Oil production on Exxon-Mobil’s Liza Destiny oil platform has been reduced to 30,000 barrels per day (bpd) after the discharge silencer began experiencing technical issues during the final testing phase of the reinstalled flash gas compressor and other components of the system.
“As we conducted the final testing phase of the reinstalled flash gas compressor and other components of the system on the Liza Destiny FPSO (Float-ing Production Storage and Offloading), we encountered an additional problem with the discharge silencer. A team from SBM Offshore, MAN Energy Solutions and ExxonMobil are on site to assess repairs, with support from engineering experts in Europe and the USA. We have reduced production to a minimum level that mitigates formation of hydrates in subsea systems, maintains gas injection and fuel gas to the power generators, and minimizes flare,” a statement by the Oil Company said yesterday.