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IDB taking more aggressive stance on energy transition

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a financier of Guyana projects for many years, signaled in a report that its support for new ventures is taking a more aggressive approach where decarbonization and adaptation are concerned. The policy is stated in...

Pipe coating for Guyana’s largest offshore project planned for early 2023

Canadian oilfield service company, Shawcor Ltd., has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Saipem to see pipe coating for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail project in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, set to begin in early 2023. Yellowtail is scheduled for first oil...

Shell starts up gas production at Colibri project offshore Trinidad

Shell Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), through Shell PLC subsidiary BG International Ltd., announced recently that it started production at the Colibri natural gas field offshore the Twin Island Republic. In a statement, the company explained that ‘Project Colibri’ is a backfill project that is expected to...

Guyana oil could help fill gaps if US producers stick to capital discipline, says Platts

The billions of barrels of oil resources that have been found offshore Guyana could help fill gaps in supply in the coming years if US upstream producers continue to stick to capital discipline as a corporate strategy, which shows...

Environmental impact of Exxon’s proposed 24-well campaign ‘negligible to low’, says EPA

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disclosed on Tuesday via two screening decision documents that no Environmental Impact Assessment needs to be conducted for ExxonMobil’s proposed 24 well campaign at the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks. The regulatory body said its screening...

Each Exxon project has US$600M ‘per occurrence’ insurance in place – EPA Head

For each oil production project led by ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) offshore Guyana, there is a ‘per occurrence’ insurance coverage of US$600M related to oil spills. This is according to Head of the Environmental...

First oil cargo from Liza Phase 2 arrives in US

The first cargo from ExxonMobil’s Liza Phase 2 Development offshore Guyana has arrived in the US, according to domestic customs data, said Anthony Starkey, senior adviser, trade flow and modelling for S&P Global. Arrival date was March 29 aboard the...

SBM Offshore confirms contract awards for ‘One Guyana’ Yellowtail FPSO

SBM Offshore confirmed on Tuesday that it has been awarded contracts for the construction of the ‘One Guyana’ floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel by ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL). “Under these contracts, SBM Offshore...

Public consultations on US$10B Yellowtail Project “above and beyond” legal protocol – EPA

With the US$10 billion Yellowtail project being the largest single investment in Guyana’s history, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has assured that it has gone above and beyond what the law requires to ensure the public was involved in...

ExxonMobil’s local content investment now over US$600M since 2015

The development of ExxonMobil’s projects and continued exploration success in the Stabroek Block is pushing the steady advancement of local capabilities and enhanced economic growth in Guyana. In a press release on Monday, ExxonMobil revealed that since 2015, it has...

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SBM Offshore secures US$250 million term loan to begin construction work on new Guyana-bound FPSO

SBM Offshore said it has secured a US$250 million term loan facility to commence construction work on the Jaguar...