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First suspected coronavirus case on North Sea platform contained

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

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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...
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Noble, ExxonMobil enter drilling agreement for Guyana-Suriname basin

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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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Over 50 prospects identified on Suriname’s Block 58

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Apache Corporation has identified over 50 prospects on Block 58 offshore Suriname where it has made the first deepwater discovery in the South American country in an area that runs parallel to ExxonMobil’s prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The Maka...
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Explorers face growing battle for support in 2020 – WoodMac

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What's the role for the exploration industry as the energy transition takes long-term oil growth off the agenda? In 2019, Andrew Latham, vice president of global exploration at Wood Mackenzie, asked if there's room for explorers in a low-carbon...
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Bahamas gunning for oil as Guyana success excites region

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Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) said Thursday it will be drilling an exploration well in April with results expected in the second quarter of the year. The well - Perseverance #1 – is located on the northern segment of the...
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Kosmos plugs and abandons Gulf of Mexico well after expending US$24M

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Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) (LSE: KOS) said Wednesday it has completed drilling the Oldfield exploration well (Kosmos 40%, Hess 60%) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Oldfield was designed to test a sub-salt Miocene prospect located in Mississippi Canyon, targeting approximately 10 mmboe...
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Hess plugs over 80% of its 2020 E&P budget into Guyana, Bakken

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Hess Corporation on Tuesday announced a $3 billion Exploration and Production capital and exploratory budget, of which more than 80% will be allocated to high return investments including Guyana. In a press release, Hess said that the $3 billion budget...
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Potential for giant oil and gas fields remains greatest on South America’s Atlantic margin

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The presence of giant oil and gas fields in South America, stretching all the way from the Santos basin in the south to the Guyana-Suriname basin to the north, have long been known, with estimates of tens of billions...
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CGX, Frontera looking to identify ‘higher quality ranked list of prospects’ for Guyana drill campaign

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CGX Energy and joint venture partner Frontera Energy are looking to complete a 3D seismic program on the northern section of the Corentye block offshore Guyana during the first half of 2020 that will help to determine best prospects...
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Steam turbines, oil tanks in Guyana for Gas-to-Energy project

US-based group Lindsayca-CH4 said two state-of-the-art steam turbines and two oil tanks arrived in Guyana on December 21, 2024.  The...

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