Strohm B.V, a piping manufacturer based in Holland, said it secured a second contract with ExxonMobil Corporation to supply more than 24 of its jumpers (pipe connections) for the Uaru field development situated offshore Guyana.
This latest award, which is subject to government approval of the project and a final investment decision, follows closely on the heels of a similar campaign confirmed last year with the oil and gas supermajor and marks the largest commercial agreement in Strohm’s 15-year history. Less than 12 months ago, the business won a ‘Jumper on Demand’ contract for the Yellowtail development, also in offshore Guyana.
The jumpers will be produced at Strohm’s manufacturing facility at its headquarters in the Netherlands and used for water and gas (WAG) injection. The technology will be supplied to ExxonMobil Guyana in a single continuous length along with associated pipe-handling equipment.
The company said this concept and delivery method allows the individual 24-plus jumpers to be cut to the desired length, terminated, and tested onsite in Guyana. In this way, the concept provides maximum flexibility to the end user.
This news agency understands that the jumpers, made of carbon fibre and PA12 polymer, will be installed in deep water, at depths over 1,700m operating in the region of 10,000psi.
Strohm said its in-country specialist field service technicians will mobilise to Guyana as the jumper termination campaigns are called off over the duration of the deployment programme, spanning pre and post-first oil from the development.
