Exploration

Big volumes at 18,000 ft could see standalone FPSO for new Stabroek Block development

The Fangtooth discovery which was announced by ExxonMobil back in January 2022 holds enough oil deposits to underpin its own floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. This was disclosed by Hess Corporation which has a 30% working interest...

‘If CGX can’t raise funds to meet commitments, that’s none of our business’ – Jagdeo

Not long after the Irfaan Ali administration assumed office in 2020, CGX Energy was granted an extension to its deadline to drill a well on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana. While it looks like CGX may need another extension – this...

Repsol preparing to spud Beebei-1 well at Kanuku Block

Repsol, operator of the Kanuku Block offshore Guyana, is preparing to undertake drilling operations at the Beebei-1 prospect. OilNOW understands the well will be spudded around May 25. Repsol has a 37.5 stake in the Kanuku Block. The other partners...

Discovered resources in Guyana set to increase as Exxon ramps up exploration operations

ExxonMobil’s search for more crude is moving forward offshore Guyana, with campaigns ongoing at new prospects at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. The company is continuing exploration drilling operations at Seabob-1 and Kiru Kiru-1 utilising the Stena Carron and...

CGX, Frontera announce discovery of light oil, gas condensate at ‘plugged and abandoned’ well

Following their receipt of integrated results for the Kawa-1 well, Canadian joint venture partners, CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation announced on Monday that the “finder well” successfully unlocked light oil and gas condensate at the Corentyne Block. Gabriel...

Guyana holds over 10% of all conventional resource finds since 2015

Guyana has made its mark in the global oil and gas industry with an estimated proven recoverable resource of nearly 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block. “That figure accounts for more than 10% of all the conventional...

Appraisal drilling underway at Tripletail-2

Appraisal drilling is underway at the Tripletail-2 well in Stabroek Block, as oil major ExxonMobil continues to assess discoveries and expands operations offshore Guyana. According to the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), the Stena Carron will be used for the campaign....

Sea-bob and Kiru-Kiru are next targets in major 12 well Stabroek Block campaign

Hess Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Greg Hill recently disclosed that upcoming wells in the second quarter for the Stabroek Block will include Sea-bob, targeting the Campanian reservoirs, located 10 miles south of the Yellowtail field. Kiru-Kiru is also...

Exxon eyes bigger production facilities, extending current projects – Darren Woods

Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block holds an estimated 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent with only a fraction of the 6.6 million acres (26,800 square kilometers) explored by operator ExxonMobil and its partners Hess and CNOOC so far. More exploration activities are on the...

Equinor to go after Namibia-like exploration success offshore Argentina

Equinor, the Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company, operates a Block offshore Argentina called CAN-100, which the country hopes later this year will yield a discovery as successful as Namibia’s. Rystad Energy's Senior Vice President and Head of Latin America, Schreiner...

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Hess says exploration planned this year for Suriname blocks at Guyana border

Hess Corporation said exploration activities are planned this year for two Suriname blocks in which it holds stakes -...