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What is retrograde gas? Exxon’s proposed Haimara project brings new term into Guyana’s oil vocabulary

ExxonMobil Guyana’s proposed Haimara development is introducing a new technical term to Guyana’s oil and gas industry: retrograde gas. The term appears in the company’s project summary for Haimara, which has been submitted for environmental review. The project has not...

PSC members opt for continuity, re-electing key office bearers

Members of Guyana's Private Sector Commission (PSC) opted for continuity in leadership at the organization's Annual General Meeting on Friday, re-electing three of its four principal office bearers. Chairman Gerry Gouveia Jr., Vice Chairman Kathy Smith and Treasurer Imran Saccoor...

Three of four bypass stacks installed at Wales for Gas-to-Energy project, contractor says

Lindsayca, the contractor developing the integrated gas processing facility under Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, said it installed three heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG) bypass stacks at the Wales, West Bank Demerara site. The U.S.-based contractor, in a LinkedIn post on May...

Guyana among countries benefiting from higher oil prices amid Iran war disruption

Guyana is among a group of oil-exporting countries benefiting from higher global crude prices amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Clyde Russell, Asia Commodities and Energy columnist at Reuters. Russell, in a May 28 column, said rising...

Exxon’s Haimara plan also targets gas resources at Hatchetfish, Bluefin

ExxonMobil Guyana’s project summary for the intended Haimara gas development noted plans to also tap the Hatchetfish and Bluefin wells.  Published on the Environmental Protection Agency’s website, the summary outlined “The proposed Haimara Development Project…will develop the Haimara, Bluefin and...

SBM Offshore receives ABS approval for subsea cooling technology aimed at cutting FPSO emissions

SBM Offshore has received a Statement of Maturity from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its seawater intake riser (SWIR) technology, a subsea cooling system designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions on floating production, storage, and...

What we know about ExxonMobil’s proposed Haimara project

ExxonMobil Guyana has formally begun the environmental authorization process for its proposed Haimara development offshore Guyana. Haimara would be the ninth hydrocarbon development project for Exxon in the country. Here are some key questions and answers about the project...

Occidental takes stake in ExxonMobil’s Trinidad deepwater block

Occidental Petroleum has acquired a 10% stake in ExxonMobil’s deepwater exploration block offshore Trinidad and Tobago, according to two Reuters sources familiar with the matter. The block, known as UD(1), was previously wholly owned by ExxonMobil after the U.S. major...

ExxonMobil Guyana, SBM Offshore to join Process Safety Forum 2026 in Trinidad on May 28 

ExxonMobil Guyana and SBM Offshore Guyana are among regional energy companies expected to participate in the Process Safety Forum 2026, scheduled for May 28 at the Cara Suites Hotel & Conference Centre in Claxton Bay, Trinidad. The event is being...

SBM Offshore subsidiary seeks local suppliers for steel, timber and safety equipment

Guyana Deep Water Operations Inc. (GDO), a subsidiary of SBM Offshore, is seeking information from Guyanese suppliers for steel fabrication, timber supply and protective equipment. The company issued a request for information (RFI) on May 15, noting that the process...

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Suriname president urges youth to pursue skills for opportunities in emerging oil and gas sector

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Suriname's President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has urged young people who have left school to return to education...