Exploration

Exxon seeking EPA approval for major 12-well drill campaign at Canje block

Exploration and appraisal drilling offshore Guyana is set to get even busier with more wells now being targeted at the Canje block where two non-commercial prospects have been spudded so far. The Environmental Protection Agency said in a notice...

Oceaneering awarded contract by ExxonMobil for Guyana surveys

Oceaneering International has been awarded a contract from ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to provide two surveys offshore the South American country. The contract award covers a towed and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) geophysical survey and...

Aggressive oil exploration needed in Colombia – GlobalData

Colombia needs to pursue a much more aggressive oil exploration strategy in order to avoid highly contested fracking activities or an increase in gas prices as a result of importing, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company...

WoodMac projects multi-billion-dollar revenues for Guyana as discoveries grow

The announcement this week by U.S. oil major ExxonMobil that it has discovered more oil off the coast of Guyana further enhances the outlook analysts have had for the new oil producing country. Additional volumes being discovered at the...

More oil for Suriname: TotalEnergies and Apache announce new discovery

TotalEnergies and Apache Corporation have encountered oil in the Sapakara South-1 well on Block 58 off the coast of Suriname. This announcement follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West, Kwaskwasi and Keskesi. Located 4 kilometers south-east of the Sapakara...

Pinktail, Tripletail, Cataback and Fangtooth – exploration soars at hottest new basin

All named after fishes, the exploration wells at the Stabroek Block continue to deliver massive hydrocarbon resources with a double oil strike announced on Wednesday at the Whiptail area and a major line-up of new prospects being targeted by...

Multi-billion-dollar ‘Port of Vreed-en-Hoop’ facility in the works

Guyanese company NRG Holdings Inc. plans to establish a multi-billion-dollar multi-purpose port facility dubbed the ‘Port of Vreed-en-Hoop’ that will feature a major shore base at Foreshore, Plantation Best on the West Bank of Demerara. The intended development will fill...

Shell’s Barracuda Project delivers first gas in T&T

Shell Trinidad and Tobago says production has started on Block 5C in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in the twin island republic. This marks a significant milestone in the delivery of gas both domestically and internationally through Atlantic...

Exxon says goal is to have 75% Guyanese workforce on each FPSO

ExxonMobil Guyana says it has been pursuing various initiatives to ensure hundreds of Guyanese are able to take up leading roles in supporting the operations of the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Public and Government Affairs Advisor, Janelle Persaud, disclosed...

Winners of Suriname bid round to submit exploration work programme – Jagesar

The companies that were successful in the recently concluded Suriname bid round are now to submit their exploration work programme the head of state oil company, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. told OilNOW. Chevron Exploration Suriname Limited and a consortium consisting of...

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SBM Offshore expects US$1.9 billion in earnings this year, driven by Guyana FPSO sales

SBM Offshore has updated its 2024 earnings guidance to US$1.9 billion, representing a 46% increase from the previous US$1.3...