipem Contracting Algérie SpA for a total of €61
million (€61 million before discounting), classified as other non-current financial assets due to the protracted criminal
proceedings in Algeria.
10 Trade receivables and other assets
Trade receivables and other assets of €2,251 million (€1,991 million as of December 31, 2020) were as follows:
(€ million)
Trade receivables
Advances for services
Other receivables
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
1,663
199
129
1,991
Dec. 31, 2021
1,837
263
151
2,251
Receivables are stated net of a loss allowance of €762 million, whose movement is shown below:
(€ million)
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Total
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2
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3
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30
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Trade receivables amounted to €1,837 million, representing an increase of €174 million compared to 2020.
The credit exposure to the top five clients is in line with the Group’s operations and represents around 46% of total trade
receivables.
The Group is closely monitoring revenue since, as is well known, its major clients are the main Oil Companies in the reference
sector, especially affected by the current uncertain scenario characterised by the pandemic. The recoverability of trade
receivables is checked using the so-called “expected credit loss model”.
As of December 31, 2021, the effect of expected losses on trade receivables, determined on the basis of the assessment of the
creditworthiness of the client, amounted to €125 million (€131 million as of December 31, 2020) on the total loss allowance of
€732 million (€655 million as of December 31, 2020).
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Below is the credit schedule gross of the creditworthiness assessment.
Trade receivables neither past due and not impaired amount to €1,602 million (€1,257 million as of December 31, 2020),
whereas receivables that are past due and are not impaired amount to €360 million (€537 million as of December 31, 2020), of
which €140 million are from 1 to 90 days past due (€166 million as of December 31, 2020), €24 million are from 3 to 6 months
past due (€191 million as of December 31, 2020), €58 million are from 6 to 12 months past due (€23 million as of December 31,
2020) and €138 million are past due for more than 12 months (€157 million as of December 31, 2020). These receivables mainly
concern counterparties with high creditworthiness.
At December 31, 2021, Saipem had non-recourse non-notification factoring agreements relating to trade receivables not past
due amounting to €38 million (€162 million as of December 31, 2020). Saipem SpA is responsible for managing the collection of
the receivables assigned without notice and for transferring the sums collected to the factors.
Trade receivables included retentions guaranteeing contracts of €144 million (€192 million as of December 31, 2020), of which
€78 million were due within twelve months and €66 million due after twelve months.
As of December 31, 2021, there were no trade receivables relating to projects in dispute as of December 31, 2020.
Advances for services not yet rendered amounted to €263 million as of December 31, 2021, relating mainly to advances to
suppliers on ongoing operational projects, an increase of €64 million compared to the previous year.
Other receivables of €151 million were as follows:
(€ million)
Receivables from:
- employees
- guarantee deposits
- national insurance/social security contributions
Other
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
41
13
7
68
129
43
11
5
92
151
Other receivables amounting to €151 million are shown net of the impairment allowance of €30 million, in line with the previous
year, related mainly to the write-down of a receivable from a subcontractor.
Trade receivables and other assets from related parties are detailed in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
The fair value of trade receivables and other assets did not differ significantly from their carrying amount due to the short period
of time elapsed between their date of origination and their due date.
Receivables in currency other than euro amounted to €1,440 million (€1,275 million as of December 31, 2020) divided,
percentagewise, among the following main currencies:
≥ US Dollar 63% (52% as of December 31, 2020);
≥ Saudi Arabian Riyal 23% (32% as of December 31, 2020);
≥ Indonesian Rupiah 5% (4% as of December 31, 2020);
≥ other currencies 9% (12% as of December 31, 2020).
11 Inventories and contract assets
Inventories
Inventories amounted to €258 million (€280 million as of December 31, 2020) and were as follows:
(€ million)
Raw and auxiliary materials and consumables
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
280
280
Dec. 31, 2021
258
258
The item “Raw and auxiliary materials and consumables” includes spare parts for drilling and construction activities, as well as
consumables for internal use and not for sale. The item is stated net of a provision for impairment of €160 million.
(€ million)
Raw and auxiliary materials and consumables allowance
Total
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3
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€13 million.
Other changes are the effect of the normal valuation process of inventories aimed at gradually adjusting their economic value
according to their ageing (date of last purchase).
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Contract assets
Contract assets for €1,320 million (€1,295 million as of December 31, 2020) consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Contract assets (from work in progress)
Allowance for impairment on contract assets (from work in progress)
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
1,303
(8)
1,295
Dec. 31, 2021
1,330
(10)
1,320
Contract assets (from work in progress) equal to €1,330 million, increased by €27 million due to the recognition of revenue
based on operational progress of projects to be invoiced in 2022 for €477 million, plus the impact of the exchange rate effect for
€44 million, an amount largely offset by €476 million arising from the recognition of milestones by customers, plus the effect of
write-downs arising from the continuous legal and commercial monitoring of the claim and change order amounts considered in
the full life for the purpose of contract valuation for €18 million.
The effects relative to IFRS 9 applied to contract assets amounted to €10 million.
12 Tax assets and liabilities
Current income tax assets and liabilities
Current income tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Italian tax authorities
Foreign tax authorities
Total current income taxes
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets
58
185
243
Liabilities
-
44
44
Assets
54
221
275
Liabilities
-
42
42
The increase of current income tax assets pertained entirely to relations with foreign financial administrations.
Other current tax assets and liabilities
Other current tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Italian tax authorities
Foreign tax authorities
Total other current taxes
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets
2
187
189
Liabilities
26
110
136
Assets
3
193
196
Liabilities
35
157
192
Other current tax assets from Italian tax authorities amounting to €3 million (€2 million as of December 31, 2020) relate to VAT
assets for €1 million (€2 million as of December 31, 2020) and to indirect tax assets for €2 million.
Other current tax assets from foreign tax authorities amounting to €193 million (€187 million as of December 31, 2020) relate to
VAT assets for €139 million (€144 million as of December 31, 2020) and to indirect tax assets for €54 million (€43 million as of
December 31, 2020).
Other current tax liabilities from Italian tax authorities amounting to €35 million (€26 million as of December 31, 2020) relate to
VAT liabilities for €21 million (€14 million as of December 31, 2020) and to indirect tax liabilities for €14 million (€12 million as of
December 31, 2020).
Other current tax liabilities from foreign tax authorities amounting to €157 million (€110 million as of December 31, 2020) relate
to VAT liabilities for €92 million (€46 million as of December 31, 2020) and to indirect tax liabilities for €65 million (€64 million as
of December 31, 2020).
Non-current income tax assets and liabilities
Non-current income tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Italian tax authorities
Foreign tax authorities
Total non-current income taxes
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets
-
20
20
Liabilities
-
24
24
Assets
-
20
20
Liabilities
-
42
42
Non-current income tax assets relate to income tax assets expected to be due in more than twelve months. Non-current income
tax liabilities refers to assessments of uncertain tax treatments. The Saipem Group operates in numerous countries with
complex tax laws to which it also adheres thanks to the support of local tax consultants, adopting a conduct which ensures the
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maximum compliance with the fiscal legislation in force and established practice. It is felt, therefore, that no significant additional
liabilities will arise with respect to those already recognised.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
13 Other assets
Other current assets
Other current assets amounted to €231 million (€298 million as of December 31, 2020) and were as follows:
(€ million)
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Other assets
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
156
142
298
Dec. 31, 2021
87
144
231
The fair value of derivative financial instruments is commented in Note 25 “Derivative financial instruments”.
Other assets as of December 31, 2021 amounted to €144 million, representing an increase of €2 million compared with
December 31, 2020, and consisted mainly of prepayments related mostly to the preparation of vessels to be used on contracts
and insurance costs.
Other non-current assets
Other non-current assets of €37 million (€35 million as of December 31, 2020) were as follows:
(€ million)
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Other receivables
Other assets
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
2
8
25
35
Dec. 31, 2021
5
9
23
37
The fair value of derivative financial instruments is commented in Note 25 “Derivative financial instruments”.
Other receivables amounted to €9 million, in line with December 31, 2020, and related almost exclusively to guarantee deposits
of various kinds, mainly guarantee deposits paid for property leases and for the investigation of legal proceedings.
Other assets as of December 31, 2021 amounted to €23 million, a decrease of €2 million compared to December 31, 2020,
which mostly include costs not pertaining to the financial year, for the preparation of vessels to be used on contracts.
Other non-current assets from related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
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14 Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment amounted to €3,113 million (€3,284 million as of December 31, 2020) and consisted of the
following:
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Dec. 31, 2020
Opening carrying amount
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Depreciation and impairment losses
Net reversals of impairment losses
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Change in the consolidation scope
Business unit transactions
Exchange differences
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Closing gross balance
Depreciation and impairment losses
Dec. 31, 2021
Opening carrying amount
Capital expenditure
Depreciation and impairment losses
Net reversals of impairment losses
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Change in the consolidation scope
Business unit transactions
Exchange differences
Other changes
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Closing gross balance
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(80)
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9,961
Capital expenditure in 2021 amounted to €283 million (€305 million as of December 31, 2020) and mainly related to:
≥ €145 million in the Offshore Engineering & Construction sector: maintenance and upgrading of the existing assets, especially
the Saipem Endeavour, FDS, FDS 2, Castoro 12;
≥ €12 million in the Onshore Engineering & Construction sector: purchase and maintenance of equipment;
≥ €75 million in the Offshore Drilling sector: extraordinary maintenance of the drillship Saipem 10000 and of the jack-up Perro
Negro 8, in addition to maintenance and upgrading of the existing assets;
≥ €51 million in the Onshore Drilling sector: upgrading of rigs for operations in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and South
America, as well as the maintenance and upgrading of the existing assets.
No financial expenses were capitalised during the year.
The main depreciation rates were as follows:
(%)
Buildings
Plant and equipment
Industrial and commercial equipment
Other assets
2.50-15.00
7.00-25.00
3.33-50.00
12.00-20.00
Net exchange gains due to the translation of financial statements prepared in currencies other than euro, amounted to €37
million.
As of December 31, 2021, all property, plant and equipment was unencumbered by collateral.
The total commitment on current items of capital expenditure as of December 31, 2021 is indicated in Note 3 “Accounting
policies” in the “Future payments for outstanding contractual obligations” section.
Two vessels, a number of ROVs and three logistic bases, which are expected to be disposed of over the plan period, were
partially written down by €80 million, which includes the write-down of a further vessel sold at the end of 2021.
The impairment test performed on December 31, 2021 did not result in any write-downs.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Impairment
In monitoring impairment indicators, the Group considers, among other factors, the relationship between its market
capitalisation and equity. As of December 31, 2021, the Group's market capitalisation was €154 million higher than the value of
the net shareholders' equity in the third forecast; as of February 28, following the profit warning, market capitalisation was still
€717 million higher than the net shareholders' equity in the 2021 forecast. Considering, inter alia, the events that led to the profit
warning at the end of January 2022, together with the partial erosion of the share capital and the consequent update of the
2022-2025 Strategic Plan supporting the financial package approved in March 2022 by the Board of Directors (hereinafter the
"Strategic Plan"), the impairment test concerned the verification of the recoverable amount of all the Cash Generation Units
(CGU).
Specifically, the impairment test was carried out on 14 CGUs and they were: one FPSO unit (leased FPSO Cidade de Vitoria), the
Offshore Engineering & Construction Division, the Onshore Engineering & Construction Division excluding the leased FPSO
Cidade de Vitoria, the Onshore Drilling Division, and the individual rigs of the Offshore Drilling Division (10 individual offshore rigs).
With respect to the year ended December 31, 2020, the XSIGHT Division does not qualify as an autonomous CGU as it is not
capable of generating cash inflows independent of those generated by other activities, as required by IAS 36. This Division has
become a cost centre rather than a profit centre, as the activities it carries out, and the related costs incurred, are functional to
the achievement of positive cash flows of the other Divisions. In fact, from an operational point of view, the Plan provides for:
(i) the reallocation of certain product lines and activities to the E&C Divisions; and (ii) the transfer of resources to the Onshore
E&C Division.
The recoverability of the carrying amounts of the CGUs was tested by comparing the carrying amount of each CGU with its
recoverable amount, determined on the basis of value in use obtained by discounting the future cash flows generated by each
CGU at the weighted average cost of capital ("WACC") as specified in the following paragraphs.
Given the specific conditions in which the Company is currently operating, the impairment test on December 31, 2021 was
exceptionally carried out using three "scenario analyses", which involve partially different assumptions and hypotheses.
Firstly, a basic assessment scenario was defined (the so-called "base scenario") considering: (i) in terms of forecast flows, the
estimates reported in the Strategic Plan; (ii) in terms of the discount rate, WACC estimates calculated internally for each CGU
using an analytical method (weighted average value of the Group's WACC equal to 8.3%); and (iii) in terms of the growth rate
beyond the last forecast period, the target value of the inflation rate in the medium term determined by the ECB (2.0%).
The table below shows the discount rates calculated by the Company in the base case for each business segment:
(%)
Offshore E&C
Onshore E&C
Leased FPSO
Offshore Drilling
Onshore Drilling
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The discount rates used (WACC) reflect market assessments of the time value of money and the systematic risks specific to the
activities of the individual CGUs that are not reflected in the estimate of future cash flows and have been estimated for each
business segment taking into account: (i) a cost of debt consistent with the average estimated in the four-year period of the Plan
adjusted in light of the credit spread, observed on the market, relating to a panel of operators assembled to take into
consideration the specific business segment; (ii) median leverage of the same panel of operators (based on the latest data
regarding debt and market capitalisation of the last 12 months); (iii) the median beta of the securities of companies belonging to
the same panel estimated on a long-term historical horizon. Post-tax cash flows and discount rates were used as they produce
outcomes which are equivalent to those resulting from a valuation using pre-tax cash flows and discount rates. The assumptions
made take into account the interest rates over the last twelve months, the risks of individual assets already included in the cash
flow, as well as the long-term growth expectations in the businesses.
Once the "base scenario" was defined, two additional assessment scenarios were identified, characterised by more conservative
assumptions in terms of forecast economic and financial flows, discount rate and long-term growth rate. In particular, given the
contextual conditions in which the Company had to perform the analyses, for the purpose of the impairment test of December
31, 2021, external sources were chosen – both in relation to the reference information base, and the assessment parameters
and configuration of the flow considered for the estimate of the terminal value – taking as reference a scenario (the "Scenario")
identified by making the following adjustments to the estimates and parameters of the base scenario:
(i)
in terms of projected economic and financial flows, certain changes were made to the estimates contained in the Business
Plan in order to take into account the findings of an Independent Business Review (“IBR”) prepared by independent
consultants and aimed, inter alia, at comforting the Company's stakeholders involved in the implementation of Saipem's
financial and capital support measures. For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that the IBR also included an
analysis of the aforementioned backlog review, which formed the basis of the profit warning, as well as an examination of the
reasonableness of the assumptions underlying the Strategic Plan. In particular, the adjustments made with respect to the
estimates in the base case considered to define the Scenario are as follows:
≥ for the Offshore Engineering & Construction and Onshore Engineering & Construction CGUs, net of the leased FPSO
Cidade de Vitoria, a reduction was applied to the margins on contracts to be acquired expected for each year of the plan
term. This adjustment also affected the calculation of the flow for the last year of the plan term used to estimate the
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terminal value. The terminal value was determined on the basis of the perpetuity method, applying a long-term growth rate
of 1.5% to the "normalised" terminal cash flow (in order to take into account the dynamics of the business and/or the
cyclicality of the sector);
≥ for the Onshore Drilling CGU, the terminal value was estimated on the basis of the perpetuity method by considering a cash
flow value expected for the last year of the plan "normalised" by aligning working capital to peer benchmark levels in terms
of working capital/revenue ratio (base year 2020);
≥ for Offshore Drilling rigs, for the period beyond the Plan horizon (on the basis of the residual economic and technical life of
the individual assets, or, if earlier, the expected expiry date of the last cyclical maintenance), were taken into consideration:
(i) long-term lease rates defined as part of the planning process, by the related Division, through an estimate procedure
based on managerial assessments on collected information (both internal and external), inflated by 1.5% over the
projection period; in particular the long-term lease rates of the Offshore Drilling CGUs have been defined using the latest
available reports processed by external sources, normally used by the division as a reference benchmark; (ii) “normalised”
idle days; (iii) operating costs based on figures of the last year of the plan, inflated by 1.5% (in line with revenue);
(iv) investments and related plant down times for cyclical maintenance and replacements estimated by the Divisions on the
basis of the planned schedule for cyclical and intermediate maintenance;
≥ for the leased CGU FPSO Cidade de Vitoria with a defined useful life, in the assumptions underlying the preparation of the
Plan, the sale in 2023, at the end of the contract, was considered; consequently, it was not necessary to define
assumptions beyond that date;
(ii) as regards the discount rate, a discount rate of operating flows based on the WACC of each Division (calculated according to
consolidated practice) was used, increased by a specific execution risk in order to align, given the specific conditions in
which the Company operates – as well as to limit the subjectivity of the analyses carried out – the discount rate figure to the
median value of the rates used by market analysts (9.4%); this consensus figure is higher than the estimates of the WACC
determined on an analytical basis for each CGU;
(iii) with regard to the growth rate beyond the last explicit forecast period (g), a value equal to the median value of the rates used
by analysts covering Saipem shares (1.5%) was considered.
Finally, in addition to the Scenario and the base scenario, the impairment test was carried out using a third scenario identified on
the basis of the same assumptions used in the Scenario, with the only difference that for the Offshore Engineering
& Construction and Onshore Engineering & Construction CGUs, net of the leased FPSO Cidade de Vitoria, no reduction in
contract margins was applied and the value of expected cash flow for the last year of the plan was "normalised" by aligning
working capital to peer benchmark levels in terms of working capital/revenue ratio (reference year 2020).
The economic and financial forecasts used for the impairment test were determined on the basis of the best information
available and expectations at the time of the estimate, considering the future expectations of the management of the Divisions in
relation to their respective markets, as well as actual results.
The estimates, in accordance with the provisions of IAS 36, do not consider cash inflows or outflows deriving from: (i) a future
restructuring still to be approved or to which the Group is not committed yet; or (ii) the improvement or optimisation of business
performance on the basis of initiatives still to be undertaken or approved, or for which there is still no commitment towards third
parties for the increase of production capacity with respect to current capacity.
The impairment test carried out on December 31, 2021 with reference to the Scenario did not show the need to make any
write-downs. The following table summarises the overall results of the test on the individual CGUs for the Scenario:
(€ million)
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particular, if for the purpose of the impairment test the basic industrial scenario had been chosen as the reference information
set, together with the assessment parameters as they resulted from the Company's internal analyses (appropriately validated on
the basis of "capped" estimates with reference to both the industrial assumptions and the assessment parameters), the buffer
between the carrying amount of the individual CGUs and their value in use would have been significantly higher.
The sensitivity analyses of the Scenario and relating to the 14 CGUs referring to the 10 Offshore Drilling assets, the Onshore
Drilling CGU and the leased FPSO Cidade de Vitoria CGU are reported below, while those relating to the Offshore Engineering
& Construction CGU and the Onshore Engineering & Construction CGU net of the leased FPSO Cidade de Vitoria are reported in
Note 15 “Intangible assets”.
With regard to the leased CGU FPSO Cidade de Vitoria, taking into account what has been specified above, the sensitivities
related to changes in tariffs and the long-term exchange rate have not been processed.
Sensitivity analysis of the CGUs referring to 10 Offshore Drilling rigs and the leased FPSO
The key assumptions adopted in assessing the recoverable amounts of the 11 CGUs representing the Group’s offshore vessels
(10 from Offshore Drilling and one leased FPSO) related mainly to the operating result of the CGUs (based on a combination of
various factors, including charter rates and exchange rates) and the discount rate applied to the cash flows. The effects of the
sensitivity analysis on the parameters used for the estimate will be analysed below on the recoverable amount of these CGUs.
In particular, for the 11 CGUs:
≥ an increase in the discount rate of 1% would produce an impairment loss equal to €4 million;
≥ while for the 10 CGUs related to the Offshore Drilling vessels:
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• decreases in long-term day rates of 10% compared with the rates assumed in the plan projections would produce an
impairment loss equal to €87 million;
• decreases in long-term day rates of 20% compared with the rates assumed in the plan projections would produce an
impairment loss equal to €243 million;
• an increase in long-term euro/dollar exchange rate of 0.1 compared to the scenario assumed in plan projections amounting
to 1.3 would produce an impairment loss equal to €44 million.
Sensitivity analysis on the Onshore Drilling CGU
The excess of the recoverable amount of the Onshore Drilling CGU over the corresponding value of the net capital employed in
the cash generating unit is reduced to zero under the following circumstances:
≥ decrease by 41.7% in the operating result, over the entire plan period and in perpetuity;
≥ use of a discount rate of 14.3%;
≥ use of a negative terminal growth rate;
≥ in addition, the elimination of cash flows from net working capital would not imply an impairment loss.
15 Intangible assets
Intangible assets of €699 million (€701 million as of December 31, 2020) consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2020
Opening carrying amount
Capital expenditure
Depreciation and impairment losses
Net reversals of impairment losses
Exchange differences and other changes
Closing carrying amount
Closing gross balance
Depreciation and impairment losses
Dec. 31, 2021
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Capital expenditure
Depreciation and impairment losses
Exchange differences and other changes
Net reversals of impairment losses
Closing carrying amount
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Intellectual property rights of €20 million include mainly the costs incurred for the implementation in the parent company of
various application systems and SAP modules.
The main depreciation rates were as follows:
(%)
Development costs
Industrial patents and intellectual property rights
Concessions, licences, trademarks and similar rights
Other intangible assets
20.00-20.00
6.66-33.30
20.00-20.00
20.00-33.00
Goodwill of €667 million related mainly to the difference between the purchase price, including transaction costs, and the net
assets of Saipem SA (€629 million), Sofresid SA (€21 million) and the Moss Maritime Group (€12 million) on the date that control
was acquired.
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For impairment purposes, goodwill has been allocated to the following CGUs:
(€ million)
Offshore E&C
Onshore E&C
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
403
263
666
Dec. 31, 2021
403
264
667
The goodwill of the XSIGHT Division has been reallocated to the Onshore E&C Division as a result of the above.
The recoverable amount of the two CGUs, to which goodwill was allocated, was determined based on value in use, calculated by
discounting the future cash flows expected to be generated by each CGU.
The basis of the cash flow estimate, the discount rate used and the terminal growth rate for the estimate of the recoverable
amount of the CGUs to which goodwill is allocated are described in the “Impairment” section of Note 14 “Property, plant and
equipment”.
The table below shows, as of December 31, 2021, the amounts by which the recoverable amounts of the Offshore Engineering
& Construction and Onshore Engineering & Construction CGUs exceed their carrying amounts, including allocated goodwill.
(€ million)
Goodwill
Amount by which recoverable amount exceeds carrying amount
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The key assumptions adopted for assessing recoverable amounts were principally the operating results of the CGU (based on a
combination of various factors, e.g. sales volumes, service prices, project profit margins, cost structure), the discount rate, the
growth rates adopted to determine the terminal value and working capital projections. The effects of changes in these
parameters in relation to the amount by which recoverable amount exceeds the carrying amounts (including goodwill) for each of
the three CGUs to which goodwill was allocated are described below.
Sensitivity analysis on the Offshore Engineering & Construction CGU
The excess of the recoverable amount of the Offshore Engineering & Construction CGU over its carrying amount, including the
allocated portion of goodwill, is reduced to zero under the following circumstance:
≥ decrease by 14% in the operating result, over the entire plan period and in perpetuity;
≥ use of a discount rate of 10.3%;
≥ use of a negative terminal growth rate equal to 0.5%.
Further, the excess of the recoverable amount over the value of the net capital employed in the Offshore Engineering
& Construction CGU would increase in the event that working capital cash flows have been zeroed.
Sensitivity analysis on the Onshore Engineering & Construction CGU
The excess of the recoverable amount of the Onshore Engineering & Construction CGU over its carrying amount, including the
allocated portion of goodwill, is never reduced to zero for any variation of the discount rate and terminal growth rate or for a
reduction of the operating profit along the entire period of the plan and in perpetuity.
Further, the excess of the recoverable amount over the value of the net capital employed in the Onshore Engineering
& Construction CGU would increase in the event that working capital cash flows have been zeroed.
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16 Right-of-Use assets, lease assets and lease liabilities
The movements during the period of the right-of-use assets and lease financial assets and liabilities as of December 31, are
shown as follows:
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2020
Opening balance
Increases
Decreases and cancellations
Depreciation
Net impairment reversals of impairment losses
Exchange differences
Interest
Other changes
Final value
Dec. 31, 2021
Opening balance
Increases
Decreases and cancellations
Depreciation
Net impairment reversals of impairment losses
Exchange differences
Interest
Other changes
Final value
Right-of-Use assets
Current
Non-current
Current
Non-current
Lease assets
Lease liabilities
584
113
(215)
(147)
(38)
(5)
-
(4)
288
288
105
(15)
(106)
(15)
4
-
-
261
8
-
(14)
-
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(2)
1
23
16
16
-
(19)
-
-
2
2
29
30
8
29
-
-
-
(3)
-
17
51
51
21
-
-
-
3
-
(29)
46
149
-
(162)
-
-
(6)
23
147
151
151
1
(154)
-
-
5
13
131
147
477
142
(182)
-
-
(17)
-
(150)
270
270
115
(17)
-
-
10
-
(131)
247
During the year, right-of-use was almost in line with December 31, 2020 due to new contracts, changes in existing contracts and
their depreciation.
A decrease of €15 million was recorded, mainly relating to the closure of contracts; contracts relating to two logistics bases,
which are expected to be disposed of over the plan period, were also partially written down by €15 million.
The net decrease between current leased financial assets and liabilities amounted to €135 million as a result of lease payments
for the period and the final payment of the debt related to a contract that was terminated early in 2020.
As of December 31, 2021, no Right-of-Use asset is an autonomous CGU. For the purposes of determining the recoverable
amount, the leased right-of-use assets have been allocated to the relevant CGUs and tested as described in the paragraph
“Impairment” of Note 14 “Property, plant and equipment”.
Based on business assessments, renewal options relating to property totalling €23 million (€124 million as of December 31,
2020) are not considered in the determination of the total duration of the contracts and lease liability as of December 31, 2021.
The breakdown of renewal options by year is as follows:
(€ million)
Renewal options
2022
-
2023
-
2024
1
2025
1
2026
1
2027
1
After
19
Total
23
Lease assets refer to subleases of vessels.
The other changes in financial liabilities for leasing refer mainly to the reclassification of financial liabilities from non-current to
current.
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The detail by type of the “Right-of-Use” assets as of December 31 is as follows:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2020
Opening carrying amount
Increases
Decreases and cancellations
Depreciation
Net impairment reversals of impairment losses
Exchange differences
Other changes
Closing carrying amount
Closing gross balance
Amortisation and impairment losses
Dec. 31, 2021
Opening carrying amount
Increases
Decreases and cancellations
Depreciation
Net impairment reversals of impairment losses
Exchange differences
Other changes
Closing carrying amount
Closing gross balance
Amortisation and impairment losses
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266
96
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(54)
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291
134
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288
475
187
288
105
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(106)
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4
-
261
531
270
The analysis by maturity of net lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:
(€ million)
Lease liabilities
Lease assets
Total
Short-term
portion
2022
147
30
117
Non-current portion
2023
104
31
73
2024
47
14
33
2025
23
1
22
2026
16
-
16
After
57
-
57
Total
394
76
318
The average marginal loan rate used for discounting the “Right-of-Use” and financial liabilities for leasing, was 4.2% as of
December 31, 2021 (4% as of December 31, 2020).
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
17 Equity investments
Equity investments accounted for using the equity method
Equity investments accounted for using the equity method of €157 million (€166 million as of December 31, 2020) were as
follows:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2020
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in joint ventures
Investments in associates
Total
Dec. 31, 2021
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in joint ventures
Investments in associates
Total
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Equity investments accounted for using the equity method are detailed in Note 6 “Consolidation scope as of December 31,
2021”.
The share of profit of equity-accounted investees of €56 million included profits for the period of €26 million recorded by the
joint ventures and €30 million for the period recorded by associates.
The share of loss of equity-accounted investees of €42 million included losses for the period of €30 million recorded by the joint
ventures and €12 million for the period recorded by associates.
Deductions following the distribution of dividends of €27 million related for €9 million to a joint venture and €18 million to an
associate company.
The carrying amount of equity investments accounted for using the equity method related to the following companies:
(€ million)
Petromar Lda
Gygaz Snc
Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Fabricators Co Ltd
Rosetti Marino SpA
PSS Netherlands BV
Other
Total equity investments accounted for using the equity method
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157
The total of equity investments accounted for using the equity method does not include the allocation of the provision to cover
losses, commented on in Note 23 “Provisions for risks and charges”.
Other equity investments
The other equity investments are not significant as of December 31, 2021.
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Other information about equity investments
The following table summarises key financial data from the IFRS financial statements of non-consolidated subsidiaries, joint
ventures and associates accounted for using the equity method or recorded at cost, in proportion to the Group interest held:
(€ million)
Total assets
of which cash and cash equivalents
Total liabilities
Net revenue
Operating profit (loss)
Profit (loss) for the year
Subsidiaries
4
-
4
-
-
-
Dec. 31, 2020
Joint venture
625
274
552
473
19
28
Associates
1,110
275
1,043
725
17
9
Subsidiaries
4
-
4
-
-
-
Dec. 31, 2021
Joint venture
750
192
691
646
(9)
(7)
Associates
1,433
253
1,365
1,051
1
16
The table below shows the financial and economic data relating to joint ventures (full amounts at 100%).
Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2021
1,519
495
-
89
-
1,608
1,477
2
12
23
-
8
1,500
108
59
1,455
(1,432)
(28)
(5)
9
-
4
(5)
(1)
2
1
(7)
9
1,305
673
-
106
32
1,411
1,157
2
11
127
91
19
1,284
127
73
1,163
(1,082)
(26)
55
38
-
93
(16)
77
2
79
28
-
(€ million)
Current assets
- of which cash and cash equivalents
- of which current lease assets
Non-current assets
- of which non-current lease assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
- of which current financial liabilities
- of which current portion of non-current lease liabilities
Non-current liabilities
- of which non-current financial liabilities
- of which non-current lease liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity
Carrying amount of equity investment
Revenue and other operating income
Operating expenses
Depreciation, amortisation, and impairment losses
Operating profit (loss)
Financial income (expense)
Gains (losses) on equity investments
Pre-tax profit (loss)
Income taxes
Profit (loss) for the year
Other items of comprehensive income
Comprehensive income (expense) for the year
Earnings (loss) attributable to the Group
Dividends to the Group approved by joint ventures
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The table below shows the financial and economic data relating to associates (full amounts at 100%).
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
Current assets
- of which cash and cash equivalents
- of which current lease assets
Non-current assets
- of which non-current lease assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
- of which current financial liabilities
- of which current portion of non-current lease liabilities
Non-current liabilities
- of which non-current financial liabilities
- of which non-current lease liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity
Carrying amount of equity investment
Revenue and other operating income
Operating expenses
Depreciation, amortisation, and impairment losses
Operating profit (loss)
Financial income (expense)
Gains (losses) on equity investments
Pre-tax profit (loss)
Income taxes
Profit (loss) for the year
Other items of comprehensive income
Comprehensive income (expense) for the year
Earnings (loss) attributable to the Group
Dividends to the Group approved by associates
Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2021
5,148
1,151
-
247
11
5,395
4,896
27
3
149
84
7
5,045
350
68
5,266
(5,210)
(31)
25
54
-
79
7
86
6
92
16
18
4,404
1,490
-
240
13
4,644
4,220
49
4
150
54
9
4,370
274
67
3,782
(3,675)
(30)
77
(22)
-
55
(11)
44
(10)
34
9
-
18 Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred tax assets of €329 million (€240 million as of December 31, 2020) are shown net of offsettable deferred tax liabilities
(offset €86 million).
Deferred tax liabilities of €5 million (€6 million as of December 31, 2020) are shown net of offsettable deferred tax assets of €86
million.
The movements of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:
(€ million)
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities
Total deferred tax assets (liabilities)
0
2
0
2
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1
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The item “Other changes” in deferred tax assets, up €48 million, included: (i) the offsetting of deferred tax assets against deferred
tax liabilities at individual entity level (up €31 million); (ii) the tax effects (up €26 million) of fair value changes of derivatives
designated as cash flow hedges reported in equity; (iii) the tax effects (up €3 million) of remeasurements of defined benefit plans
for employees reported in equity; (iv) other changes (down €12 million).
The item “Other changes” in deferred tax liabilities, up €10 million, included: (i) the offsetting of deferred tax assets against
deferred tax liabilities at individual entity level (up €31 million); (ii) the tax effects (down €19 million) of fair value changes of
derivatives designated as cash flow hedges reported in equity; (iii) other changes (down €2 million).
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Net deferred tax assets consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Deferred tax liabilities
Offsettable deferred tax assets
Net deferred tax liabilities
Non-offsettable deferred tax assets
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Dec. 31, 2020
(123)
117
(6)
240
234
Dec. 31, 2021
(91)
86
(5)
329
324
The most significant temporary differences giving rise to net deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:
(€ million)
Deferred tax liabilities:
- accelerated and excess depreciation
- hedging derivatives
- employee benefits
- non distributed reserves held by investees
- project progress status
- IFRS 16 lease
- other
less:
Offsettable deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax assets:
- accruals to loss allowance and non-deductible risk and charges
- non-deductible depreciation
- hedging derivatives
- employee benefits
- tax losses carried forward
- project progress status
- IFRS 16 lease
- other
less:
- unrecognised prepaid income taxes
less:
Offsettable deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
0
2
0
2
,
1
3
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53
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(852)
357
(117)
240
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58
3
76
1,758
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415
(86)
329
324
Unrecognised prepaid income taxes of €1,343 million (€852 million as of December 31, 2020) mainly relate to tax losses that it
will probably not be possible to utilize against future taxable amounts in the next four years.
Tax losses
Tax losses amounted to €6,125 million (€4,243 million as of December 31, 2020), of which €4,079 million can be carried forward
without limit. Tax recovery corresponds to a tax rate of 24% for Italian companies and to an average tax rate of 20.2% for foreign
companies.
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Tax losses related mainly to foreign companies and can be used in the following periods:
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Beyond 2026
Without limit
Total
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1,419
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20
79
167
76
1,683
2,660
4,706
Tax losses for which deferred tax assets have not been accounted for, in accordance with the provisions of IAS 12, amounted to
€5,856 million.
Deferred tax assets recognized in the financial statements as of December 31, 2021 relating to tax losses amounted to €61
million and are considered recoverable in the next 4 years.
Taxes are shown in Note 34 “Income taxes”.
19 Trade payables, other liabilities and contract liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities of €2,651 million (€2,463 million as of December 31, 2020) consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Trade payables
Other liabilities
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
2,193
270
2,463
Dec. 31, 2021
2,378
273
2,651
Trade payables amounted to €2,378 million, representing an increase of €185 million compared to December 31, 2020.
Trade payables and other liabilities to related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
Other liabilities of €273 million were as follows:
(€ million)
Liabilities to:
- employees
- national insurance/social security contributions
- insurance companies
- consultants and professionals
- Directors and Statutory Auditors
- shareholders
Other
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
133
58
2
5
1
25
46
270
141
63
2
4
1
-
62
273
The fair value of trade payables and other liabilities did not differ significantly from their carrying amount due to the short period
of time elapsed between their date of origination and their due date.
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities of €2,517 million (€1,616 million as of December 31, 2020) consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Contract liabilities (from work in progress)
Advances from clients
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
924
692
1,616
Dec. 31, 2021
1,452
1,065
2,517
Contract liabilities (from work in progress) of €1,452 million (€924 million as of December 31, 2020) relate to adjustments in
revenue invoiced on long-term contracts, in order to comply with the principle of accruals, in application of the accounting
policies based on the contractual amounts accrued.
In particular, contractual liabilities (from work in progress) increased by €528 million as a result of adjustments to revenues
invoiced during the year following the valuation based on the operating progress of projects for €677 million, plus the impact of
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the exchange rate effect for €15 million, partially offset by the recognition of revenues for the current year for €164 million
adjusted at the end of the previous year.
Advances from clients of €1,065 million (€692 million as of December 31, 2020) refer to amounts received in the current and in
previous financial years in relation to contracts in execution, eroded on the basis of contractual milestone.
Contract liabilities to related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
20 Other liabilities
Other current liabilities
Other current liabilities amounted to €186 million (€35 million as of December 31, 2020) and were as follows:
(€ million)
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Other liabilities
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
32
3
35
Dec. 31, 2021
175
11
186
The fair value of derivative financial instruments is commented in Note 25 “Derivative financial instruments”.
Other liabilities to related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”
Other non-current liabilities
Other non-current liabilities of €30 million (€2 million as of December 31, 2020) were as follows:
(€ million)
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Other liabilities
Other liabilities
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
1
1
-
2
Dec. 31, 2021
28
2
-
30
The fair value of derivative financial instruments is commented in Note 25 “Derivative financial instruments”.
21 Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities were as follows:
(€ million)
Banks
Ordinary bonds
Other financial institutions
Total
Current
financial
liabilities
220
-
37
257
Dec. 31, 2020
Current
portion of
non-current
167
34
-
201
Non-current
financial
liabilities
584
1,993
-
2,577
Total
971
2,027
37
3,035
Current
financial
liabilities
367
-
45
412
Dec. 31, 2021
Current
portion of
non-current
151
546
-
697
Non-current
financial
liabilities
439
1,993
-
2,432
Total
957
2,539
45
3,541
As of December 31, 2021, there are bank financing contracts with Financial Covenant clauses requiring compliance with the
ratio between net financial debt and EBITDA, determined every year based on the December 31 data, not higher than 3.5 times.
