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Exxon has eyes set on buying Liza Destiny & Unity FPSOs from SBM Offshore

The Liza Destiny and Liza Unity floating, production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) are on ExxonMobil Guyana’s radar for purchase, said its Vice President and Business Service Manager, Phillip Rietema.  Both vessels were constructed by Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore...

Bomesc secures US$152M topside contract for Errea Wittu FPSO

Tianjin-based marine engineering equipment supplier, Bomesc Offshore Engineering, has successfully secured a contract worth US$152 million for the topsides integration on the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel being constructed for ExxonMobil’s Uaru development in Guyana.  According...

TechnipFMC to provide subsea production systems for Australia gas fields

TechnipFMC has signed a 20-year framework agreement with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, under which TechnipFMC may provide Subsea 2.0™ configure-to-order subsea production systems for gas field developments off Australia’s northwest coast. The agreement covers the supply of wellheads, tree systems,...

Ministry to publish proposed amendment to Guyana oil law on June 19

Guyana's Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has disclosed plans to commence a public consultation process for the draft Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, which will be unveiled by next week. The move will give Guyanese an opportunity to share...

Dalian shipbuilder to construct hull, living quarters for new Guyana FPSO

MODEC has secured a significant agreement with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) to construct the hull for a new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel being built for ExxonMobil's Uaru development offshore Guyana. The DSIC, situated in Dalian City...

First FPSO to utilise MODEC’s M350 hull on track for start-up in 2025

The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Bacalhau, a collaboration between Equinor ASA and MODEC, Inc., embarked from the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) yard on June 12, en route to Singapore for modules integration and commissioning.  Bacalhau represents...

Making From “Black Gold to Green Fields” a Reality

By Dr. Arlington Chesney - OilNOW In an April 2023 article by Terrence Blackman and Carolyn Walcott, “From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth in Supporting Agriculture”, the authors emphasized Guyana’s significant oil and as...

Guyana insurers say they’re capable of underwriting 100 % of risks in oil sector  

Leaders in Guyana’s insurance industry recently affirmed that it has the capacity to underwrite 100 percent of the risks in the oil and gas industry. Specifically, Melissa Desantos, President of the Insurance Association of Guyana and Peter Abdool, President of...

Exxon & COVs submit US$2B oil spill guarantee ahead of 10 day deadline

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received the mandated US$2 billion oil spill guarantee from Stabroek Block operator ExxonMobil Guyana and its partners, Hess and CNOOC. This was confirmed on June 14 by Exxon’s Vice President and Business Service Manager,...

Stabroek Block boosting Guyana’s capacity to borrow, repay loans

While Guyanese authorities recently signed onto two hefty loan agreements with Qatar and Saudi Arabia totalling US$500 million, Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that authorities still have a firm grip on its debt management reins. The official said...

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What happens to the parts of Guyana’s offshore blocks that contractors give back?

When ExxonMobil drilled the Liza-1 well in 2015, it confirmed the first major offshore oil discovery in Guyana —...