ExxonMobil Guyana said Thursday that it will submit a field development plan (FDP) for its proposed Longtail project to Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources by the end of this week.
President Alistair Routledge said during a press conference at the company’s Ogle headquarters, “At that point, we will have both the environmental permitting process coming close towards the end of its process, and the field development plan and application for the production license advancing with the Ministry of Natural Resources and [Guyana Geology and Mines Commission].”
“All hands [are] on deck to make sure that everything is clear, that we’re addressing all questions, and that we can satisfy what I know has been with all previous projects; very rigorous review process by the government,” Routledge told reporters.
The plan is one of two major documents, alongside the environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted earlier this month, that Guyana regulators will use to decide whether to license the Longtail project.
Members of the public have 60 days from March 15, 2026, to review the EIA and submit comments or concerns to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Guyana government will hire a specialist consultancy to help review the submissions, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said in February, noting that Bayphase has helped with previous reviews.
Longtail would be the eighth hydrocarbon development proposed by the Exxon-led consortium in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where ExxonMobil operates alongside Hess and CNOOC.
The project is expected to produce around 1.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day and about 250,000 barrels per day of condensate. The development is scheduled to begin production in 2030 and is projected to operate for roughly 30 years.
The US$12.5 billion project will develop the Longtail, Tripletail and Turbot discoveries made between 2017 and 2019.
ExxonMobil is targeting a final investment decision on the development by the end of 2026. It plans to increase production in Guyana to 1.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2030.
