TechnipFMC Wins Exxon Contract For Subsea Systems

TechnipFMC, a provider of oil services, received a contract from an ExxonMobil affiliate for subsea system engineering for the proposed Liza Phase 2 project offshore Guyana.

After the engineering and subject to the required government approvals, project sanction, and authorization to proceed to the next phase, TechnipFMC will then manufacture and deliver the subsea equipment. The delivery will include 30 enhanced deepwater vertical trees and associated tools, as well as eight collectors and associated controls and mooring equipment, TechnipFMC said on Tuesday.

“We are very pleased that ExxonMobil has selected TechnipFMC to begin the engineering of the Liza Phase 2 subsea equipment,” said Doug Pferdehirt, CEO of TechnipFMC.

In support of this project, TechnipFMC will continue hiring and training Guyanese engineers.

Liza Phase 1 involves converting a tanker into a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel named Liza Destiny, along with four subsea drill centers with 17 production wells. The construction of the FPSO and subsea equipment is underway in more than a dozen countries. Liza Destiny will have a production capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per day.

The development of Liza Phase 2 is located approximately 193 km (120 miles) offshore Guyana, in the Stabroek Block, with water depths of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) to 1,900 m (6,200 ft). ExxonMobil’s affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), is the operator.

A second FPSO with a capacity of 220,000 barrels per day is being planned as part of the development of Liza Phase 2, and a third is being considered for the development of Payara. ExxonMobil has already submitted an environmental license application to develop the second phase of Liza, with a planned start in mid-2022.

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