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Darren Etherington is set to join the Ramps Logistics team in the new oil producing country of Guyana, taking over as Country Manager. “To create a strong Caribbean brand, we need the best minds and talents the world has to...

US marine transportation service provider, Edison Chouest Offshore, through its local affiliate G-Boats (Guyana) Inc, has set ambitious targets for the employment of Guyanese to staff their in-country operations, with plans of moving their workforce from 73 percent local,...

The oil production decline that the coronavirus pandemic brought to Argentina’s Vaca Muerta formation now seems like a distant memory, Norway based Rystad Energy said on Wednesday. The reserve’s oil output has not only rebounded to pre-pandemic levels but...

Stena Drilling, the company that operates the Stena Carron rig currently exploring for hydrocarbons offshore Guyana, has entered into a strategic framework agreement for decarbonisation exploration with UK based dCarbonX to support the development of offshore “geoenergy” resources. Both parties...

Oilfield Services Company Schlumberger is pursuing an aggressive local content programme that will see employment opportunities opening up for Guyanese as well as priority being given to local companies for a number of upcoming tenders. Schlumberger is the world’s largest...

ExxonMobil Guyana asserted on Tuesday that the South American country has made steady progress in the expansion of the nation’s capacity to build a skilled workforce and create a competitive supplier base to support its oil and gas operations. The...

Venezuelan authorities have released the two Guyanese fishing vessels and 12 crew members that were detained almost two weeks ago by its navy. Guyana has maintained that the vessels were operating well within its waters at the time of...

ExxonMobil, operator of three deepwater blocks offshore Guyana, has announced the creation of a new business – ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions (ELCS) – which will be used to commercialize its extensive low-carbon technology portfolio. According to the oil major,...

U.S. oil major, ExxonMobil on Tuesday reported an estimated fourth quarter (Q4) 2020 loss of $20.1 billion, or $4.70 per share assuming dilution. The company said Q4 capital and exploration expenditures were $4.8 billion, bringing full-year spending to $21.4...

The plans by the Guyana government to land a natural gas pipeline at Wales, on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) is expected to have a transformational effect on manufacturing, and result in the sector becoming more competitive regionally....