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Touchstone to acquire Trinity Exploration

Touchstone Exploration announced its acquisition of Trinity Exploration and Production, a May 1 release from the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber outlined. The agreement entails Touchstone acquiring all issued and to-be-issued ordinary share capital of Trinity in an all-share...

Exxon’s 11-billion-barrel Guyana reserve estimate ‘hasn’t moved’ significantly – Country President 

ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge said during an April 30 press conference that the company’s reserves estimate for the Stabroek Block has not changed much beyond the 11 billion barrels stated in 2022.  The company made 10 more discoveries after...

July-August period for Liza projects shutdown – Exxon 

ExxonMobil’s scheduled shutdown of the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels to facilitate the Gas-to-Energy project pipeline hookup will occur sometime in July-August.  Country President, Alistair Routledge disclosed same at an April 30 press...

Exxon not financing Guyana border case at ICJ – official

ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge said the company is not financing Guyana’s Essequibo case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).  He commented at an April 30 press conference when asked to respond to an accusation from Venezuela that the...

Petrobras production hiked 3.7% in Q1 

Petrobras' average production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas in the first quarter of 2024 reached 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), an increase of 3.7% compared to Q1 2023.  Petrobras said the increase...

QatarEnergy inks ‘industry’s largest single shipbuilding contract ever’ with China’s CSSC

QatarEnergy said it signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for construction of 18 ultra-modern QC-Max size liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, a major boost in its LNG fleet expansion program. The new vessels, with a capacity of...

‘Excellence in project execution, operation’ saw Payara reaching nameplate capacity ahead of schedule – Exxon

ExxonMobil said in its 2024 first-quarter earnings report that excellence in project execution and operations was demonstrated when the Payara project safely reached its nameplate production target of 220,000 barrels per day (b/d) in January.  Dutch floater specialist, SBM Offshore,...

ExxonMobil Guyana seeks providers for platform and fast supply vessels

ExxonMobil Guyana announced plans to establish enabling agreements for the provision and operation of platform supply vessels (PSV) and fast supply vessels (FSV) in Guyana waters. The company’s Request for Information (RFI) indicates the vessels need to be delivered by...

CNOOC sees production boost in China, Canada and Guyana in first quarter

China’s CNOOC reported a total net production of 180.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in the first quarter of 2024. It said the year-on-year (YoY) increase of 9.9% was driven by output in China, Canada and Guyana.  Its net...

Guyana will be one of the most successful deepwater developments in history – Exxon CEO

ExxonMobil’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board, Darren Woods, hailed Guyana’s oil story as one that will be well remembered in the history of the oil and gas sector. “I believe Guyana will go down as...

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SBM Offshore workshop builds financial and life skills among young women

SBM Offshore Guyana has launched a financial literacy initiative aimed at helping young women develop the practical skills needed...