By Josiah Williams
October 9, 2024
Georgetown, Guyana — The pipeline for the highly anticipated Gas-To-Energy (GTE) project is now mechanically complete, marking a significant milestone.
The announcement came from ExxonMobil Guyana’s President, Alistair Routledge, who provided an update on the project at a media conference earlier today.
Routledge highlighted that the risers for the pipeline were installed successfully, meeting both safety and scheduling expectations.
“The pipeline is now essentially mechanically completed,” he shared, noting that it has undergone hydro and pressure testing, as well as dewatering and nitrogen introduction to prepare it for natural gas flow.
The completion of the pipeline connection to the Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading units (FPSOs) — Liza Unity and Liza Destiny — took place over a 12-day shutdown period for each vessel in July and August.
Exxon also performed maintenance and debottlenecking on these FPSOs during that time.
Routledge assured Guyanese citizens that Exxon remains committed to finishing its portion of the GTE project on time.
“The section Exxon is responsible for executing… will be completed by the end of this year 2024, on course and on budget,” he stated confidently.
Onshore, the GTE project will feature an integrated facility comprising a natural gas liquids plant and a 300-megawatt power plant.
Once completed, the project is expected to reduce electricity costs by half and stimulate growth in manufacturing and other sectors.