President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, has stated that in the coming weeks, the oil giant will be submitting a request to the Government of Guyana for an environmental authorization as it explores the development of a second gas project in the prolific Stabroek Block Offshore Guyana.

In his address at the ongoing Guyana Energy Conference, Routledge explained that Exxon is exploring the possibility of developing the additional gas project in the southeast section of the Stabroek Block through “a design one, build two model” to fully unlock the gas resources in the area.

“Indeed, we are testing the market for SURF [Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines] and for the FPSO currently as we look towards the possibility of bringing a second gas development forward to the Government next year,” Routledge said.

Longtail is on stream to becoming Exxon’s eight development project in the Stabroek Block.

Providing an update on the project, the ExxonMobil Guyana President said the oil company is due to submit its field development plan to the Ministry of Natural Resources in the coming weeks.

It was explained that the company is currently wrapping up its environmental and socio-economic studies that underpin the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), necessary to secure an Environmental Permit.

As Exxon continues to work closely with the Government, Routledge is hopeful that by the end of the year, the Longtail Project would receive official authorization.

“In the initial phase while we believe this is truly a gas project, it will produce a lot of liquids. In the early days, it will have a capacity of 250,000 barrels per day of condensate. We will also future proof it – it will be gas export ready from day one. We will have a gas export riser and the equipment on the FPSO in order to be able to deliver gas. We are working with the government on what is the timing in order to deliver that gas whether it goes to the other oil projects to maximize oil recovery or to the gas to energy pipeline to ensure security of supply there or indeed to Berbice to support the future development in Berbice,” Routledge explained.

Already, Exxon has constructed a more than 200-kilometer pipeline that is designed to transport up to 50 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day from Stabroek Block to a Power Plant and NGL Facility that are currently under construction at Wales.

Routledge said too that the Hammerhead Project, which is expected to come on line in 2029, will also have the capacity to supply the pipeline with natural gas.

“We will have flexibility in 2029 when the Hammerhead Project starts up to deliver gas from Liza Phase 1, Liza Phase 2 and from Hammerhead into the gas to energy pipeline. What that does, is ensure first of all, security of supply because we know how critical the power generation will be in Wales to the whole of the nation. But it also will ensure that we can maximize recovery of the liquids from the oil fields,” Routledge said.

Currently, Exxon has a total of four projects that are on steam and an additional three in progress. Once, it receives the requisite authorization, Longtail will become the eight project.

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