As per the press release of December 23, 2021, the Company agreed with the respective lenders, during the period between
October and December 2021, on the waiver, for the year 2021 only, of the Financial Covenant clause in the aforementioned
financing contracts. As a result of this waiver, the Financial Covenant will not be recorded and calculated in relation to the date of
December 31, 2021.
It should also be noted that there are loan agreements containing an express declaration and guarantee concerning the
non-existence of the case provided for by Article 2446 of the Italian Civil Code. In this regard, the Company has initiated the
appropriate negotiations with its banking counterparties in order to request the temporary disapplication of this declaration; it
should be noted that, where necessary, such disapplication has been granted by appropriate waivers from the respective
financial institutions.
It should also be noted that as of December 31, 2021, the Cross-Default clause was not verified for Medium-Long Term Debt.
It should be noted that there are “change of control” clauses for which reference is made to the “Corporate Governance and
Shareholding Structure Report 2021”.
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The analysis by maturity of non-current financial liabilities as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
e
p
y
T
Banks
Ordinary bonds
Total
e
g
n
a
r
y
t
i
r
u
t
a
M
2023-2027
2022-2028
3
2
0
2
206
497
703
4
2
0
2
92
-
92
5
2
0
2
67
497
564
6
2
0
2
60
499
559
r
e
t
f
A
14
500
514
t
n
e
r
r
u
c
-
n
o
n
l
s
e
i
t
i
l
i
b
a
i
l
i
a
c
n
a
n
i
f
l
a
t
o
T
439
1,993
2,432
With reference to future contractual payments due, the maturities of non-current financial liabilities were analysed as follows:
(€ million)
Banks
Ordinary bonds
Other financial institutions
Total
Carrying amount
as of December
31, 2021
590
2,539
-
3,129
Short-term
maturity
as of December
31, 2022
154
549
-
703
Long-term maturity
2023
208
500
-
708
2024
95
-
-
95
2025
66
500
-
566
2026
60
500
-
560
Total future
payments
as of December
31, 2021
598
2,549
-
3,147
After
15
500
-
515
The difference of €18 million between the carrying amount of the non-current financial liabilities recognised in the financial
statements as of December 31, 2021, and the total of future payments is due to the measurement using the amortised cost
method.
The analysis of financial liabilities by currency with an indication of the interest rate is as follows:
(€ million)
Currency
Euro
US Dollar
Other
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Interest rate %
Interest rate %
Interest rate %
Interest rate %
Current
financial
liabilities
136
-
121
257
to
0.50
-
from
0.00
-
variable
Non-current
(including current
portion)
2,778
-
-
2,778
from
0.84
to
3.75
Current
financial
liabilities
244
-
168
412
to
from
0.00 0.50
-
-
variable
Non-current
(including current
portion)
3,129
-
-
3,129
from
0.80
to
3.75
Non-current financial liabilities, including the current portion, mature between 2022 and 2028.
As of December 31, 2021, Saipem had unused uncommitted short-term credit lines amounting to €207 million (€194 million as
of December 31, 2020) and unused committed long-term credit lines amounting to €1,000 million (€1,000 million as of
December 31, 2020).
Commission fees on unused lines of credit were not significant.
There were no financial liabilities secured by mortgages or liens on real estate of consolidated companies and by pledges on
securities.
The fair value of non-current financial liabilities, including the current portion, amounted to €3,152 million (€2,884 million as of
December 31, 2020) and was calculated by discounting the actual future cash flows in the main currencies of the loan at the
following, approximate rates:
(%)
Euro
2020
0.16-2.31
2021
0.56-3.42
The market value of listed financial instruments was calculated using the closing stock price at the last available date of the year.
The following table lists the comparison between the notional value, the carrying amount and the fair value of non-current
financial liabilities:
(€ million)
Banks
Ordinary bonds
Other financial institutions
Total
Notional amount
760
2,000
-
2,760
Dec. 31, 2020
Carrying amount
751
2,027
-
2,778
Fair value
760
2,124
-
2,884
Notional amount
597
2,500
-
3,097
Dec. 31, 2021
Carrying amount
590
2,539
-
3,129
Fair value
583
2,569
-
3,152
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Based on the provisions of the “Disclosure Initiative” (amendments to IAS 7) the following is a reconciliation between the initial
and final values of finance debt and the net financial position:
(€ million)
Current financial liabilities
Non-current financial liabilities
and current portion thereof
Net lease liabilities (assets)
Total net liabilities from financing activities
Non-cash changes
Dec. 31, 2020
257
Changes in cash
flows
147
Acquisitions
-
Exchange
differences
8
Change in the
fair value
-
Other non-
monetary
changes
-
Dec. 31, 2021
412
2,778
354
3,389
351
(126)
372
-
-
-
-
10
18
-
-
-
-
80
80
3,129
318
3,859
Financial liabilities to related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
22 Analyses of net financial debt
The financial debt statement prepared according to the new provisions established in the Consob document 5/21 of April 29,
2021, which implements the ESMA guidelines, is presented and compared to the statement as of December 31, 2020 which
was drawn out in the same format for comparative purposes.
(€ million)
A. Cash and cash equivalents
B. Cash and cash equivalents
C. Other current financial assets:
- Financial assets measured at fair value
through OCI
- Loan assets
D. Liquidity (A+B+C)
E. Current financial debt:
- Current bank loans and borrowings
- Current financial liabilities - related parties
- Other current financial liabilities
- Lease liabilities
F. Current portion of the non-current
financial debt:
- Non-current bank loans and borrowings
- Ordinary bonds
G. Current financial debt (E+F)
H. Net current financial debt (G-D)
I. Non-current financial debt:
- Non-current bank loans and borrowings
- Non-current financial liabilities
related parties
- Lease liabilities
J. Debt instruments:
- Ordinary bonds
K. Trade payables and other
non-current debts
L. Non-current financial debt (I+J+K)
M. Total financial debt as per Consob
document No. 5/21 of April 29, 2021
(H+L)
Current
1,687
-
Dec. 31, 2020
Non-current
-
-
68
342
2,097
408
220
1
36
151
201
167
34
609
(1,488)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
854
584
-
270
1,993
1,993
-
2,847
Total
1,687
-
68
342
2,097
408
220
1
36
151
201
167
34
609
(1,488)
854
584
-
270
1,993
1,993
-
2,847
Current
1,632
-
Dec. 31, 2021
Non-current
-
-
59
566
2,257
559
367
18
27
147
697
151
546
1,256
(1,001)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
686
439
-
247
1,993
1,993
-
2,679
Total
1,632
-
59
566
2,257
559
367
18
27
147
697
151
546
1,256
(1,001)
686
439
-
247
1,993
1,993
-
2,679
(1,488)
2,847
1,359
(1,001)
2,679
1,678
Net financial debt includes a financial liability relating to the interest rate swap, equal to €1 million, but does not include the fair
value of derivatives indicated in Note 13 “Other assets” and Note 20 “Other liabilities”.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reconciliation of net financial debt
(€ million)
M. Total financial debt as per Consob
document No. 5/21 of April 29, 2021
(H+L)
N. Non-current loan assets
O. Lease assets
P. Net financial debt (M-N-O)
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Current
Non-current
Total
Current
Non-current
Total
(1,488)
-
16
(1,504)
2,847
66
51
2,730
1,359
66
67
1,226
(1,001)
-
30
(1,031)
2,679
61
46
2,572
1,678
61
76
1,541
Net financial debt before lease liabilities amounts to €1,223 million as of December 31, 2021, up by €351 million from December
31, 2020 (€872 million), mainly due to the slowdown of some projects and the postponement of the contribution of recently
acquired projects. Net financial debt inclusive of IFRS 16 lease liabilities (€318 million) amounted to €1,541 million.
Loan assets are explained in Note 9 “Other financial assets”.
23 Provisions for risks and charges
Provisions for risk and charges of €1,353 million (€295 million as of December 31, 2020) consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2020
Provisions for taxes
Provisions for disputes
Provisions for losses on investments
Provision for contractual expenses and losses
on long-term contracts
Provisions for redundancy incentives
Other provisions
Total
Dec. 31, 2021
Provisions for taxes
Provisions for disputes
Provisions for losses on investments
Provision for contractual expenses and losses
on long-term contracts
Provisions for redundancy incentives
Other provisions
Total
l
e
c
n
a
a
b
g
n
n
e
p
O
i
n
o
i
t
a
c
i
l
p
p
a
t
s
r
i
F
3
2
C
R
F
I
I
f
o
15
120
27
49
1
41
253
13
74
26
144
-
38
295
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
l
s
a
u
r
c
c
A
-
24
8
113
2
11
158
2
294
23
858
21
21
1,219
s
n
o
i
t
a
s
i
l
i
t
U
(1)
(60)
-
(19)
(5)
(11)
(96)
(2)
(109)
(18)
(31)
(2)
(9)
(171)
s
e
g
n
a
h
c
r
e
h
t
O
(1)
(10)
(9)
1
2
(3)
(20)
1
6
(1)
2
(2)
4
10
e
u
a
v
l
l
a
n
F
i
13
74
26
144
-
38
295
14
265
30
973
17
54
1,353
The provisions for taxes amounted to €14 million and related principally to disputes concerning indirect taxes with foreign tax
authorities that are ongoing and take into account the results of recent assessments.
The Group operates in numerous countries with complex tax laws to which it adheres thanks also to the support of local tax
consultants. In some of these jurisdictions, the Group is handling, through appeals, some requests made by the tax authorities,
from which the Directors believe that no further significant charges will arise with respect to what has already been set aside.
The provisions for disputes amounted to €265 million and consisted of provisions set aside by Saipem SpA and a number of
foreign subsidiaries in relation to ongoing disputes, of which €11 million were for disputes with employees. The provision mainly
includes an estimate of contingent liabilities arising from settlements and legal proceedings. In particular, provisions for the year
include the amount of approximately €192 million equivalent relating to a dispute in Algeria concerning a contract completed a
long time ago; for further information, please refer to the section “Legal proceedings” in Note 29 “Guarantees, commitments and
risks”.
The provisions for losses on investments amounted to €30 million and related to provisions for losses of investees
accounted for using the equity method.
The provision for contractual expenses and losses on long-term contracts amounted to €973 million and included the
estimate of losses for €963 million and the provision for final project costs for the amount of €10 million related to projects of
the Offshore and Onshore E&C divisions. The change was mainly due to a significant deterioration of the full-life economic
margins of certain projects related to Onshore E&C and Offshore Wind subject to backlog review.
The provisions for redundancy incentives amounted to €17 million and referred to provisions made by the Parent Company
and two foreign subsidiaries.
Other provisions amounted to €54 million and are for other contingencies.
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
24 Employee benefits
Employee benefits amounted to €238 million (€237 million as of December 31, 2020) and consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Post-employment benefits (TFR)
Foreign defined benefit plans
FISDE and other health plans
Other long-term employee benefits
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
35
90
29
83
237
Dec. 31, 2021
33
104
32
69
238
Total post-employment benefits (TFR), regulated by Article 2120 of the Italian Civil Code, relate to the statutory provisions,
estimated using actuarial techniques, to be paid to employees by Italian companies upon the termination of an employment
relationship.
Foreign defined benefit plans related to:
≥ defined pension benefit plans of foreign companies located, primarily, in Saudi Arabia, France, Switzerland, the United Arab
Emirates and the United Kingdom;
≥ pension provisions and similar obligations for personnel employed abroad, to whom local legislation applies.
Benefits consist of a return on capital determined on the basis of the length of service and the salary paid in the last year of
service, or the average annual salary paid in a determined period preceding termination.
Liabilities and costs related to supplementary medical reserve for Eni managers (FISDE) are calculated on the basis of the
contributions paid by the company for retired managers.
Other provisions for long-term employee benefits related mainly to long-term incentive plans, jubilee awards, the voluntary
redundancy incentive plan (Article 4, Italian Law No. 92/2012) and other long-term plans.
The long-term incentive plans, as well as the jubilee awards represent long-term benefit plans. The long-term incentive plans
(LTI) include the estimate, which was determined based on actuarial assumptions, of the amount to be paid to the beneficiaries
under the condition that they remain employed for the three-year period following the allocation of the incentive; the determined
cost is allocated on a ‘pro-rata temporis’ basis during the vesting period. The Company has provided long-term incentives for
middle-management employees. Jubilee awards are benefits due following the attainment of a minimum period of service and,
with regard to Italian companies, they consist of remuneration in kind.
The provision for employee redundancy incentives, allocated following the agreements under the provisions of Article 4, Italian
Law No. 92/2012 of May 23, 2016 between Saipem SpA and the representatives of the main Trade Union Organisations in order
to implement, in the least traumatic way possible, a correct restructuring of personnel, includes the estimate of charges,
determined on an actuarial basis, connected to offers for early, consensual termination of the employment relationship.
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Employee benefits calculated using actuarial techniques are analysed as follows:
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
Present value of benefit obligation
at the beginning of the year
Current cost
Interest expense
Remeasurements:
- actuarial gains and losses
resulting from changes
in demographic assumptions
- actuarial gains and losses
resulting from changes
in financial assumptions
- experience adjustments
Cost for previous services
and profits/losses for termination
Contributions to plan:
- contributions to plan by employees
- contributions to plan by employer
Benefits paid
Business unit transactions
Exchange differences
and other changes
Present value of benefit obligation
at the end of the year (a)
Plan assets at the start
of the financial year
Interest income
Return on plan assets
Cost for previous services
and profits/losses for termination
Contributions to plan:
- contributions to plan by employees
- contributions to plan by employer
Benefits paid
Exchange differences
and other changes
Plan assets at the end
of the financial year (b)
Net liabilities (c=a-b)
Additional liability to be recognised
under IFRIC 14 (d)
Net liability (c+d)
Dec. 31, 2020
Post-
employment
benefits
(TFR)
Foreign
defined
benefit
plans
FISDE
and other
foreign
health
plans
Other
long-term
employee
benefit
funds
Dec. 31, 2021
Post-
employment
benefits
(TFR)
Foreign
defined
benefit
plans
FISDE
and other
foreign
health
plans
Other
long-term
employee
benefit
funds
36
-
1
-
176
15
2
4
-
(8)
1
(1)
-
-
-
-
(2)
-
-
8
4
-
-
-
-
(16)
-
(8)
26
1
-
3
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
-
-
Total
327
28
3
13
89
12
-
6
(1)
(9)
2
5
-
-
-
-
(24)
-
14
8
-
-
-
-
(43)
-
-
(8)
35
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
(3)
-
-
173
11
2
4
4
(2)
2
(12)
-
-
-
(12)
-
11
29
1
-
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
-
-
Total
320
24
2
5
83
12
-
(3)
-
7
(2)
(1)
-
-
-
-
(22)
-
(4)
2
(12)
-
-
-
(38)
-
(1)
10
35
173
29
83
320
33
177
32
69
311
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35
-
35
81
1
5
-
4
-
4
(4)
(4)
83
90
-
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
29
-
29
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
83
-
83
81
1
5
-
4
-
4
(4)
(4)
83
237
-
237
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
-
33
83
1
(1)
(11)
-
-
6
(3)
5
80
97
7
104
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32
-
32
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
69
-
69
83
1
(1)
(11)
-
-
6
(3)
5
80
231
7
238
Other provisions for long-term employee benefits of €69 million (€83 million as of December 31, 2020) are related to the
voluntary redundancy plan for employees amounting to €32 million (€45 million as of December 31, 2020), other long-term
foreign plans for €29 million (€30 million as of December 31, 2020), service awards for €7 million (€7 million as of December 31,
2020) and the long-term incentive plan for €1 million (€1 million as of December 31, 2020).
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Costs for employee benefits determined using actuarial assumptions charged to the income statement are detailed below:
(€ million)
Current cost
Cost for previous services
and profits/losses for termination
Net interest expense (income):
- interest expense on obligation
- active interest on plan assets
Total net interest expense (income)
of which recognised in payroll costs
of which recognised in finance
income (expense)
Remeasurements of long-term plans
Total
of which recognised in payroll costs
of which recognised in finance
income (expense)
Dec. 31, 2020
Post-
employment
benefits
(TFR)
-
Foreign
defined
benefit
plans
15
FISDE
and other
foreign
health
plans
1
Other
long-term
employee
benefit
funds
12
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
2
(1)
1
-
1
-
16
15
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
18
18
-
Total
28
-
3
(1)
2
-
2
6
36
34
2
Dec. 31, 2021
Post-
employment
benefits
(TFR)
-
Foreign
defined
benefit
plans
11
FISDE
and other
foreign
health
plans
1
Other
long-term
employee
benefit
funds
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
2
(1)
1
-
1
-
11
10
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(3)
9
9
-
Costs for defined benefit plans recognised in items of other comprehensive income were as follows:
2020
Post-
employment
benefits
(TFR)
Foreign
defined
benefit
plans
FISDE
and other
foreign
health
plans
Post-
employment
benefits (TFR)
Total
2021
Foreign
defined
benefit
plans
FISDE
and other
foreign
health
plans
-
1
(1)
-
-
-
(8)
8
4
(5)
-
(1)
s
t
n
e
m
u
r
t
s
n
i
y
t
i
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Remeasurements:
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- experience adjustments
- return on plan assets
Additional liability to be recognised under IFRIC 14
Total
Plan assets consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Plan assets:
- prices quoted in active markets
- prices not quoted in active markets
Total
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The main actuarial assumptions used in the evaluation of benefit obligations at year end and the estimate of costs expected for
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial year 2020
Main actuarial assumptions:
- discount rates
- trend rate of compensation increase
- expected rate of return on plan assets
- rate of inflation
- life expectancy at 65 years
Financial year 2021
Main actuarial assumptions:
- discount rates
- trend rate of compensation increase
- expected rate of return on plan assets
- rate of inflation
- life expectancy at 65 years
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Financial year 2021
Discount rates
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Rate of inflation
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The discount rate used was determined based on market yields on primary corporate bonds (AA rating) in countries with a
sufficiently deep market, or based on government bond yields if this is not the case.
The inflation rates used were based on long-term forecasts prepared by domestic and international banking institutions.
The demographic tables employed are those used by local actuaries to perform IAS 19 measurements, taking into account any
updates.
The effects of reasonably possible changes in the main actuarial assumptions at year end were as follows:
(€ million)
Impact on defined benefit obligation (DBO)
Post-employment benefits (TFR)
Foreign defined benefit plans
FISDE and other foreign health plans
Other long-term employee benefit funds
Discount rate
0.5% increase 0.5% reduction
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The sensitivity analysis was performed by applying the modified parameters to the results of the analyses conducted for each
plan.
The expected amount of contributions paid to foreign defined benefit plans in the subsequent year is €6 million.
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The maturity profile of employee benefit plan obligations is as follows:
(€ million)
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
After
The weighted average duration of obligations is as follows:
(years)
2020
2021
25 Derivative financial instruments
(€ million)
Derivatives qualified for hedge accounting
Interest rate contracts (Spot component)
- purchases
- sales
Currency forwards (Spot component)
- purchases
- sales
Currency forwards (Forward component)
- purchases
- sales
Commodity forwards (Forward component)
- purchases
- sales
Total derivatives qualified for hedge accounting
Derivatives not qualified for hedge accounting
Currency forwards (Spot component)
- purchases
- sales
Currency forwards (Forward component)
- purchases
- sales
Commodity forwards (Forward component)
- purchases
- sales
Total derivatives not qualified for hedge accounting
Total derivatives
Of which:
- current
- non-current (includes IRS, Note 22 “Analyses of net financial debt”)
The derivative contracts’ fair value hierarchy is level 2.
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Fair value assets Fair value liabilities
Dec. 31, 2021
Fair value assets Fair value liabilities
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Purchase and sale commitments on derivatives are detailed as follows:
(€ million)
Purchase commitments
Derivatives qualified for hedge accounting:
- interest rate derivatives
- currency contracts
- commodity contracts
Derivatives not qualified for hedge accounting:
- currency contracts
Sale commitments
Derivatives qualified for hedge accounting:
- currency contracts
Derivatives not qualified for hedge accounting:
- currency contracts
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets
Liabilities
Assets
Liabilities
-
617
-
530
1,147
1,377
1,847
3,224
112
1,145
32
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2,025
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3,446
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2,424
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1,258
2,013
2,185
4,609
The fair value of derivative instruments was determined using valuation models commonly used in the financial sector and based
on year-end market data (exchange and interest rates).
The fair value of forward contracts (forward outrights and currency swaps) was determined by comparing the net present value
at contractual conditions of forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2021, with their present value recalculated at
year-end market conditions. The model used is the Net Present Value model, which is based on the forward contract exchange
rate, the year-end exchange rate and the respective forward interest rate curves.
A liability of €1 million (€1 million as of December 31, 2020) relating to the fair value of an interest rate swap has been recorded
under Note 22 “Analyses of net financial debt”. The fair value of interest rate swaps was determined by comparing the net
present value at contractual conditions of swaps outstanding as of December 31, 2021 with their present value recalculated at
year-end market conditions. The model used is the Net Present Value model, which is based on EUR forward interest rates.
Cash flow hedging transactions related to forward purchase and sale transactions (forwards, outrights and currency swaps).
The cash flows and the income statement impact of hedged highly probably forecast transactions as of December 31, 2021 are
expected to occur up until 2023.
During 2021, there were no significant cases of hedged items that were no longer considered highly probable.
The positive fair value of derivatives qualified for hedge accounting as of December 31, 2021 amounted to €60 million (€82
million as of December 31, 2020). For these derivatives, the spot component, amounting to €58 million (€87 million as of
December 31, 2020), was suspended in the hedging reserve for an amount of €53 million (€85 million as of December 31, 2020)
and recorded as financial income and expense for €5 million (€2 million as of December 31, 2020), while the forward component,
not designated as a hedging instrument, was recorded as financial income and expense for €2 million (-€9 million as of
December 31, 2020).
The negative fair value on derivative hedging contracts as of December 31, 2021, amounted to €138 million (€20 million as of
December 31, 2020). For these derivatives, the spot component of €129 million (€19 million as of December 31, 2020) was
entirely suspended in the hedging reserve. No spot component was accounted for in the financial income and expenses (€19
million as of December 31, 2020), while the forward component, not designated as a hedging instrument, was recorded as
financial income and expenses for €7 million.
With regard to commodities contracts, the fair value of €1 million was suspended in the hedging reserve.
The hedging reserve, related to currency contracts, is negative for €67 million with an average weighted exchange of the
hedging components of 1.1843 over the US Dollar (USD), 0.2379 over the Saudi Riyal (SAR) and 37.6784 over the Russian Ruble
(RUB). The hedging reserve related to commodity contracts is positive for €12 million, with an average weighted price of the
hedging instruments of 5.696 USD/MT related to copper and 377 USD/MT for fuel.
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
The change in the hedging reserve between December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021 detailed below was due to fair value
changes in hedges that were effective for the whole year, or new hedging relations designated during the year and to the
transfer of hedging gains or losses from equity to the income statement either because the hedged transactions affected profit
or loss, or following the termination of the hedge against risk exposures which are no longer certain or highly probable.
(€ million)
Exchange rate hedge reserve
Saipem SpA
Saipem SA
Sofresid SA
Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda
Saipem Ltd
Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services (S.A.E.)
Servizi Energia Italia SpA
Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc
Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd
Saipem Contracting Netherlands BV
Saipem Contracting Nigeria
Saipem do Brasil
Saipem Drilling Norway AS
Saipem Guyana
Saipem Offshore Construction SpA
Saipem Luxembourg
Saipem Singapore
Saipem Asia
Snamprogetti Engineering & Contracting
PT Saipem Indonesia
Total exchange rate hedge reserve
Commodity hedge reserve
Saipem Ltd
Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc
Total commodity hedge reserve
Interest rate hedge reserve
Saipem SpA
Total interest rate hedge reserve
Total hedge reserve
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During 2021, core business revenue and expenses were adjusted by a net positive amount of €44 million to reflect the effects of
hedging.
Information on hedged risks and carrying amounts of financial instruments and the related effect on income statement and
equity are provided in Note 29 “Guarantees, commitments and risks”. Information on hedging policy is provided in Note 3
“Accounting policies” in the “Financial risk management” section.
26 Assets held for sale
As of December 31, 2021 there were no assets held for sale.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
27 Equity
Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling interests as of December 31, 2021 amounted to €25 million (€25 million as of December 31, 2020).
The composition of non-controlling interests is shown below.
(€ million)
ER SAI Caspian Contractor Llc
Other
Total
Profit (loss) for the year
Equity
2020
19
-
19
2021
-
-
-
2020
22
3
25
2021
24
1
25
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent as of December 31, 2021 amounted to €326 million (€2,923 million as of
December 31, 2020) and was as follows:
(€ million)
Share capital
Share premium
Legal reserve
Hedging reserve
Fair value reserve
Translation reserve
Actuarial reserve
Other
Retained earnings
Profit (loss) for the period
Negative reserve for treasury shares in portfolio
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
2,191
553
88
107
1
(101)
(35)
(46)
1,387
(1,136)
(86)
2,923
Dec. 31, 2021
2,191
553
88
(42)
1
(53)
(45)
(46)
230
(2,467)
(84)
326
As of December 31, 2021 there are no distributable reserves.
Share capital
As of December 31, 2021, the share capital of Saipem SpA, fully paid-up, amounted to €2,191,384,693, corresponding to
1,010,977,439 shares, none with a nominal amount (1,010,977,439 as of December 31, 2020), of which 1,010,966,841
(1,010,966,841 as of December 31, 2020) are ordinary shares and 10,598 saving shares (10,598 as of December 31, 2020).
Share premium
This amounted to €553 million as of December 31, 2021 (€553 million as of December 31, 2020).
Other reserves
As of December 31, 2021, “Other reserves” amounted to a negative €97 million (positive for €14 million as of December 31,
2020) and consisted of the following items:
(€ million)
Legal reserve
Hedging reserve
Fair value reserve
Translation reserve
Actuarial reserve
Other
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
88
107
1
(101)
(35)
(46)
14
Dec. 31, 2021
88
(42)
1
(53)
(45)
(46)
(97)
Legal reserve
At December 31, 2021, the legal reserve stood at €88 million. This represents the portion of profits of the parent Saipem SpA,
accrued in accordance with Article 2430 of the Italian Civil Code, that cannot be distributed as dividends.
Hedging reserve
This reserve showed a negative balance of €42 million (positive balance of €107 million as of December 31, 2020), which related
to the fair value of interest rate swaps, commodity hedges and the spot component of foreign exchange risk hedges as of
December 31, 2021.
The hedging reserve is shown net of tax effects of €14 million (€30 million as of December 31, 2020).
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Fair value reserve
The positive reserve of €1 million includes the fair value of available-for-sale financial instruments.
Translation reserve
This reserve amounted to -€53 million (negative balance of €101 million as of December 31, 2020) and related to exchange
differences arising from the translation into euro of financial statements denominated in currencies other than euro (mainly the
US dollar).
Actuarial reserve
This reserve has a negative balance of €45 million (-€35 million as of December 31, 2020), net of the tax effect of €13 million.
This reserve, in accordance with the provisions of IAS 19, includes the actuarial gains and losses relative to the employee
defined benefit plans. These remeasurements are not allocated to the income statement. This reserve for benefit plans for
employees includes a negative value of €1 million (€1 million as of December 31, 2020) relating to equity investments accounted
for using the equity method.
Other
Other with a negative balance of €46 million (negative for €46 million as of December 31, 2020), consisted of the following items:
≥ positive €2 million related to the revaluation reserve consisting of the positive revaluation balance following the application of
Law No. 413 of December 30, 1991, Article 26 (in case of distribution, 5% of the reserve contributes to forming the taxable
profit of the Company and is subject to the tax rate of 24%);
≥ negative for €48 million for the effect recognised as a reserve following the acquisition of a non-controlling interest in
consolidated subsidiaries.
Negative reserve for treasury shares in portfolio
The negative reserve amounted to €84 million (€86 million as of December 31, 2020) and it included the value of treasury shares
for the implementation of long-term incentive plans for the Group’s Senior Managers.
The breakdown of treasury shares is as follows:
Treasury shares held as of January 1, 2021
Purchases in 2021
Allocation
Treasury shares held as of December 31, 2021
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As of December 31, 2021, the share capital amounted to €2,191,384,693. On the same day, the number of shares in circulation
was 989,582,546.
Reconciliation of statutory net profit (loss) for the year and shareholders’ equity to consolidated net profit (loss)
for the year and shareholders’equity
(€ million)
As reported in Saipem SpA’s financial statements
Surplus shareholder equity in the overall results for the period,
compared to the book value of the consolidated company shares
Consolidation adjustments, net of tax effects for:
- difference between purchase cost and underlying carrying amount of equity
- elimination of unrealised intra group profits
- other adjustments
Total equity
Non-controlling interests
As reported in the consolidated financial statements
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Profit (loss)
for the year
(171)
(1,011)
-
(3)
36
32
(1,117)
(19)
(1,136)
Equity
2,937
(547)
-
723
(216)
51
2,948
(25)
2,923
Profit (loss)
for the year
(2,382)
Equity
471
(224)
(819)
(3)
31
111
(2,467)
-
(2,467)
720
(193)
172
351
(25)
326
The item “Other adjustments” mainly includes the impact of: (i) consolidated entries aiming to align the profit margins of
contracts affecting more than one Group company, the individual progress of which may not have uniform economic/temporal
development synchronised to the progress of the consolidated contract; (ii) consolidated entries to reflect and align any
impairments deriving from impairment tests.
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28 Additional information
No disposals of entities no longer included in the consolidation scope and business units were reported during 2021.
29 Guarantees, commitments and risks
Guarantees
Guarantees amounted to €7,995 million (€7,019 million as of December 31, 2020), and were as follows:
(€ million)
Joint ventures and associates
Consolidated companies
Own
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Other
personal
guarantees
254
526
6,065
6,845
Unsecured
121
53
-
174
Total
375
579
6,065
7,019
Other
personal
guarantees
407
1,001
6,407
7,815
Unsecured
120
60
-
180
Total
527
1,061
6,407
7,995
Other personal guarantees issued for consolidated companies amounted to €1,001 million (€526 million as of December 31,
2020), which are related to independent guarantees given to third parties mainly to bid bonds and performance bonds.
Guarantees issued to/through related parties are detailed in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
Commitments
Saipem SpA has commitments with clients and/or other beneficiaries (financial and insurance institutions, export credit
agencies) relating to the fulfilment of contractual obligations entered into by itself and/or by its subsidiaries or associates in the
event of non-performance and payment of any damages arising from non-performance.
These commitments, which entail accepting a performance obligation, guarantee contracts whose overall value amounted to
€73,659 million (€65,624 million as of December 31, 2020), including both work already performed and the relevant portion of
the backlog of orders as of December 31, 2021.
The repayment obligations of bank loans granted to Saipem Group companies are generally supported by guarantees issued by
the parent company Saipem SpA and other Group companies. The repayment obligations of the Group’s bond issues are
covered by guarantees issued by the parent company Saipem SpA, and other Group companies.
Risk management
For information on risk management, both financial and industrial, please refer to the analytical description in Note 3 “Accounting
policies” in the “Financial risk management” section and to the “Risk management” section in the Directors’ Report.
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Additional information on financial instruments
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - CARRYING AMOUNTS AND EFFECT ON INCOME STATEMENT AND EQUITY
The carrying amounts and effect on income statement and equity of financial instruments were as follows:
(€ million)
Financial instruments held for trading
Non-hedging derivatives (a)
Financial instruments measured at fair value
Bonds
Financial fixed assets
Investments carried at fair value
Receivables and payables and other assets (liabilities) measured at amortised cost
Trade receivables and other assets (b)
Financial receivables (c) (g)
Trade payables and other liabilities (d)
Contract liabilities
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(b) The effects on the income statement were reported in the “Net reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses) on trade receivables and other assets”’ for €40 million of losses and in the
“Financial income (expense)” for €91 million of income (relating to currency translations gains (losses) arising from adjustments to the year-end exchange rate).
(c) The effects on the income statement were reported in the “Financial income (expense)” for €1 million of income (relating to currency translations gains (losses) arising from adjustments to the
year-end exchange rate) and for €6 million of income (financial income (expense) related to financial debt), of which €2 million of income related to lease financial assets.
(d) The effects on the income statement were reported in the “Financial income (expense)” for €8 million of income (relating to currency translations gains (losses) arising from adjustments to the
year-end exchange rate).
(e) The effects on the income statement were reported in the “Financial income (expense)” for €7 million of losses (relating to currency translations gains (losses) arising from adjustments to the
year-end exchange rate), of which €6 million of losses related to lease financial liabilities, and for €119 million of losses (financial income (expense) related to financial debt), of which €13 million of losses
related to lease financial liabilities.
(f)
(g) The item includes current and non-current lease assets amounting to €76 million.
(h) The item includes current and non-current lease liabilities amounting to €394 million.
Income statement effects of €44 million of income were recognised in the “Core business revenue” and in “Purchases, services and other costs”.
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS OF DERIVATIVES
The notional amount of a derivative is an amount used as a reference to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged.
This amount may be expressed in terms of a monetary or physical quantity (e.g. barrels, tonnes, etc.). Monetary quantities in
foreign currencies are converted into euros at the exchange rate prevailing at year end.
Notional amounts of derivatives, as summarised below, do not represent the amounts actually exchanged between the parties
and do not therefore constitute a measure of Saipem’s credit risk exposure. This is instead represented by the fair value of
derivatives at year end.
INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT
In order to hedge the interest rate variation risk, the Group entered into Interest Rate Swap (IRS) contracts with third party banks.
It was agreed under said contracts to swap with the counterparty on certain dates, the difference between the fixed and the
variable rate, calculated on a nominal benchmark amount. The data relating to the Interest Rate Swaps in force at the end of the
year, entered into with third party banks, is set out in the table below:
Notional amount
Weighted average buying rate
Weighted average selling rate
Floor
Weighted average maturity
(€ million)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(years)
Dec. 31, 2020
112
(0.545)
0.129
(1.25)
2
Dec. 31, 2021
75
(0.572)
0.129
(1.25)
1
Average variable interest rates are based on year-end rates and may be subject to changes that could have a significant impact
on future cash flows. Comparisons between the average buying and selling rates are not indicative of the fair value of derivatives
contracts in force. In order to determine their fair value, the underlying transactions must be taken into account.
As of December 31, 2021, the market value for that kind of contract indicated a theoretical liability of €1 million. The underlying
hedged transactions are expected to be carried out by November 2023.
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EXCHANGE RATE RISK MANAGEMENT
The Group enters into various types of exchange rate derivatives to manage its exchange rate risk. For contracts involving the
exchange of two foreign currencies, both the amount received and the amount sold are indicated.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
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the principal currencies.
(€ million)
AED
AUD
BRL
CAD
CHF
EUR
GBP
IDR
ILS
JPY
KWD
MXN
NOK
PLN
RON
RSD
RUB
SAR
SGD
THB
USD
ZAR
Total
Notional amount
as of Dec. 31, 2020
Notional amount
as of Dec. 31, 2021
Purchases
-
73
-
-
2
624
171
50
-
24
49
-
10
-
-
-
39
31
2
-
1,948
5
3,028
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10
6
-
28
3
17
61
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-
2
254
30
1
22
9
-
37
561
27
26
2,820
5
3,919
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7
66
-
18
2
744
218
10
10
40
41
-
27
-
-
-
33
12
-
-
4,242
-
5,470
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5
2
28
21
6
15
85
-
15
15
146
23
7
-
42
9
60
255
30
34
5,824
-
6,622
The table below shows the hedged cash flows as of December 31, 2021, by time period of occurrence and expressed in euro.
(€ million)
Revenues
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COMMODITY PRICE RISK
The Group only enters into commodity contracts with the purpose of managing its commodity price risk exposure.
The following table shows hedged cash flows as of December 31, 2021 by time period of occurrence.
(€ million)
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INFORMATION ON FAIR VALUE
The classification of financial assets and liabilities is given below; these are measured at fair value in the statement of financial
position, according to the fair value hierarchy defined according to the significance of the inputs used in the assessment process. In
particular, depending on the characteristics of the inputs used for assessment, the fair value hierarchy has the following levels:
a)
level 1: prices (not subject to variations) listed on active markets for the same financial assets or liabilities;
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b)
level 2: assessments made on the basis of inputs, other than the listed prices referred to in the preceding point, which, for the
measured asset/liability, can be observed directly (prices) or indirectly (derived from prices); and
level 3: inputs not based on observable market data.
c)
In relation to the above, the financial instruments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:
(€ million)
Financial assets (liabilities) held for trading:
- non-hedging derivatives
Financial assets available for disposal:
- financial assets measured at fair value through OCI
Net hedging derivative assets (liabilities)
Total
Dec. 31, 2021
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
-
59
-
59
(34)
-
(78)
(112)
-
-
-
-
(34)
59
(78)
(53)
Throughout the financial year 2021, there were no transfers between the different levels of the fair value hierarchy.
Legal proceedings
The Group is a party in some judicial proceedings. Provisions for legal risks are made on the basis of information currently
available, including information acquired by external consultants providing the Group with legal support. Information available to
the Group for the purposes of risk assessment regarding criminal proceedings at the preliminary investigation phase is by its
very nature incomplete due to the principle of pre-trial secrecy. A summary of the most important disputes is provided below.
