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‘We need everyone on board’ – Anne Rita Wijdh calls for faster implementation of Suriname’s local content framework

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – In an exclusive interview with OilNOW, local content specialist Anne-Rita Wijdh offered her perspective on Suriname’s rapidly developing local content framework. Wijdh, who has been closely involved in discussions around Suriname’s developing local content framework and...

ExxonMobil advances AUV survey at Haimara field ahead of potential gas push

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited is pressing ahead with Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) survey operations at the Haimara Field in the south-eastern Stabroek Block.  The Maritime Administration Department said the exercise is scheduled to conclude on December 31, 2025, and will utilise...

Guyana’s 2022 discovery surge remains unmatched three years later

ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners, Hess and CNOOC, closed 2022 with a record-breaking series of oil finds. It was described as “the best exploration year in Guyana so far,” with nine discoveries in Stabroek.  The year opened in January...

Telesur and Orange expand subsea capacity to meet Suriname’s rising oil and gas demand

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Telecommunications provider Telesur and Orange Global Networks have entered a new ten-year agreement to expand Suriname’s international connectivity and prepare the country for a major growth in data demand as offshore oil development advances.  The memorandum of...

China’s first taste of Guyana’s Golden Arrowhead crude heads to Huizhou

A very large crude carrier (VLCC) is delivering China’s first cargo of Guyana’s new Golden Arrowhead crude grade, marking a rare long-haul shipment from Guyana as output from the ExxonMobil-led Stabroek Block continues to rise. According to oil analytics firm...

Guyanese invited to learn more about Gas-to-Energy pipeline on Nov. 22

ExxonMobil will host an open house on Saturday, November 22, to update residents on Guyana’s landmark Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project. The event will be held at Westminster Secondary School, West Bank Demerara, from 10 AM to 3 PM. The company said...

Exxon weighs early purchase of ONE GUYANA FPSO

ExxonMobil Guyana is considering buying the ONE GUYANA floating production, storage and offloading vessel in early 2026, ahead of the unit’s maximum lease end in August 2027.  SBM Offshore disclosed the update in its recently released third-quarter trading report, which...

MODEC’s Guyana contract drives 1,327% surge in orders for 2025

Japan-based floating production specialist MODEC Inc. has reported strong results for the first nine months of 2025, driven by a new contract with ExxonMobil Guyana Limited for the Hammerhead development in the Stabroek Block.  The company said orders received totaled...

Kuldipsingh’s long game pays off as Surinamese port lands major TotalEnergies contract

Kuldipsingh Port Facility has secured a 10-year contract from TotalEnergies EP Suriname after spending years upgrading its operations to meet international oil and gas standards.  The deal, announced on November 14, will see the company develop and operate an Integrated...

Suriname set to host region’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility

Suriname is preparing to host what industry analysts describe as the region’s first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, after the Sloanea gas field in offshore Block 52 was declared commercial.  Malaysian state oil company Petronas and Suriname’s national oil...

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‘We need everyone on board’ – Anne Rita Wijdh calls for faster implementation of Suriname’s local content framework

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – In an exclusive interview with OilNOW, local content specialist Anne-Rita Wijdh offered her perspective on Suriname’s...