Smit Lamnalco has been awarded a multi-year contract by ExxonMobil Guyana to provide offshore terminal support services in the Stabroek block, the company announced in a LinkedIn post last week.
The company will deploy four newbuild terminal support vessels to assist with operational, maintenance, logistics, and static towage during tanker lifting at the deepwater floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units located about 110 nautical miles off Guyana’s coast. The vessels, designed by naval architect Robert Allan, are being built by Uzmar in Turkey, with deliveries scheduled to begin in early 2028.
“Each vessel, of RAmpage 6000-DE design by naval architect Robert Allan, will be 60 meters long, with a bollard pull ahead exceeding 130 tons (astern 120 tons bollard pull), and will feature DP2 class dynamic positioning systems. Additionally, the vessels will have FIFI-1 firefighting capabilities and equipment for emergency response situations,” Smit said.
ExxonMobil has made numerous discoveries in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana since 2015, totaling an estimated 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels. Production has already surpassed 650,000 barrels per day (b/d) and is expected to reach around 900,000 b/d before the end of the year when the newly producing Yellowtail project ramps up.
The Stabroek Block is operated by ExxonMobil, with partners Hess Corp. (recently acquired by Chevron) and CNOOC.