ALGERIA
Investigations in Italy: on February 4, 2011, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office, through Eni, requested the transmission of
documentation pursuant to Article 248 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This related to the activities of Saipem Group
companies in Algeria in connection with an allegation of international corruption. The crime of “international corruption” specified
in the request is one of the offences punishable under Legislative Decree No. 231 of June 8, 2001 in connection with the direct
responsibility of collective entities for certain crimes committed by their own employees.
Collection of documentation commenced immediately in compliance with the request, and on February 16, 2011, Saipem filed
such documentation.
On November 22, 2012, Saipem received a notification of inquiry from the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office related to alleged
unlawful administrative acts arising from the crime of international corruption pursuant to Article 25, paragraphs 2 and 3 of
Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, together with a request to provide documentation regarding a number of contracts connected
with activities in Algeria. This request was followed by notification of a seizure order on November 30, 2012, two further requests
for documentation on December 18, 2012 and February 25, 2013 and the issue of a search warrant on January 16, 2013.
On February 7, 2013, a search was conducted, also at Eni SpA offices, to obtain additional documentation relating to
intermediary agreements and subcontracts entered into by Saipem in connection with its Algerian projects. The subject of the
investigations are allegations of corruption which, according to the Milan Public Prosecutor, occurred up until and after March
2010 in relation to a number of contracts the Company was awarded in Algeria.
Several former employees of the Company were involved in the proceedings, including the former Deputy Chairman and CEO in
office until December 5, 2012, the former Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering & Construction Business Unit in office until
December 5, 2012 and the former Chief Financial Officer in office until August 1, 2008. The Company collaborated fully with the
Prosecutor’s Office and rapidly implemented decisive managerial and administrative restructuring measures, irrespective of any
liability that may have resulted in the course of the proceedings. In agreement with the Board of Statutory Auditors and the
Internal Control Bodies, and having duly informed the Prosecutor’s Office, Saipem looked into the contracts that are subject to
investigation, and to this end appointed an external legal firm. On July 17, 2013, the Board of Directors analysed the conclusions
reached by the external consultants following an internal investigation carried out in relation to a number of brokerage contracts
and subcontracts regarding projects in Algeria. The internal investigation was based on the examination of documents and
interviews of personnel from the Company and other companies in the Group, excluding those, that to the best knowledge of the
Company, would be directly involved in the criminal investigation so as not to interfere in the investigative activities of the
Prosecutor. In July 2013, the Board of Directors, confirming its full cooperation with the investigative authorities, decided to
convey the findings of the external consultants to the Public Prosecutor of Milan, for any appropriate assessment and initiatives
under its responsibility in the wider context of the ongoing investigation. The consultants reported to the Board: (i) that they
found no evidence of payments to Algerian public officials through the brokerage contracts or subcontracts examined; (ii) that
they found violations, deemed detrimental to the interests of the Company, of internal rules and procedures – in force at the time
– in relation to the approval and management of brokerage contracts and subcontracts examined and a number of activities in
Algeria.
In July 2013, the Board of Directors decided to initiate legal actions against certain former employees and suppliers in order to
protect the interests of the Company, reserving the right to take any further action necessary should additional information
emerge. As part of these legal actions, the Milan Court of Appeal, on February 11, 2021, sentenced the former Chief Operating
Officer of the Engineering & Construction Business Unit in office until December 5, 2012 to pay Saipem SpA the sum of €10
million by way of compensation for damages, as well as interest and revaluation. Saipem SpA’s enforcement proceedings to
recoup this amount are still ongoing.
On June 14, 2013, January 8, 2014 and July 23, 2014, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office submitted requests for extensions to
the preliminary investigations. On October 24, 2014, notice was received of a request from the Milan Public Prosecutor to gather
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evidence before trial by way of questioning the former Chief Operating Officer of the Saipem Engineering & Construction
Business Unit in office until December 5, 2012, and another former manager of Saipem, who are both under investigation in the
criminal proceedings. After the request was granted, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing in Milan set hearings for December 1
and 2, 2014. On January 15, 2015, Saipem SpA defence counsel received notice from the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office of the
conclusion of preliminary investigations, pursuant to Article 415-bis of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure. Notice was also
received by eight physical persons and the legal person of Eni SpA. In addition to the crime of “international corruption” specified
in the request from the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office, the notice also contained an allegation against seven physical persons
of a violation of Article 3 of Legislative Decree No. 74 of March 10, 2000 concerning the filing of fraudulent tax returns, in
connection with the recording in the books of Saipem SpA of “brokerage costs deriving from the agency agreement with Pearl
Partners signed on October 17, 2007, as well as Addendum No. 1 to the agency agreement entered into August 12, 2009”,
which is alleged to have led subsequently “to the inclusion in the consolidated tax return of Saipem SpA of profits that were
lower than the real total by the following amounts: 2008: -€85,935,000; 2009: -€54,385,926”.
Criminal proceedings in Italy: on February 26, 2015, Saipem SpA defence counsel received notice from the Judge for the
Preliminary Hearing of the scheduling of a preliminary hearing, together with a request for committal for trial filed by the Milan
Public Prosecutor’s office on February 11, 2015. Notice was also received by eight physical persons and the legal person of Eni
SpA. The hearing was scheduled by the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing for May 13, 2015. During the hearing, the Revenue
Office appeared as plaintiff in the proceedings whereas other requests to be admitted as plaintiff were rejected.
On October 2, 2015, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing rejected the questions of unconstitutionality and those relating to the
statute of limitations presented by the defence attorneys and determined as follows:
(i)
ruling not to proceed for lack of jurisdiction in regard to one of the accused;
(ii) ruling of dismissal in regard to all of the accused in relation to the allegation that the payment of the commissions for the MLE
project by Saipem (approximately €41 million) may have served to enable Eni to acquire the Algerian ministerial approvals for
the acquisition of First Calgary and for the expansion of a field in Algeria (CAFC). This measure also contains the decision to
acquit Eni, the former CEO of Eni and an Eni executive in regard to any other charge;
(iii) a decree that orders trial, among others, for Saipem and three former Saipem employees (the former Deputy Chairman and
CEO in office until December 5, 2012, the former Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering & Construction Business Unit in
office until December 5, 2012 and the former Chief Financial Officer in office until August 1, 2008) with reference to the
charge of international corruption formulated by the Public Prosecutor’s office according to which the accused were
complicit in enabling Saipem to win seven contracts in Algeria on the basis of criteria of mere favouritism. For the physical
persons only (not for Saipem) the committal for trial was pronounced also with reference to the allegation of fraudulent
statements (tax offences) brought by the Public Prosecutor’s office.
On the same date, at the end of the hearing relating to a section of the main proceedings, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing
of Milan issued a plea-bargaining sentence in accordance with Article 444 of the code of criminal procedure for a former
executive of Saipem SpA.
On November 17, 2015, the Public Prosecutor of Milan and the Prosecutor General at the Milan Court of Appeal filed an appeal
with the Court of Cassation against the first two measures. On February 24, 2016, the Court of Cassation upheld the appeal
lodged by the Public Prosecutor of Milan and ordered the transmission of the trial documents to a new Judge for the Preliminary
Hearing at the Court of Milan.
With reference to this branch of the proceedings (the so-called “Eni branch”), on July 27, 2016, the new Judge for the Preliminary
Hearing ordered the committal for trial of all the accused parties.
On November 11, 2015, on the occasion of publication of the 2015 corporate liability report of the office of the Public
Prosecutor in Milan, it was affirmed that: “a ruling was recently issued by the Judge for the Preliminary Investigation for the
preventive seizure of assets belonging to the accused parties for the sum of €250 million. The ruling confirms the freezing
previously decided upon by the foreign authorities of monies deposited in bank accounts in Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland
and Luxembourg, totalling in excess of €100 million”. Saipem was not target of such measures, it came to its attention that the
seizure in question involved the personal assets of the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer in office until December 5,
2012 and two other persons accused.
At the same time, following the decree ordering the trial pronounced on October 2, 2015 by the Judge for the Preliminary
Hearing, the first hearing before the Court of Milan in the proceedings of the so-called “Saipem branch” was held on December 2,
2015. During said hearing, Sonatrach asked to be admitted as plaintiff only against the physical persons charged. The
Movimento cittadini algerini d’Italia e d’Europa likewise put forward a request to be admitted as plaintiff. The Revenue Office
confirmed the request for admission as plaintiffs only against the physical persons accused of having made fraudulent tax
returns. At the hearing of January 25, 2016, the Court of Milan rejected the request put forward by Sonatrach and the
Movimento cittadini algerini d’Italia e d’Europa to be admitted as plaintiff. The Court adjourned to February 29, 2016, reserving
the right to pass judgement on the claims put forward by the accused of invalidity of the committals to trial.
At the hearing of February 29, 2016, the Court combined the proceedings with another pending case against a sole defendant (a
physical person against whom Sonatrach had appeared as a plaintiff) and rejected the claims of invalidity of the committal to trial,
calling on the Public Prosecutor to reformulate the charges against a sole defendant and adjourning the hearing to March 21,
2016. The Court then adjourned the proceedings to the hearing of December 5, 2016 in order to assess whether to combine it
with the proceedings described earlier (the so-called Eni branch) for which the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ordered the
committal for trial of all the accused parties on July 27, 2016.
With the order of December 28, 2016, the President of the Court of Milan authorised the abstention request of the Chairman of
the Panel of judges.
At the hearing on January 16, 2017, the two proceedings (the so-called Saipem branch and the so-called Eni branch) were
combined before a new panel appointed on December 30, 2016.
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Once the hearings on evidence finished with the hearing of February 12, 2018, in the subsequent hearings of February 19, 2018
and February 26, 2018, the Public Prosecutor proceeded with the indictment.
Generic extenuating circumstances were not considered to be initially attributable to the defendants and, conversely, that the
aggravating circumstance of the transnational crime allegedly subsisted, the Public Prosecutor formulated sentencing requests
for the accused individuals.
With regard to Saipem SpA and Eni SpA the Public Prosecutor requested a fine of €900,000 as the sentence for each company.
Furthermore, the Public Prosecutor requested a “seizure of assets”, equal to currently seized assets, relating to some seizures
previously carried out against certain natural persons accused. Therefore, the request for seizure of assets did not concern
Saipem SpA.
At the hearing of March 5, 2018:
(i)
the Italian Revenue Agency has requested the conviction of only the physical persons indicted as was requested by the
Public Prosecutor with the conviction of only the physical persons charged for compensation of the pecuniary and
non-pecuniary damage in favour of the Italian Revenue Agency to be liquidated on an equitable basis and with a provisional
amount of €10 million;
(ii) Sonatrach has requested the conviction of the accused Samyr Ourayed and sentencing of the latter to the compensation of
the damage to be liquidated in equitable way.
On September 19, 2018, the hearings dedicated to arguments by the defence and to the replies by the Public Prosecutor and
the defence ended.
The first instance ruling of the Court of Milan: on September 19, 2018, the Court of Milan pronounced the first instance
ruling.
The Court of Milan convicted, among others, some former managers of Saipem SpA for international corruption offences and
also sentenced Saipem SpA to pay the pecuniary fine of €400,000, considering it to be allegedly responsible for offences
pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 with reference to the crime of international corruption.
The former managers of Saipem SpA who were convicted by the Court of Milan had all left the Company between 2008 and
2012.
The Court also ordered the confiscation of, as alleged profit from the crime, the total sum of approximately €197 million from all
the individuals who were convicted (and among them some of the former managers of the Company).
The Court also ordered the confiscation of, as alleged price from the crime, the total sum of approximately €197 million from
Saipem pursuant to Article 19 of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001.
From what emerged during the proceedings and the requests of the Public Prosecutor, a preventive seizure had already been in
place in order to confiscate an amount totalling approximately €160 million from certain individuals – other than the Company –
all convicted in the first instance ruling.
The first instance ruling of the Court was not enforceable. The reasons for the first instance ruling were filed by the Court of Milan
on December 18, 2018.
The judgement before the Court of Appeal of Milan: on February 1, 2019, Saipem SpA challenged the first instance ruling
before the Court of Appeal of Milan. Even the individuals convicted in the first instance have appealed the first instance ruling.
The Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan also appealed the first instance ruling requesting, in a reversal of that ruling, that the
conviction of Eni SpA, of the former Chief Executive Officer of Eni and of one of its managers “be imposed by the Court of
Appeal, as well as financial penalties and interdictory sanctions deemed lawful”. The Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan has also
requested a reversal of the contested ruling to “condemn the company Saipem to financial penalties and interdictory sanctions
deemed lawful”. On February 14, 2019, Saipem’s lawyers lodged a defence brief in which they pleaded: (i) the inadmissibility of
the appeal by the Public Prosecutor of the Court’s decision not to consider interdictory sanctions applicable to Saipem SpA;
and/or (ii) the inapplicability of the interdictory sanctions requested by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against Saipem SpA.
On January 15, 2020, the Court of Appeal of Milan fully upheld the appeal of Saipem SpA and of the individuals charged
(including some former managers of Saipem who all left the Company between 2008 and 2012), stating, among other things, the
absence of the administrative offence of Saipem SpA because of the inexistence of the alleged facts, revoking the confiscation
of the price of the offence that was pronounced in the First Instance by the Court of Milan, pursuant to Article 19 of Legislative
Decree No. 231/2001.
The Court has filed the reasons of the second instance ruling on April 15, 2020.
The judgement before the Court of Cassation: on June 12, 2020, the General Public Prosecutor General at the Milan Court of
Appeal filed an appeal before the Court of Cassation against the Milan Court of Appeal judgment issued on January 15, 2020,
asking for the annulment of that decision and for the review of the case by another section of the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Cassation, on December 14, 2020, rejected the appeal by the General Public Prosecutor of Milan.
On December 14, 2020, Saipem SpA issued the following press release:
“Today the Court of Cassation issued its ruling on the appeal presented by the General Public Prosecutor at the Milan Court of
Appeal on June 12, 2020 against the second instance judgement concerning offences allegedly committed in Algeria up to
March 2010 relating to certain contracts, which were completed many years ago.
Specifically, the Court of Cassation today, pronounced its judgement, fully rejecting the appeal presented by the General Public
Prosecutor at the Milan Court of Appeal, which had requested the annulment of the second instance judgment issued on
January 15, 2020 by the Milan Court of Appeal. The latter had acquitted the individuals charged (including some former
managers of Saipem who had all left the Company between 2008 and 2012), stating, among other things, vis-à-vis the alleged
international corruption charge, the absence of the administrative offence of Saipem SpA pursuant to Legislative Decree No.
231/2001, because of the inexistence of the alleged facts, revoking the confiscation of the price of the offence of approximately
€197 million and the payment of the pecuniary sanction of €400,000, that were pronounced in the first instance by the Court of
Milan. Saipem expresses its satisfaction for the decision issued today by the Court of Cassation, which brings an end to the
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‘Algeria’ proceedings with Saipem’s full acquittal”. The reasons underlying the decision of the Court of Cassation of December
14, 2020, were filed on October 20, 2021.
Request for documents from the US Department of Justice: at the request of the US Department of Justice (“DoJ”), in 2013
Saipem SpA entered into a “tolling agreement” which extended by 6 months the limitation period applicable to any possible
violations of federal laws of the United States in relation to previous activities of Saipem and its subsidiaries. The tolling
agreement, which has been renewed until November 29, 2015, does not constitute an admission by Saipem SpA of having
committed any unlawful act, nor does it imply any recognition on the Company’s part of United States jurisdiction in relation to
any investigation or proceedings. Saipem therefore offered its complete cooperation in relation to investigations by the
Department of Justice, which on April 10, 2014 made a request for documentation relating to past activities of the Saipem
Group in Algeria, with which Saipem has complied. On November 29, 2015, the tolling agreement expired and, at the date of the
preparation of this report, almost seven years have passed since the deadline, no request has been received from the
Department of Justice.
Proceedings in Algeria: in 2010, proceedings were initiated in Algeria regarding various matters and involving 19 parties
investigated for various reasons (so-called “Sonatrach 1 investigation”). The Société nationale pour la recherche, la production,
le transport, la transformation et la commercialisation des hydrocarbures SpA (“Sonatrach”) appeared as plaintiff in these
proceedings and the Algerian Trésor Public also applied to appear as a plaintiff.
The Algerian company Saipem Contracting Algérie SpA (“Saipem Contracting Algérie”) is also part of these proceedings
regarding the manner in which the GK3 contract was awarded by Sonatrach. In the course of these proceedings, some bank
accounts denominated in local currency of Saipem Contracting Algérie were frozen.
In particular, in 2012 Saipem Contracting Algérie received formal notice of the referral to the Chambre d’accusation at the Court
of Algiers of an investigation underway into the company regarding allegations that it took advantage of the authority or
influence of representatives of a government-owned industrial and trading company in order to inflate prices in relation to
contracts awarded by that company. The GK3 contract was awarded in June 2009 and had an equivalent value of €433.5 million
(at the exchange rate in effect when the contract was awarded).
At the beginning of 2013, the “Chambre d’accusation” ordered Saipem Contracting Algérie to stand trial and further ordered that
the aforementioned bank accounts remain frozen. According to the prosecution, the price offered was 60% over the market
price. The prosecution also claimed that, following a discount negotiated between the parties subsequent to the offer, this
alleged increase was reduced to 45%. In April 2013 and in October 2014, the Algerian Supreme Court rejected a request to
unfreeze the bank accounts that had been made by Saipem Contracting Algérie in 2010. The documentation was then
transmitted to the Court of Algiers which, in the hearing of March 15, 2015, adjourned the proceedings to the hearing of June 7,
2015, during which, in the absence of certain witnesses, the Court officially handed over the case to a criminal court. The trial
commenced with the hearing fixed for December 27, 2015. In the hearing of January 20, 2016, the Algiers Public Prosecutor
requested the conviction of all 19 defendants accused in the “Sonatrach 1” trial.
The Algiers Public Prosecutor requested that Saipem Contracting Algérie be fined 5 million Algerian dinars (approximately
€40,000 at the current rate of exchange).
The Algiers Public Prosecutor also requested the confiscation of the alleged profit ascertained by the Court, of all 19 parties
whose conviction has been requested (including Saipem Contracting Algérie).
For the offence with which Saipem Contracting Algérie is charged, local regulations prescribe a fine as the main punishment (up
to a maximum of approximately €40,000) and allow, in the case of the alleged offence, additional sanctions such as the
confiscation of the profit arising from the alleged offence (which would be the equivalent of the amount allegedly over the market
price of the GK3 contract as far as the profit is ascertained by the judicial authority) and/or disqualification sanctions.
On February 2, 2016, the Court of Algiers issued the first instance ruling. Amongst other things, this ruling ordered Saipem
Contracting Algérie to pay a fine of approximately 4 million Algerian dinars (corresponding to approximately €30,000). In
particular, Saipem Contracting Algérie was held to be responsible, in relation to the call for bids for the construction of the GK3
gas pipeline, of “an increase in price during the awarding of contracts signed with a public company of an industrial and
commercial character in a way that causes benefit to be derived from the authority or influence of representatives of said
company”, an act punishable under Algerian law. The ruling also returned two bank accounts denominated in local currency to
Saipem Contracting Algérie. These held a total of approximately €61 million (amount calculated at the exchange rate as of
December 31, 2021), which were frozen in 2010.
The client Sonatrach, which appeared as plaintiff in the proceedings, reserved the right to pursue its claims in the civil courts.
The request by the Algerian Trésor Civil to appear as plaintiff was rejected.
Pending the filing of the reasons thereof, the ruling of February 2, 2016 of the Court of Algiers was challenged in the Court of
Cassation: by Saipem Contracting Algérie (which requested acquittal and had announced that it would challenge the decision);
by the Prosecutor General (who had requested the imposition of a fine of 5 million Algerian dinars and the confiscation, requests
that were rejected by the Court, which, as said, fined Saipem Contracting Algérie the lesser amount of approximately 4 million
Algerian dinars); by the Trésor Civil (whose request to be admitted as plaintiff against Saipem Contracting Algérie had been – as
already stated – rejected by the Court); by all the other parties sentenced, in relation to the cases concerning them.
Owing to these challenges, the decision of the Court of Algiers was fully suspended and pending the ruling of the Court of
Cassation:
≥ the payment has been suspended of the fine of approximately €30,000; and
≥ the unfreezing of the two banks accounts has been suspended containing a total of approximately €61 million (amount
calculated at the exchange rate as of December 31, 2021). Sonatrach has not challenged the decision of the Court,
consistently with its request, accepted by the Court, to be allowed to claim compensation subsequently in civil proceedings.
This civil action was not initiated by Sonatrach.
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With the judgement handed down on July 17, 2019, the Algerian Court of Cassation has fully overruled the decision of the
Tribunal of Algiers of February 2, 2016, meaning that the Tribunal of Appeal of Algiers will have to rule on the matter following a
new trial. The future Tribunal of Appeal’s decision can be challenged before the Algerian Court of Cassation.
The reasons for the judgement of the Algerian Court of Cassation were made available on October 7, 2019. The sentence of the
Algerian Court of Cassation decrees the total annulment of the decision of the Court of Algiers of 2016, following the
acceptance of the appeals filed by all applicants (including the appeal by Saipem Contracting Algérie). The beginning of the new
proceedings before the Tribunal of Appeal is neither known nor predictable at the date of the preparation of this report.
The Tribunal of Appeal of Algiers had initially set the hearing for the discussion of the case on February 17, 2021.
At the hearing of February 17, 2021, the Court of Appeal of Algiers postponed the hearing to a date to be determined. The
Tribunal of Appeal of Algiers postponed the hearing to June 16, 2021.
At the hearing of June 16, 2021, the Court of Appeal of Algiers postponed the hearing to the 2021 fall session. At the hearing of
December 2, 2021, the Court of Appeal of Algiers postponed the hearing to the next criminal session. The Court of Appeal of
Algiers set, at the present, the first hearing on June 23, 2022.
Ongoing Investigation - Algeria - Sonatrach 2: in March 2013, the legal representative of Saipem Contracting Algérie was
summoned to appear at the Court of Algiers, where he received verbal notification from the local investigating judge of the
commencement of an investigation (“Sonatrach 2”) underway “into Saipem for charges pursuant to Articles 25a, 32 and 53 of
Anticorruption Law No. 01/2006”. The investigating judge also requested documentation (Articles of Association) and other
information concerning Saipem Contracting Algérie, Saipem and Saipem SA. After this summons, no further activities or
requests followed.
GNL3 Arzew - Algeria: on October 16 and 21, 2019, Saipem Contracting Algérie and the Algiers Branch of Snamprogetti SpA
have been summoned by the investigating judge at the Supreme Court, as part of an investigation concerning events dating
back to 2008 (award of the GNL3 Arzew contract). Saipem Contracting Algérie and the Algiers Branch of Snamprogetti SpA were
further summoned on November 18, 2019 by the General Public Prosecutor at the Supreme Court of Algiers to provide
information and documents relating to the GNL3 Arzew contract awarded by Sonatrach in 2008.
A further hearing of the representative of Saipem Contracting Algérie and the Algiers Branch of Snamprogetti SpA took place on
November 18, 2019, at which the General Public Prosecutor of Algiers was provided with the information and documentation he
had requested and asked to provide further documentation by December 4, 2019. Saipem Contracting Algérie and the Algiers
Branch of Snamprogetti SpA promptly filed the documentation requested by the deadline of December 4, 2019.
The Algiers General Public Prosecutor also summoned a representative of Saipem SpA. On November 20, 2019, the General
Public Prosecutor of Algiers informed Saipem Contracting Algérie and the Algiers Branch of Snamprogetti SpA that the Algerian
Trésor Public had been admitted as plaintiff in this case.
On December 9, 2020, took place the hearing with the local representative of Saipem SpA.
Saipem SpA, Saipem Contracting Algérie and the Algiers Branch of Snamprogetti were again called on December 16, 2020.
In September 2021, the Court of Algiers – Sidi Mhamed pole economic et financier – having acknowledged the closure of the
investigation, issued an order for the seizure of some bank accounts in Algeria held by companies of the Saipem Group, whose
total balance amounts to approximately €790 thousand.
The first hearing of the case relating to the 2008 award of the Arzew LNG3 contract was initially set before the Court of Algiers
pole economic et financier on December 6, 2021, which was postponed first to December 20, 2021, and then to January 3,
2022. At the hearing of January 17, 2022, the trial was postponed first to January 24, 2022, and then to January 31, 2022.
In this criminal proceedings, which involves 38 individuals (including the former Algerian Ministry for Energy, some former
managers of Sonatrach and Algerian customs officials) and legal entities, the Public Prosecutor argues that – with regard to the
contract award in 2008 and the execution of the GNL3 Arzew project (whose original value was approximately €2.89 billion) – the
following crimes were allegedly committed, inter alia, by the Algerian branch of Saipem SpA, by the Algerian branch of
Snamprogetti SpA, by Saipem Contracting Algérie, by two former employees of the Saipem Group and one employee of the
Saipem Group:
(i) an “increase in prices in the award by a public company of contracts an industrial and commercial nature, benefiting from the
authority or influence of representatives of that body”;
the violation of some Algerian customs regulations.
(ii)
Sonatrach, the Algerian Trésor Public and the Customs Agency asked to be admitted as plaintiffs in the proceedings. On
January 31, 2022, the Judge declared to open the proceedings. On February 1, 2022, the Judge declared to close the trial
phase. The decision was expected to be issued on February 14, 2022. The Saipem Group defended itself, contesting the
groundlessness of the accusations, noting, among other things, the final sentence of acquittal pronounced by the Italian Judicial
Authority in relation to cases that also included the award of the LNG3 Arzew contract, as well as the effects of the settlement
signed with Sonatrach on February 14, 2018, which also involved the previously pending arbitration relating to the same project.
With the press release dated February 15, 2021, Saipem SpA has informed as follows:
“Yesterday the Tribunal of Algiers reached a first-degree decision in relation to the criminal proceeding, ongoing in Algeria since
2019, connected, inter alia, to the 2008 tender for the award of the GNL3 Arzew contract.
Saipem Contracting Algérie and Snamprogetti SpA Algeria Branch will appeal against the conviction of the Tribunal of Algiers,
with consequent suspension of the effects of same decision.
Saipem notes that the Italian judiciary authority – further to criminal proceedings in which also the process of award in 2008 of
the project GNL3 Arzew had been analysed – fully acquitted the Company on December 14, 2020.
With reference to criminal proceeding ended with the decision of the Tribunal of Algiers, the companies Saipem SpA, Saipem
Contracting Algérie and Snamprogetti SpA Algeria Branch were charged, in accordance with Algerian law, of allegedly: ‘having
obtained a contract, with a price higher than the expected value, concluded with a state-owned commercial and industrial
company, benefitting of the influence of representatives of that company’; and of ‘false custom declarations’.
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The decision of the Tribunal of Algiers, in relation to both the above charges, imposed a fine and compensation for damages
against Saipem SpA, Saipem Contracting Algérie and Snamprogetti SpA Algeria Branch for an overall amount of about €192
million equivalent. Following the decision of the Tribunal of Algiers, Saipem will book costs for an equivalent amount at the end of
the fiscal year 2021, costs whose payment is suspended following the appeal against the decision.
The Tribunal of Algiers also sentenced two former employees of Saipem Group (the head of the project GNL3 Arzew and an
Algerian former employee) to 5 years and 6 years of imprisonment respectively. Another employee of Saipem Group has been
acquitted of all charges.
The reasons for the ruling have not yet been made available by the Tribunal of Algiers”.
On February 16, 2022, Saipem SpA, Saipem Contracting Algérie and Snamprogetti SpA Algeria Branch filed their appeals against
the February 14, 2022, decision of the Tribunal of Algiers.
On April 4, 2022, the reasons underlying the first instance decision of the Tribunal of Algiers were filed.
The first hearing in the appeal proceedings is scheduled on May 10, 2022.
Amicable Settlement of Mutual Differences - Saipem Sonatrach agreement: on February 14, 2018, Sonatrach and Saipem
announced the amicable settlement of mutual differences, decided to settle their mutual differences amicably and signed an
agreement to put an end to litigations in course concerning the contract for the construction of a gas liquefaction plant in Arzew
(Arzew); the contract for the realisation of three trains of LPG, of an oil separation unit (LDPH) and of installations for the
production of condensates in Hassi Messaoud (LPG); the contract for the realisation of the LZ2 24” LPG pipeline (line and station)
in Hassi R’Mel (LZ2); and the contract for the construction of a gas and production unit in the Menzel Ledjmet field on behalf of
the association Sonatrach/FCP (MLE). This agreement is the result of constructive dialogue and represents an important step
forward in relations between the two companies. Sonatrach and Saipem have expressed their satisfaction at having reached a
definitive agreement that puts an end to litigations that were detrimental to both parties.
ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF MILAN - BRAZIL
On August 12, 2015, the Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan served Saipem SpA with a notice of investigation and a request for
documentation in the framework of new criminal proceedings, for the alleged crime of international corruption, initiated by the
Court of Milan in relation to a contract awarded in 2011 by the Brazilian company Petrobras to Saipem SA (France) and Saipem
do Brasil (Brazil). Investigations are still underway.
According to what was learned only through the press, this contract is being looked into by the Brazilian judicial authorities in
relation to a number of Brazilian citizens, including a former associate of Saipem do Brasil.
In particular, on June 19, 2015, Saipem do Brasil learned through the media of the arrest (in regard to allegations of money
laundering, corruption and fraud) of a former associate, as a result of a measure taken by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s office
of Curitiba, in the framework of a judicial investigation in progress in Brazil since March 2014 (“Lava Jato” investigation). On July
29, 2015, Saipem do Brasil then learned through the press that, in the framework of the conduct alleged against the former
associate of Saipem do Brasil, the Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s office also alleges that Petrobras was unduly influenced in 2011
to award Saipem do Brasil a contract called “Cernambi” (for a value, at the current exchange rate, of approximately €56 million).
This has been purportedly deduced from the circumstance that in 2011, in the vicinity of the Petrobras headquarters, said
former associate of Saipem do Brasil claims to have been the target of a robbery in which approximately 100,000 reals
(approximately €26,000) just withdrawn from a credit institution were stolen from him. According to the Brazilian Prosecutor, the
robbery allegedly took place in a time period prior to the award of the aforesaid “Cernambi” contract.
Saipem SpA has cooperated fully with the investigations and has started an audit with the assistance of a third-party consultant.
The audit examined the names of numerous companies and persons reported by the media as being under investigation by the
Brazilian judicial authorities. The audit report, issued on July 14, 2016, recognised the absence of communications or
documents relating to transactions and/or financial movements between companies of the Saipem Group and the personnel of
Petrobras under investigation.
The witnesses heard in the criminal proceedings underway in Brazil against this former associate, as well as in the framework of
the works of the parliamentary investigative committee set up in Brazil on the “Lava Jato” case, have stated that they were
unaware of any irregularities regarding Saipem’s activities.
Petrobras appeared as a plaintiff (“Assistente do Ministerio Publico”) in the proceedings against the three individuals charged.
The proceedings were then resumed on June 9, 2017 as the Brazilian Attorney General considered that the conditions for
keeping confidential an agreement signed in October 2015 by the former associate of Saipem do Brasil – who, with such
agreement committed himself to substantiating with evidence some of the statements made – had ceased. The Attorney
General noted in particular that attempts to substantiate such statements had not been successful, the reason why the content
of the statements contained in the additional agreement had not been maintained confidential. At the hearing on June 9, 2017,
the depositions of the three defendants were obtained, among them the former associate of Saipem do Brasil and a former
Petrobras official.
Saipem do Brasil’s former associate, with regard to the theft of 100,000 Brazilian reals (approximately €26,000) in October 2011,
said that money was needed to pay the costs of real estate for a company he was managing on behalf of a third party vis-à-vis
Saipem (that is, the former Petrobras official charged in the same proceeding who confirmed that statement).
The former Saipem do Brasil associate also stated that the Saipem Group did not pay any bribes because Saipem’s compliance
system prevented this from happening. That statement was confirmed by the former Petrobras official charged in the same
proceeding. The former associate of Saipem do Brasil and the former Petrobras official charged in the same proceeding, while
offering a reconstruction of the facts which was partially different, reported, that the possibility of some inappropriate payments
was discussed with reference to certain contracts of Saipem do Brasil but in any case no payment was made by the Saipem
Group. The former Saipem do Brasil associate and the former Petrobras official charged in the same proceeding stated that the
contracts awarded by the client to the Saipem Group were won through regular bidding procedures. The proceedings in Brazil
against the former associate of Saipem do Brasil and another two defendants has not yet ended with a final ruling. During the
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proceedings against the former associate of Saipem do Brasil, no evidence of irregularities emerged in the management of
tenders assigned by Petrobras to Saipem Group and/or evidence of illegal payments by Saipem Group in relation to tenders
assigned by Petrobras to Saipem Group and/or evidence of damages suffered by Petrobras in relation to tenders assigned to
Saipem Group. Saipem Group has not been involved in this proceeding.
The audit that was concluded in 2016 was relaunched with the support of the same third-party consultant used earlier and with
the same methodology in order to analyse some of the information mentioned during the depositions of June 9, 2017.
The audit report, issued on July 18, 2018, confirmed the absence of communications or documents relating to transactions
and/or financial movements between companies of the Saipem Group and the personnel of Petrobras under investigation.
With the press release dated May 30, 2019, Saipem SpA has informed as follows:
“Saipem: notification of administrative proceedings in Brazil to the subsidiaries Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil in relation to a
contract awarded in 2011.
San Donato Milanese (Milan), May 30, 2019 - Saipem SpA informs that today its French subsidiary Saipem SA and its Brazilian
subsidiary Saipem do Brasil were notified by the competent Brazilian administrative authority (Controladoria-Geral da União
through the Corregedoria-Geral da União) about the opening of administrative proceedings with respect to alleged irregularities
in relation to the award by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras, as leader of the “Consortium BMS 11”, in December 2011, of the
contract (whose value was equal to approximately 249 million Brazilian reals, currently equivalent to approximately €56 million)
for the installation of the underwater gas pipeline connecting the Lula and Cernambi fields in Santos Basin.
Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil will cooperate in the administrative proceedings by providing all the clarifications requested by
the competent administrative authority and have confidence in the correctness of the award of the above-mentioned contract
and in the absence of circumstances to affirm the administrative liability of the companies”.
As part of the aforementioned administrative proceedings, on June 21, 2019, Saipem do Brasil and Saipem SA presented their
initial defence statements before
through
Corregedoria-Geral da União).
With a communication dated August 21, 2019, the competent administrative authority (Controladoria-Geral da União through
Corregedoria-Geral da União) informed Saipem do Brasil and Saipem SA that, following the preliminary investigation carried out
up to that moment, the administrative procedure has not been closed and invited Saipem do Brasil and Saipem SA to present
further defence statements by September 20, 2019.
Saipem do Brasil and Saipem SA submitted their defence statements by the set deadline. On April 24, 2020, the competent
Brazilian Administrative Authority (Controladoria-Geral da União through the Corregedoria-Geral da União) ordered a 180-day
postponement for the conclusion of the administrative procedure.
On November 30, 2020, Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil submitted further defence statements before the Brazilian
Administrative Authority (Controladoria-Geral da União through the Corregedoria-Geral da União).
The administrative proceeding is still ongoing.
On June 8, 2020, the Brazilian Federal Prosecutor’s office issued a press release informing of a new charge against a former
President of Saipem do Brasil, who left the Saipem Group on December 30, 2009. The charge concerns alleged episodes of
corruption and money laundering that allegedly occurred between 2006 and 2011 in relation to two contracts awarded by
Petrobras Group companies to Saipem Group companies (the Mexilhao contract signed in 2006 and the Uruguà-Mexilhao
contract signed in 2008).
The new charge was made only against individuals (not Saipem Group companies) and involves, in addition to the former
President of Saipem do Brasil, some former Petrobras officials.
On July 6, 2020, the Brazilian Federal Court of Curitiba accepted the charge filed by the Brazilian Federal Prosecutor against the
former President of Saipem do Brasil (who left the company on December 30, 2009) and a former official of Petrobras, against
whom a criminal proceeding has started in Brazil. Petrobras was admitted as plaintiff (“Assistente do Ministerio Publico”) in the
same proceeding against the two accused persons. No company of the Saipem Group is party to this proceeding.
the competent administrative authority
(Controladoria-Geral da União
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS IN PROGRESS - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE AT THE COURT OF MILAN - IRAQ
On August 2, 2018, the Public Prosecutor of the Court of Milan notified Saipem SpA of a request for documents relating to
previous activities (2010-2014) of Saipem Group in Iraq and in particular to relations with the Unaoil group. The request also
contained information that – with regard to these past activities – Saipem SpA was subject in Italy to investigations for
international corruption. In January 2019, the US Department of Justice, which claimed to have an ongoing investigation into the
activities and relations of Unaoil for some time and to be aware of a pending investigation in Italy against Saipem SpA by the
Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan, asked Saipem if it would be willing to provide “voluntary production” of documents relating to
previous activities of Saipem Group in Iraq with the involvement of Unaoil and, more in general, the previous between Saipem and
the Unaoil group. Saipem has confirmed that it is willing to provide such “voluntary production”. The “voluntary production” is
without prejudice to any question concerning possible US jurisdiction, an aspect for which the US Department of Justice has not
indicated at the moment any supporting evidence, asking only for Saipem to cooperate in the assessments that the US
Department of Justice has under way. Within the context of the aforementioned “voluntary production”, Saipem SpA in March
2019, through its US lawyers, delivered to the US Department of Justice the files delivered in 2018 to the Milan Public
Prosecutor’s office in order to fulfil the above-mentioned request for documents received on August 2, 2018. In 2021, it was
learned that in Italy the proceedings were defined with a provision for dismissal in favour of – among others – Saipem SpA. The
dismissal of the proceedings was issued by the Judge for the Preliminary Investigation on April 28, 2021 on demand of the
Public Prosecutor of Milan who filed the request of dismissal due to the transfer, under Article 746-quater, c.p.p., of the same
proceedings to the United States of America, given the above mentioned pending investigations.
