SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the Payara development project located in the Stabroek block in Guyana.
Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install and then lease and operate the Prosperity FPSO for a period of up to two years, after which the FPSO ownership and operation will transfer to EEPGL.
The award follows the completion of front-end engineering and design studies, completion of the multi-purpose hull, receipt of requisite government approvals and the final investment decision on the project by ExxonMobil and block co-venturers.
Fast4Ward® program
The Prosperity FPSO will utilise a design that largely replicates the design of the Liza Unity FPSO
The Payara development is the third development within the Stabroek block, circa 200 kilometres offshore Guyana. EEPGL is the operator and holds a 45 percent interest in the Stabroek block, Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holds a 30 percent interest and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited holds a 25 percent interest.
The Prosperity FPSO will utilise a design that largely replicates the design of the Liza Unity FPSO. As such, the design is based on SBM Offshore’s industry-pioneering Fast4Ward® program that incorporates the Company’s new build, a multi-purpose hull combined with several standardised topside modules.
Prosperity FPSO
The FPSO will be designed to produce 220,000 barrels of oil per day and will have an associated gas treatment capacity of 400 million cubic feet per day and a water injection capacity of 250,000 barrels per day.
The FPSO will be spread-moored in a water depth of about 1,900 metres and will be able to store around two million barrels of crude oil.
Development of Guyanese capacity
SBM Offshore is preparing to recruit and employ Guyanese engineers into the Payara project team
As a result of the award from EEPGL, SBM Offshore also anticipates the award of contracts to Guyanese companies for work to be performed in Guyana.
For example, the Company is looking at executing the scope for fabrication and coating of a portion of the light structural steel for the FPSO in Guyana, which would be a first for SBM Offshore in the country.
Additionally, SBM Offshore is preparing to recruit and employ Guyanese engineers into the Payara project team. Both activities are focused on the development of Guyanese capacity, building on efforts to date for the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity FPSOs.
SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward® program
Bruno Chabas, CEO of SBM Offshore, commented: “We are pleased to announce that ExxonMobil has awarded SBM Offshore the contracts for the third FPSO in Guyana, signed under the existing long-term FPSO supply agreement with ExxonMobil."
He adds, "This award demonstrates the competitiveness of world-class deep water reservoirs and the added value that SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward® program brings to these large-scale developments. The SBM Offshore team is proud that the constructive collaboration with the ExxonMobil team continues, while contributing to the development of the offshore energy industry in Guyana.”
