The Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth & Sport in partnership with the Department of Energy, ExxonMobil Guyana and the University of Guyana, on Thursday officially launched the “First Oil Public Exhibition”.
The Exhibition was unveiled at the Guyana National Museum in the presence of ministers of the government, ExxonMobil Guyana executives and members of the diplomatic corps.
Prior to the exhibit being declared open, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton expressed his gratitude to ExxonMobil for their contribution of the exhibition which will be open to the public. It was also announced that the Department of Energy is hosting a contest where members of the public have a chance to win one of 10 First-Oil vials by posting photos of themselves with the exhibit.
It was noted by ExxonMobil, that the exhibit will make it possible for Guyanese to learn more about the historic venture and what led to the first draw of first-oil from the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The exhibit at the museum includes clippings of headlines from all major newspapers in the country when ExxonMobil along with partners Hess and CNOOC announced the discovery of oil and when the first oil production took place.
Also featured in the exhibit is a model of the Liza Destiny FPSO which is stationed approximately 190 kilometres offshore. The display also features information about the FPSO vessel which includes the overall length which was given as 334.54 meters. It also features a detailed chart which displays and describes the use of the specific parts of the FPSO. Also in the exhibit is a safety coverall which is worn by workers onboard the Liza Destiny and a rotating video screen which explains the operations of an FPSO. Just below the model of the Liza Destiny is a vial containing the first sample of Crude Oil taken from the FPSO.
ExxonMobil Guyana and its partners disclosed that more items will be added to the exhibit as Guyana reaches more milestones in the exploration and production of oil.
