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EXCLUSIVE-Exxon in talks to build fourth oil production rig for Guyana
17:19 11/11/2021
By Sabrina Valle and Neil Marks
HOUSTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil XOM.N is in discussions with Dutch contractor SBM Offshore NV SBMO.AS to build a fourth multibillion-dollar production unit to develop its Guyana oil discoveries, two people close to the negotiations said.
The talks include the potential for some future platform assembly in Guyana, the people said. Guyana hopes to develop an oil industry infrastructure to boost the economy and job growth. Officials are under pressure to show the potential oil bonanza will be shared with its citizens.
The South American country is home to the world's biggest offshore discoveries in years, with 10 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas. Guyana kicked off production in 2019 and is rushing to draft oil legislation and establish regulatory bodies for the industry. An Exxon-led consortium is responsible for all output in the country.
Discussions include potential made-in-Guyana requirements to build part of future production units, Guyana's vice president, Bharrat Jagdeo, told Reuters.
"We are hoping that more and more of the components could be fabricated in Guyana," Jagdeo said this week.
Spokespeople for Exxon and SBM Offshore declined to comment.
Exxon could choose a platform builder within six months, one of the people said. Vessels similar in size to the proposed facility cost around $2.5 billion to $3 billion.
Netherlands-based SBM has been awarded Exxon contracts to build Guyana's first three floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, as such units as called. Most of the construction has taken place in Singapore.
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Exxon has said it sees potential for installing 10 FPSOs in its massive Stabroek oil block, which encompasses 6.6 million acres (27,000 square km) off Guyana's coast. The first six vessels could pump more than 1 million barrels of oil and gas per day (bpd) by 2027, consortium member Hess Corp HES.N said last month.
The group's first FPSO produced 124,000 bpd in the third quarter, Hess said. A second floating platform that can produce 220,000 bpd arrived in October, with initial output due early next year. nL1N2RM1KM
SBM has started building the third vessel in Singapore, with output from it expected in 2024. The fourth vessel is aimed at producing 250,000 bpd starting in 2025, pending government approval and project sanctioning, Hess said.
Starting with the fifth FPSO, Exxon is expected to organize bids and open competition for contractors, welcoming new builders to one of the world's largest offshore markets, one of the people familiar with the talks said.