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Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corporation, John Hess, said one exploration well will be drilled this year in Block 42 offshore Suriname.  Hess, Chevron and Shell, the operator, are equal stakeholders in the Block which lies north of Block 58,...

Trinidad and Tobago’s economy appears to be slowly on mend, according to the latest stats released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  The IMF’s country report for the twin-island republic said in 2022, its real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded...

Aker BP said the Frosk field development in the Alvheim area of Norway’s North Sea has been successfully completed and production has started on schedule and within budget. The completion comes 18 months after the Plan for Development and...

Halliburton - one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry - is preparing to tender for catering services in support of its activities in Guyana. In a public Expression of Interest (EOI), Halliburton outlined...

Though many countries have agreed to protect and monetise forest services, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo recently lamented that few have stepped up to put real action behind their words. In fact, the chief policy maker for Guyana’s oil...

Equinor said it struck oil and gas near the Troll field in the North Sea, its eighth discovery since 2019. The volumes are estimated to be between 24 and 84 million barrels of oil equivalent, with slightly more oil than...

Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) is on the hunt for vehicle and telecommunications suppliers in the Georgetown area.  In public requests for information (RFIs), EEPGL said it plans to put in place agreements for the...

Guyana’s hydrocarbon story has been dominated by oil so far, but its new model petroleum agreements have established a framework that will compel the utilisation and commercialisation of its natural gas resource. Once contractors discover natural gas fields or excess...

Guyana’s new petroleum agreements seek up to US$85 million in investments into environmental and social projects.  For each of the 14 contracts on offer, the new agreements seek US$1 million in investments into a Fund every year. 11 shallow water contracts...

Shell Global has made great strides in its energy transition strategy; a major plus as the company mulls re-entry into Guyana, the world’s newest oil producer and a known carbon sink.  In its 2022 report, Shell said it managed to...