@StickyRice:Exxon confirms fifth oil production project in Guyana, considering more blocks Exxon Mobil$Exxon Mobil(XOM)$ confirms it is preparing to approve its fifth oil production project in Guyana and may take additional exploration acreage, Alistair Routledge, head of the company's Guyana operations, told Reuters in an interview. The proposed fifth development, at the Uaru oilfield, would pump ~250K bbl/day of oil at its peak and be the Exxon-led consortium's largest and most expensive project, outstripping the $10B cost of the fourth project. The development will cost ~$12.7B, according to an estimate prepared for Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency, 27% more than Exxon's (XOM) fourth development, with first oil projected to flow by 2027 and con