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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...

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...

Key ICJ ruling could take Guyana a step closer to ending Venezuela border controversy

Guyana could move one step closer to ending the more than a century long border controversy with its Spanish-speaking neighbour Venezuela, should the World Court rule in its favour on Venezuela's preliminary objections to the admissibility of the matter....

From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth in Supporting Agriculture

By Dr. Carolyn Walcott & Dr. Terrence Blackman Guyana, a small country on the Atlantic coast of South America, is in the throes of a significant economic transformation. The 2015 discovery of large oil and gas reserves off its coast...

Tax boss says Exxon audit report still under review, leaked document ‘unvalidated’

Recent media reports have zeroed in on what was purported to be the final findings from an IHS Market audit of ExxonMobil’s 1999-2017 costs for its Stabroek Block operations.  But Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia...

Everyone, but the banks, is betting on you – Tucker tells Guyana Local Content Summit

Immediate past President of a key business group in Guyana - the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Timothy Tucker, says everyone, except the commercial banks, is betting on the new oil producing South American country. This is...

Trinity Exploration to drill Jacobin well onshore Trinidad in April

Trinity Exploration & Production said in a 2023 Q1 operational update that wellsite preparation for the onshore deep Jacobin well is underway, with the prospect expected to be spudded in late April. The company has a 100% interest in the...

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Guyana Local Content Summit back on June 3, to examine financing, policy and business opportunities

The Guyana Local Content Summit is back in 2026 and will be held from June 2-3 at the Houston...