With the topside integration phase completed and the onshore commissioning campaign making significant progress, SBM Offshore is currently mobilizing the Liza Unity Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform for departure to Guyana planned for the end of this month.
The developments were announced last Thursday during the company’s half year earnings report for 2021.
SBM, a global group based in the Netherlands, has been contracted by ExxonMobil to construct two FPSOs – the Liza Unity and Prosperity for the Liza Phase 2 and Payara development projects, respectively, in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.
According to the company, the crew is mobilizing for Liza Unity’s departure from Singapore planned for departure by the end of August.
It was stated that the project continues to target first oil in 2022 in line with ExxonMobil’s schedule. The Unity has a production capacity of approximately 220,000 barrels of oil per day.
Regarding the Prosperity FPSO, SBM said that the Fast4Ward MPF hull has arrived safely in Singapore, where the topsides fabrication phase is ongoing. The project is progressing in line with a planned completion in 2024.
The Liza Destiny FPSO currently operating in the Liza Phase 1 Development project, offshore Guyana in the Stabroek block, was also constructed by SBM. The Liza Destiny FPSO contract covers 10 years of lease and operate. The Liza Unity and Prosperity contracts cover a maximum period of two years of lease and operate within which period the units will be purchased by Exxon.
As was announced by Exxon, SBM said that the flash gas compression system on Liza Destiny FPSO is now operating and approximately 96% of the gas produced is being consumed and reinjected.
“The team continues to perform maintenance and optimization activities to minimize flaring until the arrival of the redesigned third stage flash gas compression system, still expected to be installed around the end of the year,” it said.
Chief Executive Officer of SBM Bruno Chabas announced that the Company demonstrated operational resilience despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fleet uptime in the first half of the year was 99.1% in line with the fleet’s lifetime historical average.
