After announcing only last month that it had rectified problems on the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel which saw the company flaring over two billion cubic feet of associated gas in 2020, ExxonMobil yesterday said that it has begun flaring again after experiencing another issue with its compressor seal.
While Exxon made the revelation, there was no word from Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but its former Head, Dr Vincent Adams roasted the company for its continued lapses.
“There was a technical issue regarding a seal on the gas compressor on Liza Destiny. This unfortunate incident resulted in us having to temporarily increase our flare above pilot levels in order to maintain safe operations”, Exxon said yesterday in a terse statement.
