ExxonMobil Adds Ninth Discovery Offshore Guyana
30 Août 2018 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
- Hammerhead-1 well encounters 197 feet
of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone
- Discovery adds to estimated resource of
more than 4 billion barrels
- Maximum offshore value creation through
rapid development and accelerated exploration
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has made its ninth discovery offshore
Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the
Stabroek Block in the past year and proving a new play concept for
potential development.
Hammerhead-1 encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters) of
high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir. The well was safely
drilled to 13,862 feet (4,225 meters) depth in 3,373 feet (1,150
meters) of water. The Stena Carron drillship began drilling on July
27, 2018.
“The Hammerhead-1 discovery reinforces the potential of the
Guyana basin, where ExxonMobil is already maximizing value for all
stakeholders through rapid phased developments and accelerated
exploration plans,” said Steve Greenlee, president of ExxonMobil
Exploration Company. “Development options for Hammerhead will take
into account ongoing evaluation of reservoir data, including a well
test.”
Hammerhead-1 is located approximately 13 miles (21 kilometers)
southwest of the Liza-1 well and follows previous discoveries on
the Stabroek Block at Liza, Liza Deep, Payara, Snoek, Turbot,
Ranger, Pacora and Longtail. Those previous discoveries led to the
announcement of an estimated recoverable resource of more than 4
billion oil-equivalent barrels discovered to date, and the
potential for up to five floating production, storage and
offloading (FPSO) vessels producing more than 750,000 barrels per
day by 2025.
There is potential for additional production from significant
undrilled targets and plans for rapid exploration and appraisal
drilling. A second exploration vessel, the Noble Tom Madden, is due
to arrive in Guyana in October to accelerate exploration of high
potential opportunities and will commence drilling at the Pluma
prospect approximately 17 miles (27 kilometers) from Turbot.
Liza Phase 1, which is expected to begin producing oil by early
2020, will use the Liza Destiny FPSO vessel to produce up to
120,000 barrels of oil per day. Construction of the FPSO and subsea
equipment is well advanced. Pending government and regulatory
approvals, Phase 2 is targeted for sanctioning by the end of this
year. It will use a second FPSO designed to produce up to 220,000
barrels per day and is expected to be producing in 2022. A third
development, Payara, will target sanctioning in 2019 and use an
FPSO designed to produce approximately 180,000 barrels of oil per
day as early as 2023.
The Stabroek Block is 6.6 million acres (26,800 square
kilometers). ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production
Guyana Limited, is operator and holds 45 percent interest in the
Stabroek Block. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holds 30 percent
interest and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Limited holds 25 percent
interest.
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materially due to changes in market conditions affecting the oil
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