The Whiptail Development Project is an offshore project located in the Stabroek Block, approximately 200 km off the coast of Guyana. The project involves the development of oil resources through up to 10 drill centers, 48 production and injection wells, subsea infrastructure and the new FPSO Jaguar. With an expected production capacity of approximately 250,000 barrels of oil per day, Whiptail aims to increase Guyana’s offshore oil production.

JSD 6000 is a Saipem DP3 multipurpose vessel designed for offshore pipelay operations in both J-lay and S-lay configurations, as well as heavy-lift installation activities. The vessel is capable of laying pipelines up to 36 inches in J-lay mode and up to 60 inches in S-lay mode, and is equipped with a main crane with a lifting capacity of up to 5,200 tonnes.

The Assiut oil refinery in Egypt is undergoing a significant expansion and modernization effort to meet the rising demand for petroleum products in Upper Egypt. As part of the refinery upgrade, new facilities including a naphtha complex and a hydrocracking complex will be added. This expansion and modernization initiative will further boost the refining capacity of the existing refinery. Presently, the refinery processes 4.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of distillation crude.