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Ratio to announce start of 3D seismic work in Kaieteur Block

Israeli-based Ratio Guyana Limited will soon announce commencement of 3D seismic work with its joint venture partner Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), a subsidiary of US oil exploration giant ExxonMobil, in the Kaieteur Block, offshore Guyana. OilNOW understands...

Bristow in new contract with Hess for search and rescue operations

"We are using sophisticated helicopters to deploy multiple types of airborne rescues for the new service, with crews that are highly skilled and trained and ready to respond to any type of medical emergency." Bristow U.S. LLC on Wednesday announced...

Fugro boosts specialist oil & gas services in Guyana

Fugro is to boost its marine site characterization services for the oil and gas industry in the Republic of Guyana with a new strategic alliance with Ground Structures Engineering Consultants Ltd. The new relationship will facilitate training for Guyanese...

Oil prices shaping up to have major effect on Russian currency

The results of a recent Bloomberg survey of FX executives show that the biggest issue facing the Russian ruble in 2017 is the price of oil. Released today (May 3 2017), the results show that 51% of those polled saying...

Draft local content framework creates space for Guyanese businesses, entrepreneurs

As Guyana gears up to become an oil producing country, its government is putting systems in place to ensure local businesses and entrepreneurs are given a fair chance to compete and benefit from opportunities that will arise in the...

Oil prices drop below $48; first time in over a month

(CNBC) Oil prices sharply extended losses just before Tuesday's settlement, with U.S. crude breaking below $48 a barrel for the first time in more than a month. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures and international benchmark Brent crude were both down...

CGX maps out plans for “getting back in the game”

CGX Energy Inc. has provided details on the financial state of the company and its plans to restart oil exploration offshore Guyana. The Canadian-based oil junior released its audited consolidated financial results for 2016 along with an update on...

OTC: Oil companies should beef up cyber security

As oil companies outfit offshore platforms and drilling rigs with more automated, interconnected devices such as sensors, they should pay more attention to keeping those systems protected from online attacks, a speaker said at the Offshore Technology Conference on...

Largest oil & gas conference in the world opens with focus on Mexico, Brazil

Houston’s Offshore Technology Conference, the industry’s largest annual summit, opened today with a keynote from Richard Morrison, BP’s regional director for the Gulf of Mexico, the first of many focusing on new technologies and strategies to rebuild the offshore...

T&T oil spill reaches Venezuela; former energy minister chastises Petrotrin

An oil spill which occurred at Trinidad and Tobago’s state oil company Petrotrin on April 23 has now spread to the Venezuelan maritime boundary. The country’s Ministry of Energy says it is tracking the trajectory of the oil spill through...

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Barbados seeks climate-conscious partners for offshore exploration

Barbados has begun direct negotiations with companies interested in offshore oil and gas exploration, with the government saying environmental...