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Exxon commences 3-month offshore inspection of Gas-to-Energy pipeline
(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), the operator of the Stabroek Block has commenced a three-month long inspection of the subsea pipeline for the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project.
This was revealed by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in a notice published on Friday in the Kaieteur News.
The inspection activities commenced on May 27, 2026 and are expected to conclude on August 15, 2026. MARAD said five vessels will be engaged in the process, including Telesto, Gilligan Island, Sea Ark-SSC Adelaar, DN 87 and Rainbow Dolphin. All mariners “are required” to stay clear of these vessels and navigate with extreme caution when in the vicinity.
“The inspection area commences from the West Coast of Demerara, approximately 2.15 nautical miles (4 kilometres) to 4.32 nautical miles (8 kilometres) along the pipeline and covers an area of 5.6 square nautical miles (18.2 square kilometres),” according to the notice.
Exxon completes Gas-to-Energy pipeline
A few months ago, a notice appeared in the newspapers regarding aerial drone monitoring of the onshore pipeline, which lands at Crane and passes through several villages on the West Bank of Demerara before ending at Wales, where a Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility and 300-megawatt power plant is under construction.
Although these inspections and monitoring activities are ongoing, the government previously indicated that the dormant pipeline is not costing the country a cent.
The 220-kilometer pipeline was completed by ExxonMobil since December 2024 even as the agreements between the company and the Guyana Government continue to be hidden from the public.
In a previous public notice, MARAD explained that pipe laying works commenced in June of 2023. ExxonMobil was granted a Permit by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the project on November 25, 2022. Further, it explained that a 500 meter-pipeline protection area on either side of the structure has been established and covers an area of 56.8 square nautical miles or 194.9 square kilometres.
Although the structure is now completed, Guyanese are yet to see the deal signed between the GoG and Exxon with regard to the structure. In fact, the country is also in the dark on the final cost of this component of the project.
When President of EMGL, Alistair Routledge was asked about the final cost of the project by Kaieteur News he said, “I don’t have a final number.” Even though he previously highlighted that all contracts were awarded for the structure.
Exxon’s Country Manager later told this publication that the company is confident that the project is on budget since all contracts have been awarded. He, however, noted “there will always be some final negotiation on any sort of details that the contractors might want to confirm. We’re on that billion-dollar number.”
When pressed in 2024 to say when the final price tag for the project would be revealed, he said, “It would be some time next year when we wrap up all the contracts.”
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