ExxonMobil Global Projects has awarded Sercel a one-year contract to run its Marlin software on the Whiptail project, located in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The tool will help manage simultaneous operations, or SIMOPS, during the project's pipelay and mooring installation work.
Marlin gives project teams a live, time-based geospatial view of vessels and other assets working in the same area at the same time. Sercel says that view gives crews the awareness they need to plan, coordinate and carry out operations safely in a high-activity offshore environment.
The contract includes:
- Full-system configuration and onboarding for ExxonMobil's teams
- Operational reviews
- 24/7 operational support
Why Sercel says the timing fits
Sercel chief executive Jerome Denigot tied the award to a broader pickup in offshore work. He named Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and West Africa as regions where offshore activity is increasing, and said the Marlin system "enables operators to better manage their most complex offshore developments."
The Whiptail project sits within the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana. The Marlin deployment covers the pipelay and mooring installation campaigns tied to that project for the length of the one-year contract.
