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Guyana is not a 50% owner in Exxon’s operations; “this is a mistake many people make” – Jagdeo

Guyana’s Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo believes that a better understanding of the arrangement between the government and ExxonMobil local affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) will help the public to have more realistic expectations about the...

CNOOC starts production at 7,100 bpd oilfield in China’s Bohai Sea

CNOOC Limited announced first oil at the Kenli 6-1 oilfield 10-1 North Block Development Project. It said the project is in the south of the Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of about 19 meters. The main production facilities include one production platform and two unmanned...

Russian Oil Giant Rosneft assets seized by Germany

(Bloomberg) Germany seized the local unit of Russian oil major Rosneft PJSC as Berlin moves to take sweeping control of its energy industry, secure supplies and sever decades of deep dependence on Moscow for fuel. In the latest move, the government said...

SBM Offshore is first major Exxon contractor to receive approval for local content master plan

SBM Offshore is the first prime contractor of ExxonMobil Guyana to receive its Letter of Approval for its Local Content Master Plan, 2022. Halliburton was the second company to receive this letter followed by CGX Energy Inc. The Ministry of...

Guyana foreign direct investment increased by 47.2% in first half of 2022

Guyana’s foreign direct investments (FDI) have seen a 47.2% or US$629.7 million growth in the first six months of the year to US$1.964 billion. This was disclosed by Guyana’s Central Bank. In its latest report, the financial regulator said the increase is primarily due to the oil and gas sector. FDIs are...

Modernised petroleum law for Guyana likely by March 2023 – Vice President

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the government is currently reworking the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act of 1986, to modernise its provisions. The Act applies to the exploration, extraction, conservation, and management of petroleum reserves existing in Guyana’s exclusive...

Guyana avoiding ‘presource curse’ by not borrowing heavily against oil fund – Rambarran

Economist, Richard Rambarran is commending the Guyana government for resisting the temptation of borrowing heavily against the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), which holds oil production revenues. He said this is helping to keep the “presource curse” at bay. Rambarran made...

Local Maritime Institute to bring Guyana’s next OPITO-certified training centre to East Bank corridor

The wholly-Guyanese-owned Atlantic Alliance (AA) Maritime and Offshore Training Institute Guyana is well on its way to launching the country’s second OPITO-approved facility to offer internationally accredited training to locals. AA officially opened its doors in March this year at...

About 35% of Stabroek Block barrels committed to Exxon’s first five Guyana projects

With close to 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels discovered in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil is forging ahead with development plans, in keeping with the objective of the government to bring the resources to market in the shortest time...

Quality of life for Trinidadians at risk if no new gas projects come online soon – Rowley

Trinidad and Tobago truly offers a lesson to Guyana on what not to do with its vast oil and gas revenues, as the twin-island Republic struggles to keep its economy afloat with the earnings being garnered each year. Its Prime...

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Trumpetfish and Redmouth wells up next on Exxon’s Stabroek Block drill campaign

ExxonMobil is targeting the Trumpetfish-1 and Redmouth-1 wells next in its Stabroek Block exploration campaign.  According to notices from Guyana’s...