Guyana's fifth offshore project Uaru to use more subsea tiebacks than any previous Stabroek development

Published: 2026-04-20 10:15:12 ET XOM

Published on 04/20/2026 at 10:15 am EDT

ExxonMobil's Uaru project, the fifth offshore development in Guyana's Stabroek Block, will use more subsea tiebacks than any of its predecessors when it begins production in 2026, with the Mako and Snoek fields connected to the Uaru anchor via tieback infrastructure, OilNow reported.

Subsea tiebacks connect wells drilled on the ocean floor to existing floating production, storage and offloading vessels through pipelines and subsea equipment, allowing multiple fields to be produced through a single offshore hub and reducing capital costs. Previous Stabroek developments have used the same approach, with Pacora tied back to the Payara anchor and Redtail tied back to the Yellowtail anchor.

ExxonMobil operates the Stabroek Block with a 45% stake alongside Hess at 30% and CNOOC at 25%. The block holds an estimated 11 billion barrels of oil-equivalent in discovered resources.