What happened

A small fire broke out in the laundry room of the living quarters aboard ExxonMobil's Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana on 23 August 2026. Heat detectors triggered an alarm and the fire was quickly extinguished; ExxonMobil said all personnel aboard were safe and accounted for, with no injuries reported. As part of its established safety response, the company suspended operations aboard the vessel, including crude offloading activities, pending completion of necessary safety checks, though no timeline for resumption was given in the sources reviewed. Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources said it would continue engaging with ExxonMobil following the incident, and Guyanese authorities indicated they would investigate. This is documented as an accidental fire in a non-process area of the vessel, not an attack.

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