Exploration

It will take several wells to define Kaieteur Block opportunity – Hess

Speaking just days before the results from the Tanager-1 prospect was announced, John Hess, CEO of Hess Corporation, a 15% stakeholder in the Kaieteur Block, said it will take several wells for the co-venturers to define the opportunity in...

Tanager results a reminder that exploration is a risky, expensive business – Ramnarine

The results from the Tanager-1 exploration well at the Kaieteur Block offshore Guyana announced on Tuesday brings back into focus the risky nature of exploration, even in a basin where the success rate has been well above 90 percent. Since...

Liza Destiny, drillships rack up over 11 million hours without lost time injury offshore Guyana

Safety continues to be a top priority in the exploration and production activities offshore Guyana where ExxonMobil is operator at the prolific 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. The Liza Destiny FPSO, built and operated by SBM Offshore, arrived in...

Factors that affect exposure to exploration risk in Guyana’s offshore basin

Most governments go to a lot of effort to distance themselves as much as possible from exploration risk. This can be done through management of block sizes, relinquishment, and ringfencing, discussed in turn below. Block size and configurations Block size...

Staatsolie CEO sees big benefits for Guyana and Suriname from natural gas

Large volumes of associated natural gas discovered with oil off the coast of both Guyana and Suriname can play a major role in the transformation of these neighbouring countries which are now moving to develop their deepwater hydrocarbon resources....

Shell looking to strike it big on ‘Golden Lane of Oil in the Guianas’ six years after walking away from Stabroek Block

Six years after giving up its stake in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana where operator ExxonMobil went on to make the first world class Liza discovery just months later, Shell is now looking to strike it big on the...

Guyana has at least 10 years of intense exploration drilling, biggest window of opportunities – Ramnarine

New oil producer Guyana will see the highest level of exploration activities unfolding over the next ten years, which, according to one official with years of experience in the industry, presents the best window of opportunity for the people...

Guyana production set to hit 1.4 million b/d in mid-2030s with potential for even higher output

Oil production in Guyana is expected to rapidly increase in the coming years as more developments are sanctioned, and floating production storage and offloading units (FPSO) come online.  Norway-based Rystad Energy expects this output to hit peak in the...

Guyana, Suriname entering high-stakes competition for development of deepwater resources

Five years after Guyana’s first oil discovery and just weeks after production started last December, Suriname experienced a game-changer with its first offshore discovery at Maka Central-1. This was closely followed by two other discoveries – Sapakara West-1 and...

Petronas spuds first well offshore Suriname

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has spudded its first well - Sloanea-1 - offshore Suriname at Block 52 where it has farm-down 50% of its interest to US oil major ExxonMobil. Denmark-based drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling is carrying out...

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Saipem, TechnipFMC hired for subsea work on Block 58 development

Saipem and TechnipFMC said they were hired to undertake subsea work in support of the first oil development offshore...