Norway’s DOF Group has secured a major contract from MODEC Guyana to provide mooring pre-lay services for the Hammerhead floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) project.
While the company did not disclose the value of the deal, DOF described it as a “large turnkey” award.
The scope of work covers the full suite of services, and according to the company, it will be managed by DOF’s North America subsea team.
“DOF’s North America subsea team will handle the management of project activities, including engineering, procurement, logistics and installation,” the company confirmed.
The offshore campaign is scheduled to begin between the second and third quarters of 2027, with DOF deploying its state-of-the-art vessels Skandi Implementer for pile installation and Skandi Skansen for mooring line works.
DOF chief executive officer Mons S. Aase said: “I am pleased to see how DOF is increasingly recognised as global turnkey contractor combining our in-house expertise in subsea and mooring installation with the top-of-the-class assets.”
MODEC is leading the overall engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) scope to deliver the FPSO under a contract from ExxonMobil Guyana, awarded in September 2025.
The Hammerhead FPSO will be MODEC’s second vessel in the South American nation, following the Errea Wittu FPSO for ExxonMobil’s Uaru project.
The latest award follows ExxonMobil’s recent final investment decision on the $6.8 billion Hammerhead development after obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals.
The FPSO, now under construction, will operate in water depths of around 1,025 metres using a SOFEC Spread Mooring system.
Designed for a production capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day and a storage capability of 1.6 million barrels, the Hammerhead FPSO will also reinject 340,000 barrels of produced water per day.
First oil is targeted for 2029.
As the seventh development on the prolific Stabroek block, Hammerhead will comprise 18 production and injection wells.
ExxonMobil Guyana operates the block with a 45 per cent stake, while Chevron and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana hold interests of 30 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively.