ExxonMobil Guyana contactor lets pre-commissioning contract for Whiptail

ExxonMobil Guyana contractor Saipem has signed EnerMech for a subsea pre-commissioning services contract for the Whiptail subsea pre-commissioning project 200 miles offshore Guyana in the Stabroek block.

Construction on Whiptail, Guyana's sixth devlopment project, is under way. Operations are set to begin in 2027 with production of about 250,000 b/d of oil. 

Under the new contract, EnerMech will flood, clean, and hydrotest subsea risers and flowlines. The company will also post load-out, transit, and lay monitoring umbilicals from the offshore construction vessel with dynamic umbilical lay monitoring and post-installation testing from the FPSO unit.

EnerMech is establishing a new facility in Georgetown and executing a phased equipment acquisition strategy, including the addition of remote flooding units (RFUs) and subsea test pumps (STPs).

This award marks EnerMech’s first project on the Whiptail field and builds on its offshore Guyana subsea pre-commissioning campaigns including Liza Phase 2, Payara, Yellowtail, and Uaru fields.