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Exxon signals 25% dip in Q1 profits as energy prices fall

Recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 8-K filings by supermajor ExxonMobil shows a dip in its first quarter profits, which the company said it attributed to drop in oil and gas prices.  Operating results could drop to around US$9.6 billion,...

Repsol using Halliburton’s well design software

Halliburton announced Wednesday that Repsol implemented the Halliburton Landmark DecisionSpace® 365 Well Construction Suite as its preferred digital solution to automate and streamline its well design process. Halliburton said the deployment provides scalability, flexibility, integration, and third-party collaboration and...

QatarEnergy farms into Mauritania offshore block with Shell and state company

QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Shell to acquire a 40% working interest in the C-10 block located offshore Mauritania. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, and subject to customary approvals by the government of Mauritania, QatarEnergy will...

Exxon cuts losses from Brazil after third dud, focus shifted to Guyana, Permian

After a third dud, ExxonMobil has abandoned current drilling efforts in Brazil’s deepwater acreage, according to a Wall Street Journal report.  WSJ’s sources indicate that Exxon has shifted geologists and engineers from Rio de Janeiro to its other prospects in...

Jagdeo says Guyana not losing a cent based on Exxon audit, agrees process taking too long

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said that Guyana is not going to lose a cent in the audit of ExxonMobil’s 1999-2017 Stabroek Block costs - the first such review to verify Exxon’s cost claims.  His comments were made during a...

Low Carbon sector represents US$6 trillion opportunity by 2050, could outgrow oil – Woods

ExxonMobil’s Low Carbon business could garner trillions in revenue that could potentially see it outgrowing oil, a decade from now, said its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Darren Woods. Woods told Wall Street investors that the supermajor is targeting what should...

Exxon schedules forum to discuss RFIs for Guyana environmental studies

ExxonMobil Guyana has issued a notice to suppliers that it will host a Request for Information (RFI) clarification forum for those who may be interested in participating in recent RFIs. The forum is scheduled for April 17 at the...

Eight Guyanese engineers complete training for placement on massive Prosperity FPSO

SBM Offshore Guyana said eight Guyanese engineers officially completed its Graduate Engineers’ Programme. A graduation ceremony was held for the engineers, who make up the first cohort to benefit from this training, on March 31.   The programme provided international...

New Guyana oil blocks on auction similar to Stabroek’s ‘Golden Lane of Discoveries’

Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) said in a new report this week that similar trends to the prolific “Golden Lane” of discoveries, which include Liza in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, have been identified in the country's outboard licensing blocks D1,...

QatarEnergy takes 25% share in Iraq’s Gas Growth Integrated Project

QatarEnergy said it has agreed to hold a 25% share in the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) - a multi-billion-dollar project aimed at monetising and developing the natural gas resources of the Republic of Iraq. The GGIP consortium will be...

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Staatsolie, Suriname tax office launch three-year program to strengthen oil and gas oversight

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. and Suriname’s Tax Department have launched a three-year capacity-building program to strengthen tax and customs...