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ExxonMobil and Nucor to Capture and Store 800,000 Metric Tons of CO2 Annually

ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions recently announced a carbon capture and storage agreement with Nucor Corporation, one of North America's largest steel producers. Under this new agreement, ExxonMobil will undertake the capture, transport, and storage of up to 800,000 metric...

Guyana must use all fora to advance facts on border case – Jagdeo

The recent meeting of 11 South American Presidents and one Prime Minister in Brazil presented a significant opportunity for Guyana. According to Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the occasion offered the country the chance to provide a factual perspective...

Environmental concerns halt Petrobras’ plans for equatorial prospect in offshore Brazil

Petrobras had plans to drill the Morpho 1-APS-57 prospect in block FZA-M-059 but this was stopped short when the environmental agency, the Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) denied the license after concerns were lodged.  Chief Executive Officer...

Trinidad wants US to amend sanction waiver on Venezuela for Dragon gas deal

Trinidad and Tobago wants the United States government to make changes to the terms of a waiver that authorised the joint development of an offshore gas field with Venezuela, according to the Caribbean nation's Minister of Energy.  The waiver, issued...

Van Oord’s Stingray barge mobilising for Gas-to-Energy project

Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) issued a notice to mariners to navigate with extreme caution, as ExxonMobil moves to commence pipelaying activities.  MARAD has provisioned June 1 - November 1 as the period for these activities. It said the shallow...

Ali asked Lula to intervene on Petrobras’ decision not to bid in Guyana auction – Jagdeo

Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil producer, has decided not to participate in the ongoing offshore licensing round in Guyana. Vice President of Guyana, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo told reporters on Thursday he had a meeting with Petrobras officials in New York,...

Oil production begins at largest deepwater field in the world

Petrobras said it started production with the Almirante Barroso floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform on May 31, in the Búzios field, offshore Brazil. The start-up adds 150,000 bpd of oil output and 6 million cubic metres (m³) of...

Equinor wildcat well fails to deliver pay

Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 923, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 31/2-23 S, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Thursday. The well was drilled about 3 kilometres west of the Troll field in the North Sea and about...

G-Boats’ newest tugs were named by Guyanese students

Exxon is continuing to build support for its petroleum operations offshore Guyana, with the recent addition of two state-of-the-art tugs. These impressive vessels, named MV Kalina and A’Rinra, will play a crucial role in guiding oil tankers at the...

Guyanese-Italian JV wins contract to lay onshore aspect of Gas-to-Energy pipeline

The final major contract for the development of the Gas-to-Energy project has been awarded, for the onshore pipeline. A joint venture of the Guyanese company, GAICO Construction and General Services Inc., and the Italian company, SICIM, secured this work...

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Environmental concerns halt Petrobras’ plans for equatorial prospect in offshore Brazil

Petrobras had plans to drill the Morpho 1-APS-57 prospect in block FZA-M-059 but this was stopped short when the...