SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that FPSO Liza Unity has produced its first oil as of February 11, 2022, and is formally on hire.
The FPSO Liza Unity is the first unit with a design based on SBM Offshore’s industry-pioneering Fast4Ward® programme which incorporates the Company’s new build, multi-purpose floater hull combined with several standardised topside modules.
Subsidiary of CNOOC
Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holds a 30 percent interest and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited
The FPSO is installed at the Liza field, which is located circa 200 kilometres offshore Guyana in the Stabroek block. ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited is the operator and holds a 45 percent interest in the Stabroek Block.
Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holds 30 percent interest and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, holds 25 percent interest.
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Bruno Chabas, CEO of SBM Offshore, commented: “We are proud of the fact that FPSO Liza Unity has started production. The FPSO, with its relative low emission intensity will enable efficient production of these world-class oil reserves."
"The combined client and SBM Offshore team that delivered this project have done an outstanding job. The FPSO was delivered in three and a half years following the start of the engineering phase, which is a significant achievement. It demonstrates the added value our Fast4Ward® concept brings to all stakeholders.”