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Creating local jobs, building capacity and focusing on in-country value from monies spent are key elements of local content and cannot be seen in isolation of the broader economy. So says Director of the Centre for Local Business Development,...

(Reuters) - Oil prices are expected to overshoot $125 a barrel next year and $150 in 2023 due to capacity-led shortfalls in OPEC+ production, JP Morgan Global Equity Research said. "As the group's (OPEC+) real volume potential is discovered, this...

The sheer volume of Guyana’s multi-billion-barrel Stabroek Block discoveries has presented it with a golden opportunity for fundamental societal transformation. But to make this happen, the South American oil producer has to overcome the dreaded “resource curse” says Dr....

ExxonMobil said in an update on Wednesday that it plans to prioritize its investment in Guyana as well as Brazil, and the Permian Basin in the United States. The company’s corporate plans through 2027 will support its strategy of...

The Liza Destiny floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has been operating offshore Guyana since December 2019, producing oil at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block. A company spokesperson said on Wednesday that production rates on the FPSO has always...

(Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, more than recouping the previous day's losses, as investors adjusted positions ahead of an OPEC+ decision over supply policy, but gains were capped amid fears the Omicron coronavirus variant will hurt fuel...

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Natural Resources has received bids from several international firms to conduct the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) baseline studies, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said on Wednesday. According to last...

Since the emergence of oil and gas activities in Guyana, over GY$400 billion (US$2 billion) have been plugged into the economy and more than GY106 billion (US$534 million) have been received in oil revenue from exports and royalties. Additionally,...

Hugo De Stoop, CEO of Euronav says the oil tanker market is likely to continue to improve despite renewed concerns over coronavirus threats, but a further recovery in freight rates is needed before the sector returns to good health. In...

(S&P Global Platts) NYMEX January WTI settled at $66.18/b, down $3.77, and ICE January Brent finished $2.87 lower at $70.57/b. Oil prices, which had stabilized Nov. 29 following a steep selloff in the prior session, slid overnight following comments from...