SBM Offshore has announced it signed a US$250 million term loan facility. The announcement was made on April 17, 2024.
In a press statement, the company indicated that the loan would be used to finance the construction of the Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel called Jaguar.
While the company has not announced the source of its financing, it did state that the length of the loan is twelve months with the possibility of an extension for six months thereafter.
“Repayment is expected from the first drawdown of the construction financing of FPSO Jaguar.
On April 12, SBM Offshore announced that it was awarded the contract from ExxonMobil Guyana (EMGL) to construct and install FPSO Jaguar for the Whiptail development project located in Guyana’s Stabroek Block.
The Whiptail development is the sixth development within Guyana’s Stabroek Block which is located approximately 200 kilometers Offshore of Guyana.
Moreover, according to the company, “the FPSO will be designed to produce 250,000 barrels of oil per day, will have associated gas treatment capacity of 540 million cubic feet per day and water injection capacity of 300,000 barrels per day. The FPSO will be spread moored in water depth of about 1,630 meters and will be able to store around 2 million barrels of crude oil.”
Ownership of FPSO Jaguar which is expected to operate for ten years, will be transferred to ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) before its installation in Guyana.