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U.S oil major Shell, operator of the Edinburgh exploration well (30/14a- 5), has failed to hit commercial quantities of hydrocarbons at the prospect, along with partners DNO and Spirit Energy. The well, drilled in offshore UK license P255, is being plugged and abandoned. DNO...

Increased deepwater action offshore Suriname has created a need for large port facilities to service the nation’s expanding oil and gas industry. Three companies; the Emirati-based DP World, HJ de Vries Project Development N.V. and FIRM Engineering N.V. have partnered to fill...

Dominic Gaskin, who served as Guyana's Minister of Business under the previous administration, says Guyana’s take from oil production activities at the Stabroek Block will increase in the future. Mr. Gaskin made this comment in a letter published in the...

If the Guyana government were to impose a cap on the expansion of Guyana’s oil and gas operations by, say, not approving any more projects, it would essentially be killing the momentum in the local supply industry. According to...

President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said the government and households will see direct savings once the first phase of the landmark Gas-to-Energy project is delivered. He provided estimates during a recent State House event, outlining the project details. “We...

Noble Drilling (Guyana) is on the hunt for suitable applicants to submit technical information for the provision of offshore catering, housekeeping, laundry, janitorial and pest control services. In a Request For Information (RFI), Noble said the scope of supply includes...

Despite the massive socioeconomic and energy benefits expected from the upcoming East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), western environmentalist groups are calling for the abandonment of the project. In light of this, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber...

QatarEnergy has now added oil supermajor Shell as a joint venture (JV) partner in its mega North Field East liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Shell will hold a 25% stake in the JV company that will own 25% of the North Field East (NFE) expansion...

CGX Energy has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and an Exploration Manager (EM) as the company gears up to drill the Wei-1 well in the Corentyne Block, offshore Guyana. According to the company’s announcement on Monday, Mr. George...

In just seven years Guyana has moved from a frontier area to South America’s hottest new oil province and emerging energy hub, all as a result of an unprecedented series of discoveries made by ExxonMobil off the country’s coast...