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FOS CAVAOU
With regard to the Fos Cavaou (“FOS”) project for the construction of a regasification terminal, the client Société du Terminal
Méthanier de Fos Cavaou (“STMFC”, now Fosmax LNG) in January 2012 commenced arbitration proceedings before the
International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (“Paris ICC”) against the contractor STS [a French “société en participation” made
up of Saipem SA (50%), Tecnimont SpA (49%) and Sofregaz SA (1%)]. On July 11, 2011, the parties signed a mediation
memorandum pursuant to the rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Paris ICC. The mediation procedure ended on
December 31, 2011 without agreement having been reached, because Fosmax LNG refused to extend the deadline.
The brief filed by Fosmax LNG in support of its request for arbitration included a demand for payment of approximately €264
million for damages allegedly suffered, penalties for delays and costs for the completion of works (“mise en régie”). Of the total
sum demanded, approximately €142 million was for loss of profit, an item excluded from the contract except for cases of wilful
misconduct or gross negligence. STS filed its defence brief, including a counterclaim for compensation for damage due to
excessive interference by Fosmax LNG in the execution of the works and for the payment of extra work not approved by the
client (and reserving the right to quantify the amount as the arbitration proceeds). On October 19, 2012, Fosmax LNG lodged a
“Mémoire en demande”. Against this, STS lodged its own Statement of Defence on January 28, 2013, in which it filed a
counterclaim for €338 million. The final hearing was held on April 1, 2014. On the basis of the award issued by the Arbitration
Panel on February 13, 2015, Fosmax LNG paid STS the sum of €84,349,554.92, including interest on April 30, 2015. 50% of this
amount is due to Saipem SA. On June 26, 2015, Fosmax LNG challenged the award before the French Conseil d’Etat, requesting
its annulment on the alleged basis that the Arbitration Panel had erroneously applied private law to the matter instead of public
law. On November 18, 2015, a hearing was held before the Conseil d’Etat. Subsequently to the submission of the Rapporteur
Public, the judges concluded the discussion phase. The Rapporteur requested a referral to the Tribunal des Conflits. With its
judgement of April 11, 2016, the Tribunal des Conflits held that the Conseil d’Etat had jurisdiction for deciding on the dispute
regarding the appeal to overrule the arbitration award of February 13, 2015. On October 21, 2016, a hearing was held before the
Conseil d’Etat and on November 9, the latter issued its own ruling, with which it partially nullified the award of February 13, 2015
for only the mise en régie costs (quantified by Fosmax in €36,359,758), stating that Fosmax should have relinquished such costs
back to an arbitration tribunal, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
Parallel with the aforementioned appeal before the Conseil d’Etat, on August 18, 2015, Fosmax LNG also filed an appeal with the
Court of Appeal of Paris to obtain the annulment of the award and/or the declaration of nullity of the relevant exequatur, the
enforceability of which had been recognised and of which Fosmax had been notified on July 24, 2015. On February 21, 2017, the
Court of Appeal declared itself incompetent to decide on the annulment of the award and stated that it would postpone the
subsequent decision on the alleged nullity of the exequatur. On July 4, 2017, the Court annulled the exequatur issued by the
President of the Tribunal de grande instance and sentenced STS to pay the costs (€10,000) of the proceeding in favour of
Fosmax.
On June 21, 2017, Fosmax notified Sofregaz, Tecnimont SpA and Saipem SA, of a request for arbitration, requesting that the
aforementioned companies (as members of the société en partecipation STS) be jointly and severally condemned to pay the
mise en régie costs as quantified above beyond delays and legal fees. The Arbitration Tribunal was officially constituted on
January 19, 2018 when the Chairman was confirmed and, in accordance with the calendar agreed between the Parties, on April
13, 2018 Fosmax filed its Mémoire en demande in which it detailed its demands at €35,926,872 in addition to interest for late
payments of approximately €4.2 million. STS filed its brief and response on July 13, 2018, with which it has made the
counter-claim that Fosmax be ordered to pay €2,155,239 in addition to interest for loss of profit and €5,000,000 for
non-material damage.
Hearings were held from February 25 to February 27, 2019 and the award was communicated to the lawyers of the parties on
July 3, 2020. The Arbitration Tribunal fully rejected the counterclaims made by the STS members and sentenced them, jointly
and severally, to pay Fosmax: (i) €31,966,704 for “en règie” works made by Fosmax; (ii) default interest on the aforementioned
amount at the annual rate EURIBOR 1 month plus two basis points, starting from the 45th day from the issue of the accepted
invoices and up to complete payment; (iii) USD 204,400 as a partial refund of the advance paid by Fosmax for the costs of the
arbitration procedure; and (iv) €1,343,657 as compensation for legal defence costs. With an addendum to the award, the Arbitral
Tribunal provided some clarification on the application of the default interest.
On July 30, 2020, Saipem SA paid Fosmax its share of the principal capital of the award, equal to €16,744,610. Tecnimont
communicated that it has challenged the award. Saipem has not been part of this process, which ended in 2021 with the
rejection of the challenge brought by Tecnimont.
By letter dated November 16, 2020, Fosmax’s defence jointly notified Tecnimont SpA and Saipem SA to pay the outstanding
part of the award within 15 days, quantifying the interest and VAT at €11,374,761. However, they have not disclosed the
methods used to calculate interest and this matter is still under discussion between the parties. Tecnimont has since paid its
share of the principal capital of the award. On December 20, 2021, Saipem paid its share of VAT (€3,196,670). Tecnimont and
Saipem agreed to pay in favor of FOS only the undisputed interests amount, communicating this decision to FOS through their
lawyer. On February 1, 2022, Saipem therefore made a payment of €3,073,902.
COURT OF CASSATION - CONSOB RESOLUTION NO. 18949 OF JUNE 18, 2014 - ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES
Preliminary hearings in Milan: with the measure adopted with Resolution No. 18949 of June 18, 2014, Consob decided to
apply a monetary fine of €80,000 to Saipem SpA for an alleged delay in the issuing of the profit warning issued by the company
on January 29, 2013 and, “with a view to completing the preliminary investigation”, to transmit a copy of the adopted disciplinary
measure to the Public Prosecutor’s office at the Court of Milan. On March 12, 2018, the Public Prosecutor’s office at the Court of
Milan – at the end of its investigations – notified Saipem SpA of the “Notice to the person under investigation of the conclusion of
the preliminary investigations” with reference to the hypothesis of an administrative offence referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8,
25-ter, lett. b) and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, allegedly committed until April 30, 2013 “for not having
prepared an organisational model suitable to prevent the completion” of the following alleged offences:
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(i) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (in conjunction with Article 114 of Legislative Decree No.
58/1998 and Article 68, paragraph 2, of the Issuers Regulation), allegedly committed on October 24, 2012, with reference to
the press release published for the approval of the quarterly report at September 30, 2012 by Saipem SpA and the related
conference call of October 24, 2012 with external analysts;
(ii) offence pursuant to Article 2622 of the Civil Code (continuing illegal offence with Article 2622, paragraphs 1, 3 and 4, old civil
code formulation was in force at the time of the facts), allegedly committed on April 30, 2013, with reference to the 2012
consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem SpA approved by the Board of Directors on March 13, 2013 and
by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2014;
(iii) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, allegedly committed from March 13, 2013 to April 30,
2013, with reference to press releases issued to the public regarding the approval of the 2012 consolidated and statutory
financial statements of Saipem SpA.
In addition to the Company, the following physical persons were also investigated in relation to the same allegations as those
above:
≥ for the alleged crime under (i): the two Chief Executive Officers and the Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering
& Construction Business Unit of Saipem SpA in office at the date of the press release of October 24, 2012, as they “through
the press release dated October 24, 2012 issued on the occasion of the approval by the Board of Directors of the quarterly
report as at September 30, 2012 and during the related conference call..., they spread false news – which was incomplete and
reticent – concerning the economic and financial situation of Saipem SpA,..., capable of causing a significant alteration of the
price of its ordinary shares”; and
≥ for the alleged crimes under (ii) and (iii): the Chief Executive Officer and the Officer responsible for financial reporting, who was
in office at the date of approval of the 2012 consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem SpA as they:
in relation to the alleged offence (ii), they would have “disclosed in the consolidated and statutory financial statements of
Saipem SpA, approved by the Board of Directors and by the Shareholders’ Meeting on March 13, 2013 and April 30, 2013,
material facts that do not correspond to the truth, although subject to evaluation, as well as the omission of information on
the economic, asset and financial situation of Saipem SpA, the reporting of which is required by law,..., and, in particular:
≥ in contrast to the provisions of paragraphs 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 28 of IAS 11, no extra costs related to delays in
the execution of activities and late penalties were recorded in the costs for the entire lifespan of the project,... for a total of
€245 million:
and the effect was:
1) they recorded higher revenue of €245 million in the income statement compared to the amount accrued, on the basis
of a state of economic progress that did not consider the extra costs described above in the costs for the lifespan of
the project, in contrast with paragraphs 25, 26 and 30 of IAS 11;
2) they omitted to record the expected loss of the same amount... as the cost of the year, in contrast with paragraph 36 of
IAS 11, thus recording an operating result higher than the pre-tax profit of €1,349 million in the income statement, in
place of the actual operating result of €1,106 million, and a higher than realistic shareholders’ equity of €17,195 million,
instead of the actual shareholders’ equity of €16,959 million...”.
In relation to the alleged offence (iii), “with the aforementioned press releases, they spread the news of the approval of the
2012 consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem SpA, in which material facts that did not correspond to the
truth were disclosed, and more specifically revenue higher than actual revenue for €245 million and an EBIT higher than
reality for the corresponding amount,...”.
On April 11, 2018, Saipem SpA received the notice of hearing set for October 16, 2018, together with the request for indictment
against Saipem SpA formulated on April 6, 2018 by the Public Prosecutor.
On October 16, 2018, the trial began before the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing in Milan during which two individuals were
presented as plaintiffs.
At the hearing of January 8, 2019, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing granted the establishment of a civil suit against the
accused individuals and rejected the second request for the constitution of a civil suit against all the defendants. No civil suit has
been granted against Saipem SpA.
Following the discussions of the parties and the Public Prosecutor, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing postponed the case to
March 1, 2019.
At the hearing of March 1, 2019, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ordered the committal for trial of Saipem SpA with
reference to the charge of an administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 25-ter, letter b) and 25-sexies of Legislative
Decree No. 231/2001, allegedly committed until April 30, 2013 “for failing to provide a suitable organisational model to prevent
criminal acts” with regard to the following alleged crimes: (i) offence pursuant to Article 2622 of the Civil Code (“false
accounting”), allegedly committed on April 30, 2013, with reference to the 2012 consolidated and statutory financial statements
of Saipem SpA; and (ii) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (“manipulation of the market”),
allegedly committed from March 13, 2013 to April 30, 2013, with reference to press releases issued to the public regarding the
approval of the 2012 consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem SpA.
The Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ruled in favour of Saipem SpA, because the statute of limitations had passed regarding
the charge of an administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 25-ter, letter b) and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No.
231/2001, “for failing to provide a suitable organisational model to prevent criminal acts” with regard to the following alleged
crime: (iii) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (“manipulation of the market”), allegedly committed
on October 24, 2012, with reference to the press release published for the approval of the quarterly report as at September 30,
2012 by Saipem SpA and the related conference call of October 24, 2012.
The Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ordered the committal for trial of the following individuals: (a) for the alleged crimes under
(i) and (ii): the Chief Executive Officer and the Officer responsible for financial reporting who was in office at the date of approval
of the 2012 consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem SpA; (b) for the alleged crime under (iii): the Chief
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Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering & Construction Business Unit of Saipem SpA in office at the
date of the press release of October 24, 2012.
All individuals committed for trial by the Judge of the Preliminary Hearing of Milan have long since left the Company.
On May 23, 2019, the first instance proceedings began before the Criminal Court of Milan (R.G.N.R. 5951/2019). The hearing was
postponed on June 4, 2019 as the first instance proceedings were assigned to a new section of the Criminal Court of Milan. On
June 4, 2019, after the formalities of the first hearing including the filing of the requests for the admission as plaintiffs by some
parties, the Court adjourned the proceedings to the September 26, 2019 hearing, in order to allow the parties to better
understand the terms and the conditions of the requests for the admission as plaintiffs and the requests to summon Saipem
SpA as the civilly liable party (“responsabile civile”). At the hearing scheduled on September 26, 2019, the Court has merely
postponed the ruling on the requests for the admission as plaintiffs and on the requests to summon Saipem SpA as the civilly
liable party (“responsabile civile”) to a hearing on October 17, 2019. The requests for the admission as plaintiffs have been
proposed by more than 700 private investors. The overall amount referred to in the requests has not been determined. At the
hearing of October 17, 2019, at the request of the plaintiffs, the Court ordered the summons of Saipem SpA as the civilly liable
party at the hearing of December 12, 2019.
At the hearing of December 12, 2019, Saipem SpA was admitted as the civilly liable party in the proceedings.
The Court also invited the parties to formulate their preliminary statements.
The Public Prosecutor and the lawyers of the other parties and of Saipem SpA have requested the admission of witnesses
indicated in their lists.
During the debate phase, continuing from 2019 to 2021, the Court proceeded with calling the witnesses indicated by the
Prosecutor and the parties’ lawyers.
On May 13, 2021, the Prosecutor submitted his conclusions summarised below: (i) ruling of acquittal, under Article 530, section
2, Code of Criminal Procedure, because the fact was not committed toward the Chief Operating Officer of Saipem Business Unit
Engineering & Construction, in office at the date of October 24, 2012, in relation to the offence charged under Article 185 of
Legislative Decree No. 58/1998; (ii) conviction to 4 years of detention and €90,000 of pecuniary fine against the CEO in office on
October 24, 2012, in relation to the offence under Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998; (iii) ruling not to proceed for the
expiry of the statute of limitations in regard to the CEO and the Manager in charge of preparing the accounting and corporate
documents in office at the date of the approval of the December 31, 2012 consolidated and statutory financial statements of
Saipem SpA in relation to the offence under Article 2622, Civil Code; (iv) conviction to 2 years of detention and €60,000 of
pecuniary fine against the CEO and the Manager in charge of preparing the accounting and corporate documents in office at the
date of the approval of the December 31, 2012, consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem SpA in relation to the
offence under Article 185, Legislative Decree No. 58/1998; (v) payment of a €600,000 of pecuniary fine against Saipem SpA in
relation to administrative offences under Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 25-ter, lett. b) and 25-sexies, Legislative Decree No. 231/2001.
Also on May 13, 2021, the 49 plaintiffs admitted by the Court filed written conclusions, specifically:
≥ No. 10 plaintiffs sought judgment against the defendants with the penalty provided by law, and compensation for property and
moral damages jointly with Saipem SpA civilly liable party to be settled in a separate proceeding, with a request of a provisional
amount of €10,000 immediately payable to each plaintiff;
≥ No. 39 plaintiffs sought judgment against the defendants with the penalty provided by law, and compensation for property and
moral damages jointly with Saipem SpA civilly liable party. The property damage was determined in the amount equal to the
value of the shares held, or, alternatively, a different amount deemed equitable plus interests and reassessment of the amount
owed. Regarding moral damages, the amount calculated was at least 1/5 of the property damage or, alternatively, an amount
to be determined on an equitable basis. In this case also a request was submitted for the payment of a provisional amount
equal to 20% of the property damage suffered, or, alternatively, a different amount deemed to be fair.
At the hearing of June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021, the defence of Saipem SpA as civilly liable party was discussed, as well as the
defence of Saipem SpA as defendant under Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, and the defence of the individual parties. Lastly,
the Court adjourned the hearing to September 28, 2021, for the parties’ replies and for the judgment.
Saipem SpA issued a press release on September 28, 2021, informing of the following:
“The Criminal Court of Milan (Section X) today expressed its decision in the proceedings relating to offences allegedly
committed in the preparation and release to the market of the press release dated October 24, 2012, featuring the results as of
September 30, 2012, and the consolidated and statutory financial statements as of December 31, 2012.
In relation to the above-mentioned proceedings, at the hearing of May 13, 2021, the Public Prosecutor had submitted to the
Court the following conclusions against the Company and some former employees that have long since left the Company:
≥ sentence to pay a €600,000 pecuniary fine against Saipem SpA in relation to administrative offences under Articles 5, 6, 7, 8,
25-ter, lett. b) (“false accounting”) and 25-sexies, of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 (“market abuse”);
≥ ruling of acquittal, under Article 530, section 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, because the fact was not committed toward the
former Chief Operating Officer of Saipem Business Unit Engineering & Construction, in office at the date of October 24, 2012
(and who left the Company in December 2012), in relation to the offence charged under Article 185 of Legislative Decree No.
58/1998 (“manipulation of the market”);
≥ conviction to 4 years of detention and €90,000 of pecuniary fine against the former CEO in office on October 24, 2012 (and
who left the Company in December 2012), in relation to the offence under Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998
(“manipulation of the market”);
≥ ruling not to proceed for the expiry of the statute of limitations in regard to the former CEO (who left the Company in April
2015) and the former Manager in charge of preparing the accounting and corporate documents (who left the Company in
December 2013) in office at the date of the approval of the December 31, 2012, consolidated and statutory financial
statements of Saipem SpA in relation to the offence under Article 2622, Civil Code (“false accounting”); and
≥ conviction to 2 years of detention and €60,000 of pecuniary fine against the former CEO (who left the Company in April 2015)
and the former Manager in charge of preparing the accounting and corporate documents (who left the Company in December
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2013) in office at the date of the approval of the December 31, 2012, consolidated and statutory financial statements of
Saipem SpA in relation to the offence under Article 185, Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (“manipulation of the market”).
The Court of Milan upheld all the requests brought by the defenses of the prosecuted parties and acquitted the Company and all
individuals as no offences were committed. The Court also rejected all compensation civil claims for damages brought in the
proceedings by 49 retail investors.
Saipem expresses its satisfaction for the ruling by the Court of Milan”.
The Court of Milan filed the reasons underlying the first instance decision on December 21, 2021. The first instance decision
became definitive on February 11, 2022.
On July 28, 2014, Saipem SpA lodged an appeal at the Court of Appeal of Milan against the above mentioned Consob
Resolution No. 18949 dated June 18, 2014 to impose a monetary fine. By decree filed on December 11, 2014, the Court of
Appeal of Milan rejected the opposition made by Saipem SpA which then appealed to the Court of Cassation against the Decree
issued by the Court of Appeal of Milan. The appeal was discussed on November 7, 2017. On February 14, 2018, the Court of
Cassation filed its decision rejecting Saipem’s petition on the grounds of the “absolute uniqueness of the situation... concerning
the interpretation of the phrase 'without delay' in the text of the paragraph 1 of Article 114 TUF” and condemning each party to
bear its legal costs for the proceedings.
Current legal proceedings: on April 28, 2015, a number of foreign institutional investors initiated legal action against Saipem
SpA before the Court of Milan, seeking judgement against the Company for the compensation of alleged loss and damage
(quantified in approximately €174 million), in relation to investments in Saipem shares which the claimants alleged that they had
made on the secondary market. In particular, the claimants sought judgement against Saipem requiring the latter to pay
compensation for alleged loss and damage which purportedly derived from the following: (i) with regard to the main claim, from
the communication of information alleged to be “imprecise” over the period from February 13, 2012 and June 14, 2013; or
(ii) alternatively, from the allegedly “delayed” notice, only made on January 29, 2013, with the first “profit warning” (the so-called
“First Notice”) of privileged information which would have been in the Company’s possession from July 31, 2012 (or such other
date to be established during the proceedings, identified by the claimants, as a further alternative, on October 24, 2012,
December 5, 2012, December 19, 2012 or January 14, 2013), together with information which was allegedly “incomplete and
imprecise” disclosed to the public over the period from January 30, 2013 to June 14, 2013, the date of the second “profit
warning” (the so-called “Second Notice”). Saipem SpA appeared in court, case number R.G. 28789/2015, fully disputing the
adverse party’s requests, challenging their admissibility and, in any case, their lack of grounds.
As per the order made by the Judge at the hearing of May 31, 2017, the parties proceeded to deposit the briefs referred to in
Article 183, paragraph 6, c.p.c. (Civil Procedure Code). With the same order, the Court set a hearing for February 1, 2018 for the
possible admission of the evidence.
With the same order of May 31, 2017, the Court ordered the separation of the judgement for five of the parties involved in the
proceedings and this separate proceeding – number R.G. 28177/2017 – was discontinued pursuant to Article 181 of the Italian
Civil Procedure Code on November 7, 2017.
At the hearing on February 1, 2018, the Judge, by order dated February 2, 2018, postponed the proceeding to the hearing of
July 19, 2018. pursuant to Article 187, paragraph 2, c.p.c. During the hearing, after the parties clarified the conclusions, the judge
assigned said parties the deadline for filing the final briefs and the replies.
On October 2, 2018, Saipem filed the final brief and on October 22, 2018 Saipem filed the reply.
On November 9, 2018, the Court filed the first instance ruling No. 11357, rejecting the merit of the request by the parties. The
Court has indeed ruled that there is lack of evidence of ownership of Saipem shares by said actors in the period indicated above
and has condemned them to pay €100,000 in favour of Saipem, by way of reimbursement of legal expenses.
On December 31, 2018, the institutional investors challenged the aforementioned sentence before the Court of Appeal of Milan,
requesting that Saipem be ordered to pay approximately €169 million. The first hearing before the Court of Appeal of Milan was
held on May 22, 2019. The Appeal’s Judge adjourned the hearing to July 15, 2020, for the parties to file their final conclusions.
At the hearing of July 15, 2020, the parties clarified their respective conclusions and the Court of Appeal fixed the terms of
October 14, 2020 for filing their final conclusions and of November 3, 2020 for filing their replies.
The Court of Appeal, with an order issued on November 16, 2020, requested the remittal by parties of the translation of some
documents to be filed at an ad-hoc hearing set for January 20, 2021.
At the hearing on January 20, 2021, the Judge, after verifying the filing of the required documents, set a new hearing for
February 10, 2021. At that hearing, the case was held in decision without terms for further conclusive statements. On February
23, 2021, the Judge ordered an integrative evidence phase.
On April 15, 2022, the expert appointed by the Court (“CTU”) filed its final report assessing in favour of Saipem that: (i) the 2013
forecast data, later reflected in the press release relating to the profit warning of January 29, 2013, could not be known in a
sufficiently reliable and definitive way before the date of such press release and that (ii) Saipem could not to communicate in a
reliable way to the market the revision of the guidance contained in the press release relating to the profit warning of June 14,
2013 prior to such date. Consequently, the CTU has not deemed to proceed with any quantifications of the (alleged) damages
claimed by investors. The hearing for the submission of the final request of the parties will be held on May 4, 2022.
With a writ of summons dated December 4, 2017, twenty-seven corporate investors took legal action before the Court of Milan
section specialised in the field of corporate law, against Saipem SpA. and two former Chief Executive Officers of said company,
requesting that they are jointly condemned to pay compensation (with respect to the two former members of the company,
limited to their periods of stay in office) for compensation for damages, material and non-material, allegedly suffered due to an
alleged manipulation of information released to the market during the period between January 2007 and June 2013.
Saipem SpA’s liability was calculated pursuant to Article 1218 of the Civil Code (contractual liability) or pursuant to Article 2043
of the Civil Code (non-contractual liability) or, pursuant to Article 2049 of the Civil Code (owner and client liability) for the illegal
conduct committed by the two former company representatives.
Damages were not initially quantified by the investors, who reserved the right to quantify damages during the trial.
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The Company appeared in court to contest the claims in full, pleading inadmissibility and in any case the groundlessness in fact
and in law.
On June 5, 2018, the first hearing was held. In this hearing the judge assigned terms for evidence pleadings, reserving judgement
until said pleadings could be examined.
The parties proceeded to deposit the pleadings referred to in Article 183, paragraph 6, c.p.c. In the evidence pleading pursuant
to Article 183, paragraph 6, No. 1, c.p.c., the plaintiffs provided for the quantification of damages allegedly suffered in the amount
of approximately €139 million. In its evidence pleading, Saipem and the other defendants remarked, in particular, on the lack of
evidence regarding the acquisition of Saipem shares on the secondary markets by the plaintiffs. Therefore, due to this lack of
evidence from the plaintiffs, all the defendants asked the Court to set a hearing to clarify the conclusions pursuant to Article 187,
c.p.c. One of the plaintiffs by filing its pleading pursuant Article 183, paragraph 6, n. 3, declared to waive the action pursuant to
Article 306, c.p.c.
On November 9, 2018, the Company filed sentence No. 11357 issued by the Court of Milan on November 9, 2018 at the
outcome of case R.G. No. 28789/2015, as this provision decided the same preliminary issues of merit raised by Saipem and the
other defendants in the case under consideration, in particular with reference to the failed proof of purchase of Saipem shares.
On November 9, 2019, Saipem SpA produced in the proceedings the order of the Criminal Court of Milan dated October 17,
2019, with reference to the pending criminal judgment R.G.N.R. 5951/2019, which declared inadmissible in this case the civil suit
brought by approximately 700 civil parties, citing similar reasons to those set forth in decision No. 11357 issued by the Court of
Milan on November 9, 2018 at the outcome of proceedings R.G. No. 28789/2015.
In a note dated October 23, 2019, the plaintiffs filed an application with the judge to authorise the filing of a pro veritate opinion in
relation to Saipem’s filing of November 9, 2018.
With note dated October 25, 2019, Saipem SpA has challenged the inadmissibility of the filing of the aforementioned opinion
brought by the plaintiffs.
The Court set the hearing for the parties’ clarification of their conclusions on November 3, 2020, having deemed it necessary to
remit the decision on all questions and exceptions made by the parties to the Court.
The hearing of November 3, 2020 was postponed to February 9, 2021 with the written discussion of the case.
At the hearing on February 9, 2021, the Judge held the case in decision, setting the legal terms for the filing of the final
statements and the replies which were respectively filed on April 12 and May 3, 2021.
On November 20, 2021, the Court of Milan ruled in favour of Saipem, rejecting the plaintiffs' claims of approximately €101 million
out of €139.6 million.
Investors whose claims have been rejected, will be able to appeal before the Milan Court of Appeal. In the meantime, they paid
Saipem approximately €150 thousand in legal expenses.
The Court of Milan with the aforementioned decision and with an order dated November 20, 2021 remitted the case to the
preliminary investigation in respect of the further claims for damages for an amount of approximately €38 million.
For these investors, whose claims amount to approximately €38 million, the proceedings will continue in the first instance, and
the next hearing is scheduled for February 9, 2021. The hearing for the discussion of the parties is scheduled on May 9, 2022.
On January 21, 2022, Saipem filed its appeal against the part of the decision issued on November 20, 2021, which ordered the
remittance of the claims brought by these plaintiffs. On January 24, 2022, investors, whose claims have been rejected, filed their
appeal against the decision issued on November 20, 2021.
Demands for out-of-court settlement and mediation proceedings: with regard to the alleged delays in providing information
to the markets, from 2015 to 2022, Saipem SpA received a number of out-of-court demands and mediation applications.
As far as the out-of-court claims are concerned, the following have been made: (i) in April 2015 by 48 institutional investors
acting on their own behalf and/or on behalf of the funds managed by them respectively amounting to approximately €291.9
million, without specifying the value of the claims made by each investor/fund (subsequently, 21 of these institutional investors,
together with a further 8 presented applications for mediation for a total amount of approximately €159 million; 5 of these
institutional investors together with another 5, presented applications for mediation in relation to the total amount of
approximately €21.9 million); (ii) in September 2015 by 9 institutional investors acting on their own behalf and/or for the funds
managed by them respectively for a total amount of approximately €21.5 million, without specifying the value of the claims for
compensation made by each investor/fund (subsequently 5 of these institutional investors together with another 5, made an
application for mediation for a total amount of approximately €21.9 million); (iii) over 2015 by two private investors amounting
respectively to approximately €37,000 and €87,500; (iv) during the month of July 2017 from some institutional investors for
approximately €30 million; (v) on December 4, 2017 by 141 institutional investors for an unspecified amount (136 of these
investors on June 12, 2018 renewed their out-of-court request, again for an unspecified amount); (vi) on April 12, 2018 for
approximately €150-200 thousand by a private investor; (vii) on July 3, 2018 by a private investor for approximately €330,000;
(viii) on October 25, 2018 for approximately €8,800 by a private investor; (ix) on November 2, 2018 for approximately €48,000 by
a private investor; (x) on May 22, 2019 for approximately €53,000 by a private investor; (xi) on June 3, 2019 for an unspecified
amount by a private investor; (xii) on June 5, 2019, for an unspecified amount by two private investors; (xiii) in February 2020 by a
private investor for damages of €1,538,580; (xiv) in March 2020 by two private investors who did not indicate the value of their
claims for compensation; (xv) in April 2020 by two private investors who have not indicated the value of their claims for
compensation and by a private investor claiming alleged damages of approximately €40,000; (xvi) in May 2020 by a private
investor who did not indicate the value of the claimed compensation; (xvii) in June 2020 by a private investor who did not indicate
the value of the claimed compensation; (xviii) in June 2020 by twenty-three private investors who did not indicate the value of
their claim for compensation; (xix) in July 2020 by eighteen investors claiming damages of approximately €22.4 million; (xx) in
July 2020 by thirty-four private investors who did not indicate the value of their claim for compensation; (xxi) in August 2020:
(a) by four private investors who did not indicate the value of their claim for compensation, (b) by three institutional investors, on
their own behalf and/or on behalf of the funds they manage, for an amount of approximately €7.5 million; (xxii) in September 2020
by ten private investors who did not state the value of their claim; (xxiii) in October 2020: (a) by twelve private investors who have
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not indicated the value of their claim, (b) by one private investor, who claims damages to the value of €113,810, (c) by
six-hundred and forty-four associated private investors, who have not indicated the value of their claim and (d) by three
institutional investors, on their own behalf and/or on behalf of the funds they manage, for a total amount of €115,000; (xxiv) in
November 2020: (a) by eleven private investors, who have not indicated the value of their claim, (b) by two institutional investors,
on their own behalf and/or on behalf of the funds they manage, for an amount of approximately €166,000; (xxv) in December
2020 by ten private investors who have not indicated the value of their claim and by one private investor, who claims to have
suffered damages of €234,724; (xxvi) in January 2021, by four private investors who have not indicated the value of their claim;
(xxvii) in March 2021: (a) by three investors who have not indicated the value of their claims and (b) by five associated private
investors, who have not indicated the value of their claim; (xxviii) (a) in April 2021, by a private investor who have not indicated the
value of his claim, (b) by fourteen institutional investors acting on their own behalf and/or on behalf of the funds managed for a
total amount of approximately €3 million; (xxix) in May 2021: (a) by two private investors who have not indicated the value of their
claim, (b) by a private investor who has indicated the value of his claim for approximately €100,000 and (c) by a private investor
who has indicated the value of his claim for approximately €84,000; (xxx) by a private investor who has indicated the value of their
claim for approximately €92,000; (xxxi) in December 2021, by two private investors who indicated the value of their claim at a
total of approximately €143,000; (xxxii) in January 2022, by 161 private investors who indicated the value of their claim at a total
of approximately €23 million.
Those applications where mediation has been attempted, but with no positive outcome, involve seven main demands: (a) in April
2015 by 7 institutional investors acting on their own behalf and/or for the funds managed by them, in relation to approximately
€34 million; (b) in September 2015 by 29 institutional investors on their own behalf and/or for the funds managed by them
respectively, for a total amount of approximately €159 million (21 of these investors, together with another 27, submitted
out-of-court demands in April 2015, complaining that they had suffered loss and damage for a total amount of approximately
€291 million without specifying the value of the claims for compensation for each investor/fund); (c) in December 2015 by a
private investor in the amount of approximately €200,000; (d) in March 2016 by 10 institutional investors on their own behalf
and/or for the funds managed by each respectively, for a total amount of approximately €21.9 million (5 of these investors
together with another 4 had presented out-of-court applications in September 2015, complaining they had suffered loss and
damage for a total amount of approximately €21.5 million without specifying the value of the compensation sought by each
investor/fund. Another 5 of these investors, together with a further 43, had presented out-of-court applications in April 2015
alleging they had suffered loss and damage for an amount of approximately €159 million without specifying the value of the
compensation sought by each investor/fund); (e) by a private investor in April 2017 for approximately €40,000; (f) in 2018-2019
by a private investor for approximately €48,000; (g) in December 2020 by a private investor who started the mediation,
requesting compensation for an unspecified value. Saipem SpA verified the aforementioned requests for out-of-court claims
and mediation and found them to be groundless and denying all liability. At the date of approval of the Annual Financial Report as
of December 31, 2021 by the Board of Directors, the aforementioned demands for out-of-court settlements and/or mediation
were not subject to legal action, except for the matters specified above in relation to the two cases pending before the Court of
Milan and the Court of Appeal of Milan, for another case with a value of €3 million in which Saipem was summoned in the course
of 2018 by the defendant in court and (for which the claim against Saipem had been rejected by the Court in the first instance
and in the second degree the Court of Appeal – accepting the defence statements of Saipem SpA – has rejected the
counterparty appeal, sentencing the latter to a payment in favour of Saipem SpA of the legal expenses) at the time this
proceedings is pending before the Court of Cassation; another case with a claim value of approximately €40,000 which ended in
favour of Saipem SpA; and another case notified to Saipem with a claim value of approximately €200,000, which also ended in
favour of Saipem.
DISPUTE WITH HUSKY - SUNRISE ENERGY PROJECT IN CANADA
On November 15, 2010, Saipem Canada Inc (“Saipem”) and Husky Oil Operations Ltd (“Husky”) (the latter on behalf of the Sunrise
Oil Sands Partnership formed by BP Canada Energy Group ULC and Husky Oil Sands Partnership, in turn formed by Husky Oil
Operations Ltd and HOI Resources Ltd), signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract No. SR-071 (the
“Contract”), prevalently on a reimbursable basis, relating to the project called Sunrise Energy (the “Project”).
During the execution of the works, the parties agreed several times to modify the contractual payment formula. Specifically: (i) in
October 2012, the parties established that the works were to be paid for on a lump-sum basis, agreeing the amount of CAD 1.3
billion (approximately €849 million) as contract price; (ii) subsequently, in early 2013, an incentive system was agreed that
provided for Saipem’s right to receive additional payments upon achieving certain objectives; (iii) starting from April 2014, the
parties entered into numerous written agreements whereby Husky accepted to reimburse Saipem for the costs incurred in
excess of the lump sum amount previously agreed, thus determining, according to Saipem, a contract change from lump sum to
reimbursable. As the end of the works approached, however, Husky stopped paying what it owed as reimbursement and, in
March 2015, finally terminated the Contract, claiming that Saipem had not complied with the contractual deadline for conclusion
of the works.
In light of the above, on March 16, 2015, Saipem took legal action citing Husky, the aforesaid partnerships and the related
members before the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, requesting, among other things, that the court declare the illegitimacy of
the termination of the Contract by Husky and sentence it to the payment of: (i) more than CAD 800 million (approximately €522
million) for damages that include the payments not made on a reimbursable basis, damages resulting from the termination of the
contract, lost profits and the unjustified enrichment of Husky at the expense of Saipem; or, alternatively, (ii) the market value of
the services, materials and financing rendered.
In September 2015, Husky notified Saipem of a Request for Arbitration (Alberta Arbitration Act), affirming that, as a result of the
reduction of the scope of work requested by Husky, the contractual lump sum price agreed with Saipem should be reduced
proportionally on the basis of a specific contractual provision in this sense. On the basis of this, Husky asked that Saipem be
ordered to pay the related value, quantifying this claim as CAD 45,684,000 (approximately €29.8 million).
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On October 6, 2015, Husky sued Saipem in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, claiming, among other things: (i) that the
payments it had made to Saipem, which were in excess of the lump sum amount agreed between the parties, were justified by
Saipem’s alleged threats to abandon the works if such additional payments were not made (economic duress); and (ii) that even
after the execution of such payments, the performances of Saipem did not improve, forcing Husky to terminate the contract and
complete the works on its own. As a result, Husky asked the Canadian court to order Saipem to pay CAD 1.325 billion
(approximately €865 million) for alleged damages, an amount that includes, among other things: (i) payments in excess with
respect to the agreed lump sum price; (ii) costs to complete the works following termination of the contract; (iii) damages for lost
profits and the penalty for alleged delay in completion of the Project.
In the hearing of January 14, 2016, Saipem requested that the pending proceedings be heard jointly before the Queen’s Bench
Court of Alberta and that arbitration be suspended in order to include the relative claims in the proceedings to be heard jointly.
On May 27, 2016, Saipem filed a short reply requesting that the Court declare invalid the arbitration proceedings commenced by
Husky. At the hearing for the discussion of this petition, held on July 4, 2016, the Judge rejected the request to declare the
arbitration procedure invalid initiated by Husky which is ongoing.
