Van Oord, a prominent Dutch maritime contracting company, has officially applied for a licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to engage in the storage, transportation, and distribution of fuel. This endeavor pertains to their vessels, namely ELLA F, Coastal Challenger, and Sayan Polaris, which will cater to the fuel needs of their offshore construction fleet.
In the project summaries submitted to the EPA, Van Oord emphasized the necessity of a dedicated bunkering vessel to facilitate offshore pipeline installation activities for the Wales Gas to Energy project.
Last July, Van Oord and Subsea 7 were awarded a substantial contract by ExxonMobil’s Guyana affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), to construct the offshore pipeline and accompanying infrastructure for the gas-to-shore project. The project encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including project management, engineering, and the installation of approximately 190 kilometers of pipeline in water depths reaching up to 1,450 meters.
The primary objective of the Wales Gas-to-Energy project is to transport gas from the existing offshore developments, namely Liza Destiny and Liza Unity, to an onshore Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) plant and a 300MW power plant located at Wales, West Bank Demerara. Under this initiative, the Government of Guyana has noted that it will be enabled to provide its citizens with a reliable and cost-effective energy source.
To realize this vision, the project will tap into the produced gas from the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Vessels (FPSOs) vessels which will be transported onshore through the approximately 245-kilometer 12-inch pipeline system that Van Oord and Subsea 7 are building. It is estimated that the pipeline will have the capacity to transport approximately 50 million standard cubic feet per day (MSCFD) of rich gas to the NGL Plant. The plant will subsequently employ processes to reduce pressure, dehydrate, separate propane, butane, and pentanes, and treat the gas according to the necessary specifications for the power plant.
Royal Van Oord, headquartered in the Netherlands, is a reputable company with a specialization in dredging, land reclamation, and the construction of man-made islands. The company has successfully undertaken numerous projects worldwide, encompassing various domains such as land reclamation, dredging, and beach nourishment.