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Suriname puts 60% of offshore basin on offer in new Staatsolie open-door programme

Staatsolie launched its new Open-Door Offering this morning, creating new opportunities for exploration and production companies to enter the Suriname-Guyana Basin. The initiative was formally announced by Managing Director Annand Jagesar, who stated, “This initiative opens new opportunities for...

Kareshma Narine, the Guyanese who helped chart the early days of offshore drilling

Kareshma Narine was one of the first Guyanese to take up a position aboard the Noble Bob Douglas drill ship. Her story was featured in a 2022 episode of ExxonMobil’s Offshore Diaries, offering a glimpse into the early years...

Exxon affirms full transparency in disclosures of Guyana oil and gas finds

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) on Sunday rejected suggestions that it is concealing oil discoveries made in the offshore Stabroek Block, saying it has complied with all legal reporting requirements. The statement follows a story in local publication - Kaieteur News,...

Twenty-six TVET instructors earn NEBOSH certification through Greater Guyana Initiative

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) marked a major step in building national safety capacity with the graduation of 26 participants from the NEBOSH International General Certificate programme. The ceremony was held at the Guyana Marriott Hotel on November 21. According...

Guyana’s four FPSOs set a new pace for deep-water oil development

The four floating production, storage and offloading vessels operating in the Stabroek Block have become the backbone of Guyana’s offshore industry, each larger and more advanced than the last.  Together, Liza Destiny, Liza Unity, Prosperity and ONE GUYANA have pushed...

From Banksman to Shore Base Leader: Nkosi Sandy’s rise in Guyana’s oil and gas industry

The third quarter edition of Energy Magazine highlights the determined rise of Nkosi Sandy, whose path from banksman to Shore Base Supervisor at Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) shows how opportunity and perseverance can transform a life.  The 33-year-old mother...

Guyana oil fund gets US$228 million in October

Guyana received US$228 million (GY$48 billion) in oil revenues in October, according to the latest update on the operations of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF).  The month’s inflows to the Fund comprised US$83 million (GY$17 billion) in royalties from crude...

Guyana secures title as world’s largest oil producer per capita

Guyana has officially become the world’s largest oil producer per capita, a status long predicted since 2021 and now confirmed following the rise in national output to 900,000 barrels per day on November 12, 2025. The milestone was confirmed, following...

‘We need everyone on board’ – Anne Rita Wijdh calls for faster implementation of Suriname’s local content framework

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – In an exclusive interview with OilNOW, local content specialist Anne-Rita Wijdh offered her perspective on Suriname’s rapidly developing local content framework. Wijdh, who has been closely involved in discussions around Suriname’s developing local content framework and...

ExxonMobil advances AUV survey at Haimara field ahead of potential gas push

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited is pressing ahead with Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) survey operations at the Haimara Field in the south-eastern Stabroek Block.  The Maritime Administration Department said the exercise is scheduled to conclude on December 31, 2025, and will utilise...

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Suriname puts 60% of offshore basin on offer in new Staatsolie open-door programme

Staatsolie launched its new Open-Door Offering this morning, creating new opportunities for exploration and production companies to enter the...