Even as it continues aggressive exploration in the offshore Stabroek Block, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary, has sought project approval for its Whiptail project, marking it the sixth development out of its more than 30 discoveries since 2015.
Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (RPA) yesterday announced that the company had applied for authorization for the project, as it made clear that they would have to produce an Environmental Impact Assessment, given that it could significantly affect the environment. Against this background, the EPA has issued a 28 days’ notice to the public to submit questions and matters which they would like to be answered or considered in the EIA.
The EPA gave a synopsis of the project saying that it will be implemented in multiple stages which will include drilling and completions, mobilization and installation of subsea equipment, umbilicals, risers and flowlines, installation of a FPSO facility, production operations and decommissioning. While the EPA gives a URL project summary tab, the link has not yet been uploaded. It is not the first time that the EPA gives a link but does not upload the specified document.