In March 2018, the parties entered into an arbitration agreement by which they agreed to unite all the disputes pending between
them, as described above, in a single “ad hoc” arbitration proceeding based in Canada.
In the Statement of Claim filed by Saipem on April 30, 2018 in the new arbitration procedure, Saipem requested: (i) damages for
over CAD 508 million (approximately €331 million); (ii) damages to be calculated by the court following adjustments to the
contract price due to additional work resulting from the contractual breaches by Husky, or on a quantum meruit basis; (iii) punitive
damages to be determined; (iv) interest in the amount of CAD 90 million (approximately €58.7 million) (or to be calculated by the
court); (v) legal expenses; (vi) any other damages awarded by the court. In the Statement of Claim filed on April 30, 2018, Husky
asked: (i) compensation for approximately CAD 1.37 billion (approximately €909 million) as compensation for alleged damages
(this amount includes, inter alia, payments allegedly in excess of the agreed lump-sum price; the costs for completing the work
after the termination of the contract; the loss of profit and the liquidated damages for delay for the alleged delayed completion of
the Project); (ii) interest to be calculated by the court; (iii) legal expenses; (iv) any other damages awarded by the court. On June 8,
2018, the parties filed their respective Statements of Defence. On September 13, 2019, the parties exchanged their respective
witness statements, expert reports and memorials. In particular, in their respective memorials: (i) Saipem reduced its claims to
CAD 166 million (approximately €108 million), these claims relate to the costs incurred up to the termination of the contract and
associated damages; while (ii) Husky introduced an application for the repayment of alleged overstated payments, initially
quantifying them in a range from CAD 75 million (approximately €48 million) to CAD 125 million (approximately €81.6 million).
Upon the exchange of supplemental memorials, which took place on January 31, 2020, Husky specified its latest request in
approximately CAD 122.5 million (approximately €80 million). During subsequent exchanges, the parties clarified their claims,
also submitting reports by their technical consultants. In particular: (i) Saipem’s claim is now CAD 128,877,844 (approximately
€87.5 million) (net of CAD 19,733,283, equal to approximately €13.4 million, part of Husky’s claim which Saipem recognised
limited to this amount, to be offset against the greater amount that Saipem claims it is due from Husky); while (ii) Husky’s claim
now amounts to CAD 730,249,451 (approximately €496 million).
Hearings were held in February 2021. On March 24, 2021 and April 7, 2021, the post hearing memorials were exchanged.
In August 2021, the parties entered into a settlement agreement so ending the dispute.
ARBITRATION WITH NATIONAL COMPANY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES KSC
(CLOSED), FORMERLY KHARAFI NATIONAL CLOSED KSC (“KHARAFI”) - JURASSIC PROJECT
With reference to the Jurassic project and the related EPC contract between Saipem SpA (“Saipem”) and Kharafi, on July 1,
2016, Saipem filed a request for arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) with which it requested that
Kharafi be condemned:
(1) to return KWD 25,018,228 (approximately €68,243,008), cashed by Kharafi through the enforcement of a performance bond
following the termination of the contract with Saipem;
(2) to refund KWD 20,135,373 (approximately €54,922,842) for costs deriving from the suspension of the procurement
activities, particularly those connected with the purchase by Saipem of 4 turbines;
(3) to refund KWD 10,271,409 (approximately €28,009,394) for engineering costs borne by Saipem prior to the termination of
the contract by Kharafi;
for a total of KWD 55,425,010 (equal to approximately €153,065,479 on the basis of the exchange rate at December 31, 2017).
Kharafi responded to Saipem’s request for arbitration rejecting the claims therein and demanding, by way of counterclaim, that
Saipem be sentenced to pay an amount not yet quantified but including, among other things:
(1) the costs allegedly sustained by Kharafi due to Saipem’s alleged non-fulfilment of the contract (more than KWD 32,824,842,
i.e. approximately €89,510,985); and
(2) the damage allegedly suffered by Kharafi following the enforcement of a guarantee in a sum equivalent to KWD 25,136,973
issued by Kharafi to the final client of the Jurassic project.
On April 28, 2017, Saipem filed its Statement of Claim and on October 16, 2017 Kharafi filed its Statement of Defence and
Counterclaim. The Kharafi counterclaim was set out in KWD 102,737,202 (approximately €283 million). Saipem filed its response
on February 6, 2018 and Kharafi the related Reply and Defence to Counterclaim on April 6, 2018.
On November 14, 2018, the parties filed their expert reports. At that time, Kharafi produced a report prepared by an external
consulting company in which, for the first time, it claimed that the company would have suffered damages for equal to
approximately €1.3 billion, allegedly attributable to Saipem related to the failure of the Jurassic and BS171 projects (in which
Kharafi was a subcontractor of Saipem). Subsequently, Saipem filed an appeal with the Arbitral Tribunal requesting that the
expert report in question, as well as the related request, be thrown out as late and without foundation.
On February 5, 2019, the Arbitral Tribunal pronounced that the report in question was inadmissible and, with it, the new claim for
compensation brought by Kharafi for the equivalent of €1.3 billion.
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On March 1, 2019, Kharafi appealed against the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal which stated that the aforementioned report
was inadmissible before the High Court of Justice in London. At the hearing on July 6, 2019, the High Court of Justice in London
ruled in favour of Saipem, fully rejecting the request of Kharafi and ordering Kharafi to pay, within 14 days from the ruling, GBP
79,000 (approximately €91,329) as legal expenses.
With their last filing the parties specified their demands, based on the final quantifications performed by the experts, indicating as
follows: (i) Saipem, KWD 46,069,056.89 (approximately €125,611,591); and (ii) Kharafi, KWD 162,101,263 (approximately
€441,984,259).
Hearings were held in London from February 18 to March 1, 2019. The award was issued on November 8, 2019 and notified to
the parties in the following days. In the award, the Arbitral Tribunal sentenced Kharafi to pay Saipem the amount of the guarantee
deemed unfairly enforced by Kharafi, namely KWD 25,018,228 (approximately €68.1 million), in addition to interest at 7%,
rejecting all Kharafi’s claims and sharing among the parties the legal costs. At present, Kharafi has not paid Saipem the amount
referred to in the award.
ARBITRATION WITH CPB CONTRACTORS PTY LTD (FORMERLY LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY LTD) (“CPB”)
- GORGON LNG JETTY PROJECT
In August 2017, CPB notified Saipem SA and Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda (“Saipem”) of a
request for arbitration.
The dispute stems from the construction of the jetty of an LNG plant for the Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia. The main
contract for engineering and construction of the pier (“Jetty Contract”) was signed on November 10, 2009 by CPB, Saipem SA,
Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda and Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (“Chevron”).
CPB, based on alleged contractual breaches by Saipem SA and Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal
Lda, has requested that Saipem be ordered to pay approximately AUD 1.39 billion (approximately €900 million). Saipem sustains
that the CPB claims are totally unfounded and has filed its statement in which it has requested the rejection of all the claims
made by CPB and filed a counterclaim for AUD 37,820,023 (approximately €24.5 million), subsequently increased to
approximately AUD 50 million (approximately €32.4 million), for payments related to the consortium agreement, extra costs
related to non-compliance and delays by CPB in the execution of the works and backcharges. Subsequently, the parties
specified their claims. In particular: (i) CPB clarified its demands by making a claim of approximately AUD 1 billion (approximately
€649 million) for alleged violations of the consortium agreement between the parties and another alternative claim of
approximately AUD 1.46 billion (approximately €948 million) based on the assumption that CPB would not have entered into the
Jetty Contract (and would not have suffered the related damages), if Saipem had not violated the consortium contract;
(ii) Saipem has now quantified its claims in a total amount of approximately AUD 30 million (approximately €19.4 million). In 2020
and 2021, the first tranche of hearings were held, while the last tranche has been held from March 28 to April 1, 2022. Oral
closing submissions are scheduled from July 5 to July 7, 2022.
It is noted that, with reference to the same project, in 2016 Chevron initiated a separate arbitration proceeding against the
consortium between CPB and Saipem, requesting payment of liquidated damages and back-charges for an amount currently
equal to approximately AUD 54 million (approximately €35 million). In this arbitration, both CPB and Saipem filed separate
counterclaims against Chevron, quantified, respectively, at AUD 1.9 billion (approximately €1.2 billion) (it is noted that the items of
damages proposed by CPB against Chevron appear, in large part, superimposable to those proposed by CPB against Saipem in
the arbitration between the latter two, referred to in the first part of this paragraph) and AUD 23 million (approximately €14.9
million). The hearings of these proceedings were held in November 2019.
On October 20, 2020, the partial award was notified in this second arbitration (it is a partial ruling as it did not rule on the
Australian GST – goods and services tax – interest and arbitration costs). This award recognised: (i) to Saipem, USD 8,835,710
(approximately €7.3 million) and €99,460; (ii) to CPB, AUD 65,803,183 (approximately €42.7 million); and (iii) to Chevron, AUD
34,570,936 (approximately €22,465,976). The award, however, does not distinguish between Saipem and CPB, treating the two
parties as a single entity. By offsetting the credits and debits indicated above, the Arbitration Panel therefore indicated the
Saipem/CPB consortium as the creditor for the following amounts AUD 31,232,247 (approximately €20,296,323), USD
8,835,710 USD (approximately €7.3 million) and €99,460, leaving it to the members of the Saipem/CPB Consortium to agree on
the relevant sharing of these sums between them. The members of the Saipem/CPB Consortium have then reached an internal
agreement based on which the amounts due to Saipem are equal to €99,460.47 and USD 7,464,454.02 (approximately €6.1
million), without prejudice to the rights of the members of the consortium to claim a different split in court. Saipem collected the
amount it was owed by Chevron.
On April 21, 2021, the Arbitral Tribunal issued the final award on costs and interests. By applying setoffs among the credits and
debits of the parties, the Tribunal has established that Chevron shall pay the Saipem/CPB Consortium: AUD 6,560,564.84
(approximately €4,220,638), USD 2,894,266.25 (approximately €2,410,530) and €38,136.56. However, the Tribunal has not
distinguished between the amounts to be assigned to Saipem and CPB, considering the Consortium as a single party in the
proceedings. Saipem and CPB have agreed to split in equal parts the awarded amounts of costs and interests. Each party has
received from Chevron AUD 3,280,282, USD 1,447,133 and €19,068.
ARBITRATION WITH NATIONAL COMPANY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES KSC
(CLOSED), FORMERLY KHARAFI NATIONAL KSC (CLOSED) - BOOSTER STATION 171 (KUWAIT) PROJECT (“BS171”)
On March 18, 2019, the International Chamber of Commerce of Paris, at the request of the National Company for Infrastructure
Projects Development Construction and Services KSC (Closed) (formerly Kharafi National KSC, for convenience, hereinafter
“Kharafi”) notified Saipem SpA of a request for arbitration, in which Kharafi requested that Saipem be ordered to pay sums of at
least KWD 38,470,431 (approximately €104,843,488) as extra-costs deriving from alleged breaches of contract, in addition to
KWD 8,400,000 (approximately €22,893,337) by way of refund of the amount collected by Saipem in 2016 following the
enforcement (illegitimate according to Kharafi) of the bond issued by Kharafi to guarantee project performance.
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The dispute pertains to subcontract No. 526786 signed by Saipem and Kharafi on August 27, 2010, relating to the BS171
project (final client KOC) terminated by Saipem on July 30, 2016 for serious breaches and delays by Kharafi in the execution of
the works, with consequent enforcement of the aforementioned performance guarantee.
Appearing in court, on May 17, 2019, Saipem filed its response to the request for arbitration, contesting the requests by Kharafi
and making a counterclaim, which involves: (i) a payment of KWD 14,964,522 (approximately €40,783,154); and (ii) the
recognition of Saipem’s enforcement of the performance bond and the consequent rejection of the reimbursement claim for the
same amount (KWD 8,400,000) made by Kharafi.
In the Schedule of Loss filed by Kharafi in March 2020, the claim was reduced to KWD 31,824,929 (approximately €86,734,625)
in addition to interest and costs, including KWD 8,400,000 (approximately €22.893,337) by way of return of the performance
bond. Saipem should have filed its Statement of Defence and Counterclaim on April 9, 2020. However, the deadline was
postponed due to the COVID-19 emergency. Finally, on September 18, 2020, Saipem filed its defence and counterclaim,
contesting the opposing claims and quantified its counterclaim in KWD 23,431,109 (approximately €63,861,514) plus interest
and expenses. Kharafi should have filed its reply by December 4, 2020; however, on the same date, Kharafi’s lawyers sent a letter
to the ICC Arbitral Tribunal in which they informed that, due to economic difficulties, Kharafi would no longer have any legal
representation in the BS171 arbitration, would not be able to produce further documentation in the proceeding and would not
participate in any future arbitration hearings. Despite this, Kharafi invited the Court not to consider its claim as withdrawn or
Saipem’s claim as admitted, asking that the arbitration proceeding be continued in absentia and that the Arbitral Tribunal rule on
the basis of the deeds and documents filed to date by both parties. On December 16, 2020, Saipem sent its response to the
Court, asking that the Court: (i) reject Kharafi’s request of a proceeding tried in absentia to be decided on the sole basis of the
available documentation; and (ii) reject Kharafi’s claims, as Kharafi was no longer able to support such claims in the proceedings.
The Arbitral Tribunal gave Kharafi a deadline of January 7, 2021 to respond to Saipem’s request, then extended it to January 18,
2021, given Kharafi’s inaction. Kharafi, however, did not file any replies. On February 1, 2021, the Arbitral Tribunal decided to
proceed in Kharafi’s absentia and to set three hearing days (instead of three weeks in March 2022, as initially foreseen by the
arbitration calendar), inviting the parties to provide comments on the decision. Saipem expressed its agreement. Following the
submission of the parties’ technical experts’ reports, Kharafi’s claims has been confirmed in KWD 34,554,608 (approximately
€104,938,937), while Saipem’s counterclaim is now quantified in KWD 20,604,294 (approximately €62,587,844). The hearings
took place between March 14 and March 16, 2022.
ARBITRATION INITIATED BY NORMAND MAXIMUS OPERATIONS LTD (“NORMAND MAXIMUS”)
Normand Maximus has initiated two arbitration proceedings under the London Maritime Arbitrators Association and London
Arbitration Act 1996 against Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda (“SPCM”) and Saipem SpA. The
arbitration against SPCM relates to the charter agreement of the vessel Normand Maximus dated June 6, 2014 and subsequent
amendments (the “Agreement”), whilst that against Saipem SpA concerns the parent company guarantee issued by Saipem
SpA. on October 26, 2016, with which the latter guaranteed SPCM’s obligations under the Contract.
Normand Maximus’ claims in the two arbitrations amount to a total of USD 48,173,144 (approximately €39.7 million) (for the
termination fee, hire differential claim and unused maintenance days claim allegedly accrued following the termination of the
Contract by SPCM), in addition to expenses and interest. SPCM and Saipem SpA pleaded that they did not receive the
notification of the requests for arbitration in a timely manner and therefore obtained a postponement to February 12, 2021 for
the filing of the respective Defences and Counterclaim Submissions.
On February 12, 2021, SPCM filed its Defence and Counterclaim submission, requesting, by way of a counterclaim, USD
43,714,805 (approximately €36 million) (or other amount determined by the Court) plus interest and expenses, deriving from
breaches by Normand Maximus and associated damages to SPCM due to the non-compliance of the vessel with respect to the
contractual specifications. On the same date, Saipem SpA filed its Defence and Counterclaim submission in the arbitration
relating to the parent company guarantee, denying any breach by SPCM in relation to the contract for which the guarantee was
issued. SPCM and Saipem SpA also claimed their right to offset the amounts requested by Normand Maximus with the amounts
due by the latter by way of damages caused to SPCM/Saipem SpA for the above reasons.
On March 12, 2021, Normand Maximus filed its reply and defence to counterclaim whereby it has: (i) claimed that SPCM and
Saipem SpA have no right to set off any amount claimed by Normand Maximus with any possible amount owed to SPCM and
Saipem SpA for damages; (ii) rejected SPCM and Saipem SpA’s position on the non-conformity of the vessel to the contractual
specifications; and (iii) challenged the quantification of the damages made by SPCM and Saipem.
Normand Maximus has also filed a separate application in which it has asked the Arbitral Tribunal to determine as preliminary
issues: (i) the correct measure of SPCM and Saipem SpA’s losses; and (ii) whether SPCM and Saipem SpA are entitled to set-off
the sums counterclaimed. Normand Maximus also seeks an immediate partial award on their claims in such sum as the Arbitral
Tribunal may determine. On May 20, 2021, the parties settled amicably the dispute. The arbitration has therefore ended.
ARBITRATION INITIATED BY SAUDI ARABIAN KENTZ CO LTD (“KENTZ”)
On November 27, 2020, Kentz sent Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd (“Snamprogetti”) a request for arbitration under the rules
of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”).
In this request for arbitration, Kentz, a Snamprogetti subcontractor in the Khurais Central Processing Facilities for the Area
Facilities Expansion and Sat GOSP project, requested an extension of time and the payment of SAR 329,020,474 (approximately
€72.9 million) (plus interest and legal costs) for the alleged costs of delay, disruption, acceleration, substitution, head office
overheads, finance costs, milestone and back-charges, which Kentz believes were illegally applied by Snamprogetti. On January
25, 2021, Snamprogetti filed its response to Kentz’s request for arbitration, rejecting the latter’s claims and requesting, in
counterclaim, the following amounts: (i) SAR 18.4 million (approximately €4 million) for liquidated damages; (ii) SAR 25,380,189
(approximately €5.5 million) for additional costs incurred when Snamprogetti had to replace Kentz in some activities relating to
the project; (iii) SAR 1,048,276 (approximately €232,000) for costs related to additional resources that Snamprogetti had to
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dedicate to the Project due to Kentz’s default; and (iv) interest and expenses. On February 27, 2021, Kentz has submitted its
Reply to Answer and Counterclaims in which it has rejected Snamprogetti’s position and insisted with its claims. On May 28,
2021, the parties settled amicably the dispute. The arbitration has therefore ended.
LITIGATION INITIATED BY ISIODU COMMUNITY IN EMOHUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE + OTHERS
HRH Eze Jacob O Ugwugwueli, Chief Tobin Iregbundah, Chief Robinson Chukwu, Chief Sunday P. Azundah, Elder Clifford Ikpo,
Chief Samuel C. Azundah (on its own and on behalf of the Council of Chiefs and people of Isiodu Community in Emohua Local
Government Area of Rivers State (together the “Plaintiffs”) sued Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd (“SCNL”), Shell Petroleum
Development Co Nigeria Ltd (“SPCD”), Patyco Global Concept Ltd, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigerian
Department of Petroleum Resources before the Federal High Court of Port Harcourt (Nigeria) alleging that toxic substances
deriving from the realisation of the Southern Swamp Associated Gas Solutions project in Nigeria were illegally spilled into the
territory of their community by the Nigerian company Patyco Global Concept Ltd, a subcontractor appointed by SCNL/SPDC to
dispose of the waste deriving from the realisation of this project. The Plaintiffs requested that all the defendants be sentenced to
pay, jointly and severally, compensation of: (i) USD 60 million (approximately €49.5 million) for the alleged damage to the
environment and the health/life of the Plaintiffs; (ii) USD 3 billion (approximately €2.47 billion) for the alleged special damages for
all of the related consequences and recovery activities that would allegedly derive from them; (iii) legal fees and interest at 20%.
The defendants contest any responsibility vis-à-vis the claims put forth by the Plaintiffs, and have filed documents and reports to
such extent. After several postponements, the first hearing, initially scheduled for March 17, 2021 has been scheduled for March
30, 2022. On March 30, 2022, the Judge scheduled an hearing for the discussions of some preliminary aspects on June 23,
2022.
CONSOB RESOLUTION OF MARCH 2, 2018
With reference to Consob Resolution No. 20324 of March 2, 2018 (“the Resolution”) the contents of which are described in
paragraph “Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No.
58/1998 and the notice from the Consob offices dated April 6, 2018”, the Board of Directors of Saipem resolved on March 5,
2018 to appeal the Resolution in the competent courts.
The appeal to the TAR-Lazio was filed on April 27, 2018. Following access to the administrative proceedings, on May 24, 2018
Saipem filed with the TAR-Lazio additional grounds for appeal against the aforementioned Resolution.
On June 15, 2021, a hearing was held before the TAR-Lazio to discuss Saipem’s appeal against the Consob Resolution of March
2, 2018.
On July 6, 2021, the TAR-Lazio rejected the appeal filed by Saipem SpA on April 27, 2018.
On July 6, 2021, Saipem SpA issued the following press release:
“Saipem SpA informs that the Regional Administrative Court (“TAR”) of Lazio, through the decision filed today, has rejected the
appeal presented on April 27, 2018 by the Company against Consob Resolution No. 20324 dated March 2, 2018 (of which the
markets were informed with the Press Release dated March 5, 2018, the “Resolution”).
With the Resolution (the contents of which are described in paragraph “Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to
Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and the notice from the Consob Offices dated April 6, 2018” of
the Annual Report 2020 of Saipem SpA) Consob has stated the non-compliance of Saipem’s 2016 Annual Statutory and
Consolidated Reports with the regulations which govern their preparation, concerns in particular: (i) the incorrect application of
the accrual basis of accounting affirmed by IAS 1; (ii) the non-application of IAS 8 in relation to the correction of errors with
reference to the financial statements of 2015; and (iii) the estimation process of the discount rate pursuant to IAS 36.
With the Resolution Consob has therefore asked the Company, pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree
No. 58/1998, to disclose the following elements of information to the markets: (A) the weaknesses and non-compliance
identified by Consob in relation to the accounting correctness of the financial statements mentioned above; (B) the applicable
international accounting standards and the violations detected in relation thereto; (C) the illustration, in an appropriate pro-forma
consolidated income statements and balance sheet – with comparative data – of the effects that accounting in compliance with
the regulations would have produced on the 2016 balance sheet, income statement and shareholders’ equity, for which
incorrect information was supplied.
Saipem SpA on April 16, 2018 issued a press release providing a pro-forma consolidated income statements and balance sheet
at December 31, 2016 with the only aim to comply with the Resolution.
The TAR of Lazio has rejected the appeal presented by Saipem SpA requesting the annulment of the Resolution.
Saipem reserves its right to appeal the decision of the TAR of Lazio before the Council of State”.
On November 6, 2021, Saipem SpA filed its appeal before the Council of State against the decision of the TAR of Lazio.
CONSOB RESOLUTION OF FEBRUARY 21, 2019
With reference to Consob Resolution No. 20828 of February 21, 2019, communicated to Saipem on March 12, 2019 (“the
Resolution”) the contents of which are described in paragraph “Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to Article
154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and the notice from the Consob Offices dated April 6, 2018”, The
Board of Directors of Saipem resolved on April 2, 2019 to appeal Resolution No. 20828 before the Milan Court of Appeal. On
April 12, 2019, Saipem SpA appealed, pursuant to Article 195 TUF, against the Resolution before the Milan Court of Appeal,
requesting its cancellation. A similar appeal was filed by the two individuals sanctioned under the Resolution, i.e. the Chief
Executive Officer of Saipem SpA and the Chief Financial Officer and Officer responsible for financial reporting in office at the
time of the events. The first hearing before the Milan Court of Appeal was held on November 13, 2019.
On that day, the Milan Court of Appeal postponed the discussion on November 4, 2020.
On October 23, 2020, Saipem SpA and the two individuals sanctioned submitted an application to the Court of Appeal, to be
allowed to file documents required to debate the appeal by November 4, 2020.
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On November 2, 2020, the Court of Appeal authorised the filing of the documents requested on October 23, 2020 by the parties,
also granting Consob a deadline to submit any counter-arguments on those documents by December 15, 2020 and postponed
the hearing to discuss the appeal to January 27, 2021.
On January 20, 2021, Saipem SpA and the two individuals sanctioned presented a new application to the Court of Appeal, to be
allowed to file additional documents required to debate the appeal by January 27, 2021 and to be authorised to propose new
grounds for the appeal. which came to light when new documents were found.
On January 21, 2021, the Court of Appeal accepted the applications by Saipem and the individuals and authorised the filing of
the documents requested on January 20, 2021. The Court also upheld the proposal of additional grounds, to be submitted
through written filings by February 26, 2021, and also granted Consob the right to submit its counter filings by March 25, 2021.
The hearing for the discussion will be held on April 21, 2021.
At the hearing of April 21, 2021, the appeals were discussed.
The Milan Court of Appeal has partially upheld the appeals, whilst it rejected the remaining:
≥ reducing from €200,000 to €150,000 the administrative financial fine imposed by Consob in 2019 against the former Chief
Executive Officer of the Company in office from April 30, 2015 until April 30, 2021;
≥ reducing from €150,000 to €115,000 the administrative financial fine imposed by Consob in 2019 against the former CFO and
officer responsible for the Company’s financial reporting in office at the time of the 2016 capital increase until June 7, 2016;
and
≥ consequentially reducing from €350,000 to €265,000 the condemnation of Saipem SpA to the payment of the afore
mentioned administrative financial fines, as the party jointly and severally liable pursuant to Article 195, paragraph 9, of the
Italian Consolidated Law on Finance (Legislative Decree No. 58/1998).
On January 20, 2022, Saipem appealed the Milan Court of Appeal decision before the Italian Supreme Court (“Corte di
Cassazione”).
On March 1, 2022, Consob served Saipem SpA with its appeal (“controricorcorso con ricorso incidentale”).
Saipem SpA filed its appeal against Consob’s appeal (“controricorcorso con ricorso incidentale”) on April 8, 2022.
ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF MILAN - 2015 AND 2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PROSPECTUS OF THE JANUARY 2016 CAPITAL INCREASE
On January 22, 2019, the Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan notified Saipem SpA of a “local search warrant and seize notice of
investigation”, in relation to the alleged administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter - lett. B), Legislative
Decree No. 231/2001, based on the alleged crime of false accounting allegedly committed from April 2016 to April 2017, as well
as in relation to the alleged unlawful administrative act pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No.
231/2001, based on the alleged crime of manipulation of the market, allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017.
At the same time, the Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan had notified the following individuals that they were under investigation:
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018), as well
as, for various reasons, one manager and two former managers (the former Officer responsible for financial reporting in office
until June 7, 2016 and the former Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until May 16, 2019). The investigation
concerns the following offences: (i) false accounting relating to the 2015 and 2016 financial statements; (ii) manipulation of the
market allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017; and (iii) false statements in the prospectus issued with
reference to the documentation for the offer of the capital increase in January 2016.
On December 18, 2020, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office served the notice of conclusion of the preliminary investigations to
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018), to a
former executive (the Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June 7, 2016) and to Saipem SpA.
Saipem SpA is charged with reference to the hypothesis of an administrative offence referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter
of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 “for having failed to prepare an organisational model suitable to prevent the crimes of false
accounting”, pursuant to Article 2622 of the Italian Civil Code, allegedly committed from March 16, 2016 until July 27, 2016 with
reference to the Financial Statements at December 31, 2015 and the Half-Year Report at June 30, 2016 and the administrative
offence referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 “for having failed to prepare an
organisational model suitable to prevent the crimes of false statements in the prospectus”, pursuant to Article 173-bis of
Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, and “market manipulation”, pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, allegedly
committed from October 27, 2015 until July 27, 2016.
From the notice of conclusion of the preliminary investigations, the following offences are waged against the two individuals still
under investigation (the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on
May 3, 2018) and a former Executive who held the role of Executive Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June
7, 2016): i) false accounting pursuant to Article 2622 of the Italian Civil Code in relation to the Financial Statements at December
31, 2015 (with reference to both suspects) and the First Half Report at June 30, 2016 (with reference only to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015) and on May 3, 2018); (ii) false statements in the
Prospectus pursuant to Article 173-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 with reference to both suspects, issued with
reference to the documentation for the offer of the capital increase in January 2016, from January 22, 2016 to February 5, 2016;
(iii) market manipulation pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, allegedly committed by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018) from October 27, 2015 to
July 27, 2016 and by the CFO and Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June 7, 2016 from October 27, 2015
until June 7, 2016.
On March 29, 2021, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing of the Tribunal of Milan has notified to Saipem SpA that the preliminary
hearing is scheduled for May 10, 2021, in relation to the alleged administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter,
letter B) of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, for failing to implement an organisational model capable of preventing the offence
of false accounting, allegedly committed from March 16, 2016 to July 27, 2016, as well as in relation to the alleged administrative
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offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, for failing to implement an
organisational model capable of preventing the crimes of false statement in the prospectus and manipulation of the market,
allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to July 27, 2016.
This notification follows the issue of the notice of completion of the preliminary investigations and the subsequent request for
indictment by the Public Prosecutor of Milan, notified together with the decree scheduling the preliminary hearing, against
Saipem SpA, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3,
2018) and a former executive of the Company (the CFO and Officer responsible for the Company's Financial Reporting in office
until June 7, 2016).
The Public Prosecutor of Milan in the request for indictment alleges the following offences: (i) false accounting pursuant to
Article 2622 of the Italian Civil Code relating to the financial statements at December 31, 2015, allegedly committed by both
individuals, and the First Half Report at June 30, 2016 allegedly committed only by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
(appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018); (ii) manipulation of the market pursuant to Article
185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 allegedly committed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by
Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018) from October 27, 2015 to July 27, 2016 and by the CFO and
Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June 7, 2016 from October 27, 2015 until June 7, 2016; and (iii) false
statement in the prospectus pursuant to Article 173-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 allegedly committed from January
22, 2016 until February 5, 2016 by both individuals with reference to the documentation for the offer of a capital increase in
January 2016.
At the May 10, 2021, hearing before the Milan Judge of the Preliminary Hearing, more than 500 plaintiff applications (“richieste di
costituzione di parte civile”) were filed, both in the name and on behalf of Saipem SpA shareholders, and on behalf of
associations representing diffuse interests. The Judge of the Preliminary Hearing adjourned the next hearings to September 21,
2021, in order to allow the parties lawyers to review the plaintiff applications filed and to formulate their remarks, and
consequentially to decide on their admissibility. The Judge in this proceedings has since been moved to a different assignment
and the proceedings has been assigned to a new Judge who, at the hearing on January 20, 2022, postponed the discussion to
the hearing of February 28, 2022.
On February 28, 2022 hearing, the Judge admitted No. 503 individuals as plaintiffs in the proceedings.
At the hearing of March 15, 2022 was held the discussion of the defences. The proceedings were adjourned to April 12, 2022
hearing for the decision of the indictment.
On April 12, 2022, Saipem SpA issued the following press release:
“Saipem expresses its satisfaction for the decision of the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing at the Court of Milan, who acquitted
all the defendants.
San Donato Milanese (MI), April 12, 2022 - Saipem SpA expresses its satisfaction for today’s decision issued by the Judge for
the Preliminary Hearing at the Court of Milan, who acquitted, because ‘no offence was committed’, the Company, the former CEO
of the Company (in office from April 30, 2015 until April 30, 2021), and the former CFO and Officer responsible for the
Company’s financial reporting (in office from December 6, 2013 until June 7, 2016) in relation to the following alleged crimes:
(i) false accounting, allegedly committed from March 16, 2016 to July 27, 2016; (ii) false statement in the prospectus and
manipulation of the market, allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to July 27, 2016”.
30 Revenue
The following is a summary of the main components of revenue. For more information about changes in revenue and reporting
by business segment, see the “Financial and economic results” section of the “Directors’ Report”.
Core business revenue
Core business revenue was as follows:
(€ million)
Revenue from sales and E&C services
Revenue from sales and Drilling services
Total
2020
6,631
711
7,342
2021
6,134
741
6,875
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Net sales by geographical segment were as follows:
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
Italy
Rest of Europe
CIS
Middle East
Far East
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Americas
Total
2020
419
493
539
2,520
880
377
1,681
433
7,342
2021
284
735
460
2,159
760
90
1,738
649
6,875
As described in “Accounting policies” in the paragraph “Contract assets and contract liabilities”, to which we refer, in
consideration of the nature of the contracts and the type of works performed by Saipem, the individual obligations contractually
identified are mainly satisfied over time. The revenue that measures the progress of the work is determined, in line with the
provisions of IFRS 15, by using an input method based on the percentage of costs incurred with respect to the total
contractually estimated costs (“cost-to-cost” method).
Contract revenue includes the amount agreed in the initial contract, plus revenue from change orders and claims.
The change orders consist of additional fees deriving from changes to the contractually agreed works requested by the
customer; price revisions (claims) consist of requests for additional fees deriving from higher charges incurred for reasons
attributable to the customer. Change orders and claims are included in the amount of revenue when the changes to the agreed
works and/or price have been approved, even if their definition has not yet been agreed on and in any case for a total amount not
exceeding €30 million. Any pending revenue reported for a period longer than one year, with no changes in the negotiations with
the customer, is impaired, despite the confidence in recovery of the business. Amounts higher than €30 million are reported only
if supported by outside technical-legal expert opinions.
The cumulative amount of additional payments for change orders and claims, including amounts pertaining to previous years,
based on projects progress as of December 31, 2021, totalled €176 million (€275 million as of December 31, 2020). There are
no additional amounts relating to ongoing legal proceedings.
The change from the previous year is mainly due to the write-down of a claim related to a wind power project, the recoverability
of which was no longer considered highly probable, as was the case in the previous year following the negotiating attitude
adopted by the counterparties It should be noted that negotiations between the parties have recently resumed.
The contractual obligations to be fulfilled by the Saipem Group (order backlog), which as of December 31, 2021 amounted to
€22,733 million, are expected to generate revenue of €8,062 million in 2022 while the remainder will be generated in subsequent
years.
The share of revenue for leasing in the item “Core business revenue” does not have a significant impact on the overall amount of
core business revenue, as it amounts to less than 3% of the total and it refers to the Drilling and Leased FPSO sectors.
Revenue from related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
Other revenue and income
Other revenue and income were as follows:
(€ million)
Gains on disposal of assets
Indemnities
Other income
Total
31 Operating expenses
2020
9
-
57
66
2021
4
1
-
5
The following is a summary of the main components of operating expenses. The most significant variations are analysed in the
“Financial and economic results” section of the “Directors’ Report”.
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Purchases, services and other costs
Purchases, services and other costs included the following:
(€ million)
Raw, ancillary and consumable materials and goods
Services
Use of third party assets
Net accruals to (utilisation of) the provisions for risks and charges
Other expenses
less:
- internal work capitalised
- changes in inventories of raw, ancillary and consumable materials and goods
Total
2020
1,538
3,379
345
58
34
(21)
14
5,347
2021
1,850
3,386
452
1,024
124
(27)
30
6,839
During 2021 no brokerage fees were incurred.
Research and development costs that do not meet the requirements for capitalisation amounted to €35 million (€35 million in
2020).
“Use of third party assets” equal to €452 million, refer to €442 million for lease contracts, of which €304 million relate mainly to
“Short-term Leases” with a term of less than or equal to 12 months, €92 million relate to “Variable payments”, €45 million relate
to “Intangible Leasing Software” and €1 million relate to “Low value”.
Net accruals to/utilisations of the provisions for risks and charges for a total of €1,024 million refer to the provisions for risks
related to disputes, provisions for contractual expenses and losses on long-term contracts and other provisions included in
Note 23 “Provisions for risks and charges”.
Purchases, services and other costs to related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
Net reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses) on trade receivables and other assets
Net reversals of impairment losses (impairment losses) on trade receivables and other assets include the effects relative to IFRS
9 applied to contract assets and are broken down as follows:
(€ million)
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Contract assets
Total
Personnel expenses
Personnel expenses were as follows:
(€ million)
Wages and salaries
Social security contributions
Contributions to benefit plans
Accrual to provision for TFR recognised as a counter-item to pension or Inps funds
Voluntary redundancy incentives
Other costs
less:
- internal work capitalised
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
(5)
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(7)
Dec. 31, 2021
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-
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(42)
2020
1,369
211
34
24
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1,625
2021
1,360
226
20
23
19
10
(7)
1,651
Net accruals to provisions for employee benefits are shown under Note 24 “Employee benefits”.
Income/expense for voluntary redundancy incentives refer only to net accruals to/utilisations of the provisions for redundancy
incentives as commented on in Note 23 “Provisions for risks and charges”.
Long-term incentive plans
In order to create a system of incentives and loyalty among Group’s Senior Managers, Saipem SpA, defined, among other things,
incentive plans starting from 2016, through the free allocation of Saipem SpA ordinary shares which was implemented in
three-year cycles.
As of December 31, 2021, existing share plans include: (i) long-term incentive plans (2016-2018 and 2019-2021) and
(ii) short-term incentive plan (2020-2022), respectively approved by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meetings of April 29, 2016, April
30, 2019 and April 29, 2020.
All plans provide for the free allocation of Saipem ordinary shares to the executives of Saipem SpA and its subsidiaries, holders
of organizational positions with significant impact on the achievement of business results, also in relation to performance
expressed and professional skills.
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The 2020-2022 short term plan includes, in addition to the share incentive, monetary incentives for the three-year period
2020-2022 for resources who achieve the annual performance goals assigned. In this paragraph only the share-based
component is discussed.
For additional information about the characteristics of the two plans, please see the disclosure made available to the public on
the company’s website (www.saipem.com), under the current law (Article 114-bis of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and
Consob implementing regulations).
The cost is determined with reference to the fair value of the option assigned to the senior manager, while the portion for the
year is determined pro-rata temporis throughout the period to which the incentive refers (so-called vesting period and
co-investment period/retention premium).
The fair value for the year, relative to all the implementations made, is €5 million.
The assessment was made using the Stochastic and Black & Scholes models, according to the provisions set forth in the IFRS,
especially IFRS 2.
