Guyana Deep Water Operations Incorporated, a subsidiary of SBM Offshore, is seeking information from qualified suppliers in Guyana to support the testing, calibration and recertification of equipment used aboard three floating production, storage and offloading vessels operating offshore.
The request for information was published on Guyana’s Local Content Register on July 1. It is intended to identify companies capable of supporting the Liza Destiny, Liza Unity and Prosperity FPSOs. Responses are due by August 1.
The work covers equipment inspections and certification onboard the FPSOs, as well as the transportation of equipment to shore based facilities for testing and recertification before it is returned for service offshore.
SBM Offshore stated in the request for information that the supplier shall, as a minimum requirement, demonstrate proven experience in the execution of calibration services, the availability of a local laboratory, qualified personnel for calibration activities including offshore operations, the provision of daily reports, inspection reports and calibration certificates, full compliance with applicable health, safety and environment standards and offshore operational requirements, and the supply of all necessary personal protective equipment and tooling required for the proper execution of the services.
Guyana Deep Water Operations said the request for information will help refine the scope of a future request for quotation while allowing the company to identify qualified bidders in advance. The company said the process provides suppliers with an opportunity to begin developing their responses to some of the potential requirements if they are selected for the request for quotation stage.
Guyana Deep Water Operations also disclosed that, depending on responses from participants, the company may unbundle the services described in the request for information and in a future request for quotation into several enabling agreements that may be awarded to more than one bidder.
Guyana Deep Water Operations operates the Liza Destiny, Liza Unity and Prosperity FPSOs offshore Guyana. According to the latest production figures, the vessels produced 122,000, 259,000 and 261,000 barrels of oil per day in April respectively, supporting ExxonMobil Guyana’s operations in the Stabroek Block.
ExxonMobil serves as operator of the Stabroek Block with a 45 percent interest. Its co-venturers are Hess, now part of Chevron, with 30 percent, and CNOOC with 25 percent.
This opportunity adds to a growing list of local content openings tied to the maintenance and servicing needs of Guyana’s expanding FPSO fleet, and it reflects a maturing phase of offshore operations where routine calibration and recertification work becomes a recurring, rather than one off, business line for local firms. For companies already invested in laboratory infrastructure and certified personnel, the staggered nature of the process, moving from request for information to a possible unbundled request for quotation, offers a clearer runway to prepare compliant bids rather than scrambling once a single large contract is announced.
The prospect of the work being split among multiple suppliers is also notable. Rather than concentrating this scope with one dominant contractor, Guyana Deep Water Operations appears to be leaving room for smaller or more specialised local firms to compete for individual enabling agreements, provided they can meet the stated thresholds around laboratory availability, offshore qualified personnel and health, safety and environment compliance. Whether that translates into broader participation by Guyanese owned firms, as opposed to established international players with a local presence, will likely depend on how the eventual request for quotation is structured.
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OilNOW, “Supplier opportunity opens for testing and calibration aboard Liza Destiny, Unity and Prosperity FPSOs,” July 3, 2026.
