First Lady is Godmother of new Liza Unity FPSO

Mrs. Ali highlighted the importance of this project to Guyana, saying, “This project will materialize in the form of local content growth; meaning more jobs for Guyanese and more opportunities for local businesses and increased revenues, which, when prudently managed, will certainly help us to achieve many of the aspirational goals which have been outlined by the Government of Guyana.”

First Lady is Godmother of new Liza Unity FPSO

Guyana’s second floating, production storage and offloading vessel, the Liza Unity, has been officially dedicated by First Lady of Guyana Arya Ali.

The First Lady will also serve as the ship’s Godmother.

The Liza Unity is being prepared to set sail from Singapore for Guyanese waters.

On Saturday, the official dedication was done.

According to Exxon, the vessel “godmother” bestows luck and protection over the vessel and crew during its journey.

Mrs. Ali highlighted the importance of this project to Guyana, saying, “This project will materialize in the form of local content growth; meaning more jobs for Guyanese and more opportunities for local businesses and increased revenues, which, when prudently managed, will certainly help us to achieve many of the aspirational goals which have been outlined by the Government of Guyana.”

ExxonMobil Guyana’s president Alistair Routledge said, “the construction of the Liza Unity FPSO meets our objective of maximizing value for our partners, the government and people of Guyana. With the addition of Liza Phase 2, those revenues will multiply, and utilization of local content will continue to grow, bringing important benefits to the country”.

The hull for the Liza Unity FPSO was built by Chinese shipyard ‘Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding.

It is based on SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward programme, and it is the first FPSO in Guyana to incorporate the company’s “design one, build many” approach. The topside modules were constructed and added to the hull by Keppel at their shipyard in Singapore.

The naming ceremony marks a significant step for the Liza Unity in Singapore before it sets sail for Guyana.

The Liza Unity has a production target of  220,000 barrels of oil per day and an overall storage volume of up 2 million barrels. Production from the Liza Unity is expected to start up by 2022.

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