The Stochastic model was used to assess the assignment of equity instruments subject to market conditions (TSR). The Black
& Scholes model was used to assess the economic and financial goals.
As of December 31, 2021, the weighted average fair value per unit was as follows:
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0
2
0
2
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l
l
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l
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F
1
2
0
2
75
2.73
4.11
25
100
100
5.44
2.73
2.06
8.22
4.11
3.28
8,210,400
1,533,641
1,577,456
4,479,459
995,999
837,887
324,448
70,811
18,947
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m
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s
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o
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98
3,559,900
263
2,357,000
205,820
1
1
413,610
100
2.73
4.11
847,078
188,356
158,441
363
6,536,330
13,861,385
2,788,807 2,592,731
(1) The number of shares shown in the table corresponds to the number assigned at the right assignment date. The number of shares used for the total fair value and fair value calculation as of
December 31, 2021, on the other hand, is 4,143,586 shares, and reflects the forfeited rights due to unilateral/consensual resignations, as well as the percentage of achievement of the non-market
conditions at the end of the vesting period.
(2) The fair value for the period is measured as of the observation date.
ILT Implementation for 2019
s
r
e
g
a
n
a
m
f
o
.
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1
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5
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5
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i
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0
2
s
l
l
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k
s
e
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a
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l
r
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a
F
1
2
0
2
Strategic senior managers (vesting period)
Strategic senior managers
(Retention Premium period)
Non-strategic senior managers
Chief Executive Officer
(vesting period)
Chief Executive Officer
(co-investment period)
Total
93 2,306,100
75
25
274 1,642,500
100
4.11
5.46
4.03
4.03
5,575,232
4,396,559
1,558,159
8.28
4.11
10.80
4.03
4.03
5.46 4.03
4.03 3,574,248
2,949,399
1,189,292
1
243,900
75
4.11
5.46 4.03
4.03
688,438
468,348
192,407
25
8.28
10.80 4.03
4.03
368 4,192,500
9,837,918
7,814,306 2,939,858
(1) The number of shares shown in the table corresponds to the number assigned at the right assignment date. The number of shares used for the total fair value and fair value calculation as of
December 31, 2021, on the other hand, is 1,901,200 shares, and reflects the forfeited rights due to unilateral/consensual resignations, as well as the percentage of achievement of the non-market
conditions at the end of the vesting period.
(2) The fair value for the period is measured as of the observation date.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ILT Implementation for 2020
)
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r
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g
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n
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f
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.
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1
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T
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5
2
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h
g
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w
(
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F
P
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l
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5
2
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l
l
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(
0
2
0
2
s
l
l
i
k
s
e
u
a
v
l
r
i
a
F
1
2
0
2
Strategic senior managers (vesting period)
Strategic senior managers
(Retention Premium period)
Non-strategic senior managers
Chief Executive Officer
(vesting period)
Chief Executive Officer
(co-investment period)
Total
88
4,406,600
75
0.90
1.54
1.37
1.37
2,523,627
420,785
665,089
25
293
3,763,000
100
1.79
0.90
3.04
1.35
1.35
1.54 1.37
1.37 2,032,072
372,084
676,812
1
505,700
75
0.90
1.54 1.37
1.37
343,939
52,344
96,306
382
8,675,300
4,899,638
845,213 1,438,207
25
1.79
3.04 1.35
1.35
(1) The number of shares shown in the table corresponds to the number assigned at the right assignment date. The number of shares used for total fair value and fair value calculation as of December
31, 2021, on the other hand, is 4,008,200 shares, and reflects the forfeited rights due to unilateral/consensual resignations, as well as the percentage of achievement of the non-market conditions at the
end of the vesting period.
(2) The fair value for the period is measured as of the observation date.
ILT Implementation for 2021
s
r
e
g
a
n
a
m
f
o
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1
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5
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5
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t
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(
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E
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0
2
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h
g
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(
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75
1.84
1.86
2.18
2.18
2.18
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u
a
v
l
r
i
a
f
l
a
t
o
T
4,418,466
80
3,835,900
304
3,863,800
25
100
3.68
1.84
2.18
3.67
1.86 2.18 2.18 2.18 3,566,244
2.18
2.18
1
491,700
75
1.84
1.86 2.18 2.18 2.18
566,377
25
3.68
3.67 2.18 2.18 2.18
385 8,191,400
8,551,087
s
l
l
i
k
s
e
u
a
v
l
r
i
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F
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2
(
0
2
0
2
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-
-
-
s
l
l
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k
s
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u
a
v
l
r
i
a
F
1
2
0
2
223,448
214,506
28,643
466,597
Strategic senior managers (vesting period)
Strategic senior managers
(Retention Premium period)
Non-strategic senior managers
Chief Executive Officer
(vesting period)
Chief Executive Officer
(co-investment period)
Total
(1) The number of shares shown in the table corresponds to the number assigned at the right assignment date. The number of shares used for the total fair value and fair value calculation as of
December 31, 2021, on the other hand, is 4,095,700 shares, and reflects the forfeited rights due to unilateral/consensual resignations, as well as the percentage of achievement of the non-market
conditions at the end of the vesting period.
(2) The fair value for the period is measured as of the observation date.
IBT implementation for 2021
Senior managers
Total
s
r
e
g
a
n
a
m
f
o
.
o
N
132
132
s
e
r
a
h
s
f
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N
n
o
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p
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%
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a
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l
r
i
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t
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U
l
l
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v
o
e
u
a
v
l
r
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a
F
)
€
(
918,150
918,150
100
2.15
1,733,496
1,733,496
l
o
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e
b
a
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u
b
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(
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2
0
2
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1
3
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D
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a
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a
F
)
€
(
393,472
393,472
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
The evolution of the share plan is as follows:
Options outstanding as of January 1
New options granted
(Options exercised during the period) (c)
(Options expiring during the period)
Options outstanding as of December 31
Of which:
- exercisable as of December 31
- exercisable at the end of the vesting period
- exercisable at the end of the co-investment
period/Retention Premium
2020
Average price
financial year (a)
(€ thousand)
-
-
-
-
-
Market price(b)
(€ thousand)
72,005
19,705
12,115
616
42,956
-
-
-
-
-
-
Number
of shares
16,530,530
8,336,800
(5,125,615)
(260,485)
19,481,230
-
16,058,330
3,422,900
Number
of shares
19,481,230
9,289,750
(3,622,984)
(3,449,209)
21,698,787
-
17,975,407
3,723,380
2021
Average price
financial year (a)
(€ thousand)
-
-
-
-
-
Market price (b)
(€ thousand)
42,956
19,627
7,655
7,287
40,034
-
-
-
-
-
-
(a) As these are grants, the strike price is zero.
(b) The market price of shares underlying the options granted, exercised or expiring during the year corresponds to the average market value. The market price of shares underlying the grants
outstanding at the beginning and end of the period is the price recorded as of January 1 and December 31.
(c) The options exercised in 2021 chiefly represent the shares allocated to the beneficiaries of the 2018 implementation of the 2016-2018 plan, in accordance with the plan rules. In addition, shares
awarded in cases of consensual termination of employment are included. The 2016-2018 plan, in fact, provides that the beneficiary retains the right to the incentive to a reduced extent, in relation to the
period elapsed between the assignment of the shares and the occurrence of this event (Article 4.8 of the Plan Regulations).
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The following table shows options outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and the number of assignees:
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
r
a
e
Y
ILT 2016
ILT 2017
ILT 2018
ILT 2019
ILT 2020
ILT 2021
IBT 2021
As of December 31, 2021
Shares assigned (a)
ILT 2016
ILT 2017
ILT 2018
ILT 2019
ILT 2020
ILT 2021
IBT 2021
Expired options
ILT 2016
ILT 2017
ILT 2018
ILT 2019
ILT 2020
ILT 2021
IBT 2021
Stock options
ILT 2016
ILT 2017
ILT 2018
ILT 2019
ILT 2020
ILT 2021
IBT 2021
s
r
e
g
a
n
a
m
f
o
.
o
N
372
345
363
368
382
387
132
-
84
83
348
372
385
126
r
a
e
y
l
i
a
c
n
a
n
F
i
)
a
(
e
c
i
r
p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
s
e
r
a
h
s
f
o
.
o
N
6,103,514
6,742,400
6,536,330
4,192,500
8,675,300
8,191,400
918,150
(158,199)
(5,311,980)
(3,501,549)
-
-
-
-
(5,945,315)
(602,270)
(2,501,294)
(551,300)
(930,600)
-
(158,300)
-
828,150
533,487
3,641,200
7,744,700
8,191,400
759,850
21,698,787
(a) As these are grants, the strike price is zero.
The long-term incentive plans for Saipem SpA employees are shown in the item “Personnel expenses” and as a counter-item to
“Other reserves” of equity.
The fair value of allocated options for employees of subsidiaries is shown at the date of option grant in the item “Personnel
expenses” and as a counter-item to “Other reserves” of equity. In the same year the corresponding amount is charged to
affiliated companies, as a counter-item to the item “Personnel expenses”.
In the case of Saipem SpA personnel who provides service to other group companies, the cost is charged pro-rata temporis to
the company where the beneficiaries are in service.
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
The parameters used to calculate the fair value relating to the 2021 implementation of the ILT 2019-2021 plan and 2021
implementation of the IBT 2020-2022 plan are as follows23:
Share price (a)
Strike price (b)
Parameter adopted in the Black & Scholes model
Expected life
- Vesting Period
- Co-investiment/Retention Premium
Risk-free interest rate
TSR
- Vesting Period
- Co-investiment/Retention Premium
Black & Scholes
Expected dividends
Expected volatility
TSR
- Vesting Period
- Co-investiment/Retention Premium
Black & Scholes
(€)
(€)
(€)
(years)
(years)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
Allocation
27/04/2021
27/04/2021
IBT 2021
2.153
-
2.153
Allocation
27/10/2021
27/10/2021
ILT 2021
2.181
-
2.181
3
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.00
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3
2
0.00
0.20
n.a.
0.00
49.02
50.48
n.a.
27/10/2021
27/10/2021
27/10/2021
27/10/2021
(a) Corresponding to the closing price of Saipem SpA shares on the date of assignment, recorded on the Electronic Stock Market managed by Borsa Italiana.
(b) As these are grants, the strike price is zero.
Remuneration of Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities
To ensure better consistency between disclosures provided in the Remuneration Report and this annual report, the definition of
Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities is consistent with Article 65, section 1-quater of the Issuer Regulations. This
definition refers to individuals with direct or indirect planning, coordination and control powers and responsibilities.
The table shows the remuneration payable to Saipem's key management personnel, defined as executives, other than Directors
and Statutory Auditors, who are required to participate in the Management Committee and in any case the first reports to the
Chief Executive Officer-CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA.
(€ million)
Wages and salaries
Employee termination indemnities
Other long-term benefits
Fair value long-term incentive plans
Total
2020
7
-
-
2
9
2021
5
-
-
1
6
Compensation of Statutory Auditors
Remuneration of Statutory Auditors amounted to €190 thousand in 2021.
Compensation included emoluments and all other retributive and social security compensations due for the function of
Statutory Auditor of Saipem SpA or other companies within the scope of consolidation that represented a cost to the Parent
Company.
Average number of employees
The average number of employees, by category, for all consolidated companies was as follows:
(number)
Senior managers
Junior managers
White collars
Blue collars
Seamen
Total
2020
397
4,256
16,307
10,168
244
31,372
2021
398
4,460
15,966
10,313
237
31,374
The average number of employees was calculated as the arithmetic mean of the number of employees at the beginning and end
of the year. The average number of senior managers included managers employed and operating in foreign countries whose
position was comparable to senior manager status.
(23) For more information on the parameters used for past and still active implementations as of December 31, 2021, please refer to the Annual Report of Saipem
SpA for the financial years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses are detailed below:
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(€ million)
Depreciation and amortisation:
- property, plant and equipment
- intangible assets
- Right-of-Use assets
Total depreciation and amortisation
Impairment losses:
- property, plant and equipment
- intangible assets
- Right-of-Use assets
Total impairment losses
Total
The impairment of assets resulting mainly from the impairment tests are described as follows:
≥ impairment of three vessels, some ROVs and three logistic bases by €80 million;
≥ impairment of the right of use of third party assets by €15 million.
For further details, see also the “Financial and economic results” section of the “Directors’ Report”.
Other operating income (expense)
During the year, €2 million in operating income was recorded (€1 million in operating expense in 2020).
32 Financial income (expense)
This item includes:
(€ million)
Financial income (expense)
Financial income
Finance expense
Total
Derivative financial instruments
Total
Net financial income (expense) was as follows:
(€ million)
Net exchange gains (losses)
Exchange gains
Exchange losses
Financial income (expense) related to net financial debt
Interest income from banks and other financial institutions
Interest income on leases
Interest and other expense due to banks and other financial institutions
Interest expense on leases
Other financial income (expense)
Other financial income from third parties
Other financial expense to third parties
Financial income (expense) on defined benefit plans
Net financial income (expense)
Net gains (losses) on derivatives consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Exchange rate derivatives
Interest rate derivatives
Total
2020
2021
431
13
147
591
644
-
38
682
1,273
399
16
106
521
80
-
15
95
616
2020
2021
465
(691)
(226)
60
(166)
2020
(91)
458
(549)
(132)
4
1
(114)
(23)
(3)
2
(3)
(2)
(226)
2020
60
-
60
305
(333)
(28)
(112)
(140)
2021
89
299
(210)
(113)
4
2
(106)
(13)
(4)
-
(3)
(1)
(28)
2021
(111)
(1)
(112)
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SAIPEM ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Net losses on derivative contracts of €112 million (gains of €60 million in 2020) mainly related to the recognition in the income
statement of the effects related to the fair value measurement of derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting
under IFRS and the measurement of the forward component of derivative contracts qualifying for hedge accounting.
Financial income (expense) with related parties are shown in Note 38 “Related party transactions”.
33 Gains (losses) on equity investments
Effect of accounting using the equity method
The share of profit (loss) of equity-accounted investees consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Share of profit of equity-accounted investees
Share of loss of equity-accounted investees
Net utilisations of (accruals to) the provisions for losses related to equity-accounted investees
Total
The share of profits (losses) of equity-accounted investees is commented in Note 17 “Equity investments”.
Other gains (losses) from equity investments
There were no other gains (losses) on equity during the year as in 2020.
34 Income taxes
Income taxes consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Current taxes:
- Italian subsidiaries
- foreign subsidiaries
Net deferred taxes:
- Italian subsidiaries
- foreign subsidiaries
Total
2020
60
(15)
(8)
37
2021
56
(42)
(5)
9
2020
2021
40
107
(7)
3
143
47
72
(40)
(9)
70
The reconciliation between the theoretical tax burden, calculated by applying a 24% tax rate (Ires) to pre-tax profit as per the
Italian laws, and the effective tax burden for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:
(€ million)
Pre-tax profit (loss)
Theoretical income tax
Items increasing (decreasing) tax rate:
- different foreign subsidiaries tax rate
- permanent differences and other factors
- effect of Italian regional production tax (Irap) on Italian companies
- accruals to (utilisations of) tax provision
- unrecognised prepaid income taxes
- impairment (recognition) of deferred tax assets and income taxes
Total changes
Effective taxes
(€ million)
Income taxes recognised in the income statement
Income tax related to items of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss
Of which:
- tax effect due to the change in the fair value of cash flow hedges
- tax effect due to the change in the fair value of financial assets, other than equity investments,
measured at fair value through OCI
Income tax related to items of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
Of which:
- tax effect due to the remeasurement of defined benefit plans for employees
Tax on comprehensive income (loss)
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2020
(974)
(234)
2021
(2,397)
(575)
185
60
3
(2)
121
10
377
143
2020
143
(34)
(34)
-
1
1
110
57
57
(2)
17
510
6
645
70
2021
70
45
45
-
3
3
118
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
35 Non-controlling interests
There was no income by non-controlling interests in 2021 (€19 million in 2020).
36 Earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per ordinary share are calculated by dividing profit or loss for the year attributable to the Group’s
shareholders by the weighted average of Saipem SpA ordinary shares outstanding during the year, excluding treasury shares.
The weighted average number of outstanding shares adjusted for the calculation of the basic earnings (loss) per ordinary share
was 992,361,538 and 991,647,987 in 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Diluted earnings (loss) per share are calculated by dividing earnings (or loss) for the year by the weighted average number of
Saipem SpA ordinary shares outstanding during the year, excluding treasury shares, increased by the potential number of shares
that could be issued. Losses for the year are excluded to the extent that their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect.
The weighted average number of outstanding shares used for the calculation of the diluted earnings (loss) per share was
992,372,136 and 991,658,585 in 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Reconciliation of the weighted average number of outstanding shares used for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings and
losses per share is as follows:
Weighted average number of outstanding shares used for the calculation
of the basic earnings (loss) per share
Number of potential shares following long-term incentive plans
Number of savings shares convertible into ordinary shares
Weighted average number of outstanding shares used for the calculation
of the diluted earnings (loss) per share (a)
Earnings (loss) attributable to the owners of the parent
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
991,647,987
19,481,230
10,598
992,361,538
21,698,787
10,598
(€ million)
(€ per share)
(€ per share)
991,658,585
(1,136)
(1.15)
(1.15)
992,372,136
(2,467)
(2.49)
(2.49)
(a) It should be noted that the number of potential shares following long-term incentive plans was not considered when computing the weighted average number of outstanding shares used for the
calculation of the diluted earnings (loss) per share.
37 Information by sector of activity and geographical area
Saipem's segment information reflects the Company's organisational structure in business divisions whose results are
periodically reviewed by the Company's Top Management and by the highest decision-making level for the purposes of adopting
decisions on the resources to be allocated and the evaluation of results, identified by the CEO, in accordance with the
requirements of the international standard IFRS 8.
Saipem is a leading group in the areas of engineering, procurement and construction of large-scale projects in the energy and
infrastructure industries. It is a one company organised into five business divisions: Offshore Engineering & Construction,
Onshore Engineering & Construction, Offshore Drilling, Onshore Drilling and XSIGHT. The divisionalisation process concluded in
December 2018 assigned full autonomy to the individual divisions, particularly in the areas of sales, project execution,
technology and R&D, business strategies, partnerships, etc.
The Offshore Engineering & Construction Division is a leader in offshore construction, with a strong focus on activities in remote
areas and deep waters. It supports clients from the early stages of projects and throughout the development process. It offers a
wide range of products and services, including the engineering, construction and installation of platforms, pipelines and subsea
fields, MMO (Maintenance, Modification and Operation) and decommissioning activities, as well as the development of marine
wind farms and energy integration projects.
The Onshore Engineering & Construction Division designs and builds onshore project in the LNG and regasification, refining,
petrochemical, fertilizers, pipelines, gas and oil processing stations, floaters, renewables, biotechnologies, CO2 capture,
transportation and storage and hydrogen production and transportation; it provides a full range of engineering integrated
services, procurement, project management and construction, mostly for the energy industry markets and the sectors of
hard-to abate and large public infrastructures.
The Offshore Drilling and Onshore Drilling Divisions operate as international contractors, offering offshore and onshore drilling
services on all types of rigs and in all geographical areas.
The XSIGHT Division provides cutting-edge, value-added and highly innovative services to the entire energy sector, including
renewable and green energy. The XSIGHT Division works on improving the efficiency of engineering services through
streamlined processes and innovative digitization models. It also offers a wide range of services: financial development,
consulting, stakeholder management and risk management. The results of the XSIGHT Division are not reported separately to
the market and are included in the Onshore Engineering & Construction Division, as these are still numerically immaterial.
The main financial information of the operating segments reported to the CEO are: revenues, operating profit and directly
attributable assets and liabilities.
Unallocated items mainly relate to cash and cash equivalents, tax assets and liabilities, financial assets measured at fair value
through OCI and non-current financial liabilities.
The segment data are listed in the tables below.
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Reporting by business segment
(€ million)
December 31, 2020
Core business revenue
less: intra-group sales
Net revenue
Operating profit (loss)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
Gains (losses) on equity investments
Capital expenditure
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Right-of-Use assets
Equity investments (a)
Current assets
Current liabilities
Provisions for risks and charges (a)
December 31, 2021
Core business revenue
less: intra-group sales
Net revenue
Operating profit (loss)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
Gains (losses) on equity investments
Capital expenditure
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Right-of-Use assets
Equity investments (a)
Current assets
Current liabilities
Provisions for risks and charges (a)
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97
1,200
1,421
142
4,041
1,193
2,848
(1,404)
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4,903
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1,868
6,875
(2,266)
616
9
298
3,812
261
127
6,819
6,844
1,323
(a) See the section “Reconciliation of reclassified statement of financial position, income statement and statement of cash flows with the mandatory templates” on page 80.
For more details on the information by sectors please see the specific sections of the “Directors’ Report”.
Reporting by geographical segment
Since Saipem’s business involves the deployment of a fleet on a number of different projects over a single year, it is difficult to
allocate assets to a specific geographic segment. As a result, certain assets have been deemed not directly attributable.
The unallocated part of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets and capital expenditure relates to vessels and their
related equipment and goodwill.
The unallocated part of current assets pertained to inventories related to vessels.
A breakdown of revenue by geographical segment is provided in Note 30 “Revenue”.
(€ million)
2020
Capital expenditure
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Right-of-Use assets
Identifiable assets (current)
2021
Capital expenditure
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Right-of-Use assets
Identifiable assets (current)
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465
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1
2
33
8
54 1,126
22
298
195
225 3,039 3,812
261
45
16
635 6,819
562
Current assets were allocated by geographical segment using the following criteria: (i) cash and cash equivalents and loan
assets were allocated on the basis of the country in which individual company bank accounts were held; (ii) inventories were
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allocated on the basis of the country in which onshore storage facilities were situated (i.e. excluding inventories in storage
facilities situated on vessels); (iii) trade receivables and other assets were allocated to the geographical segment to which the
related project belonged.
Non-current assets were allocated on the basis of the country in which the asset operates, except for offshore drilling and
construction vessels, which were included under “Unallocated”.
38 Related party transactions
From January 22, 2016, following the entry into force of the transfer of 12.5% of Saipem SpA’s share capital from Eni SpA to
CDP Equity SpA (formerly Fondo Strategico Italiano SpA), Eni SpA no longer has sole control over Saipem SpA, which has been
replaced by the joint control exercised by Eni SpA and CDP Equity SpA (taken over on December 13, 2019 by CDP Industria
SpA), on the basis of the shareholders’ agreement, with a resulting variation in the scope of related parties.
Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA do not exercise sole control over Saipem pursuant to Article 93 of TUF.
Both Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA are subject to the indirect joint control of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance
(“MEF”). Specifically: (i) MEF, directly and indirectly, holds a 30.33% stake in Eni SpA’s share capital, approximately a 4.37% stake
is held directly and a 25.96% stake is held through CDP SpA, a company also controlled by MEF, which holds a stake of
approximately 82.77% in it; (ii) CDP SpA holds a direct 100% stake in the share capital of CDP Industria SpA.
Transactions with related parties entered into by Saipem SpA and/or companies within the consolidation scope concern mainly
the supply of services, the exchange of goods with joint ventures, associates and unconsolidated subsidiaries, with subsidiaries,
jointly-controlled entities and associates of Eni SpA, with several jointly-controlled entities and associates of CDP Industria SpA
(who took the place of CDP Equity SpA from December 13, 2019), and with entities controlled by the Italian State, in particular
companies of the Snam Group. These transactions are an integral part of ordinary day-to-day business and are carried out under
market conditions which would be applied between independent parties. All transactions were carried out for the mutual benefit
of the Saipem SpA companies involved.
Directors, auditors, general managers and key management personnel must declare, every 6 months, any transactions they
enter into with Saipem SpA or its subsidiaries, directly or through a third party. Directors and Statutory Auditors release every six
months and/or in the event of a change, a statement in which each potential interest is represented in relation to the parent and
the Group and in any case report to the Chief Executive Officer (or the Chairman where the Chief Executive Officer is involved),
who informs the other directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors of the individual transactions that the parent intends to
perform, in which they have direct interests.
Saipem SpA is not under the management or coordination of any other company. Saipem SpA manages and coordinates its
subsidiaries pursuant to Article 2497 of the Italian Civil Code.
Within the framework of related party transactions and pursuant to disclosure requirements of Consob Regulation No. 17221 of
March 12, 2010, during 2021 the following transactions were carried out, which exceeded the relevance threshold in compliance
with the aforementioned Regulation in the Saipem SpA, Management System Guideline “Transactions involving interests held by
board directors and statutory auditors and transactions with related parties” for transactions of greater importance:
≥ on January 14, 2021, the documents known as “Indemnity and Guarantee Agreement” between SACE SpA (“SACE”) on one
hand, and the company Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd (“SCNL”), SCD JV Scarl (“SCD”) and Saipem SpA (“Saipem”) on the
other, were signed in relation to the “Nigeria LNG Train 7 Project” (the “Project”) the goal of which is the building of the Train 7
of the LNG plant in Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria.
For this Project, on May 14, 2020, SCNL (in joint venture with Daewoo Nigeria Ltd) and SCD had entered into separate
contracts, each for its own activities, with Nigeria LNG Ltd (“NLNG”, the “Client”).
The Project is partially financed through an Export Financing scheme implemented by way of a financing contract (the “Finance
Agreement”), signed between the Client and a pool of banks coordinated by Deutsche Bank Luxembourg SA.
The willingness of the lending banks to provide the Client with financing was based on the assumption that 100% of the
repayment of the financed sums was guaranteed through the coverage offered by the Export Credit Agencies, both Korean
(K-SURE and K-EXIM) – given the Client’s presence in the consortium in charge of the Project of companies belonging to the
Korean group Daewoo Engineering & Construction – and Italian (SACE), given the Client’s presence in the consortium in
charge of the Project of companies belonging to the Italian Group Saipem SpA. SACE's involvement is to back a credit line of
approximately USD 750 million (the "Cover").
In order to grant the Cover and to allow the Client to use the credit line, SACE, in accordance with its own regulations and
established practice for Export Finance transactions, required SCNL, SCD, and Saipem SpA (as Italian "guarantor") to sign two
Indemnity and Guarantee Agreements (the "Agreements"), which have a standard content and an identical form.
Therefore, considering that: (i) Saipem SpA fully controls SCNL and has an important indirect equity of SCD; (ii) Saipem SpA is
in turn jointly controlled by Eni SpA (“Eni”) and CDP Industria SpA, the latter controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (“CDP”);
(iii) SACE SpA is also a company controlled by CDP; (iv) the Ministry of Economy and Finance (“MEF”) in turn indirectly controls
Eni and CDP; the transaction relating to the signing of the Agreements qualifies as a Related Party Transaction, as it is entered
into with companies under common, or joint, control with Saipem SpA (Article 2 of the Procedure).
The signing of the Agreements – although qualified as a "major significance" transaction, since it exceeds the value
significance index (amounting to €76 million, with reference to the Group's shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2020) – is
configured as an "ordinary" transaction completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, and is, therefore, exempt from
the procedural and reporting obligations established for major significance transactions, not included in the exemption cases
under the Regulation and the Procedure implemented by Saipem SpA (chapter 9).
The transaction which is the subject of this communication: (i) represents a contractual obligation assumed by SCNL and SCD
towards the Client; (ii) is based on a standard template used by SACE in its insurance coverages; (iii) was carried out in
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connection with the performance of transactions falling within the ordinary course of business of Saipem SpA and its
subsidiaries, including when they are associated with third parties, as they relate to the performance of engineering services,
supply of materials and construction activities, the content of which is part of the typical business of the Saipem Group, and in
particular of the Onshore E&C Division; (iv) was concluded at market equivalent or standard conditions, under contractual
terms and conditions in line with international practice;
≥ on March 17, 2021, SACE SpA (“SACE”) on the one hand, and the companies CCS JV Scarl (“CCS JV”), Saipem SpA (“Saipem”),
and McDermott International Ltd (“MIL”) on the other, signed the document known as “Indemnity and Guarantee Agreement”,
related to the “Total Mozambique Area 1 LNG” project (the “Project”) for the construction of two natural gas liquefaction trains
and associated support infrastructure in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
On June 5, 2019, two contracts were signed for the implementation of this Project between CCS JV and Anadarko
Mozambique Area 1, Lda, the latter subsequently replaced by Total E&P Mozambique Area 1, Lda (the "Client").
The project is partially financed through an Export Financing scheme implemented by way of a financing contract (the “Finance
Agreement”), signed between the Client and a pool of banks coordinated by Standard Chartered Bank which includes, as a
Security Agent, Standard Bank of South Africa.
The willingness of the lending banks to provide the Client with financing was based on the assumption that 100% of the
repayment of the financed sums was guaranteed through the coverage offered by several Export Credit Agencies ("ECA"),
including the Italian SACE, due to its presence in the consortium in charge of the Project of Italian companies belonging to the
Saipem SpA Group.
SACE's involvement is to back a credit line of approximately USD 950 million, according to a mechanism similar to that used by
other ECAs to cover their respective national exporters.
In order to grant the cover and to allow the Client to use the credit line, SACE, in accordance with its own regulations and
established practice for Export Finance transactions, required CCS JV, Saipem and MIL (as "guarantors") to sign the
above-mentioned Indemnity and Guarantee Agreement (the "Agreement"), which has a standard content.
Therefore, considering that: (i) Saipem SpA controls and has an important indirect equity of CCS JV; (ii) Saipem SpA is in turn
jointly controlled by Eni SpA (“Eni”) and CDP Industria SpA, the latter controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (“CDP”);
(iii) SACE SpA is also a company controlled by CDP; (iv) the Ministry of Economy and Finance (“MEF”) in turn indirectly controls
Eni and CDP; the transaction relating to the signing of the above-mentioned Agreements qualifies as a Related Party
Transaction, as it is entered into with companies under common, or joint, control with Saipem SpA (Article 2 of the Procedure).
The signing of the Agreement – although qualified as a "major significance" transaction , since it exceeds the value significance
index (amounting to €73 million, with reference to the Group's shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2020) – is configured
as an "ordinary" transaction completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, and is, therefore, exempt from the
procedural and reporting obligations established for major significance transactions, not included in the exemption cases
under the Regulation and the Procedure implemented by Saipem SpA (chapter 9).
The transaction which is the subject of this communication: (i) represents a contractual obligation assumed by CCS JV
towards the Client; (ii) is based on a standard template used by SACE in its insurance coverages; (iii) was carried out in
connection with the performance of transactions falling within the ordinary course of business of Saipem SpA and its
subsidiaries, including when they are associated with third parties, as they relate to the performance of engineering services,
supply of materials and construction activities, the content of which is part of the typical business of the Saipem Group, and in
particular of the Onshore E&C Division; (iv) was concluded at market equivalent or standard conditions, under contractual
terms and conditions in line with international practice;
≥ on May 5, 2021, Contract No. 5000019418, having as its object is the “Supply and Installation of Flowlines, Installation of
Subsea Production Systems including Umbilicals for Agogo Early Production (Phase 2) development” (hereinafter “the
Contract”) in a consortium between Saipem SA (86%), Saipem Luxembourg SA Angola branch (7%) and Petromar Lda (7%)
(hereinafter “the Companies”) on the one hand, and client Eni Angola SpA (the “Client”) on the other.
The Contract signed with the Client regards the second phase of development of the Agogo project ("the Project"), relating to
the West Hub oil field located in the Angolan offshore, Block 15/06.
The scope of the Agogo Phase 2 project consists of: (i) engineering, procurement, construction, installation of subsea
pipelines (flowlines); (ii) engineering, procurement, construction, installation of subsea structures (PLET - Pipeline End
Termination); (iii) transport and installation of flexible subsea structures; (iv) installation of subsea production systems, including
umbilicals.
Operations are scheduled to run from May 2022 to November 2022.
The parties signed the Contract on May 5, 2021, and are required to issue, on a subsequent date, both bank guarantees and
guarantees from the Parent Company Saipem SpA (Parent Company Guarantees).
The assignment of the Project was carried out following an international call for tender procedure that saw the participation of
numerous operators in the Oil&Gas sector.
In relation to the Project, the Client has taken on financial commitments which will increase in time, and has postponed the
signing of the contract to a future phase; the assignment of the works to implement the Project initially took place through a
binding letter of intent (so-called "LOI") of progressively increasing value, to cover the performance of activities proportionally
with the amount of the investment approved by the Client each time.
In particular, the issuance of an initial letter of intent relating to the Project took place on February 9, 2021 for an initial amount
of USD 4.9 million, subsequently increased on April 1, 2021 to USD 50 million. This amount was below the limit for the
identification of “major significance” transactions with related parties, pro tempore in force, which is now €69 million, with
reference to the Company's capitalisation as of March 31, 2021.
By entering into the Project Contract, the total asset value was increased to USD 274.3 million, of which USD 250 million
concern the Saipem Group, divided as follows: Project Agogo Phase 2: USD 274.3 million plus options worth approximately
USD 32.6 million.
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The amount of the Agreement is therefore higher than the aforementioned limit for identifying “major significance”
transactions with related parties, i.e. €69 million.
Considering the fact that: (i) Saipem SA and Saipem Luxembourg SA are controlled (one directly, one indirectly) by Saipem
SpA, and Petromar Lda is in any case a jointly controlled subsidiary of Saipem and third parties; (ii) Saipem SpA is in turn
controlled jointly by Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA; and (iii) Eni Angola SpA is a 100% Eni SpA subsidiary, the transaction
concerned is configured as a transaction with related parties, as it is implemented with companies subject to common and
joint control (chapter 2 of the Procedure).
The transaction object of this communication – although qualified as a “major significance” transaction since it exceeds the
value significance index – is configured as an ordinary transaction completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, and
is, therefore, exempt from the procedural and reporting obligations established for “major significance” transactions, not
included in the exemption cases under the Regulation and the Procedure implemented by the Company (chapter 9).
The Contract which is the subject of this communication: (i) falls within the ordinary exercise of operational activities, relating to
engineering services, the supply of materials and construction activities, the contents of which are part of the typical business
of the Saipem Group, and particularly of the Offshore E&C Division; (ii) the award of the Project is in line with the usual practices
applicable to international tendering rules used in the Offshore E&C sector; (iii) the Contract is consistent with the application
of contractual conditions in line with international practice; and (iv) the Contract was undersigned at economic, technical and
contractual conditions that are in line with the practices used by the Offshore E&C Division for similar projects, and in any case
at economic, technical and contractual conditions that are equivalent to those applied in the market, comparable with nine
other projects (analysed by Saipem's Offshore E&C Division for the purpose of confirming this assessment) and of comparable
scope and complexity, to be carried out with different clients (not related parties);
≥ on June 10, 2021, Saipem SpA ("Saipem") and SACE SpA ("SACE") signed the "Mandate and Indemnity Agreement" (the
"Agreement") in the terms set out below.
The signing of the Agreement is linked to the issuance of a performance guarantee for the implementation of the project "P79
- FPSO Supply Project - Buzios Field" (the "Project") for the Brazilian client Petroleo Brasilero SA ("Petrobras").
The overall value of the Project is approximately USD 2.35 billion (Saipem's share is approximately USD 1.3 billion) and the
works are expected to last approximately 55 months.
Saipem announced the signing of the contract with Petrobras ("the Contract") in a press release on June 11, 2021.
The Contract was signed on June 11, 2021 between Petrobras and the Dutch-registered company SAME Netherlands BV
("SAME"), formed between: (i) Servizi Energia Italia SpA, a subsidiary entirely owned by Saipem SpA (with a 58% interest in
SAME) ("SEI"); and (ii) Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (with a 42% interest in SAME) ("DSME").
With the signing of the Contract, BNP Paribas SpA (the "Issuing Bank") issued a performance guarantee for the amount of
USD 234,830,000 by way of a SBLC (Standby Letter of Credit, "SBLC") in favour of Petrobras, to back the contractual
obligations subscribed by SAME.
On June 10, 2021, an agreement was signed between Saipem and SACE whereby SACE agreed to issue its own counter
guarantee in favour of the Issuing Bank for the amount of USD 183,999,872.35 (equivalent to 78.3545% of the SBLC total
value).
The portion of Saipem's risk not covered by the Agreement, corresponding to USD 50,830,127.65 (equivalent to 21.6455% of
the SBLC total), was instead the responsibility of the Issuing Bank, as per the agreement signed on June 10, 2021 between
Saipem and the Issuing Bank (the "Guarantee and Indemnity Request").
Under the terms of the Agreement and the Guarantee and Indemnity Request, Saipem has therefore committed to indemnify
SACE (for the amount of USD 183,999,872.35) and the Issuing Bank (for the amount of USD 50,830,127.65), respectively,
should the SBLC issued to Petrobras be enforced.
Considering that: (i) Servizi Energia Italia SpA is fully controlled by Saipem SpA which is jointly controlled by Eni SpA (“Eni”) and
CDP Industria SpA, the latter controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (“CDP”); (ii) SACE SpA is also a company controlled by
CDP; (iii) the Ministry of Economy and Finance (“MEF”) in turn indirectly controls Eni and CDP; the transaction relating to the
signing of the Agreement qualifies as a Related Party Transaction, carried out between companies under common, or joint,
control with Saipem SpA (chapter 2 of the Procedure).
