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Noble Discoverer rig to stay offshore Colombia under extended Petrobras contract

Noble Corporation has secured a 390-day contract extension from Petrobras Colombia for its Noble Discoverer semi-submersible rig. In an April 10 LinkedIn post, Noble said the extension pushes operations through to around August 14, 2026. Exxon Guyana drilling operations providing exciting...

Inspired by Suriname, Guyana considers bonds for local energy participation

Guyana is weighing the use of bonds as a financing tool to deepen local participation in its growing oil and gas sector. This is according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during his weekly press briefing on April 10.  The...

MODEC seeks laboratory partner for potable water testing in Guyana

MODEC is inviting expressions of interest (EOI) for laboratory testing of potable water samples from its offshore fleet in Guyana. The company requires physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses. Testing must align with standards set by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI). Eight Guyanese...

ExxonMobil to appraise 2022 Barreleye discovery 

ExxonMobil is engaged in appraisal drilling operations at the Barreleye-2 well of the Stabroek Block.  The operation started on April 6, using the Stena Carron rig, and will conclude by July 31, Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said in a...

Bharrat: Local Content law not a shield for mediocrity or overpricing

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has warned that the country’s Local Content law must not be misused by local companies as a cover for poor standards or inflated costs.  “The local content legislation, by no means, is protection...

Local Content value to surpass US$847M in 2025 — Pertab

The Local Content Secretariat expects the value of local content in Guyana's oil and gas sector to exceed US$847 million in 2025. This marks an increase of nearly US$104 million over 2024. Director of the Secretariat, Dr. Martin Pertab, said...

Hess to return 94% of net undeveloped acreage to Guyana and Suriname by 2028

According to its 2024 annual report, Hess Corporation plans to return 94% of its net undeveloped acreage, primarily to Guyana and Suriname, over the next three years.  In Guyana, Hess has a 30% stake in the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block. A...

Stabroek Block delivered 8 successful wells in 2024 – Hess

ExxonMobil drilled eight successful exploration and appraisal wells in the Stabroek Block last year, according to Hess’s latest annual report.  All eight wells “encountered hydrocarbons”, Hess said. There was “one unsuccessful exploration well for which the well costs were expensed.”  This...

Energy Chamber of TT urges gov’t to focus on gas fields in EEZ after U.S. pulls Venezuela cross-border licenses

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago (TT) has stated that the country must urgently pursue natural gas opportunities in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This comes as the United States government revoked two OFAC special licenses for the Dragon...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Reduced fish catch is in no way linked to oil production

Dear Editor, The production of oil and gas offshore Guyana is once again being labeled responsible for the low fish catch being experienced by fisherfolk. On April 4 and 7, articles appeared in the Kaieteur News titled “Pritipaul Singh exports...

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Global upstream sector could generate $495B cash windfall this year, Wood Mackenzie says 

The global upstream oil and gas sector could generate a cash windfall of US$495 billion in 2026 if Brent...