The Liza Destiny, which will undertake the extraction of first oil, is expected to arrive soon in Guyana’s waters.
According to an update from ExxonMobil, Guyana’s first Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel has almost completed its nearly 11,000 nautical miles journey from the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore.
The vessel, which was christened on June 22, 2019 by First Lady Sandra Granger, set sail for the Stabroek Block on July 19.
The oil company has previously stated that the vessel had been retrofitted by SBM Offshore in a record time of just over 20 months. It is now expected to be hooked up to the subsea system at the Liza Well allowing the next phase of operations to start.
The Liza Destiny has a production capacity up to 120,000 barrels of oil per day and an overall storage volume of 1.6 million barrels.
According to the company during normal operations, there will be at least 80 persons living and working onboard the vessel. Twenty-four Operations and Maintenance Technicians, who are currently being trained in Canada, will return in 2020 to support work on the Liza Destiny.
ExxonMobil has said that this FPSO is a significant component of the Liza Phase 1 development which involves four undersea drill centres with 17 production wells.
“We have more than 1000 Guyanese working for the project here, and the team is continuing to do an incredible job. Their work includes everything from completions of the initial wells for production to laying pipelines and infrastructure on the sea floor to eventually connect up to the Liza Destiny for production. We’re proud of the work being done each and every day, and want to thank everyone involved for their focus on safety and keeping the protection of the environment top of mind in all that they do,” Country Manager Rod Henson said when the FPSO departed Singapore.
