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Some Guyana wells at ‘bleeding edge of technology’ – Rystad Energy

Drilling a well thousands of meters below the surface guided by data analysis is never a guarantee that large volumes of hydrocarbons will be found, which has so far been the case with prospects drilled outside of Guyana’s prolific...

Rome court says no to extradition of Venezuela ex-oil czar

(AP) — A Rome court has rejected a request by Venezuela to extradite its former oil czar to face corruption charges, citing the country’s record in violating human rights, his Italian lawyer said Monday. Rafael Ramirez, the longtime head of...

Guyana President, OAS Secretary General discuss Venezuela border controversy

President of Guyana Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and several members of his government met with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Mr. Luis Almagro on Tuesday. The Office of the President in Guyana said a number of...

Oil producers Guyana and Ghana agree to enhance collaboration

Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo held discussions on Tuesday and agreed to work closer together. According to a press release from the Office of the President, high on the agenda is...

Driller with most rigs offshore Guyana seeking services from local contractors

Noble Drilling is seeking multiple services in the new oil producing country of Guyana where it is operating four of the six rigs on contract with oil major ExxonMobil. The company has put out Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Ground...

Guyana launches new EITI multi-stakeholder group

Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources appointed a new 12-member multi-stakeholder group (MSG) on Monday to oversee the implementation of the country's obligations to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). It is the second such appointment since the country joined the...

India’s crude oil imports hit four-month high

(Reuters) - India's crude oil imports rose to a four-month high in August, recovering from the near one-year low in July, with refiners buying incremental barrels mainly from Latin America and the United States, tanker data from trade sources...

Exxon, other oil majors pledge to reach net zero emissions

(S&P Global Platts) A group of 12 of the world's biggest oil and gas majors pledged Sept. 20 to reach net zero emissions from operations under their control (Scope 1, 2) and updated targets for reducing the methane and...

Head of Guyanese energy chamber says Exxon moving in right direction on local content

President of the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC), Manniram Prashad, said on Monday the organisation welcomes the comments made by President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, that by next year the company is moving almost all its...

BP delivers first gas for T&T’s Matapal project

BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) on Monday confirmed its Matapal project has safely achieved first gas. The major milestone was achieved ahead of schedule and under budget despite the constraints brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Matapal is bpTT’s...

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Creativity, innovation at forefront as SBM Offshore Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap competition enters second year

The second leg of the Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix was held on April 19 at the Everest Cricket...