ExxonMobil today said that the Liza Unity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has arrived in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana after travelling for nearly 53 days and more than 11,000 nautical miles from Singapore.
The SUSTAIN-1 certified vessel will now be connected to the spread mooring before preparation for testing and commissioning, a release from the company said.
“I’m so proud of the Unity team. The sail itself is long. The advent of COVID-19 was challenging, but the team was resilient, pushed through and delivered a beautiful FPSO that’s here in Guyana. We’re all really excited that she’s joined the neighbourhood next to Liza Destiny, and we’re really looking forward to the next few phases as we bring this FPSO online into 2022,” said Mike Ryan, Production Manager of ExxonMobil Guyana.
“The standard for operational excellence set with the construction of the Liza Unity demonstrates the level of quality that we aspire to meet on every aspect of our projects”, he added.
The Liza Unity FPSO has been awarded the SUSTAIN-1 notation by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the Classification Society for the unit, the release stated. It is the world’s first FPSO to achieve such recognition for sustainability for its design, documentation and operational procedures, ExxonMobil said.
“We remain committed to producing the energy which is essential to modern life and economic development, in a way that helps protect people and the environment,” Ryan added.
“The development concept and our work on the Liza Unity FPSO has been guided by our enduring values: personnel safety, operational quality, executing on commitments to shareholders and resource owners, and bringing energy to the world while respecting our commitment to the environment and communities in which we operate”, Ryan added.
More than 2,860 Guyanese have worked on ExxonMobil Guyana’s exploration and development activities in Guyana, the release noted.
“Guyana should be very proud of the Guyanese who are offshore, the Guyanese who are on the Liza Destiny and on all of our drillships and support vessels,” Ryan said.
The Liza Phase 2 development will produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day from the Liza Unity FPSO, which will be supported by a total of six drill centres and approximately 30 wells. The release said that this includes 15 production wells, nine water injection wells and six gas injection wells. Phase 2 startup is expected in early 2022 and will develop approximately 600 million barrels of oil. Liza Phase 2 is expected to cost US$6 billion, including a lease capitalization cost of approximately US$1.6 billion, for the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading vessel.