March 6 (oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore said the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading vessel project has reached several construction milestones as work continues toward a planned 2027 start-up offshore Guyana.
“Following a safe and successful work program in the Seatrium dry-dock, FPSO Jaguar has been safely relocated and moored quayside for the integration phase,” SBM Offshore shared in a March 5 LinkedIn update. The work program is being conducted in Singapore.
SBM Offshore said the move followed a safe dry-dock campaign that prepared the vessel for the next stage of construction.
The company also confirmed that installation of topsides equipment has started. Two modules were recently loaded out and lifted onto the vessel as fabrication work progresses.
The Jaguar project team also hosted senior representatives from SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil during recent site visits in Singapore. The visits included facilities operated by Hanwha Offshore Singapore and Seatrium, where key phases of the project are being executed.
“These visits underscore the strong collaboration and shared commitment behind this flagship project,” the Dutch floater specialist added.
The Jaguar FPSO is being built for ExxonMobil’s sixth Stabroek Block development, Whiptail, in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. ExxonMobil leads the development with co-venturers Hess and CNOOC.
The vessel is designed to produce up to 250,000 barrels of oil per day.
Once operational, Jaguar is expected to help lift Guyana’s total offshore production capacity to more than 1.4 million barrels per day.
The vessel will be based on SBM Offshore’s seventh Fast4Ward® multi-purpose floater hull.
SBM Offshore said Jaguar is also the company’s first project to be structured under a sale-and-operate model.
Read more about the Whiptail project: Exxon greenlights US$12.7 billion Whiptail project in Guyana | OilNOW
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