Exploration

Oil Field Service companies under threat as E&P budgets face massive cuts

The total capital and operational expenditure of exploration and production companies (E&Ps) is now likely to be cut by $100 billion in 2020 and another $150 billion in 2021 if oil prices remain at a $30 level, a Rystad...

US drilled but uncompleted wells under threat from oil price collapse – Rystad Energy

In the wake of one of history’s largest oil price declines in a single day, a Rystad Energy impact analysis shows that US drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) will be the first assets to be threatened by the newly...

Exploration plans cover 31 wells offshore Guyana – region in need of jackups

South America is home to several regions of offshore expansion, with few basins currently displaying more growth potential than the Guyana Suriname Basin. Exploration in this area continues to impress and the list of oil and gas participants is...

Guyana oil production on track to surpass Newfoundland and Labrador – Rob Strong

South America’s newest oil producer Guyana is on track to ramp up production to more than 750,000 bpd by 2025 from multiple developments at massive oil fields located off the country’s coast at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. Speaking...

Apache second well offshore Suriname looking favourable

Following a significant discovery at the Maka Central-1 well at Block 58 offshore Suriname, Apache Corp. is now gunning for oil at a second prospect on the block which reports indicate look promising. John J. Christmann IV, CEO and President...

Guyana could become 2nd largest producer in Latin America by end of decade

Guyana could be on course to become the second largest oil producing country in Latin America by the end of this decade, particularly if conditions in neighbouring Venezuela fail to improve and Mexico's decline in output progresses. Oil production in...

Not all discoveries are developed, success not guaranteed – Bernstein analyst

An analyst at private wealth management company, Bernstein, says offshore exploration and production activities, including campaigns in the Guyana-Suriname basin where US oil major ExxonMobil has made 16 discoveries since 2015, remain risky since many projects do not make...

One vital corner of oil market is surging despite coronavirus

(Bloomberg) A closely watched North Sea oil-price indicator is reflecting little of the demand destruction that the coronavirus has wrought on global markets. Brent crude futures for April, the most immediate contract, are trading 61 cents a barrel higher than...

Offshore drillers look to Guyana, Suriname as global market struggles to recover – S&P Global

(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...

Stabroek oil bonanza is key driver in Noble contract coverage

The unprecedented oil discoveries to date and multiple exploration targets that remain on Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block are driving up the need for more drillships and this is playing a key role in the improvement of contract coverage for...

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Return of Venezuelan crude could support Trinidad refinery revival – Energy Chamber 

The return of Venezuelan crude to international markets could support efforts to restart refinery operations in Trinidad and Tobago,...