Baker Hughes Co. mentioned it has bagged a “important” award to produce manufacturing chemical compounds for the fifth and sixth hydrocarbon manufacturing initiatives within the Exxon Mobil Corp.-operated Stabroek block in Guyanese waters.
The contract will serve two floating manufacturing, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) being constructed for the Uaru and Whiptail greenfield developments, accredited by the Stabroek consortium 2023 and 2024 respectively.
“The multi-year contract consists of all topsides, subsea, water injection and utility chemical compounds for the Errea Wittu and Jaguar floating manufacturing storage and offloading vessels, that are at the moment underneath growth, and are focused to start manufacturing in 2026 and 2027 respectively”, Baker Hughes mentioned in a press launch.
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Erea Wittu, for Uaru, is being constructed by MODEC Inc. SBM Offshore, which delivered the three FPSOs at the moment serving Stabroek, is constructing Jaguar for Whiptail.
“Baker Hughes has in depth expertise in Guyana and has established native provide chains to create a dependable and environment friendly supply of chemical compounds to deal with the distinctive wants of those developments”, the Houston, Texas-based vitality tech firm added.
Amerino Gatti, govt vp for oilfield providers and gear at Baker Hughes, commented, “Our expertise working throughout the nation’s vitality provide chain and unmatched experience in oilfield and industrial chemical compounds make Baker Hughes uniquely suited to help complicated FPSO operations comparable to these”.
Baker Hughes didn’t disclose the contract worth.
Uaru and Whiptail, every with an funding of $12.7 billion, will every have a manufacturing capability of 250,000 barrels per day (bpd). The initiatives will elevate manufacturing in Stabroek, Guyana’s solely producing block, to 1.3 million bpd, based on the house owners.
Stabroek’s fifth and sixth developments – after Liza Section 1, Liza Section 2, Payara and Yellowtail – embody as much as 20 drill facilities and 92 manufacturing and injection wells, based on ExxonMobil’s bulletins of the initiatives’ ultimate funding choices.
The fourth, Yellowtail, is predicted to go onstream this yr by FPSO One Guyana. Yellowtail, with six drill facilities and 51 wells, can be designed to provide as much as 250,000 bpd.
ExxonMobil operates Stabroek with a forty five p.c stake. Hess Corp. holds a 30 p.c curiosity. China Nationwide Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has the remaining 25 p.c.
In the meantime, in one other contract, Baker Hughes concurrently introduced it has been chosen by Argent LNG LCC to offer the liquefaction answer and associated providers for the latter’s proposed liquefied pure fuel export facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
The LNG facility is deliberate to ship about 24 million metric tons a yr. Building of section 1 is predicted to begin 2026, whereas the beginning of operation is focused for 2030.
“The mission will incorporate Baker Hughes’ superior applied sciences, together with its NMBL™ modularized LNG answer powered by the extremely environment friendly LM9000 fuel turbine”, Baker Hughes mentioned. “These modules, pre-fabricated and examined at Baker Hughes’ amenities, will guarantee scalable and dependable LNG manufacturing to the mission and combine iCenter™ digital options powered by Cordant™ to maximise availability, reliability, and operational effectivity.
“Baker Hughes may even present energy technology items pushed by LM9000 fuel generators and supply multi-year providers to help Argent LNG terminal operations”.
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