Exploration

Guyana, Suriname leading Caribbean drilling – what about T&T?

Originally published in the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (GSTT) HAMMER Magazine – February 2021 The CARICOM region is now one of the hot spots globally for oil and gas activity, with most of the drilling taking place in Guyana...

ExxonMobil to drill Koebi-1 in 30 days, Whiptail in May – Hess COO

Even though the Canje block’s wildcat - Bulletwood-1 - did not result in a commercial discovery, ExxonMobil and its partners, Hess Corporation and CNOOC are still laser-focused on their exploration and appraisal work which will continue on the prolific...

Fifty-seven days later: Bulletwood-1 drill campaign wrapping up

The Stena Carron drillship is wrapping up operations at the Bulletwood-1 prospect offshore Guyana on the Canje Block where the well was spudded approximately 57 days ago. The Maritime Administration Department said in a notice on Wednesday that the Stena...

Stena DrillMAX to target Turbot/Longtail appraisal operation, new campaign at Whiptail-1

The 6th Generation Harsh Environment dual activity dynamically positioned (DP3) drillship, Stena DrillMAX, is now in Guyana waters and will begin operations with a series of campaigns at the deepwater multi-billion-barrel Stabroek Block. In March the Stena DrillMAX will spud...

Guyana pushing big volumes in South America deepwater bonanza

South America continues to be a major player in the global arena for deepwater discoveries, with Guyana pushing big volumes and massive potential finds remaining. According to Norway based Rystad Energy, the South America/Caribbean region was the clear winner...

Oil majors incurred record loss in 2020, output fell by almost 1 million bpd

The downturn brought by the coronavirus pandemic and the accelerating energy transition has created a new reality for the world’s oil and gas industry, whose production will peak lower and earlier than expected before the 2020 market crisis, a...

Baker Hughes says U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for 12th week in a row

(Reuters) - U.S. drillers this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a 12th week in a row, the longest streak of additions since June 2017, as crude prices hit their highest in more than a year. The oil...

Guyana among top 10 countries where subsea boosting can add millions of barrels of oil to output – Rystad Energy

Subsea boosting, which is the most mature technology within the subsea processing toolbox, can add millions of barrels to recoverable reserves and Guyana has been identified as one of the top 10 countries where such an intervention can be adopted. Norway-based...

World on track to run out of sufficient oil supplies, Rystad Energy analysis shows

The world is on track to run out of sufficient oil supplies to meet its needs through 2050, despite lower future demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and the accelerating energy transition – unless exploration speeds up significantly and...

Exxon, Shell and CNOOC could be most active explorers by end of 2021 – Westwood Energy

ExxonMobil, Shell and CNOOC are expected to be the most active explorers by the end of 2021 with a significant portion of the offshore activity taking place in Guyana where multiple prospects remain on the prolific Stabroek block and...

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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...