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Court says applicants “cherry-picked” evidence in Liza 1 permit case

Guyana’s Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit that challenged an environmental permit granted to ExxonMobil Guyana for its Liza 1 project. The applicants had contended that Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) breached the law when it modified ExxonMobil’s...

Guyana depends on 90% of trade via ships; port security critical – MARAD head

In a concerted effort to bolster port security and shoreline protection, a comprehensive port security seminar has opened in Georgetown, Guyana. This five-day training session, conducted in collaboration with the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) and DIRECTEMAR Chile, will equip...

US$1.16 billion in oil revenues expected to be plugged into Guyana’s 2024 budget

With an anticipated sum of US$1.629 billion from profit oil and royalties in 2023, the projection for the amount available for withdrawal and spending from Guyana's Natural Resource Fund in 2024 stands at US$1.16 billion. The formula, encapsulated in the...

SBM Offshore-backed women in football programme launched to empower, educate Guyanese girls

In a significant initiative aimed at empowering and educating young Guyanese girls, the Vurlon Mills Football Academy, in partnership with SBM Offshore Guyana, has unveiled the Women in Football Development Programme. It is slated to provide professional football coaching,...

Dyna-Mac secures S$88 million in new contracts

Dyna-Mac, a Singapore-based provider of engineering, procurement, and construction services, has announced the successful acquisition of several contracts totaling a provisional sum of S$88.0 million from its valued repeat customers. The primary contract underpinning this announcement involves the construction of...

Out of thin air: Opportunities in industrial low carbon development

By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW Beginning in 2015, Guyana’s hydrocarbon finds have been fast and fabulous: 11 billion barrels and counting; production has been sizeable and surging: 400,000 barrels per day and growing; incremental GDP has been swift and...

Iran, Venezuela, and Syria sign MoU to build 140,000 bpd refinery amid US sanctions

In a significant display of defiance against U.S. sanctions, Iran, Venezuela, and Syria have inked a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct a new oil refinery in Syria's Homs governorate. The planned refinery is expected to have a...

Brazil signals full support for world court process in Guyana-Venezuela border controversy

Guyana's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, held a crucial meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, to discuss the ongoing developments in the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy.  According to a briefing issued by Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry,...

Guyana commemorates 124th anniversary of land boundary arbitral award amidst growing aggression from Venezuela

October 3 marks the 124th anniversary of the Arbitral Award of 1899, which established the land boundary between then British Guiana and Venezuela. The Guyana government in a statement reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the Arbitral Award's validity and...

Higher oil exports in H1 2023 owed to Liza Unity start-up

Guyana reported a significant boost in its crude oil export earnings, reaching US$5.39 billion for the first half of 2023, marking a substantial increase of US$1.78 billion compared to the prior year.  The surge in earnings was driven by a...

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Petrobras credits stronger Brent prices, fuel sales for first-quarter performance

Petrobras reported a net profit of US$6.2 billion (R$32.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, up 110% from...