ExxonMobil lets umbilical contract for Uaru

May 19, 2023
ExxonMobil Corp. has let a contract to Aker Solutions to provide dynamic and static subsea umbilical for the Uaru project, the fifth development on Stabroek block in Guyana.

ExxonMobil Corp. has let a contract to Aker Solutions to provide dynamic and static subsea umbilical for the Uaru project, the fifth development on Stabroek block in Guyana.

The contract includes delivery of three dynamic and seven static umbilicals totaling over 52 km. Project execution, engineering, and manufacturing will take place at the Aker Solutions facility in Mobile, Ala. 

Work will begin immediately, and delivery is planned for first quarter 2026.

Uaru is expected to add about 250,000 b/d after start-up in 2026.

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Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor

Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).