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Summer of milestones in 2017 led to sanctioning of Liza Phase 1 – Exxon Country Manager

ExxonMobil Guyana Country Manager Rod Henson says the company along with its partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen were able to achieve some key objectives in 2017 which lead to a final investment decision being made for the Liza Phase...

Brazil’s oil production slips, oil exports up 25%

(Reuters) Brazil’s oil output fell 1.21% in November from October, regulator ANP said on Jan. 2, after state-run oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR) carried out maintenance work at some production units. ANP said oil output was 2.595 million...

Maersk Drilling wins 4-year deal with Tullow for Ghana offshore campaign

Maersk Drilling has reportedly won a four-year contract with Guyana’s Orinduik and Kanuku Blocks licensee; Tullow Oil, for use of the ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer offshore Ghana. The contract, signed with the Danish drilling rig operator in December 2017, is...

Petrobras to pay $2.95B in US settlement for ‘car wash’ corruption scandal

(Reuters) Brazil's state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said Jan. 3 that it has agreed to pay $2.95 billion to settle a U.S. class action brought by investors who claim they lost money as a result of a corruption...

Major FPSO contract lifts Drydocks World

(Maritime Standard) The Dubai-based shipyard, Drydocks World, has secured a significant piece of new business. The company has announced that it has signed a contract with SBM Offshore to carry out the construction of the turret mooring system for...

What could 2018 hold for oil, gas exploration? Guyana high on agenda

(Hart Energy) Although unfavorable market conditions with lower but slowly improving oil prices left E&P companies’ exploration budgets battered in 2017, the year still managed to bring a few notable gems that put exploration into the positive spotlight. ExxonMobil Corp....

Top stories of 2017

2017 was a very exciting year in Guyana's emerging oil and gas industry. We have compiled a list of the top 3 stories for every month in the course of the year. Take a look; April Certified welders, other skilled workers...

Exxon open to selling petroleum to domestic buyers – Country Manager

ExxonMobil Guyana says it is open to examining the viability of selling petroleum to buyers in the South American country, outside of its obligation to supply same if government’s share is insufficient for domestic use. Under Article 17 of the...

US$18M signing bonus not cost recoverable – Trotman

The US$18M signing bonus that ExxonMobil paid the Government of Guyana upon the signing of an updated Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) in 2016 will not be cost recoverable by the US oil major. This means that in computing costs when...

Trotman confirms US$1M per day earnings from oil production; says contract provides “best of both worlds”

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, said Thursday that the updated petroleum agreement arrived at between US oil major ExxonMobil and the South American Country in 2016 represents a ‘hybrid model’ that combines a production share and royalty...

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Guyana oil fund got US$253 million in February

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) received US$253 million (GY$53 billion) in February from the sale of the country’s share...