Saipem vessels conclude Yellowtail subsea installations offshore Guyana

Saipem has completed its work scope for the deepwater Yellowtail development in the Starbroek Block offshore Guyana.

Last week operator ExxonMobil started operations through the field’s ONE GUYANA FPSO, which is moored in 1,800 m water depth.

Saipem’s contract, awarded in 2022, covered engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the subsea umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) system.

Early last year the FDS2 J-lay vessel installed the rigid flowline and steel lazy wave risers, the company said in a press release issued Aug. 18. Work continued this year with the Saipem Constellation installing flexible risers and umbilicals, and connecting the pre-laid rigid riser to the FPSO.

The chartered support vessel Normand Samson was also drafted in for the offshore campaign from mid-2024, performing subsea pre-commissioning, surveys and light construction, and installing flowline jumpers that Saipem has manufactured at its yard in Georgetown.

Previously the company supported ExxonMobil on the Liza Phase 1 and 2, Payara projects in the same block, along with Uaru, the offshore phase which started this year.