Exploration

Liza Crude going to market 1 to 2 months in advance of production

Crude being produced at the Liza Phase 1 Development offshore Guyana is being sold one to two months in advance, which is around the same time-frame as a number of competing countries in West Africa. Production started last December at...

Most competitive deepwater projects will be those with shortest development cycle times – IHS Markit

From discovery in 2015 to production in 2019, the Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana is considered to be one of the fastest deepwater project ramp-ups in the industry’s history. London–based IHS Markit said in a report this month...

BP halts output at North Sea ETAP platform after power failure

(Reuters) - BP halted production at its ETAP platform, which connects seven oil and gas fields in the British North Sea with the Forties Pipeline System and the CATS gas terminal, after a problem with its power generation system,...

Around 25 more prospects remain at Stabroek with further upside to 8 billion boe estimate

With 16 discoveries made so far at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, multiple exploration prospects remain in play that could push the resource estimate even higher than the most recent update released by ExxonMobil in January. ExxonMobil has raised the...

Eni’s new discovery offshore Mexico could contain up to 300 million barrels of oil

Eni on Monday announced a discovery at the Saasken Exploration Prospect offshore Mexico. The company said preliminary estimates indicate that the discovery may contain between 200 and 300 million barrels of oil. The Saasken Exploration Prospect is located in Block...

Liza field leading investments at prolific Stabroek Block

Capital expenditure by project offshore Guyana sees the Liza field at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block leading the pack through 2030 having already surpassed US$3 billion in investments for 2019. “The 2015 Liza find has completely rewritten the script...

More disappointment for Tullow with dry hole offshore Peru

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announced on Monday that the Marina-1 exploration well drilled on the Z-38 licence offshore Peru reached Total Depth and has not encountered significant hydrocarbons. The well tested the La Cruz and Mal Pelo formations where minor...

First suspected coronavirus case on North Sea platform contained

An offshore worker on a North Sea platform has been quarantined over concerns around the outbreak of the coronavirus Energy Voice said in a report on Friday. The worker, on board Taqa’s Tern Alpha installation 105 miles north-east of Shetland,...

Total targeting up to 3 Guyana wells this year despite heavy crude encounters

French oil company Total expects two to three new offshore wells to be drilled in Guyana this year, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne says. This is despite encountering heavy crude at two prospects last year, which brought into question their...

Noble, ExxonMobil enter drilling agreement for Guyana-Suriname basin

Noble Corporation plc and ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced the execution of a unique commercial enabling agreement for drilling services in the Guyana-Suriname Basin. The agreement defines contract terms for the continuation of drilling services using certain drilling units in...

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Energy Magazine to release ‘Women in Oil and Gas—Balancing the Scales’ edition on International Women’s Day

Energy Guyana Magazine will mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2026, with the release of a special edition...