The awarded acreage, located northwest of Guyana’s prolific Stabroek block, is larger than Trinidad and Tobago’s landmass. The production-sharing contract marks ExxonMobil’s return to the country after a 20-year absence.
ExxonMobil Guyana has started production at Yellowtail, the fourth oil development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block. Yellowtail’s ONE GUYANA FPSO vessel joins the Destiny, Unity, and Prosperity FPSOs, bringing total installed capacity in Guyana to above 900,000 barrels of oil per day.
In February 2025, Trinidad and Tobago launched a bid round for 26 deepwater exploration blocks that included Block 24 and Block 26, along with 24 blocks in the Trinidad and Tobago Deep Atlantic Area, but does not include the blocks that ExxonMobil is interested in. Reuters reports that the company first approached the Trinidadian authorities to obtain the blocks in November 2024.
According to the EIA, the development plan calls for drilling 14 to 30 production and water-injection wells; installing and operating subsea umbilical, riser, and flowline (SURF) equipment that will connect the FPSO to the wells; using an FPSO to process, store, and offload the recovered oil; and installing a 13-km gas export pipeline from the FPSO to a tie-in on the Gas to Energy pipeline. The EIA said subsea components are expected to be installed in 2028, with FPSO installation and commissioning expected the same year.
The milestone scope includes decommissioning the subsea flowlines, marking EnerMech’s first major decommissioning campaign in the region. The award highlights the firm’s strategic methodology, integrated approach, and offshore operational expertise.
TotalEnergies, as operator of Block 17, has worked with partners to develop the block into a cornerstone of Angola’s oil production for more than 20 years. The renewed PSC allows for the continued use of existing infrastructure and technological expertise to support value creation from mature oilfields.
The contract, awarded by ExxonMobil’s Guyana arm, is a limited notice to proceed pending necessary government and regulatory approval. Phase one encompasses front-end engineering and design, while phase two covers engineering, procurement, construction, and installation.
Nigeria’s Seplat Energy PLC has reported $809.3 million in revenue for the first quarter (Q1), up 350 percent from the same three-month period in 2024 as higher oil and gas volumes offset lower prices.
Net profit came at $23.3 million, or 3.1 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million for Q1 2024.
This agreement makes Calpine the sixth CCS customer of ExxonMobil, bringing the latter’s total amount of CO2 under contract to about 16 MTA, ExxonMobil said. The CO2 from Calpine’s facility will tie into ExxonMobil’s CO2 pipeline system, the largest in the world, which is strategically located along the U.S. Gulf Coast and supports enhanced oil recovery as well as permanent CO2 sequestration, according to ExxonMobil.
MODEC Inc. has secured a contract from ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd. to develop a Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Hammerhead project. MODEC said in a media release the contract is a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) hinging on government and regulatory approvals.