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Oil nation Guyana set to export pre-built wooden houses to West Africa

The idea of Guyana exporting houses to other countries using local wood was put forward by President Irfaan Ali sometime last year. But this has now born fruit as the government is set to export some 120 pre-built houses to Ghana...

Hess upbeat on earnings as drill campaigns move forward at Stabroek Block

American exploration and production multinational, Hess Corporation, reported on Wednesday said that it had a net income of US$265 million, or US$0.85 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with a net loss of US$97 million, or...

Oil to drive historic 47.5% GDP growth for Guyana; world’s highest forecast for 2022 – finance minister

Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance in Guyana, Dr. Ashni Singh disclosed on Wednesday during the reading of the GY$552.9 billion (US$2.76 billion) 2022 national budget that Guyana’s real GDP is projected to grow by 47.5 percent; a rate...

Deepwater action pushing major shorebase developments in Guyana

More shorebase facilities are being developed to serve Guyana’s rapidly expanding oil and gas sector with construction set to commence on two more projects on the West Bank of Demerara sometime this year. Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr....

Guyana’s energy sector gets GY$29.4B in National Budget to kick start hydropower, solar projects

Guyana’s industrial development has been stymied by “inadequate, unreliable, costly, and environmentally unfriendly energy” for too long but with some GY$29.4 billion (US$147 million) set aside for the country’s energy sector, that is about to change. Senior Minister with responsibility...

Guyana government to pump GY$20.8 billion into landmark gas-to-energy project

The Guyana government presented its 2022 National Budget on Wednesday in the National Assembly where it was disclosed that GY$20.8 billion dollars is being earmarked for the landmark gas-to-energy project. With the country’s energy demand expected to grow within the...

Oil drives Guyana’s export earnings to massive 68% increase

At the end of 2021, Guyana's total export earnings amounted to US$4,352 million, 68 percent higher than the US$2,590 million earned in 2020. According to the country’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh during his 2022 budget presentation on Wednesday,...

Guyana produced 42.7 million barrels of oil last year – Finance Minister

Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance in Guyana, Dr. Ashni Singh disclosed during his 2022 budget presentation on Thursday in the National Assembly that a total of 42.7 million barrels of oil were produced in 2021 from the ExxonMobil-operated...

Oil on verge of hitting $90 a barrel

(Reuters) - Oil rose towards $89 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of a seven-year high, supported by tight supply and geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East that raise concerns about further disruption. U.S. President Joe Biden said...

Exxon targeting Tarpon-1, conducting 4D seismic at Guyana’s largest block

ExxonMobil is set to continue exploration activities offshore Guyana at the Tarpon-1 prospect located approximately 121.5 nautical miles (225 kilometers) offshore covering an area of 0.29 square nautical miles (1 square kilometer). OilNOW understands the Stena DrillMAX will be engaged...

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ExxonMobil Guyana to release 2023 financials in a month – Routledge

ExxonMobil will release a report on the 2023 financial results of its Guyana affiliate in a month, its Guyana...