ExxonMobil Launches Ninth Offshore Guyana Project with Haimara Gas Field Anchor
On March 30, ExxonMobil outlined plans to advance a major development in the southeast Stabroek Block. The company confirmed Haimara will serve as the Haimara gas field anchor for a broader scheme. Filmogaz.com reports this effort is being positioned as the firm’s ninth offshore Guyana project.
Project concept and timeline
The development groups discoveries from Longtail through Haimara into a single southeast gas area. Haimara is expected to be the anchor, with nearby finds tied back to a central facility.
ExxonMobil aims to submit a field development plan around this time next year. That schedule runs roughly one year behind the Longtail project.
Regulatory steps and approvals
Company president Alistair Routledge said technical studies are advancing. The firm plans to seek environmental authorization from the EPA in coming weeks.
ExxonMobil is moving into the regulatory phase while assessing investment thresholds. The work is meant to confirm the project meets company and government expectations.
Development model and reservoir strategy
The concept includes a floating production facility located near Haimara. Subsea tiebacks would connect surrounding discoveries to that facility to maximize recovery.
Nearby Pluma is expected to be part of the Haimara development. The company plans to sequence tiebacks to improve condensate recovery across fields.
Reservoir characteristics and testing
Available data indicate Pluma is relatively dry with lower condensate volumes. ExxonMobil has not completed extensive dynamic testing on that reservoir yet.
That static data informs development sequencing. The company favors developing other reservoirs first to maximize condensate recovery.
Haimara-1 well details
Haimara was recorded as ExxonMobil’s 12th discovery offshore Guyana. The Haimara-1 well encountered about 207 feet of gas condensate-bearing sandstone.
The well was drilled to 18,289 feet in 4,590 feet of water. Those measurements underpin the technical case for the proposed development.
Domestic use and regional infrastructure
The Government of Guyana has urged development of gas resources near the Suriname border. Officials want these resources developed to expand domestic gas use.
ExxonMobil is studying options to pipe gas to Berbice. President Irfaan Ali has promoted Berbice as a prospective industrial growth pole.
Guyana is also progressing with the Gas-to-Energy project at Wales. That project currently uses gas from the Liza field, and a second phase may use Hammerhead gas.
Report compiled for Filmogaz.com based on the company briefing and public data.
