ExxonMobil submits application for Kaieteur Block activities

Todd Spitler, ExxonMobil’s spokesman, is quoted as saying in the S&P Global Platts report this week that the company, already a major operator in Guyana, has submitted a block-wide application for environmental authorisation to conduct oil and natural gas activities in the Kaieteur Block.
The application by the US oil giant was made in June.
The Kaieteur Block is located approximately 155 miles offshore Guyana’s coast, adjacent to the Stabroek Block, covering an area of approximately 3.3 million acres.
According to Spitler, efforts would be made to prioritise drilling operations to deliver on Liza Phases 1 and 2 project objectives while also enabling continued exploration and appraisal work to deliver long-term value.
“We are also prioritising key exploration opportunities along with appraisal wells to further understand the resource base in our three offshore blocks (Stabroek, Canje and Kaieteur),” the spokesman added.
Spitler also acknowledged that travel restrictions due to COVID-19 have impacted the partners’ ability to move workers into Guyana and will affect their ability to maintain normal operations offshore.
The partners have set up a coronavirus prevention screening process in local facilities to allow for further monitoring and separation of rotators coming into Guyana.
According to S&P Global Platts, Spitler said that ExxonMobil has worked with successive Governments throughout the time it has operated in Guyana, and reaffirmed its stance of non-partisanship and non-interference in Guyana’s political process.