The signing of the Agreement with SACE, although qualified as a "major significance" transaction, since it exceeds the value
significance index (amounting to €69 million, with reference to the Group's shareholders' equity as of March 31, 2021), is
configured as an "ordinary" transaction completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, and is, therefore, exempt from
the procedural and reporting obligations established for major significance transactions, not included in the exemption cases
under the Regulation and the Procedure implemented by Saipem SpA (chapter 9), in view of the following circumstances: (i) the
transaction subject of the Agreement falls within the ordinary course of business of Saipem and its subsidiaries, and in
particular of the Onshore E&C Division, for the performance of engineering services, supply of materials and construction
activities, for which the delivery to the client at the time of the signing of the contract of a bank guarantee on first demand
equal to 10% of the value of the contract with the client is a standard practice; (ii) the transaction subject of the Agreement
was finalised according to standard general terms and conditions in line with widely established international practice; (iii) the
annual commission rate agreed with SACE for assuming the Saipem risk is identical to that agreed with the Issuing Bank for
the portion of the Saipem risk not covered by SACE; (iv) the commission rate agreed with SACE is also in line with the
commissions paid by Saipem to unrelated counterparties for transactions with similar characteristics as better indicated in the
attached Internal Communication dated June 14, 2021;
≥ on July 30, 2021, following the signing of the Letter of Commitment issued on July 28, 2021 by Belayim Petroleum Co
(Petrobel, “the Client”), a contract was signed regarding the “Supply and Installation of Umbilical System for the North Field
(Zohr)" (“the Contract”) in a consortium between Saipem SA (84%) and Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services (S.A.E.) (16%) on
the one hand, and the Client on the other.
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The Contract signed by the Client related to the engineering, supply, transportation and installation of the main electrical
umbilical back-up System in the Zohr North Field (Egypt), for a total length of 160 km. The installation of the system is carried
out in waters with a depth between 80 and 1,500 metres, and is planned from July 2022 until November 2022. The assignment
of the Project was carried out following an international call for tender procedure during September 2021 that saw the
participation of numerous operators in the Oil&Gas sector. The value of the activities in the Contract amounts to about €107
million.
Considering the fact that: (i) Saipem SA and Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services (S.A.E.) are fully controlled (one directly, one
indirectly) by Saipem SpA, and that (ii) Saipem SpA is in turn jointly controlled by Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA; and
(iii) Belayim Petroleum Co is jointly controlled by Eni SpA, the transaction related to the execution of the Contract qualified as a
related party transaction, as it is implemented with companies subject to common and joint control (chapter 2 of the
Procedure).
The execution of the Contract with Petrobel, although qualified as a “major significance” transaction since it exceeds the value
significance index (equal to €69 million), is configured as an ordinary transaction completed at equivalent market or standard
conditions, and is, therefore, exempt from the procedural and reporting obligations established for “major significance”
transactions, not included in the exemption cases under the Regulation and the Procedure implemented by the Company
(chapter 9). The Contract in fact: (i) falls within the ordinary exercise of operational activities, relating to engineering services,
the supply of materials and construction activities, which are part of the typical business of the Saipem Group, and particularly
of the Offshore E&C Division; (ii) the contractual conditions are in line with the usual practices applicable to international
industrial projects; (iii) the Contract was awarded under the financial, technical and contractual market conditions, in line with
the practices applied to similar projects by the Offshore E&C Division. In particular, the Contract was awarded under standard
and market financial, technical and contractual conditions, comparable to those of four projects assessed using reference
parameters of Saipem’s Offshore E&C Division;
≥ on August 6, 2021, a contract (“the Contract”) was signed between the Client Eni SpA and Saipem SpA (“the Parties”) for the
drilling services of the vessel “Saipem 10000”. The Contract has a minimum duration of 240 days (so-called “firm period”) plus
2 optional periods of 6 months each:
• Contract term (“firm”): 240 days;
• First Optional Period: potential additional 180 days; and
• Second Optional Period (financial terms to be agreed upon): potential additional 180 days.
On June 23, 2021, Saipem SpA and Eni SpA executed Letter of Commitment No. 738/2021 leading to the definition of an
agreement to replace the Saipem 10000 with another drilling rig under contract No. 2500039715 of October 29, 2020, already
notified to Consob on November 5, 2020.
On August 6, 2021, the Parties signed the Contract that, as for the Contract of October 29, 2020, includes the signing of
applicative contracts for single geographical areas under the management of different Eni subsidiaries. The value of the
Contract is USD 41 million as new acquisition, plus USD 33 million for the first optional period. The value of the potential
second optional period can be determined only following the definition of the applicable rate, to be agreed upon with the Client
only if the option is exercised, and at that time. For the aforementioned second optional period, since there is no agreement on
price, at present there is no commitment by Saipem. Such commitment will arise only and if the parties will agree on the
relating conditions, which will be in line with market conditions.
In view of the fact that Saipem SpA is jointly controlled by Eni SpA and CPD Industria SpA, the transaction for the signing of the
Contract is configured as related party transaction.
The value of the transaction is USD 74 million total, corresponding to about €63 million total, of which about USD 41 million for
the firm period and about USD 33 million for the first optional period. The values expressed in EUR are referred to the
EUR/USD = 1.18 exchange rate, as of August 5, 2021.
The value of the potential second optional period can be determined only following the definition of the applicable rate, to be
agreed with the Client only in the case of that option being out into practice, and in that moment. For the afore mentioned
second optional period, since there is no agreement on price, at present there is no commitment by Saipem. Such
commitment will arise only and if the parties will agree on the relating conditions, which will be in line with market conditions.
The value of the contract is therefore higher than the limit for identifying “major significance” transactions with related parties.
The transaction is configured as “major significance” transaction (in light of the limit of €53 million, as per the update of August
6, 2021).
The signing of the Contract with Eni SpA, although qualified as a "major significance" transaction, since it exceeds the value
significance index (amounting to €53 million, as per the update of August 6, 2021), is configured as an "ordinary" transaction
completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, and is, therefore, exempt from the procedural and reporting
obligations established for major significance transactions, not included in the exemption cases under the Regulation and the
Procedure implemented by the company (chapter 9). The Contract in fact: (i) falls within the ordinary exercise of operational
activities of Saipem Group, in particular of the Offshore Drilling Division (sea drilling services); (ii) the economic conditions,
agreed in the Contract for the use of the drillship Saipem 10000, are in line with the most recent market conditions as per
specialised and international third-party studies/sources in the analyses of rates for the reference sector (offshore drilling
equipment comparable to the Saipem 10000), used by the Offshore Drilling Division and kept ready for inspection; (iii) in
general, the contract terms and conditions are in line with those applied in similar contracts for drilling services, signed with
other subjects not identified as related parties by Saipem;
≥ on December 17, 2021, Saipem SpA (“Saipem”) and SACE SpA ("SACE") signed two documents named "Mandate and
Indemnity Agreement - Counterguarantee SACE No. 2021/2506/01" and "Mandate and
Indemnity Agreement -
Counterguarantee SACE No. 2021/2506/02 (the "Agreement"). The signing of the Agreement is linked to the issuing of two
guarantees for the realisation of the project AV/AC Brescia Est-Verona on the railway AV/AC Milano-Verona, with the client
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Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA ("RFI") in the interest of the consortium CEPAV Due (“the Consortium”), subsidiary of Saipem with
59.09%, and of ICM SpA (13.64%), and of Pizzarotti SpA (27.27%).
On June 6, 2018, RFI and the Consortium signed the second supplementary act to the Convention signed on October 15,
1991 for the project and realisation of the railway line AV MilanoVerona and related infrastructures and connections, with
reference to the AV/AC Brescia Est-Verona route. The realisation is divided in two construction lots for a total of
€2,160,000,000.00 and an estimated duration of: 29 months for the First Construction Lot, equal to €1,645,800,000.00; and
52 months for the Second Construction Lot, equal to €514,200,000.00.
The operation was the subject of the communication on June 8, 2018 to Consob, in compliance with the regulations regarding
transactions with related parties.
On December 3, 2021, by note No. RFl-DINDIPAV.PC/PEC/P/2021/0000341, RFI notified the Consortium of its willingness to
recognise, pursuant to Article 207, section 2, Legislative Decree May 19, 2020, No. 34, converted with amendments by the
Law of July 17, 2020, No. 77, a further third advance payment of €190,904,534.68, to be divided into €133,752,932.20 for the
First Construction Lot and €57,151,602.48 for the Second Construction Lot.
For receiving revenues the Consortium has prepared two guarantees in favour of RFI for the same amounts.
The subject of the Agreement is as follows: (i) a counterguarantee is issued by SACE for €107,012,745.83 (including interest
calculated at the statutory interest rate of 0.01% applied to the period necessary to recover the advance according to the
performance schedule), equal to about 80% of the guarantee issued on December 21, 2021 by BNP Paribas - Milan branch
(“the Issuing Bank”), in favour of RFI, for a total of €133,765,932.29, as an advance to be collected with the First Construction
Lot. The Saipem risk share not covered by the Agreement €26,753,186.46 (including the interest mentioned above), equal to
about 20% of the total guarantee issued by the Issuing Bank, and was covered by Banco BPM through a specific
counterguarantee in favour of the Issuing Bank, as required by the contract signed on December 17, 2021 between Saipem
and Banco BPM (Ref. GEGAP/Dos-632); (ii) the issuing of a counterguarantee by SACE for €45,732,571.41 (including interest
calculated at the statutory interest rate of 0.01% applied to the period necessary to recover the advance according to the
performance schedule), equal to about 80% of the guarantee issued on December 21, 2021 by the Issuing Bank in favour of
RFI for a total of €57,165,714.26, as an advance to be collected with the Second Construction Lot. The Saipem risk share not
covered by the Agreement €11,433,142.85 (including the interest mentioned above), equal to about 20% of the total
guarantee issued by the Issuing Bank, and was covered by Banco BPM through a specific counter guarantee in favour of the
Issuing Bank, as required by the contract signed on December 17, 2021 between Saipem and Banco BPM (Ref.
GEGAP/Dos-633).
Under the Agreement and the aforementioned contract with Banco BPM, Saipem therefore agrees to: (i) compensate
respectively SACE (for €107,012,745.83) and Banco BPM (for €26,753,186.46) in case of liquidation of the guarantee referred
to the First Construction Lot issued by the Issuing Bank to RFI; (ii) compensate respectively SACE (for €45,732,571.41) and
Banco BPM (for €11,433,142.85) in case of liquidation of the guarantee referred to the Second Construction Lot issued by the
Issuing Bank to RFI.
In view of the fact that: Saipem SpA holds 59.09% of the Consorzio CEPAV Due; Saipem SpA is jointly controlled by Eni SpA
and CDP Industria SpA, which in turn is controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA ("CDP"); SACE is also controlled by CDP; the
transaction relating to the aforementioned Agreement is configured as a related parties transaction, as it is implemented with
companies subject to common and joint control.
The signing of the Agreement with SACE, although qualified as a "major significance" transaction, since it exceeds the value
significance index (currently €53 million, with reference to the market capitalization as of September 30, 2021), is configured
as an "ordinary" transaction completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, and is, therefore, exempt from the
procedural and reporting obligations established for major significance transactions, not included in the exemption cases
under the Regulation and the Procedure adopted by Saipem SpA (chapter 9), in view of the following elements: (i) the
transaction subject of the Agreement falls within the ordinary course of business of Saipem and its subsidiaries, and in
particular of the Onshore E&C Division, for the performance of engineering services, supply of materials and construction
activities, for which the delivery to the client of a bank guarantee on first demand covering the corresponding expected
receivables is a standard practice; (ii) the transaction subject of the Agreement was finalised according to standard general
terms and conditions in line with widely established national and international practice; (iii) the annual commission of 67 bps as
guarantee to cover the advance for the First Construction Lot, and the annual commission of 70 bps as guarantee to cover the
advance for the Second Construction Lot, agreed with SACE for assuming the Saipem risk are identical to what agreed with
Banco BPM for the portion of the Saipem risk not covered by SACE; (iv) the commission agreed with SACE, and the related
terms and conditions, are also in line with the terms and conditions and the commissions paid by Saipem to unrelated
counterparties for transactions with similar characteristics;
≥ on December 22, 2021, two agreements were signed for the realisation of preliminary activities between: (i) Eni Côte d'Ivoire
Ltd (company controlled by Eni SpA, Commissioner), Floaters SpA (company controlled by Eni SpA, Owner of the vessel FPSO
Firenze) and Servizi Energia Italia SpA (company controlled by Saipem SpA, Contractor), with reference to the realisation of
engineering services, supply of material, maintenance, recommisioning and lay-up of the vessel FPSO Firenze, for a total of
€30 million (Agreement for Preliminary Activities Revamping - APA Revamping); and (ii) Eni Côte d'Ivoire Ltd (company
controlled by Eni SpA, Commissioner) and Saipem SpA (company controlled by Saipem SpA, Contractor), with reference to
the realisation of engineering services, purchase of material for Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) for the vessel
FPSO Firenze, for a total of €30 million (Agreement for Preliminary Activities Revamping - APA SURF).
Both the aforementioned binding agreements fall within the initiative "Baleine Phase 1", relating to the exploitation of an oil
reservoir offshore Côte d'Ivoire and subject of a Letter of Intent (LOI), not binding, signed on December 22, 2021 by Saipem
SpA, Eni Côte d'Ivoire Ltd and Floaters SpA. Those preliminary agreements (APA Revamping and APA SURF) are considered
preparatory for a future signing of two contracts, respectively of Revamping, Leasing, Operation & Maintenance, and of SURF
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activities, that will be negotiated during the preliminary activities. In case of a positive outcome, they will be the subject of
further evaluation and communication.
Considering the fact that: (i) Saipem SA and Servizi Energia Italia SpA are fully controlled by Saipem SpA, and that (ii) Saipem
SpA is in turn controlled jointly by Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA; and (iii) Floaters SpA and Eni Côte d'Ivoire Ltd are controlled
(one directly and the other indirectly) by Eni SpA, the transaction relating to the preliminary agreements (APA Revamping and
APA SURF) is configured as a related party transaction, as it is implemented with companies subject to common and joint
control (chapter 2 of the Procedure). The operation related to the binding agreements signed on December 22, 2021 (APA
Revamping and APA SURF), qualifies – since it was concluded in execution of a single contract as required by the afore
mentioned Letter of Intent (LOI) – as a “major significance" transaction for a total of €60 million (€30 million + €30 million), as it
exceeds the value significance index (amounting to €53 million, with reference to Saipem SpA market capitalisation as of
September 30, 2021). It is also confirmed that the transaction relating to the preliminary agreements (APA Revamping and
APA SURF) qualifies – since it was concluded in execution of a single contract as required by the afore mentioned Letter of
Intent (LOI) – as an ordinary “major significance" transaction, completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, in view of
the fact that: (i) the engineering activities, recommissioning of the vessel, maintenance and purchase of material by Servizi
Energia Italia SpA and Saipem SA as contractors are within the scope of a typical Onshore and Offshore E&C Division for
Saipem, specialised in Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) activities and Subsea in the Oil&Gas sector; (ii) the
agreed prices for the activities are within the typical market conditions for the sector, regarding the engineering, project
management, maintenance, purchase management and lay-up, and also regarding the purchase of material and equipment. It
should be noted that, in general, the margin of both contracts is in line with market conditions as outlined by the Onshore and
Offshore E&C Divisions for similar projects with unrelated parties such as Total, Petrobras and Artic LNG, as can be verified in
the archives of both Divisions. The forecast revenue for both contracts is in line with that expected from the Onshore and
Offshore E&C Divisions; (iv) the terms and conditions of the aforementioned agreements are based on standard terms and
conditions of the Eni Group, in line with the international practice for the sector;
≥ on December 30, 2021, Saipem SpA ("Saipem") and SACE SpA ("SACE") signed a Mandate and Indemnity Agreement (the
"Agreement").
In April 2020, the Saudi Al Rajhi Bank issued a guarantee for the supply of material (Advance Payment Bond for Material) in
favour of Saudi Aramco and on behalf of Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Ltd (“Snamprogetti”), company controlled by Saipem. The
purpose of the guarantee is to safeguard the amounts paid by Saudi Aramco to Snamprogetti as advance for the purchase of
material for the Marjan Package 10 - Gas Treatment and Sulfur Recovery project, ongoing in Saudi Arabia. The guarantee of Al
Rajhi Bank is supported by a counterguarantee of Unicredit SpA Milano ("Unicredit"). The signing of the Agreement on
December 30, 2021 relates to the issuing by SACE of a counterguarantee in favour of Unicredit to cover the 50% of the
guarantee issued by Unicredit in favour of the aforementioned Saudi bank, and follows the ongoing communication between
Saipem and Unicredit to reduce Unicredit’s exposure with reference to the guarantee issued in favour of the aforementioned
Saudi bank. The value of the guarantee and the related counterguarantee of Unicredit is SAR 650 million as of today (about
€154 million), and it is forecasted that the value can be increased to a maximum of SAR 1,225 million (about €290 million). The
value of the counterguarantee issued by SACE amounts to SAR 325 million as of today (about €77 million) and can reach a
maximum of SAR 612.6 million (about €145 million). The Saipem risk share not covered by the Agreement will remain a
responsibility of Unicredit.
The counter guarantee issued by SACE following the Agreement will allow Saipem to use more effectively the line of credit
granted by Unicredit for the issuing of bank guarantees.
The commission payable by Saipem to SACE, equal to 67 b.p.p.a., is identical to the commission paid by Saipem to Unicredit
as a remuneration for the risk share of Saipem of which they are responsible. Saipem will also pay Unicredit a commission of
12.5 b.p.p.a. calculated on the risk share counterguaranteed by SACE (as remuneration for SACE’s risk), on top of the
commission of 15 b.p.p.a. which will be entirely returned by Unicredit to the Saudi bank. All the commissions are in line with the
present market rates. In view of the fact that: Saipem SpA indirectly controls Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Ltd; Saipem SpA is
jointly controlled by Eni SpA (“Eni”) and CDP Industria SpA, the latter controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (“CDP”); SACE
SpA is also a company controlled by CDP; the transaction relating to the signing of the Agreement already mentioned qualifies
as a Related Parties Transaction, carried out between companies under common, or joint, control with Saipem SpA (chapter 2
of the Procedure).
The signing of the Agreement with SACE, although qualified as a "major significance" transaction, since it exceeds the value
significance index (amounting to €53 million, with reference to the market capitalisation as of March 30, 2021), can be qualified
as an "ordinary" transaction completed at equivalent market or standard conditions, and is, therefore, exempt from the
procedural and reporting obligations established for major significance transactions, not included in the exemption cases
under the Regulation and the Procedure adopted by Saipem SpA (chapter 9), in view of the following elements: (i) the
transaction subject of the Agreement falls within the ordinary course of business of Saipem, and in particular of the Onshore
E&C Division, (performance of engineering services, supply of materials and construction activities), for which the delivery to
the client of a bank guarantee in advance at first request, for which the Issuing Bank is in turn guaranteed by Saipem, is a
standard practice; (ii) the transaction subject of the Agreement was finalised according to standard general terms and
conditions in line with widely established national and international practice; (iii) the commission rate of 67 b.p.p.a. agreed with
SACE for assuming the Saipem risk is identical to that agreed with Unicredit (unrelated party) for the portion of the Saipem risk
not covered by SACE; (iv) the commission rate agreed upon with SACE, as well as the associated contract conditions, are also
in line with the commissions paid by Saipem to unrelated counterparties for transactions with similar characteristics.
Within all related party transactions, the relations held with Vodafone Italia SpA should be mentioned, as this company is related
to Eni SpA via a member of the Board of Directors, in application of the Consob Regulation on transactions with related parties
dated March 12, 2010 and the Saipem internal procedure “Transactions involving interests held by board directors and statutory
auditors and transactions with related parties” available on the Company’s website www.saipem.com, under the section
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“Governance/Related parties procedures”. This relationship, governed at market conditions, essentially relates to costs for
mobile communication services for €2 million and trade payables for €1 million.
The tables below show the value of transactions of a trade, financial or other nature entered into with related parties. The
analysis by company is based on the principle of relevance in relation to the total amount of transactions. Transactions not
itemised because they are immaterial are aggregated under the following captions:
≥ unconsolidated subsidiaries;
≥ joint ventures and associates;
≥ companies controlled by Eni and CDP Industria SpA;
≥ associates and jointly-controlled companies of Eni and CDP Industria SpA;
≥ companies controlled by the State and other related parties.
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Trade and other transactions
Trade and other transactions during 2020 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Name
Unconsolidated subsidiaries
Smacemex Scarl
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total unconsolidated subsidiaries
Joint ventures and associates
ASG Scarl (2)
CCS JV Scarl (2)
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta velocità) Due (2)
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Uno (2)
Gydan Lng Snc
Gygaz Snc
KWANDA Suporte Logistico Lda
Novartic Snc
Petromar Lda
PSS Netherlands BV
Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Fabricators Co Ltd
Saipon Snc
Saren BV
SCD JV Scarl (2)
TSGI Mühendislik Insaat Ltd Sirketi
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total joint ventures and associates
Companies controlled by Eni/CDP Industria SpA
Eni SpA (3)
Ecofuel
Eni Angola SpA
Eni Benelux BV
Eni Congo SA
Eni East Sepinggan Ltd
Eni Gas e Luce SpA
Eni Ghana E&P
Eni Iraq BV
Eni México, S. de R.L. de Cv
Eni Muara Bakau BV
Eni North Africa BV
EniProgetti SpA
EniServizi SpA
Floaters SpA
Ieoc Exploration BV
Ieoc Production BV
Naoc - Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd
Versalis SpA
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total companies controlled by Eni/CDP Industria SpA
Dec. 31, 2020
2020
Trade
receivables
and other
assets
Trade
payables, other
liabilities and
contract
liabilities Guarantees
Expenses
Revenues
Goods Services (1)
Goods and
services
Other
5
-
5
1
172
51
-
10
2
3
8
9
27
13
1
21
49
17
-
384
24
-
10
-
15
22
-
-
-
7
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
12
-
2
-
95
4
-
4
(3)
469
215
1
-
-
4
-
1
9
11
-
19
39
-
-
765
4
-
-
-
6
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
-
-
-
19
-
-
-
30
-
-
-
-
-
315
60
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
375
19
-
42
-
2
11
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
11
-
91
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
(16)
-
-
(15)
3
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
668
93
1
-
-
2
-
1
-
(2)
-
-
20
-
-
783
2
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21
-
-
-
-
823
104
1
14
2
3
8
7
60
1
-
71
25
2
-
1,121
69
1
137
-
31
49
-
11
-
33
1
2
4
-
6
-
12
43
2
15
-
416
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1) The item “Services” includes costs for services, costs for the use of third party assets and other charges.
(2) Revenue from limited liability consortium companies refer to the retrocession of fees that these companies invoice to the client and that on the basis of the consortium nature of the investee company
are attributed to the consortium partner.
(3) The item “Eni SpA” includes also the transactions with Eni SpA Divisione Exploration & Production, Eni SpA Divisione Gas & Power, Eni SpA Divisione Refining & Marketing.
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Trade and other transactions during 2020 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Name
Eni/CDP Industria SpA associates
and jointly-controlled companies
Blue Stream Pipeline Co BV
Greenstream BV
Mellitah Oil&Gas BV
Mozambique Rovuma Venture SpA
Petrobel Belayim Petroleum Co
PetroJunìn SA
Raffineria di Milazzo
Var Energy AS
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total Eni/CDP Industria SpA associates
and jointly-controlled companies
Total Eni/CDP Industria SpA companies
Companies controlled or owned by the State
Total related party transactions
Overall total
Incidence (%)
Dec. 31, 2020
2020
Trade
receivables
and other
assets
Trade
payables, other
liabilities and
contract
liabilities Guarantees
Expenses
Revenues
Goods Services (1)
Goods and
services
Other
-
-
-
3
23
-
1
11
-
38
133
56
578
1,991
29.03
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
267
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
3
1
60
262
-
5
26
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
35
25
829
4,079
20.32
272
363
50
788
-
4
-
(11)
7,019 1,538
(0.72)
11.23
9
30
10
823
3,758
21.90
358
774
26
1,921
7,342
26.16
-
-
-
-
66
0.00
(1) The item “Services” includes costs for services, costs for the use of third party assets and other charges.
Trade and other transactions during 2021 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Name
Unconsolidated subsidiaries
Smacemex Scarl
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total unconsolidated subsidiaries
Joint ventures and associates
ASG Scarl (2)
CCS JV Scarl (2)
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta velocità) Due (2)
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Uno (2)
Gydan Lng Snc
Gydan Yard Management Services (Shanghai) Co Ltd
Gygaz Snc
KWANDA Suporte Logistico Lda
Novartic Snc
Petromar Lda
PSS Netherlands BV
Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Fabricators Co Ltd
Saipon Snc
SAME Netherlands BV
Saren BV
SCD JV Scarl (2)
TSGI Mühendislik Insaat Ltd Sirketi
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total joint ventures and associates
Dec. 31, 2021
2021
Trade
receivables
and other
assets
Trade
payables, other
liabilities and
contract
liabilities Guarantees
Expenses
Revenues
Goods Services (1)
Goods and
services
Other
5
-
5
1
208
100
-
1
1
1
1
1
6
31
16
1
20
61
14
3
-
466
4
-
4
3
479
327
-
-
-
-
6
-
1
18
12
-
-
1
203
-
-
1,050
-
-
-
-
-
468
59
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
527
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
-
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
672
185
-
-
-
(4)
2
-
(1)
-
-
-
-
-
78
-
-
-
798
178
-
11
2
1
4
3
8
12
-
-
44
89
112
(5)
-
932 1,257
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1) The item “Services” includes costs for services, costs for the use of third party assets and other charges.
(2) Revenue from limited liability consortium companies refer to the retrocession of fees that these companies invoice to the client and that on the basis of the consortium nature of the investee company
are attributed to the consortium partner.
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Trade and other transactions during 2021 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Name
Companies controlled by Eni/CDP Industria SpA
Eni SpA (2)
Eni Angola SpA
Eni Benelux BV
Eni Congo SA
Eni Costa d’avorio
Eni East Sepinggan Ltd
Eni Ghana E&P
Eni Kenya
Eni México, S. de R.L. de Cv
Eni New Energy SpA
Eni North Africa BV
EniProgetti SpA
Eni Rewind
EniServizi SpA
Floaters SpA
Ieoc Production BV
Naoc - Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd
Versalis SpA
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total companies controlled by Eni/CDP Industria SpA
Eni/CDP Industria SpA associates
and jointly-controlled companies
Greenstream BV
Mellitah Oil&Gas BV
Mozambique Rovuma Venture SpA
Petrobel Belayim Petroleum Co
PetroJunìn SA
Raffineria di Milazzo
Transmediterranean Pipeline Company Limited
Var Energy AS
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total Eni/CDP Industria SpA associates
and jointly-controlled companies
Total Eni/CDP Industria SpA companies
Companies controlled or owned by the State
Total related party transactions
Overall total
Incidence (%)
Dec. 31, 2021
2021
Trade
receivables
and other
assets
Trade
payables, other
liabilities and
contract
liabilities Guarantees
Expenses
Revenues
Goods Services (1)
Goods and
services
Other
16
30
-
18
-
-
-
4
12
1
-
1
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
84
-
-
7
18
-
-
1
1
-
2
1
-
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
120
-
-
132
-
-
-
28
-
-
-
-
-
16
57
-
-
-
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
82
-
4
-
103
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
(1)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
(5)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
15
-
-
-
-
-
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
37
181
-
28
12
42
17
3
43
3
1
3
1
-
5
6
5
1
-
388
3
-
89
99
-
1
-
68
-
27
111
24
606
2,251
26.92
28
160
25
1,239
5,168
23.97
110
192
47
766
7,995
9.58
-
-
-
8
-
11
4
947
1,850 3,962
0.43 23.90
260
648
29
1,934
6,875
28.13
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
(1) The item “Services” includes costs for services, costs for the use of third party assets and other charges.
(2) The item “Eni SpA” includes also the transactions with Eni SpA Divisione Exploration & Production, Eni SpA Divisione Gas & Power, Eni SpA Divisione Refining & Marketing.
The figures shown in the tables refer to Note 10 “Trade receivables and other assets”, Note 19 “Trade payables, other liabilities
and contract liabilities”, Note 29 “Guarantees, commitments and risks”, Note 30 “Revenue (core business revenue and other
revenue and income)”, and Note 31 “Operating expenses (purchases, services and other costs)”.
The Saipem Group provides services to Eni Group companies in all sectors in which it operates, both in Italy and abroad.
Existing relations with entities controlled or owned by the State are mainly in relation to the Snam Group.
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Other transactions consisted of the following:
(€ million)
CCS JV Scarl
Eni Angola SpA
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total related party transactions
Overall total
Incidence (%)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Other assets
14
-
1
15
333
4.50
Other liabilities
-
-
-
-
37
-
Other assets
20
5
-
25
268
9.33
Other liabilities
-
-
-
-
216
-
Related party transactions include also funds for employee benefits for €7 million as of December 31, 2021 (€4 million as of
December 31, 2020).
Financial transactions
Financial transactions, excluding net lease liabilities, for 2020 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Name
CCS JV Scarl
Saipon Snc
SCD JV Scarl
Serfactoring SpA
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total related party transactions
(1) Shown in the statement of financial position under “Other current financial assets”.
Dec. 31, 2020
2020
Loan assets (1)
320
-
12
2
-
334
Loans and
borrowings
-
1
-
-
-
1
Commitments
-
-
-
-
-
-
Expenses
-
-
-
-
-
-
Income
1
-
-
-
1
2
Financial transactions, excluding net lease liabilities, for 2021 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Name
CCS JV Scarl
Petromar Lda
Saren BV
Saipon Snc
SCD JV Scarl
Serfactoring SpA
Société pour la Réalisation du Port de Tanger Méditerranée
TSGI Mühendislik Insaat Ltd Sirketi
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand)
Total related party transactions
(1) Shown in the statement of financial position under “Other current financial assets”.
Dec. 31, 2021
2021
Loan assets (1)
344
-
-
-
208
1
1
-
-
554
Loans and
borrowings
-
-
8
1
-
-
-
9
-
18
Commitments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Expenses
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Income
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
The incidence of financial transactions and positions with related parties was as follows:
(€ million)
Current financial liabilities
Non-current financial liabilities
(including current portion)
Total
(€ million)
Financial income
Finance expense
Derivative financial instruments
Other operating income (expense)
Total
Dec. 31, 2020
Related parties
1
Total
257
Incidence %
0.39
Dec. 31, 2021
Related parties
18
Total
412
2,778
3,035
Total
465
(691)
60
(1)
(167)
-
1
-
-
3,129
3,541
-
18
2020
Related parties
2
-
-
-
2
Incidence %
0.43
-
-
-
-
2021
Related parties
1
-
-
-
1
Total
305
(333)
(112)
2
(138)
Incidence %
4.37
-
-
Incidence %
0.33
-
-
-
-
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Financial lease transactions
Financial lease transactions as of December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Name
Eni SpA
Consorzio F.S.B.
Total related party transactions
Dec. 31, 2020
2020
Loan assets
-
-
-
Loans and
borrowings
1
1
2
Commitments
-
-
-
Expenses
-
-
-
Income
-
-
-
The incidence of transactions or positions with related parties relating to financial lease transactions is as follows:
(€ million)
Long-term leases liabilities (including portion of short-term leases)
Total
Financial lease transactions as of December 31, 2021 consisted of the following:
Dec. 31, 2020
Total
421
421
Related parties
2
2
Incidence %
0.48
-
(€ million)
Name
Consorzio F.S.B.
Total related party transactions
Dec. 31, 2021
2021
Loan assets
-
-
Loans and
borrowings
1
1
Commitments
-
-
Expenses
-
-
Income
-
-
The incidence of transactions or positions with related parties relating to financial lease transactions is as follows:
(€ million)
Long-term leases liabilities (including portion of short-term leases)
Total
The main cash flows with related parties were as follows:
(€ million)
Revenue and income
Costs and other expenses
Financial income (expenses) and derivatives
Change in trade receivables and payables
Net cash flows from operating activities
Change in loan assets
Net cash flows from investing activities
Change in loans and borrowings
Net cash flows from financing activities
Total cash flows with related parties
Dec. 31, 2021
Total
394
394
Related parties
1
1
Incidence %
0.25
Dec. 31, 2020
1,921
(812)
2
318
1,429
(186)
(186)
-
-
1,243
Dec. 31, 2021
1,934
(955)
1
382
1,362
(220)
(220)
17
17
1,159
The incidence of cash flows with related parties was as follows:
(€ million)
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities (*)
Dec. 31, 2020
Related parties
1,429
(186)
-
Total
123
(463)
(153)
Incidence %
1,161.79
40.17
-
Dec. 31, 2021
Related parties
1,362
(220)
17
Total
90
(490)
372
Incidence %
1,513.33
44.90
4.57
(*) Cash flows from financing activities do not include dividends distributed, net repurchases of treasury shares or capital contributions by non-controlling interests and the purchase of additional
interests in consolidated subsidiaries.
Information on jointly controlled entities
Jointly-controlled companies classified as joint operations do not have a significant value.
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39 Significant non-recurring events and operations
See Note 4 “Accounting estimates and significant judgements” for details about the management and containment measures
adopted by the Group to address the present state of uncertainty and crisis, including the shifting uncertainties of the market
and the COVID-19 pandemic.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
40 Transactions deriving from atypical or unusual transactions
In 2020 and 2021, no atypical and unusual transactions were reported.
41 Business outlook and events after the reporting period
Business outlook
The Board of Directors approves the update of the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan and the package to strengthen the Company's
financial and capital structure.
The financing package provides for a capital increase of €2 billion, which is expected to be implemented by the end of the year.
Shareholders Eni and CDP are committed to underwrite a total of approximately 43% of the capital increase, in proportion to
their respective holdings in the Company's share capital; the remaining part of around 57% is covered by a pre-underwriting
agreement with primary Italian and international banks.
The updated strategic plan is based on the following key elements:
≥ a development path driven in particular by the Offshore E&C and Offshore Drilling segments, with 2021-2025 CAGR of Group
revenues expected at around 15%;
≥ an accelerated efficiency plan with reduction of structural costs of more than €150 million in 2022 and a run-rate of more than
€300 million in 2024;
≥ 2022 adjusted EBITDA24 is expected at over €500 million, and double-digit margin on revenues from 2024; 2025 adjusted
EBITDA expected at over €1 billion, with free cash flow in 2025 of approximately €700 million;
≥ net financial position (post-IFRS 16): after the capital increase of €2 billion, a post-IFRS 16 net debt of approximately €800
million is expected at the end of 2022, with a target of close to zero at the end of 2025;
≥ identified additional actions not accounted for in the strategic plan which may bring potential additional liquidity for more than
€1.5 billion also through the valorisation of the Onshore Drilling business by virtue of an exclusive negotiation with a leading
international operator.
The implementation of the Plan is based on the new organsation structured on business lines rather than on divisions, with the
aim of increased efficiency, centralised risk control and development of innovative and flexible execution models, in line with the
needs of the energy transition.
Please refer to the paragraph "Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: EU restrictive measures and sanctions" for further details
regarding the actions taken to mitigate the impacts on the orders in progress and future initiatives potentially deriving from this
conflict.
Events after the reporting period
Shareholders' Agreement relating to ordinary shares of Saipem SpA
On January 21, 2022, Eni SpA and CDP Industria SpA announced:
≥ the expiration, on January 22, 2022, of the shareholders' agreement between the Parties concerning ordinary shares of
Saipem SpA ("Saipem"), entered into on October 27, 2015 and tacitly renewed for three years on January 22, 2019 (the
"Original Agreement");
≥ the signing, on January 21, 2022, of a new shareholders' agreement between the same Parties, which is relevant pursuant to
Article 122, paragraphs 1 and 5, letters a), b) and d), of the Consolidated Financial Act, also relating to ordinary shares of
Saipem and which entered into force when the Original Agreement expired, i.e. on January 22, 2022 (the "Agreement"). The
Agreement will last three years and will be automatically renewed upon expiration for a further period of three years only,
unless terminated. The Agreement, which is substantially the same as the Original Agreement, is intended to govern the
relationship between the Parties as shareholders of Saipem; specifically the appointment of bodies, obligations of prior
consultation and voting at Saipem's Shareholders' Meetings and Board of Directors and the allocation of their respective
interests in Saipem. For the purposes of Article 129 of the Issuers' Regulation, it should be noted that the Parties have
contributed a total of approximately 25.006% of Saipem's ordinary share capital to the Agreement (CDP Industria and Eni have
each contributed 126,401,182 shares, representing approximately 12.503% of Saipem's ordinary share capital).
(24) Adjusted results are management accounts which do not include "special items", items of income arising from events or transactions that are non-recurring or
that are not considered to be representative of the ordinary course of business (e.g. write downs of fixed assets, contingent liabilities in relation to pending
judgments, health emergency costs, reorganisation costs).
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Valorisation of onshore drilling
It should be noted that, following the closing of the 2021 financial year, as part of the additional actions with respect to the
strategic plan which may bring in additional liquidity, a negotiation agreement was signed on an exclusive basis with a leading
international operator oriented to the valorisation of onshore drilling.
Effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: EU restrictive measures and sanctions
Following the conflict in Ukraine and the possible impact of the restrictive measures adopted by the European Union, Saipem
undertook an in-depth analysis to assess the potential impact on its business, particularly in relation to projects currently
underway with the country. This conflict started in February 2022, hence after the end of the reporting period and it falls within
the category of events referred to IAS 10, paragraph 3 (b), i.e. those situations that do not require adjustment as they arose after
the balance sheet was closed.
The Council of the European Union has seen fit to adopt a series of restrictive measures.
