Saipem pitched role in energy security to EU Commission president's cabinet
By Jean Comte and Nicholas Hirst ( September 8, 2026, 13:14 GMT | Insight) -- Representatives of Saipem met on Sept. 2 with the competition advisor of Ursula von der Leyen to pitch the energy services company's role in securing the bloc's energy security, according to minutes disclosed on Tuesday. The meeting comes as the institution's scrutiny of the planned merger between Saipem and Subsea7 lag, and threatens to postpone the deal's closing to 2027.Representatives of the energy services company Saipem met on Sept. 2 with Michele Piergiovanni, the competition advisor of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to lay out the company's role in building the bloc's energy security....
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