Testing has begun on the faulty flash gas compressor which had to be resent to the manufacturers in Germany last month, ExxonMobil stated yesterday while reiterating that flaring continues daily offshore at some 16 million cubic feet of gas per day.
With still no definite indication of when the problem will be fully rectified, the company also said that the technical team working on the machine plans to “progress modification of the discharge silencer simultaneously following an evaluation and assessment to determine the scope of required repairs.”
“Testing of the Flash Gas Compressor has begun after it was safely and successfully installed on the test bench at the MAN Energy Solutions workshop in Germany over the weekend,” ExxonMobil’s Public and Government Affairs official Janelle Persaud said in an update on the issue.