With the Decision (CFSP) 2022/264 of February 23, 2022, the Council imposed restrictions regarding the access to capital
markets, in particular by prohibiting the financing of Russia, of its Government, and of its Central Bank.
With the packages adopted by the EU with Regulations 2022/328 of the Council of February 25, 2022, 334/2022 of February 28,
2022, 336/2022 of March 1, 2022 and 428/2022 of March 15, 2022 a series of restrictive measures have been put in place
against the Russian Federation, among which:
(i) individual sanctions against the members of the National Security Council of the Russian Federation who supported the
Russia’s claim to recognise the Ukrainian areas of Donetsk and Luhansk not controlled by the government as independent
entities;
(ii) financial sanctions that expand the existing restrictions, thus limiting Russia’s access to the most important capital markets
and forbidding the quotation and provision of services related to shares of Russian state entities within the EU trading venues.
New measures have also been introduced to significantly limit the cash flows from Russia to the EU, forbidding the acceptance
of deposits higher than a certain amount from Russian citizens or residents, preventing the EU central securities depositories
from keeping accounts of Russian clients, and forbidding the sale of shares in euros to Russian clients;
(iii) sanctions in the energy sector: ban on selling, supplying, transferring or exporting, directly or indirectly, goods and
technologies for oil refining listed in the Annex X of the EU Regulation 2022/328 of the Council of February 25, 2022. This applies
also to all above mentioned items originating outside the EU, to any natural or legal person, entity or institution in Russia or
destined to use in Russia. The ban does not apply to the execution, until May 27, 2022, of contracts awarded before February 26,
2022 or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of said contracts. With the introduction of the ban, the aim is to hit the
Russian oil sector and to stop Russia from modernising its oil refineries;
(iv) sanctions in the technology sector: restrictions have been put in place on the export of dual-use goods and technologies
(civil and military), as well as restrictions on the export of specific goods and technologies that can contribute to the
technological empowerment of Russia’s defense and security sector. Again, the prohibition applies to all goods listed in the EU
Dual-Use Regulation (821/2021) and those listed in Annex IV of EU Regulation 2022/328 even if not originating in the Union, to
any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. The ban does not apply to the execution, until September
17, 2022, of contracts awarded before March 16, 2022 or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of said contracts;
(v) by EU Regulation 428/2022, the same restrictions as for dual-use goods and technologies also apply to physical exports
listed in Annex II of Regulation 833/2014 (goods of particular significance in the energy sector such as pipelines, etc.). The ban
also does not apply to the execution, until September 17, 2022, of contracts awarded before March 16, 2022 or of ancillary
contracts necessary for the execution of said contracts;
(vi) EU Regulation 428/2022 also included a prohibition on entering into any transaction with a number of Russian natural and
legal persons, including GazpromNeft, which prohibition does not apply until May 15, 2022 for the performance of contracts
concluded before March 16, 2022.
The EU has also decided to exclude seven Russian banks from the SWIFT system starting from March 12, 2022. This will
guarantee they are excluded from the international financial system. The seven banks are Bank Otkritie, Novikombank,
Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank, Vnesheconombank (VEB) and VTB Bank.
In particular, the EU has decided to ban what follows:
≥ the provision of specialised financial messaging services, used to exchange financial data (SWIFT), to Bank Otkritie,
Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank, Vnesheconombank (VEB) and VTB Bank. The above mentioned
ban will apply also to legal persons, entities and institutions in Russia, whose property rights are directly or indirectly held by
those banks for over 50%;
≥ investing, participating or contributing in any way to future projects co-financed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund;
≥ selling, supplying, transferring or exporting banknotes denominated in euro to Russia or to any natural or legal person, entity or
institution in Russia, included the Russian Government and the Russian Central Bank, or to be used in Russia.
For the moment, Sberbank (the main Russian banking group) and Gazprombank (the gas bank) are excluded from the ban.
Excluding some of the Russian banks from the international electronic payment system (SWIFT) means that companies and
privates can no longer carry out worldwide transactions with those banks.
The contracts involving activities in Russia and/or with Russian customers are: (i) Moscow Refinery - customer GazpromNeft;
(ii) Arctic LNG 2 GBS (in JV with Technip) - customer Novatek - scope of work EPCI; (iii) Arctic LNG 2 TSOF (in JV with
Renaissance) - customer Novatek - scope of work EPCI; (iv) a contract for gas drilling in Arctic waters with the use of the drilling
rig Perro Negro 8 which is currently outside Russian territorial waters.
The Company confirms that it operates in full compliance with the provisions established by European and national institutions
with respect to the Russian Federation.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company is monitoring the continuous evolution of the situation in order to assess its impacts and has activated and will
continue to activate, depending on the evolution of the situation, the appropriate contractual clauses to protect its rights and
interests.
On the four projects, the total backlog amounts to €1,966 million, of which €254 million for projects included in Saipem's scope
of consolidation. In the extreme scenario, considered however unlikely, of the immediate cancellation of the contracts, the
impact on EBITDA and consolidated net result is estimated to be not significant. In this scenario the overall financial impact is
estimated to be between €100 and €150 million, also taking into account the expected dividends. This estimate does not take
account of the enforcement of guarantees in favor of clients, considering this to be a remote event as well, which would in any
case be mitigated by the cash on hand associated with the advances received from clients.
However, it cannot be excluded that a further extreme deterioration in the geopolitical situation and the associated international
sanctions could lead to more significant impacts, which cannot be estimated at present.
Following the Russian-Ukranian conflict and the subsequent sanctions imposed by the EU, US and other countries, Saipem has
activated the Corporate Crisis Unit (CCU) that cooperates daily with the Local Crisis Units (LCU) in Russia and the business
operational functions involved in the management of projects and personnel onsite, on which a meeting was called. Regarding
the above mentioned, it should be noted that there are no activities carried out by Saipem, nor personnel in any Ukranian territory
affected by the conflict.
Currently, commodity prices show globally extreme volatility, unprecedented in the recent past which is, among other things, set
against a backdrop of high inflation started as early as the second half of 2021.
The Russian crisis increases the uncertainty caused by the pandemic and the current socio-economic scenario makes it difficult
for supply chain operators to provide price forecasts and make contractual commitments with long-term estimates. In some
instances, suppliers cannot submit bids because production plants have become extremely selective and only provide relevant
quotes to those customers deemed most reliable and financially sound. Delivery times are also considerably longer with a direct
impact on the projects in the portfolio. High and extremely volatile prices are expected as long as the current situation continues.
Currently, there is a real possibility that the material in transit to Russia will be unloaded at intermediate ports as many
international carriers refuse to ship to Russian ports.
Saipem has arranged to store the goods at its own logistics bases and/or intermediate storage areas. We are also considering
the possibility, wherever possible, of delivering materials to Russian shipyards by road.
Saipem does not purchase raw materials directly as its supply chain is long. No direct impacts are foreseen, but it is possible that
the availability of steel and nickel will be lower and that prices will be affected by other factors (e.g. gas), which will also have an
impact on delivery times and logistics.
Saipem has a diversified and, where possible, global supply chain approach. There is still a risk, however, for supplies where, for
technological reasons, few alternatives are available, typically, if these technologies are supplied by Western producers and are
not subject to sanctions.
The Company is closely monitoring its supply chain to identify and take appropriate mitigation actions in relation to potential
impacts in terms of material and service costs and delivery times resulting from the evolving conflict in Ukraine. The Company,
considering the extreme unpredictability of this situation and the effects on the orders, is already adjusting its execution
strategies and has already started discussions with its customers and in general with the entire supply chain to negotiate risk
management and risk sharing mechanisms to mitigate the impacts on the orders in execution and future initiatives.
Our threat intelligence services report an increased cyber threat to operators in these markets and their supply chains.
As of 2019, Saipem has implemented a system of protection against cyber attacks, in line with the requirements of the National
Cybersecurity Framework, which includes organisational, physical, and logical measures. A major effort was made to define
guidelines for both technology implementation and employee behaviour. Ongoing third-party assessments validate the
effectiveness of the attack detection and response approach within the company's crisis management plan, as well as the
technological measures in place to protect business-critical assets.
In March 2021, Saipem obtained the certification under ISO/IEC 27001, for “Cyber security events monitoring and incidents
management”. This important milestone confirms the validity of the structure Saipem adopted for Cyber Detection & Response
activities, and it also makes it possible to proceed in a structured manner in the ongoing improvement of the Saipem security
management system. The Company's security level is now also a function of the constant training and education of workers.
During the past year, Saipem has developed e-learning training focusing on the cyber security management model (standard,
high, and critical level).
Saipem coordinates closely with national cyber security institutions, DIS (the Italian Security Intelligence Department), the
National Cybersecurity Agency and CNAIPIC (the Italian National Cybercrime Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection).
Saipem uses reliable suppliers for services that are critical and most exposed to the risk of cyber attacks, especially when
providing IT services for the support of business activities.
Controlling the supply chain is one of our most difficult challenges. The Security division has defined specific cyber requirements
which must be met by the Supply Chain; this will ensure that all suppliers have acceptable resilience characteristics.
42 Obligations regarding transparency and disclosure.
Italian Law August 4, 2017, No. 124 (Article 1, sections 125-129)
During the 2021 financial year, Saipem SpA and the relevant Italian companies did not receive public funding within the scope of
the Law No. 124/2017 (Article 1, sections 125-129) and subsequent amendments.
Specifically, the above regulations are not applicable to: (i) incentives/grants received under a general regime of aids to all eligible
entities; (ii) amounts related to the provision of work/services, including sponsorships; (iii) reimbursements and allowances paid
to subjects in training and orientation; (iv) amounts received for the ongoing training from inter-professional funds established in
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the legal form of association; (v) association fees for joining trade and regional associations, as well as in favour of foundations,
or similar organisations, relevant for the operations associated with the company business. The funding is identified on a cash
basis.
The disclosures within the scope of the law mentioned above include funding for amounts higher than €10,000 issued by the
same issuer during 2021, even through several transactions.
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INFORMATION REGARDING CENSURE BY CONSOB PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE 154-TER, SUBSECTION 7, LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 58/1998
AND THE NOTICE FROM THE CONSOB OFFICES DATED APRIL 6, 2018
On January 30, 2018, Consob, having concluded its inspection commenced on November 7, 2016 (which ended on October 23,
2017) and about which Saipem gave information in the Annual Report 2016, has informed Saipem that it has detected non
compliances in “the Annual Report 2016, as well as in the Interim Consolidated Report as of June 30, 2017” with the applicable
international accounting standards (IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”; IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”; IAS 8
“Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors”, par. 5, 41 and 42; IAS 36 “Impairment of Assets”, par. 31,
55-57) and, consequently, has informed Saipem about the commencement “of proceedings for the adoption of measures
pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998”.
With notes of February 13 and 15, 2018, the Company transmitted to Consob its own considerations in relation to the remarks
formulated by the offices of Consob, highlighting the reasons for which it does not share such remarks.
On March 2, 2018, the Commission of Consob, partially accepting the remarks of the offices of Consob, informed Saipem of its
own Resolution No. 20324 (the “Resolution”), with which it ascertained the “non-compliance of Saipem’s Annual Report 2016
with the regulations governing their preparation”, without censuring the correctness of the Interim Consolidated Report as of
June 30, 2017.
According to the Resolution, the non-compliance of Saipem’s Annual Report 2016 with the regulations which govern its
preparation, concerns in particular: (i) the incorrect application of the accrual basis of accounting affirmed by IAS 1; (ii) the
non-application of IAS 8 in relation to the correction of errors with reference to the financial statements of 2015; and (iii) the
estimation process of the discount rate pursuant to IAS 36.
Consob has therefore asked the Company, pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, to
disclose the following elements of information to the markets:
(A) the weaknesses and non-compliance identified by Consob in relation to the accounting correctness of the financial
statements mentioned above;
(B) the applicable international accounting standards and the violations encountered in relation thereto;
(C) the illustration, in an appropriate pro forma consolidated income statement and balance sheet – with comparative data – of
the effects that accounting in compliance with the regulations would have produced on the 2016 balance sheet, income
statement and shareholders’ equity, for which incorrect information was supplied.
A. Weaknesses and non-compliance identified by Consob regarding the correctness of accounting in the consolidated and
statutory financial statements of 2016.
The weaknesses and non-compliance identified by Consob with regard to the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial
statements can be substantially attributed to the following two items:
(a) non-compliance of the “2016 consolidated and statutory Saipem SpA financial statements with reference to the
comparative data for 2015”;
(b) non-compliance of the process of estimation of the discount rate underpinning the 2016 impairment test with IAS 36
which requires that the Company must “apply the appropriate discount rate to [...] future cash-flows”.
With regard to point (a), the contestation concerns the non-compliance of the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial
statements with:
(i)
(ii)
IAS 1, par. 27, according to which “an entity shall prepare its statements, except for cash flow information, using the
accrual basis of accounting” and par. 28, according to which “when the accrual basis of accounting is used, an entity
recognises items as assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses (the elements of financial statements) when they
satisfy the definitions and recognition criteria for those elements in the Framework”; and
IAS 8, par. 41, according to which “[...], material errors are sometimes not discovered until a subsequent period, and these
prior period errors are corrected in the comparative information presented in the financial statements for that
subsequent period” and par. 42 according to which “the entity shall correct the material prior period errors retrospectively
in the first financial statements authorised for issue after their discovery by: (a) restating the comparative amounts for the
year/years prior to the one in which the error occurred [...]”.
In substance, in Consob’s opinion, the circumstances at the basis of some of the impairment losses recognised in the 2016
financial statements already existed, wholly or in part, when preparing 2015 financial statements. Indeed, Consob alleges that
the Company approved 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements without having corrected the “material errors”
contained in the consolidated and statutory financial statements of the previous administrative period, in relation to the
following items:
≥
≥
≥
“property, plant and equipment”;
“inventories”;
“tax assets”.
With regard to point sub (b), Consob alleges that the Company, for the purposes of the impairment test: (i) used a single rate
to discount business unit cash flows, characterised by a different risk profile; (ii) did not consider the country risk in relation to
some assets operating in specific geographical areas over a long period of time; (iii) did not take into account the changes in
the Company risk profile subsequent to the transaction that determined the deconsolidation of Saipem from the Eni Group.
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B. The applicable accounting standards and the violations encountered in relation thereto.
Consob holds that the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem at December 31, 2016, were not
compliant with the following standards: IAS 1, IAS 8 and IAS 36.
Specifically, Consob has observed that the Company approved the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements
without having corrected the “material errors” contained in the consolidated and statutory financial statements of the
previous period, in relation to the following items:
≥ “property, plant and equipment”;
≥
≥
“inventories”;
“tax assets”.
With reference to the item “Property, plant and equipment” at December 31, 2015, Consob alleges the incorrect application
of IAS 16 “Property, plant and equipment” and of IAS 36.
Specifically, Consob alleges that some impairment losses carried out by the Company on “property, plant and equipment” in
the 2016 consolidated financial statements should have been accounted for, at least in part, in the previous year.
In particular Consob alleges:
(i)
the incorrect application of IAS 36 with reference to the impairment test of some assets recognised as “property, plant
and equipment” of the Offshore Drilling business unit and with respect to the assets recognised in the Offshore and
Onshore Engineering & Construction business units. Consob’s remarks refer to the methods used to estimate the cash
flows expected from the use of said assets for the purposes of the application of the impairment test with respect to
2015 and specifically to the incorrect application of IAS 36: (a) par. 33, lett. a), according to which “in measuring value in
use an entity shall: (a) base cash flow projections on reasonable and supportable assumptions that represent
management’s best estimate of the range of economic conditions that will exist over the remaining useful life of the
asset. Greater weight shall be given to external evidence”; (b) par. 34 in the part that requires that management assesses
the reasonableness of the assumptions on which its current cash flow projections are based by examining the causes of
differences between past cash flow projections and current cash flows. Management shall ensure that the assumptions
on which its current cash flow projections are based are consistent with past actual outcomes, provided the effects of
subsequent events or circumstances that did not exist when those actual cash flows were generated make this
appropriate; (c) par. 35 in the part that refers to the approach to be followed when using cash flow projections over a
period longer than five years, highlighting that said approach is allowed “if [the entity] is confident that these projections
are reliable and it can demonstrate its ability, based on past experience, to forecast cash flows accurately over a longer
period”;
(ii) the incorrect application of IAS 16, paragraphs 51, 56 and 57 with reference to the residual useful life of some assets
registered as “property, plant and equipment” of the Onshore Drilling business unit, of the Offshore Engineering
& Construction business unit and of the Onshore Engineering & Construction business unit. Consob’s remarks concern
the circumstances that the review of the estimation of the residual useful life of assets cited (reported in the 2016
financial statements) should have already been done in the financial year 2015. Specifically, Consob alleges that IAS 16:
(a) par. 51 was not correctly applied in the part that requests that “the residual value and the useful life of an asset shall be
reviewed at least at each financial year-end and, if expectations differ from previous estimates, the change(s) shall be
accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate in accordance with IAS 8 “Accounting Policies, Changes in
Accounting Estimates and Errors”; (b) par. 56 in the part that requires that “the future economic benefits embodied in an
asset are consumed by an entity principally through its use. However, other factors, such as technical or commercial
obsolescence and wear and tear while an asset remains idle, often result in the diminution of the economic benefits that
might have been obtained from the asset” [...]; par. 57 in the part that requires that “the useful life of an asset is defined in
terms of the asset’s expected utility to the entity. The asset management policy of the entity may involve the disposal of
assets after a specified time or after consumption of a specified proportion of the future economic benefits embodied in
the asset. Therefore, the useful life of an asset may be shorter than its economic life. The estimation of the useful life of
the asset is a matter of judgement based on the experience of the entity with similar assets”.
As a consequence of the above mentioned remarks, Consob likewise does not agree with the recognition of the impairment
losses included in the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements with reference to some inventories and to a
deferred tax asset related to the items criticised by Consob for which the items of the impairment loss according to Consob
should have been accounted for in 2015.
Consob notes in this regard:
(i)
(ii)
IAS 2, par. 9, that “inventories shall be measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value” and at par. 30 that
“estimates of net realisable value are based on the most reliable evidence available at the time the estimates are made, of
the amount the inventories are expected to realise”;
IAS 12 in the part that requires at par. 34 that “a deferred tax asset shall be recognised for the carryforward of unused tax
losses and unused tax credits to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the
unused tax losses and unused tax credits can be utilised” and that “to the extent that it is not probable that taxable profit
will be available against which unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilised, the deferred tax asset is not
recognised”.
Furthermore, Consob criticises the process of estimating the discount rate at the base of the impairment test for 2016 in so
far as it is characterised by an approach that is not compliant with IAS 36 which requires that the Company “shall apply the
appropriate discount rate to the future cash flows”. More precisely, with respect to 2016 Consob does not agree with the
approach taken by the Company, i.e., with reference to the execution of the impairment test it: (i) has used a single rate to
discount cash flows of different business units which are characterised by different risk profiles; (ii) has not considered the
country risk in relation to some assets operating in specific geographical areas over a long period of time.
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In relation to the above, Consob also alleges the violation of the principle of correct representation of the company’s situation
which would not guarantee the observance of fundamental assumptions and qualitative characteristics of information.
Consob believes, in fact, that the importance of the errors and the significance of the shortcomings can likewise determine
the non-compliance of the aforementioned financial statements with the requirements of reliability, prudence and
completeness, pursuant to IAS 1.
C.
Illustration, in appropriate pro-forma consolidated statement of financial position and income statement – supported by
comparative data – of the effects that accounting in compliance with the regulations would have produced on the company’s
financial position and on equity at December 31, 2016 and the income statement for the year then ended, for which incorrect
information was supplied.
While not sharing the judgement of non-compliance of the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements put forward by
Consob in its Resolution, Saipem points out that the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements of the Company were
approved by the Board of Directors on March 16, 2017 and by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 28, 2017 and were subject to
audit pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 39 of January 27, 2010, Articles 14 and 16, and the report was issued on April 3, 2017.
In addition, with the press release of March 6, 2018, Saipem reported that “the Board of Directors of Saipem, in disagreement
with the Resolution of Consob, resolved on March 5, 2018 to appeal the Resolution in the competent courts”.
In the press release dated March 21, 2018, Saipem reported that for the purposes of ensuring a correct interpretation, and in
order to implement the findings of the Resolution, today the Company has filed a petition with Consob in order to obtain
interpretative clarifications suitable for overcoming the technical and evaluation complexities related to the findings of the
Authority and to be able, in this way, to inform the market correctly, reaffirming that it does not share – and has no intention of
accepting – the judgement of non-compliance of the consolidated and statutory financial statements as at December 31,
2016.
On April 27, 2018, Saipem lodged an appeal with the Regional Administrative Court (“TAR”) of Lazio requesting the annulment of
the Resolution and of any other presumed or related act and/or provision.
On May 24, 2018, Saipem filed with the TAR-Lazio additional grounds for appeal against the aforementioned Resolution.
On June 15, 2021, a hearing was held before the TAR-Lazio to discuss Saipem’s appeal against the Consob Resolution of March
2, 2018.
On July 6, 2021, the TAR-Lazio rejected the appeal filed by Saipem SpA on April 27, 2018.
On July 6, 2021, Saipem SpA issued the following press release:
“Saipem SpA informs that the Regional Administrative Court (“TAR”) of Lazio, through the decision filed today, has rejected the
appeal presented on April 27, 2018 by the Company against Consob Resolution No. 20324 dated March 2, 2018 (of which the
markets were informed with the Press Release dated March 5, 2018, the “Resolution”).
With the Resolution (the contents of which are described in paragraph “Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to
Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and the notice from the Consob Offices dated April 6, 2018” of
the Annual Report December 31, 2020 of Saipem SpA) Consob has stated the non-compliance of Saipem’s 2016 Annual
Statutory and Consolidated Reports with the regulations which govern their preparation, concerns in particular: (i) the incorrect
application of the accrual basis of accounting affirmed by IAS 1; (ii) the non-application of IAS 8 in relation to the correction of
errors with reference to the financial statements of 2015; and (iii) the estimation process of the discount rate pursuant to IAS 36.
With the Resolution Consob has therefore asked the Company, pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree
No. 58/1998, to disclose the following elements of information to the markets: (A) the weaknesses and non-compliance
identified by Consob in relation to the accounting correctness of the financial statements mentioned above; (B) the applicable
international accounting standards and the violations detected in relation thereto; (C) the illustration, in an appropriate pro forma
consolidated income statements and balance sheet – with comparative data – of the effects that accounting in compliance with
the regulations would have produced on the 2016 balance sheet, income statement and shareholders’ equity, for which
incorrect information was supplied.
Saipem SpA on April 16, 2018 issued a press release providing a pro forma consolidated income statements and balance sheet
at December 31, 2016 with the only aim to comply with the Resolution.
The TAR of Lazio has rejected the appeal presented by Saipem SpA requesting the annulment of the Resolution.
Saipem reserves its right to appeal the decision of the TAR of Lazio before the Council of State”.
On November 6, 2021, Saipem SpA filed its appeal before the Council of State against the decision of the TAR of Lazio.
On April 16, 2018, Saipem issued a press release regarding the pro-forma consolidated income statements and statement of
financial position as at December 31, 2016 for the sole purpose of complying with the Resolution.
Issuer
Information Division) announced with
On April 6, 2018, after the closure of the market, the Offices of the Italian securities market regulator Consob (Divisione
(the
Informazione Emittenti -
“Communication”), that they started an administrative sanctioning procedure, claiming some violations pursuant to Articles 191
and 195 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (the “Financial Law”), relating to the offer documentation (Prospectus and
Supplement to the Prospectus) made available to the public by Saipem on the occasion of its capital increase operation, which
took place in January and February 2016. The alleged violations were exclusively addressed to the members of the Board of
Directors and the Chief Financial Officer/Officer responsible for financial reporting in office at that time.
The Offices of Consob, in communicating their allegations to the interested parties also pointed out that, if the alleged violations
were ascertained by the Commission of Consob at the outcome of the procedure, said violations “would be punishable by an
administrative fine between €5,000 and €500,000”.
their communication No. 0100385/18
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Saipem received notice of the communication solely as guarantor ex lege for the payment “of any economic fines that may
eventually be charged to the company executives at the outcome of the administrative procedure”.
The allegations follow Consob Resolution No. 20324 of March 2, 2018 (the “Resolution”), the content of which was
communicated to the market by the Company with its press release of March 5, 2018. The Resolution – with which, as also
communicated to the market, the Company disagreed and that it will appeal before the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) of
Lazio – alleged, among other things, “the inconsistency of the assumptions and elements underlying the Strategic Plan for
2016-2019 with respect to the evidence at the disposal of the administrative bodies”, as the indicators of possible impairment of
value of the assets, later impaired by Saipem in its nine-month interim report as of September 30, 2016 would already have
existed, in the opinion of Consob, at the time of approval of the consolidated financial statements of 2015.
With its Communication, the Offices of Consob have charged the company executives who, at the time of the capital increase,
performed management functions, with the violations that are the subject of the Resolution and have already been
communicated to the market, as stated above. The Offices of Consob further claim certain “elements relative to the incorrect
drafting of the declaration on the net working capital” required by the standards in force applicable to the prospectus.
The foregoing would imply, according to the Offices of Consob, “the inability of the offer documentation to ensure that the
investors would be able to formulate a well-grounded opinion about the equity and financial position of the issuer, its economic
results and prospects, pursuant to Article 94, sections 2 and 7, of the Financial Law, with regard to the information concerning:
a) estimates of the Group’s results for 2015 (Guidance 2015 and underlying assumptions)”; “b) forecast of the Group results
drawn from the Strategic Plan for 2016-2019 and underlying assumptions”; “c) the declaration on the Net Working Capital”.
Also according to the Offices of Consob, Saipem would have additionally omitted, in violation of Article 97, section 1 and Article
115, section 1, letter a), of the Financial Law, to report to Consob “information pertaining to: (i) the assumptions underlying the
declaration on its Net Working Capital; (ii) the availability of an updated “Eni Scenario” on the price of oil; and (iii) the existence of
significant amendments to the assumptions underlying the Strategic Plan for 2016-2019”.
On July 4, 2018, Saipem, as guarantor ex lege for the payment “of any fines that may eventually be charged to the company
executives at the outcome of the administrative procedure”, submitted its defence to Consob.
Saipem and all the company executives who have received the Communication have proceeded to file their defences with the
Consob Offices.
Consob, with its Resolution No. 20828 of February 21, 2019, communicated to Saipem on March 12, 2019 and adopted at the
outcome of the procedure for application of a fine initiated on April 6, 2018, applied the following fines: a) €200,000 on the
company CEO; b) €150,000 on the Officer responsible for financial reporting in office at the time of the capital increase in 2016.
Consob also sentenced Saipem SpA to a payment of €350,000, as the party jointly liable for payment of the aforementioned
administrative fines with the two persons fined pursuant to Article 195, section 9, of the Finance Law (in force at the time of the
alleged violations), with obligation to recourse against the authors of the alleged breaches.
Consob ordered the filing of the procedure launched on April 6, 2018, against the non-executive Directors in office at the time of
the facts alleged.
The Board of Directors of Saipem resolved on April 2, 2019 to appeal the Resolution No. 20828 before the Court of Appeal.
A similar appeal was filed by the two individuals sanctioned under the Resolution, i.e. the Chief Executive Officer of Saipem SpA
and the Chief Financial Officer and Officer responsible for financial reporting in office at the time of the events. The first hearing
before the Milan Court of Appeal was held on November 13, 2019.
On that day, the Milan Court of Appeal postponed the discussion on November 4, 2020.
On October 23, 2020, Saipem SpA and the two individuals sanctioned submitted an application to the Court of Appeal, to be
allowed to file documents required to debate the appeal by November 4, 2020.
On November 2, 2020, the Court of Appeal authorised the filing of the documents requested on October 23, 2020 by the parties,
also granting Consob a deadline to submit any counter-arguments on those documents by December 15, 2020 and postponed
the hearing to discuss the appeal to January 27, 2021.
On January 20, 2021, Saipem SpA and the two individuals sanctioned presented a new application to the Court of Appeal, to be
allowed to file additional documents required to debate the appeal by January 27, 2021 and to be authorised to propose new
grounds for the appeal. which came to light when new documents were found.
On January 21, 2021, the Court of Appeal accepted the applications by Saipem and the individuals and authorised the filing of
the documents requested on January 20, 2021. The Court also upheld the proposal of additional grounds, to be submitted
through written filings by February 26, 2021, and also granted Consob the right to submit its counter filings by March 25, 2021.
The hearing for the discussion will be held on April 21, 2021.
At the hearing of April 21, 2021, the appeals were discussed.
The Milan Court of Appeal has partially upheld the appeals, whilst it rejected the remaining:
≥ reducing from €200,000 to €150,000 the administrative financial fine imposed by Consob in 2019 against the former
Chief Executive Officer of the Company in office from April 30, 2015 until April 30, 2021;
≥ reducing from €150,000 to €115,000 the administrative financial fine imposed by Consob in 2019 against the former
CFO and Officer responsible for the Company’s financial reporting in office at the time of the 2016 capital increase until
June 7, 2016; and
≥ consequentially reducing from €350,000 to €265,000 the condemnation of Saipem SpA to the payment of the afore
mentioned administrative financial fines, as the party jointly and severally liable pursuant to Article 195, paragraph 9, of
the Italian Consolidated Law on Finance (Legislative Decree No. 58/1998).
On January 20, 2022, Saipem appealed the Milan Court of Appeal decision before the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di
Cassazione).
On March 1, 2022, Consob served Saipem SpA with its appeal (“controricorcorso con ricorso incidentale”).
Saipem SpA filed its appeal against Consob’s appeal (“controricorcorso con ricorso incidentale”) on April 8, 2022.
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Ongoing investigations.
Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan - 2015 and 2016 Financial Statements.
Prospectus of the January 2016 capital increase
On January 22, 2019, the Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan notified Saipem SpA of a “local search warrant and seize notice of
investigation”, in relation to the alleged administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter - lett. B), Legislative
Decree No. 231/2001, based on the alleged crime of false accounting allegedly committed from April 2016 to April 2017, as well
as in relation to the alleged unlawful administrative act pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No.
231/2001, based on the alleged crime of manipulation of the market, allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017.
At the same time, the Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan had notified the following individuals that they were under investigation:
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018), as well
as, for various reasons, one manager and two former managers (the former Officer responsible for financial reporting in office
until June 7, 2016 and the former Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until May 16, 2019). The investigation
concerns the following offences: (i) false accounting relating to the 2015 and 2016 financial statements; (ii) manipulation of the
market allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017; and (iii) false statements in the prospectus issued with
reference to the documentation for the offer of the capital increase in January 2016.
On December 18, 2020, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office served the notice of conclusion of the preliminary investigations to
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018), to a
former executive (the Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June 7, 2016) and to Saipem SpA.
Saipem SpA is charged with reference to the hypothesis of an administrative offence referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter
of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 “for having failed to prepare an organisational model suitable to prevent the crimes of false
accounting”, pursuant to Article 2622 of the Italian Civil Code, allegedly committed from March 16, 2016 until July 27, 2016 with
reference to the Financial Statements at December 31, 2015 and the Half-Year Report at June 30, 2016 and the administrative
offence referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 “for having failed to prepare an
organisational model suitable to prevent the crimes of false statements in the prospectus”, pursuant to Article 173-bis of
Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, and “market manipulation”, pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, allegedly
committed from October 27, 2015 until July 27, 2016.
From the notice of conclusion of the preliminary investigations, the following offences are waged against the two individuals still
under investigation (the Chief Executive Officer of the Company appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on
May 3, 2018 and a former Executive who held the role of Executive Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June
7, 2016): (i) false accounting pursuant to Article 2622 of the Italian Civil Code in relation to the Financial Statements at December
31, 2015 (with reference to both suspects) and the First Half Report at June 30, 2016 with reference only to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018); (ii) false statements in the
Prospectus pursuant to Article 173-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 with reference to both suspects, issued with
reference to the documentation for the offer of the capital increase in January 2016, from January 22, 2016 to February 5, 2016;
(iii) market manipulation pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, allegedly committed by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018) from October 27, 2015 to
July 27, 2016 and by the CFO and Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June 7, 2016 from October 27, 2015
until June 7, 2016.
On March 29, 2021, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing of the Tribunal of Milan has notified to Saipem SpA that the preliminary
hearing is scheduled for May 10, 2021, in relation to the alleged administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter,
letter B) of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, for failing to implement an organisational model capable of preventing the offence
of false accounting, allegedly committed from March 16, 2016 to July 27, 2016, as well as in relation to the alleged administrative
offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, for failing to implement an
organisational model capable of preventing the crimes of false statement in the prospectus and manipulation of the market,
allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to July 27, 2016.
This notification follows the issue of the notice of completion of the preliminary investigations and the subsequent request for
indictment by the Public Prosecutor of Milan, notified together with the decree scheduling the preliminary hearing, against
Saipem SpA, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3,
2018) and a former executive of the Company (the CFO and Officer responsible for the Company's Financial Reporting in office
until June 7, 2016).
The Public Prosecutor of Milan in the request for indictment alleges the following offences: (i) false accounting pursuant to
Article 2622 of the Italian Civil Code relating to the financial statements at December 31, 2015, allegedly committed by both
individuals, and the First Half Report at June 30, 2016 allegedly committed only by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
(appointed by Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018); (ii) manipulation of the market pursuant to Article
185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 allegedly committed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (appointed by
Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2015 and on May 3, 2018) from October 27, 2015 to July 27, 2016 and by the CFO and
Officer responsible for financial reporting in office until June 7, 2016 from October 27, 2015 until June 7, 2016; and (iii) false
statement in the prospectus pursuant to Article 173-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 allegedly committed from January
22, 2016 until February 5, 2016 by both individuals with reference to the documentation for the offer of a capital increase in
January 2016.
At the May 10, 2021, hearing before the Milan Judge of the Preliminary Hearing, more than 500 plaintiff applications (“richieste di
costituzione di parte civile”) were filed, both in the name and on behalf of Saipem SpA shareholders, and on behalf of
associations representing diffuse interests. The Judge of the Preliminary Hearing adjourned the next hearings to September 21,
2021, in order to allow the parties lawyers to review the plaintiff applications filed and to formulate their remarks, and
consequentially to decide on their admissibility.
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The Judge in this proceedings has since been moved to a different assignment and the proceedings has been assigned to a
new judge who, at the hearing on January 20, 2022, postponed the discussion to the next hearing on February 28, 2022.
On February 28, 2022 hearing, the Judge admitted No. 503 individuals as plaintiffs in the proceedings.
At the hearing of March 15, 2022 was held the discussion of the defences. The proceedings were adjourned to April 12, 2022
hearing for the decision of the indictment.
On April 12, 2022, Saipem SpA issued the following press release:
“Saipem expresses its satisfaction for the decision of the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing at the Court of Milan, who acquitted
all the defendants.
San Donato Milanese (MI), April 12, 2022 - Saipem SpA expresses its satisfaction for today’s decision issued by the Judge for
the Preliminary Hearing at the Court of Milan, who acquitted, because ‘no offence was committed’, the Company, the former CEO
of the Company (in office from April 30, 2015 until April 30, 2021), and the former CFO and Officer responsible for the
Company’s financial reporting (in office from December 6, 2013 until June 7, 2016) in relation to the following alleged crimes:
(i) false accounting, allegedly committed from March 16, 2016 to July 27, 2016; (ii) false statement in the prospectus and
manipulation of the market, allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to July 27, 2016”.
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 154-BIS, PARAGRAPH 5
OF THE LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 58/1998
(TESTO UNICO DELLA FINANZA)
1. The undersigned Francesco Caio and Antonio Paccioretti in their quality as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Manager
responsible for the preparation of the financial reports of Saipem SpA, also pursuant to Article 154-bis, paragraphs 3 and 4 of
Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, certify that internal controls over financial reporting in place for the preparation
of the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021 and during the period covered by the report, were:
≥ adequate to the Company structure, and
≥ effectively applied during the process of preparation of the report.
2. Internal controls over financial reporting in place for the preparation of the 2021 consolidated financial statements have been
defined and the evaluation of their effectiveness has been assessed based on principles and methodologies adopted by Saipem
in accordance with the Internal Control - Integrated Framework Model issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission, which represents an internationally-accepted framework for the internal control system.
3. The undersigned officers also certify that:
3.1 the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021:
a) have been prepared in accordance with applicable international accounting standards adopted by the European
Commission pursuant to Regulation (CE) n. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and European Council of July 19,
2002;
b) correspond to the accounting books and entries;
c) fairly and truly represent the financial position, the performance and the cash flows of the issuer and the companies
included in the consolidation as of, and for, the period presented in this report;
3.2 the Directors’ Report provides a reliable analysis of business trends and results, including a trend analysis of the issuer
and the companies included in the consolidation, as well as a description of the main risks and uncertain situations to
which they are exposed.
March 24, 2022
/signed/ Francesco Caio
Francesco Caio
CEO
/signed/ Antonio Paccioretti
Antonio Paccioretti
Manager responsible for the preparation
of the financial reports
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
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Società per Azioni
Share Capital €2,191,384,693 fully paid up
Tax identification number and Milan, Monza-Brianza, Lodi
Companies’ Register No. 00825790157
Headquarters: San Donato Milanese (Milan) - Italy
Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 67
Investor Relations
e-mail: investor.relations@saipem.com
Publications
Relazione finanziaria annuale (in Italian)
Annual Report (in English)
Interim Financial Report as of June 30
(in Italian and English)
Sustainability Report 2021 (in Italian and English)
Also available on Saipem’s website:
www.saipem.com
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