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Maersk Supply creates ‘cleaner’ fuel option for offshore supply vessels

Maersk Supply Service is offering its customers the option to reduce carbon emissions from offshore operations with a new fuel mix. The product – ECO Offshore – successfully trialled a blend of low-carbon biofuel with marine gas oil aboard the anchor handler Maersk Tender, in partnership with Dutch...

Delivering Guyana’s biggest transformational project could exceed US$2 billion, economist says its worth it

As the Guyana government and the Stabroek Block co-venturers move forward to develop the Gas-to-Energy project, costs could exceed US$2 billion. This is based on the sum of cost estimates for the onshore plants and the pipeline. ExxonMobil estimates...

Guyana’s first oil block auction: What to expect

All eyes will be on Guyana come September when the country opens its first offshore bid round. This will be a major step for Guyana, a country that has never handed out oil licenses through a competitive process. Oil and...

Maersk Resolute rig secured for additional five-well drilling with Petrogas in Dutch North Sea

Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. has secured Maersk Drilling’s harsh environment jack-up rig ‘Resolute’ for an additional five-well drilling work scope, amending a previous agreement. An option included in the original contract will be replaced by the newly entered five-well contract,...

T&T government, Shell discuss possible restructure of Atlantic LNG

A potential restructure of Trinidad and Tobago’s Atlantic LNG dawns as a team of top government officials led by the Prime Minister Keith Rowley recently engaged with Shell Global at its Hague headquarters to discuss future developmental plans for...

US, Norway, Brazil, Canada and Guyana will be main drivers of oil growth next year – OPEC

With two projects producing, two more approved and a fifth being planned, Guyana’s rapid development of its oil and gas resources is positioning the country as a major non-OPEC player among heavyweights such as Norway, Brazil and Canada. OPEC said...

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...

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QatarEnergy deepens presence in Suriname with stakes across six offshore blocks

QatarEnergy has expanded its exploration footprint in Suriname’s offshore basin to six blocks, following the signing of Production Sharing...