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Global oil and gas discoveries on track to hit lowest in 75 years, says Rystad Energy

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Norway based energy research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy says global oil and gas discoveries are on track to hit their lowest full-year level in 75 years should the remainder of December fail to yield any significant finds. As...
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Guyana could find more oil, and closer to shoreline

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Experts in the oil and gas industry believe that more oil could be discovered closer to Guyana’s shoreline in the coming years with one official saying that the hydrocarbon resources found at the Stabroek block so far is just...
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Guyana’s history with oil dates back centuries

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The possibility of Guyana having petroleum stemmed from observations of petroliferous occurrences recorded by Dutch explorers since the 1750s, but it was not until 1916 that the first significant effort to locate petroleum was undertaken. "In the 1700s several inconsequential...
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Offshore drillers look to Guyana, Suriname as global market struggles to recover – S&P Global

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(S&P Global) Off the coasts of Guyana and Suriname, exploration and production companies are turning to offshore drillers and services providers to help them discover then recover massive amounts of crude oil locked beneath the floor of the Atlantic...
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World’s Largest Recent Offshore Oil Discovery Progresses Amid Political Tensions, Disputes

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Nothing is ever easy or simple in the world of international offshore oil and gas development. That axiom is proving to be true for the most prolific offshore oil discovery in recent years off the coast of the...
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Guyana Government releases ExxonMobil contract

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The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited was released today at a special meeting held at the Ministry of the Presidency in Georgetown, Guyana. The agreement has...
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Partners fast-tracking second Liza FPSO

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ExxonMobil is fast-tracking a second floater project for Guyana’s Liza area development amid suggestions that the next unit will be significantly larger than the 120,000-barrels-per-day Liza-1 unit. According to an Upstream report, plans for a second floating production, storage and...
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Liza 1 discovery was intentionally “downplayed” in lead-up to Guyana elections – former minister

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The biggest offshore oil discovery in 2015 and the first of its kind in the South American country of Guyana was intentionally downplayed in the weeks leading up to the country’s May 11, 2015 national elections. While the magnitude of...
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Further drilling will determine size of Turbot discovery – ExxonMobil

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US super-major ExxonMobil will move to drill a second well on the Turbot discovery next year which will help to determine the volume of oil contained in the reservoir. “We are planning to do an additional well on the Turbot...
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Guyana gives ExxonMobil thumbs-up for new discovery

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Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement on Thursday evening that it joins the country’s President, David Granger, and the Guyanese people, in congratulating ExxonMobil and its joint-venture partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen for their latest discovery...
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