Exploration

Extensive logging exercise ongoing at Ranger 2 well

Appraisal drilling and related activities are ongoing at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana as US oil major ExxonMobil moves to assess several discoveries and map out future targets. Hess corporation, a 30% co-venturer on the block, provided an update on...

World ‘awash’ in oil says US Energy Secretary

(Bloomberg) Global markets are “awash” in crude thanks to the surge in U.S. oil output, and the boom looks set to continue, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in a Bloomberg TV interview. U.S. shale production has turned the world...

Halliburton, Repsol sign cloud data management deal for exploration and production

Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) announced on Monday a multi-year agreement with Repsol to provide a cloud-based master data management solution for exploration and production (E&P) activities. The software as a service enables users to load, ingest, manage and access...

Rowan Jack up rig arrives for Repsol drill campaign at Kanuku Block

The Rowan/Valaris EXL II jack up rig has arrived in Guyana’s waters in preparation for drilling in the offshore Kanuku Block for Repsol, following its drilling campaigns in Trinidad over the past few years for petroleum giant BP. Services company...

SBM close to deal with Chinese yard for FPSO hull

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore could be close to an agreement with Chinese yard China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) for construction of another new hull for a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) under its Fast4Ward® design, according...

Guyana among countries set to transform Latin America into oil production powerhouse

Mexico and Venezuela have long been key oil producers of Latin America but with political uncertainty and market volatility mounting, a new generation of oil producing countries are set to transform the region. This includes the tiny country of...

CGX hires PGS for Corentyne survey, defers rig contract

Canadian oil and gas company CGX Energy has hired PGS to conduct a 3D seismic survey over its Corentyne Block offshore Guyana. CGX has also deferred all operational obligations under its drilling rig contract for the Ralph Coffman jack-up...

Costa Rica could take 2nd referendum in country’s history to pursue oil production

Costa Ricans could get the chance to vote on the future of their country’s oil and gas exploration policy after a court on September 20 authorized pro-exploration activists to gather signatures for what would be only the second referendum...

Guyana offshore gets busy with new discoveries and more wells planned

US oil major ExxonMobil is targeting two new wells on its Stabroek Block following the company’s 14th discovery announced last week at Tripletail. Tullow Oil, which announced the Jethro-Lobe discovery on the Orinduik block in August quickly followed it...

Joe discovery proves shallow low-cost plays exist in Guyana

The discovery of 52 feet (16 meters) of continuous high quality oil-bearing thick sandstone at the Joe-1 exploration well offshore Guyana is being viewed as a significant development by the explorers on the block, particularly since it opens a...

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Guyana’s Denzel Southwell makes history as nation’s first local offshore driller – El Dorado Offshore 

See release from El Dorado Offshore Inc.: Denzel Southwell's journey is one that defies expectations. Hailing from the small...