ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded a contract to energy technology company Baker Hughes to supply specialty chemicals and related services to its Uaru and Whiptail offshore greenfield developments in Guyana’s Stabroek block.
Baker Hughes said the multiyear contract includes all topsides, subsea, water injection and utility chemicals for the Errea Wittu and Jaguar floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, currently under development. Both FPSOs are targeted to begin production in 2026 and 2027 respectively.
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“ExxonMobil Guyana and Baker Hughes share a long history of supporting Guyana’s energy sector, and we look forward to working together to write its next chapter,” said Amerino Gatti, Executive Vice President, Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes.
Gatti said Baker Hughes’ experience operating across Guyana’s energy supply chain and unmatched expertise in oilfield and industrial chemicals make it uniquely suited to support complex FPSO operations such as those in the country.
Uaru and Whiptail are the fifth and sixth projects in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block. The two developments will include up to 20 drill centers and 92 production and injection wells.
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Each FPSO will have a capacity of 250,000 barrels per day, bringing the country’s total daily production capacity to approximately 1.3 million barrels.
Baker Hughes has a strong history of localization in Guyana. In 2022, it celebrated the opening of a multimodal supercenter in Georgetown. The company also provides a variety of services and equipment to operators in the country, including turbomachinery for ExxonMobil Guyana’s FPSO fleet and production chemicals for the Liza Unity vessel.
