More pipes arrive for Liza Phase One project

The pipes being unloaded (ExxonMobil photo)

Saipem, ExxonMobil Guyana’s prime contractor for subsea installation services has offloaded its second shipment of 2684 pipes for the Liza Phase One project. 

A release from ExxonMobil yesterday said that the pipes arrived in Georgetown on January 14th and the shipment is the second of multiple shipments adding to the 1519 pieces of pipe received in December.

The release said that the delivery comprises oil production flow-lines and gas and water reinjection pipes. These pipes will be laid on the seafloor at the Liza Phase One Development, offshore Guyana.

The pipes will be stored in Georgetown before being transported offshore in the second quarter of this year to be installed by the Saipem FDS2 pipe laying vessel.