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Saipem bags contract for largest discovery in 20 years off Ivory Coast

Saipem said Tuesday that it got approximately €1 billion added to its order book to aid the Baleine Phase 1 Project, a development of an oil and gas field located at 1,200 metres water depth, off the Ivory Coast. Saipem said...

Guyana says new offshore model contract being finalised; auction imminent

The Guyana government said the Cabinet is working to finalise the model contract which will apply to its offshore auction to be launched soon. The auction will be open for several months, giving companies ample time to prepare competitive packages,...

City Chamber’s Guyana Basins Summit over 90% sold out, exhibition open to public

The second edition of the Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) is over 90% sold out and ready for its opening next week, October 4-6, 2022 at the new Pegasus Suites & Corporate Centre. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is the lead...

Guyana will not be like countries that splurge oil money, and have nothing to show for it – Jagdeo

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said he has seen many oil-producing countries around the world splurge their windfall revenues and have nothing to show for it in the end.  This, he said, will not be a fate that befalls...

Oil can “profoundly” transform Guyana’s economy – IMF

With a discovered petroleum resource count of close to 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent, Stabroek Block operator ExxonMobil has churned out big wins for Guyana. Now, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that when this number tips over, Guyana’s...

Capricorn ditches Tullow merger for NewMed Energy

British International Oil Company (IOC) Capricorn Energy announced a proposed merger with NewMed Energy to create a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) energy champion. The deal, which Capricorn said would create one of the largest upstream energy independents listed...

Trinidad’s National Gas Company records TT$1.6 billion profit, helped by price rebound

Amidst an aggressive push by State authorities to maximise earnings from its gas resources, the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) was pleased to disclose on Wednesday that it recorded a profit of TT$1.6 billion, together with...

Guyana seeks consultant to review development plan for Exxon’s giant Uaru project

The Government of Guyana issued on Wednesday, a request for Expressions of Interests (EOI) from suitable consulting firms to review the Uaru Field Development Plan (FDP) to be prepared by ExxonMobil affiliate and Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana...

Oil revenues could see Guyana public debt-to-GDP ratio plummeting to historic 13.5% – IMF

Though Guyana is poised to produce over 800,000 barrels of oil from its four sanctioned projects, the Government has been prudent in guarding against wild spending and borrowing against the resources to come. And the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was...

Barbados offshore auction delayed to December 2022

Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business for Barbados, Sandra Husbands, said the government announced that its 2022 offshore licensing round will be launched on December 1, 2022. This represents a delay of one month, after previous information from the Ministry...

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Guyana’s Denzel Southwell makes history as nation’s first local offshore driller – El Dorado Offshore 

See release from El Dorado Offshore Inc.: Denzel Southwell's journey is one that defies expectations. Hailing from the small...