ExxonMobil Corp. subsidiary Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL) has let contracts to SBM Offshore of Amsterdam for the front-end engineering and design of a second floating production, storage, and offloading vessel for the Liza development on the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
EEPGL operates Stabroek block with partners Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd.
Following FEED and subject to requisite government approvals, project sanction, and an authorization to proceed with the next phase, SBM Offshore will construct, install, and then lease and operate the FPSO for up to 2 years. EEPGL will take over FPSO ownership and operation after that.
The second Liza FPSO design involves a newbuild, multipurpose hull combined with several standardized topsides modules. The FPSO will be designed to produce 220,000 b/d of oil, will have associated gas treatment capacity of 400 MMcfd, and water injection capacity of 250,000 b/d.
The FPSO will be spread moored in 1,600 m of water and able to store 2 million bbl of oil. Meanwhile the Liza Destiny FPSO for Liza 1 is being converted in Singapore.
Esso has started drilling 17 planned wells for the Liza Phase 1 development with production startup expected in 2020.
The company and its coventurers have so far discovered estimated recoverable resources of more than 3.2 billion boe on the block. The Liza Phase 1 development includes a subsea production system and the Liza Destiny FPSO, designed to produce as much as 120,000 b/d of oil (OGJ Online, Jun. 22, 2017). Four subsea drill centers with 17 production wells are planned.
The second FPSO is planned as part of Phase 2, and a third is under consideration for the Payara development. Together they will produce more than 500,000 boe/d, Esso said.
EEPGL is operator with 45% interest. Hess has 30% and CNOOC Nexen, 25%.
Contact Paula Dittrick at [email protected].