Yellowtail Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Exxon
• Country: Guyana
• Location: Stabroek Block, Offshore
• Production start:
• Partners: Esso - 45 %, Hess - 30 % and CNOOC - 25 %
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The development plan for Yellowtail includes up to three drill ships drilling up to 67 wells, a Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) and Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers, and Flowlines (SURF) production system, with tankers taking the oil to global markets
• This project will develop both the Yellowtail and Redtail fields

Contractors

• TechnipFMC - Project management, engineering, manufacturing and testing capabilities to deliver the overall subsea production system. The scope of the project includes 51 enhanced vertical deepwater trees (EVDT) and associated tooling, as well as 12 manifolds and associated controls and tie-in equipment.

History

• 2019 - Yellowtail 1 discovered
• 2020 - Redtail and Yellowtail 2 discovered
• 2021 - Subsea contract awarded

Geology

• Yellowtail-1 encountered approximately 292 feet (89 meters) of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoir and was drilled to a depth of 18,445 feet (5,622 meters) in 6,046 feet (1,843 meters) of water
• Redtail-1 encountered approximately 232 feet (70 meters) of high quality oil bearing sandstone and was drilled in 6,164 feet (1,878 meters) of water
• Yellowtail-2 encountered 69 feet (21 meters) of high quality oil bearing reservoirs

Links

1. Hess Announces 13th Discovery Offshore Guyana
2. Hess Announces Oil Discovery at Redtail, Offshore Guyana
3. TechnipFMC Awarded Large Subsea Contract for Additional Stabroek Block project