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Afreximbank COO pitches partnership for Suriname’s SMEs

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) wants to be a long-term financial partner for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Suriname, especially as the country enters a new phase of development driven by its oil and gas...

Staatsolie Director warns against overregulating local content ahead of GranMorgu development

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - As Suriname prepares for the GranMorgu oil development, Vandana Gangaram Panday, Director at Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute, cautioned against overregulating local content. Speaking on day four at the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit, Panday acknowledged the ongoing...

Guyana’s 2025 oil revenues cross US$1 billion mark

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) has surpassed the US$1 billion mark in crude oil revenue deposits this year through May 2025, as robust production from the ExxonMobil-led Stabroek Block continues to provide money for the government’s national development priorities. The most...

TotalEnergies identifies additional wells to sustain GranMorgu plateau production

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – TotalEnergies has identified additional wells that will be drilled to sustain plateau production at its landmark GranMorgu project offshore Suriname, according to Javier Rielo, the company's Senior Vice President, Americas. “We have already identified wells. We are...

GranMorgu FPSO to benefit from proven SBM Offshore design approach

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME –  The GranMorgu FPSO, being developed by SBM Offshore and Technip Energies for Block 58, will be the eighth unit built using SBM’s standardized hull, a strategy designed to accelerate delivery timelines while improving long-term operational performance. Speaking...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Protecting public health amid COVID-19’s resurgence in Guyana

Dear Editor, Concerns about public health remain at the forefront of everyone’s mind. With the re-emergence of COVID-19 in Guyana, the Ministry of Health is urging the public to take all necessary precautions. It is equally crucial that the oil...

MODEC spent US$3.4 million with Guyanese suppliers in 2024

Japanese company MODEC reported in a press statement today that it spent US$3.4 million procuring goods and services from Guyanese suppliers last year. In addition to this expenditure, the company’s 2024 local content work included publishing 45 procurement opportunities, recruiting...

SBM Offshore gets O&M contract for first Suriname FPSO 

SBM Offshore inked a deal for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the GranMorgu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel with TotalEnergies, the Dutch shipbuilder said Thursday morning.  TotalEnergies’ Suriname affiliate TotalEnergies EP Suriname B.V. awarded the contract, which...

Advisory firm says Guyana’s role in global energy market growing 

Guyana’s influence in the global oil market is no longer theoretical. According to Guyanese start-up Keystone Consulting, the South American nation is already playing a stabilizing role in global energy supply, emerging as one of the few new producers...

TotalEnergies to launch portal to boost local content visibility for GranMorgu Development

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME  - TotalEnergies will launch a new online portal to improve transparency and maximize local participation in its US$10.5 billion GranMorgu oil development. “Our goal is to make it transparent so everybody can apply,” Country General Manager, Arthur Nunes...

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