An affiliate of ExxonMobil Corp. let a contract for the Payara development offshore Guyana to SBM Offshore, which will construct, install, lease, and operate for up to 2 years the Prosperity floating production, storage, and offloading vessel.
The FPSO design largely replicated the Liza Unity FPSO, which arrived on the Stabroek block earlier this year (OGJ Online, Aug. 29, 2019). The Prosperity will incorporate SBM Offshore’s newbuild, multipurpose hull combined with several standardized topsides modules. The vessel will be designed to produce 220,000 b/d of oil with associated gas-treatment capacity of 400 MMcfd and water injection capacity of 250,000 b/d.
In July 2017, ExxonMobil reported the 500-million boe Payara discovery, which is northwest of the Liza Phase 1 project (OGJ Online, July 25, 2017).
The FPSO will be moored in 1,900 m of water. It will will be able to store 2 million bbl of crude.
ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd. is operator and holds 45% interest in the Stabroek block. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holds 30% and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Ltd. holds 25% interest.
