The disclosure by ExxonMobil that the natural gas extracted from its oilfields as part of operations for the US$900 million Wales gas-to-shore project will be sold to third parties before the remainder is transported to the planned power plant to be owned by the Government caused quite a stir during one of the company’s public scoping meetings leaving many calling for more project details to be provided.
ExxonMobil’s local affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), which submitted an application to the Environmental Protection Agency for environmental authorisation for the project, notes in the summary that it entails the construction and operation of a 12-inch pipeline, approximately 220 kilometers long, from the Liza Phase 1 and Liza Phase 2 Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels in the offshore Stabroek Block, to an onshore natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas processing plant (NGL Plant) located at Wales.