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With a population roughly that of Nottingham, Guyana on the verge of producing more oil per person than anywhere else in the world –...

Based on current output across the region, Guyana is expected to become the second-largest oil producer in South America after Brazil, with its oil production projected to reach 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2027. When it reaches...

Haliburton unveils Obex  EcoLock® Pack to safeguard well casing integrity

Halliburton has unveiled its latest innovation, the Obex EcoLock® compression-set packer, aimed at addressing the challenge of sustained casing pressure (SCP) in the oil and gas industry.  The company announced on July 2 that the Obex EcoLock packer is specifically...

Shell selling interest in Indonesia’s Masela Block for $325 million in cash

Shell Upstream Overseas Services Limited has agreed to sell its participating interest in Indonesia’s Masela Production Sharing Contract to Indonesia’s PT Pertamina Hulu Energi and PETRONAS Masela Sdn. Bhd. The sale concerns SUOS’ participating interest of 35% in the...

Guyana can shift politics of energy in LATAM, offer U.S. preferred alternative to Venezuela crude – Goldman Sachs snr. executive

Geopolitical swing states are critical to the world economy and balance of power, but they don’t have the capacity by themselves to drive the global agenda, at least for now, according to a recent article by Jared Cohen, President...

Over US$10 billion in Stabroek Block investments recovered so far

ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC have managed to recover more than US$10 billion in investments so far, to explore and develop the prolific Stabroek Block.  The Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) allows the partners to recover investments by taking up...

Latin America a key driver in global upstream oil and gas investments: Rystad Energy

Latin America, along with the Middle East and North Sea, is set to be a pivotal region for the next wave of global upstream oil and gas investments, according to Rystad Energy. The study underlines a significant surge in...

40+ Mount Sinai experts helping Guyana raise healthcare standard under Hess initiative

Hess Corporation says more than 40 leading healthcare experts from Mount Sinai have been deployed to Guyana. These specialists have been entrusted with the task of building a high-quality primary care system and introducing specialised services in cardiology and...

Equinor strengthens footing in Brazil with acquisition of Rio Energy

Equinor has signed an agreement to acquire Rio Energy, a prominent onshore renewables company. The deal was formalised with Denham Capital, which will retain certain assets, while Equinor takes charge of the selected assets and the team. Pål Eitrheim, Equinor’s...

OMNI Helicopters leverages ODITC facilities for SAR recruitment process

ODITC, the collaborative venture of 3t EnerMech, Orinduik Development Incorporated, and Windsor Technologies, has opened its state-of-the-art assessment and training facilities to assist OMNI Helicopters with their local Search and Rescue (SAR) recruitment process. The ODITC Centre of Excellence Georgetown...

Resilient developments in Brazil, Guyana, Norway helping accelerate global investment momentum – SLB

International and offshore markets continue to showcase robust growth, outpacing North America's more moderated development, according to Olivier Le Peuch, CEO of SLB. He pointed out that these regions now make up nearly 80% of SLB's global portfolio, with...

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Guyana’s October crude oil exports went to 14 countries

Guyana exported a record 28 crude oil cargoes in October, its highest monthly total to date, as offshore production...