Radar · Projects to watch · 05 / 29
FPSO Jaguar — Whiptail development, Stabroek Block
A brand-new deepwater FPSO hull and topsides being built and commissioned from scratch, on the standardised Fast4Ward programme SBM now repeats project after project — steady multi-year demand for FPSO engineering, hook-up/commissioning and offshore installation crews.
Deepwater FPSO · Guyana (Americas) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.
- Size
- 250,000 bopd oil, 540 MMcfd associated gas treatment, 300,000 bpd water injection; ~2 MMbbl storage
- Operator / developer
- ExxonMobil (Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd.), operator of Stabroek Block on behalf of the Guyana/ExxonMobil/Hess/CNOOC co-venture
- Phase, as reported
- integration / installation (FPSO: topsides fabrication nearing completion, all process modules lifted onboard, integration and commissioning progressing — SBM reports >50%-<75% complete at H1 2026; subsea SURF installation underway since July 2026, scheduled through end-2026)
- Checked on
- 2026-10-08
Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked
- FID
- Engineering
- Fabrication
- Construction
- Installation
- Commissioning
Who builds it as stated by the sources
- ExxonMobil — operator / field developer
- SBM Offshore — FPSO design, construction and (lease/operate) contractor for Jaguar, under its Fast4Ward standardised-hull programme
Key dates as stated by the sources
- FID or award
- Contract awarded/firmed up 2024 (ExxonMobil FID on Whiptail, SBM contract)
- Startup target
- First production targeted end of 2027 (per Offshore/World Oil reporting, 2026)
Disciplines likely needed our inference
- topsides/piping engineering
- E&I supervision
- hook-up & commissioning
- marine/offshore installation
- HSE
- project controls/planning
Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.
On the Radar news about this project, each linked to its source
Sources checked on 2026-10-08
- SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil Guyana's FPSO JaguarSBM Offshore (company newsroom) · published 2024 · retrieved 2026-09-19
- SBM Offshore to build FPSO Jaguar for ExxonMobil's Whiptail oil and gas project offshore GuyanaWorld Oil · published 2024-04-18 · retrieved 2026-09-19
- Offshore installation begins for Whiptail project's subsea systemBrazil Energy Insight (trade press) · published 2026-07-29 · retrieved 2026-09-19
- SBM Offshore Half Year 2026 EarningsSBM Offshore (company newsroom / half-year report PDF) · published 2026-08-06 · retrieved 2026-10-08
- Seatrium 1H2026 Results presentation (order book project table)Seatrium Limited (SGX filing) · published 2026-07-31 · retrieved 2026-10-08
- ExxonMobil lets SIMOPS management platform for WhiptailOil & Gas Journal · published 2026-08-04 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Position on our globe: 9.50°N 57.00°W. Location approximate: Whiptail is the 6th Stabroek Block development, ~200 km offshore Guyana; exact FPSO mooring point not published in sources checked — coordinate is a Stabroek Block-area estimate.