Exploration

Yarrow-1 is Exxon’s next target offshore Guyana

With nearly 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent discovered since 2015, ExxonMobil is looking to further increase these volumes at its largest deepwater license offshore Guyana. The US oil major is targeting a new prospect - Yarrow-1 – located approximately...

Maersk Resilient rig passes one year with no lost time incidents

Maersk Drilling recently reached another safety milestone. Its Maersk Resilient jack up rig went an entire year without lost time incidents. “Another safety milestone has been reached! As a true testament to #MaerskDrilling’s commitment to safety, #MaerskResilient surpassed 1 year without any lost time incidents,”...

Suriname’s upcoming bid round: 8 million acres of shallow water blocks up for grabs – Staatsolie

Investors have already lined up to grab Suriname’s deepwater blocks when the auction opens later this year. But Staatsolie’s Offshore Vice President, Glenn Corrie is urging that attention also be paid to the shallow water auction set for 2023. That...

In 7 years: 2 massive oil production vessels, 6 drill ships, multiple supply boats

In just seven years Guyana has moved from a frontier area to South America’s hottest new oil province and emerging energy hub, all as a result of an unprecedented series of discoveries made by ExxonMobil off the country’s coast...

Massive 30 billion barrels of oil now estimated offshore Suriname – Staatsolie VP

Paramaribo, Suriname – Suriname’s recent oil finds in Block 58 put the South American nation’s recoverable resource count at over five billion oil-equivalent barrels. But that number is merely a tiny fraction of what is believed to be held...

180 million barrels of oil in place at new Suriname well, APA confirms

APA Corporation announced Tuesday flow test results from the Krabdagu exploration well (KBD-1) on Block 58 offshore Suriname. APA Suriname holds a 50% working interest in the block, with TotalEnergies (TTE), the operator, also holding a 50% working interest. TotalEnergies...

Guyana not the only ‘iron in the fire’ for Hess; Suriname, GoM being targeted – CEO

The oil industry has been hard hit by two unprecedented risk factors—the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. To survive these turbulent times and any other similar risks well into 2040, Hess Corporation believes the key is continued...

CGX walks away from 1.1 million acres offshore Guyana, hedging all bets on Corentyne

Given their inability to honour their work obligations, Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc. have reached an agreement with the Guyana Government to relinquish the Demerara and Berbice Blocks, amounting to a combined 1.1 million acres. The attention of...

TotalEnergies secures Maersk rig for new Suriname well

TotalEnergies E&P Suriname, operator of Block 58, has secured the Maersk Valiant to drill another well offshore Suriname in the third quarter. The driller said TotalEnergies exercised an option available to it, in a deal it has with Maersk, to add...

Guyana delivered largest oil and gas discovery in 20 years, more to come – Hess

The nearly 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent found so far at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana may just be a scratch on the surface of what is emerging as one of South America’s most prolific oil and gas...

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Middle East tensions could lift Guyana’s oil revenues, but capacity risks remain – Orinoco Research

Rising geopolitical instability in the Middle East could increase oil revenues for Guyana while also exposing capacity constraints across...