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‘Biodegradation risk’ could hamper some of Guyana’s offshore developments – S&P Global

Although being the holder of the world’s 17th largest oil reserves with an exploration success rate that is more than double the global average, offshore operations in the Guyana basin still come with risks. In its latest assessment and...

Lengthy licensing rounds, delayed regulatory approvals bad for investment-African Energy Chamber

Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk, has said that delayed regulatory approvals and acreage licenses could be a serious setback for the petroleum industry. His comments were made in the context of a need for more investment...

Brazil’s new energy minister pushing expansion of refining sector

(Reuters) - Brazil's new mines and energy minister Alexandre Silveira said on Monday that state-run oil company Petrobras would play a leading role in expanding the refining sector and stressed the importance of developing renewable resources. Petrobras would encourage other...

Exxon looking to deliver more pay as drilling operations continue at Tarpon, Fangtooth

ExxonMobil’s campaign to find more hydrocarbons at Guyana’s largest block remains in high gear at the start of 2023 with exploration drilling operations continuing at the Tarpon and Fangtooth well sites. According to a notice from the Maritime Administration Department...

ENI contracts Wison Heavy to install FLNG unit offshore Republic of Congo

Eni has signed a contract with Wison Heavy Industry for the construction and installation of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit with a capacity of 2.4 MTPA (million tons per annum).  The FLNG will be deployed offshore the Republic...

Lula takes Brazil’s reins, vowing to combat climate change, protect the Amazon

Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has reassumed the Presidency of Brazil, the largest democracy and oil producer in Latin America. With this assumption, Lula delivered an impassioned speech about his plans to tackle inequality, discrimination and threats to Brazil’s...

Guyana President on visit to South America’s biggest oil producing nation

Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of South America’s up and coming oil producing powerhouse Guyana, is on a visit to Brazil, the continents biggest oil producer. According to a statement from the Office of the President, Mr. Ali left Guyana...

Guyana Oil & Gas: What to look forward to in 2023

Every new year in the development of Guyana’s oil and gas sector has arguably been bigger than the one before it. With new project start-ups, increasing oil production, and more revenues to the country, 2023 is tipped to continue...

2022: Guyana’s biggest year for oil and gas exploration

ExxonMobil and Stabroek Block co-venturers, Hess and CNOOC, marked 2022 with a slew of new discoveries. It has been described as the best exploration year in Guyana so far, with a total of nine discoveries announced at Stabroek and...

Milestone approvals in 2022 could catapult Guyana to energy, business hotspot

The Guyana government approved two projects in 2022, that represent major milestones in the small South American nation’s mission to become a developed nation – Yellowtail and Gas-to-Energy. Both projects feature the involvement of oil major ExxonMobil and its...

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Guyana’s AFC party promises transparency, amended contracts in oil sector if it wins elections

Guyana’s Alliance for Change (AFC) political party is promising oil and gas transparency reforms and a review of existing...