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Guyana and Suriname: How access to capital can transform frontier energy markets

By Arthur Deakin - OilNOW Back in 2010, Guyana and Suriname were not known for their hydrocarbon reserves. But now, both (neighboring countries) have discovered more than 17 billion barrels of oil equivalent and gas reserves that exceed 30 trillion...

Eni hits first gas at floating LNG plant offshore Mozambique

Eni’s massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) floater docked offshore Mozambique has achieved first gas, adding the southeastern African nation to the list of LNG producers. “Following the introduction of gas in the plant, the Coral Sul FLNG will now be ready to achieve...

No gas production ramp up in T&T anytime soon, outlook grim – Ramnarine

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley has signaled the twin island Republic’s intention to boost its natural gas production significantly before the end of this year. But the possibility does not exist, according to the former Minister...

Exxon gets 25% stake in JV for Qatar’s mega LNG project

QatarEnergy is pressing full steam ahead with the development of its mega North Field East (NFE) project. Recently, it finalised an agreement with ExxonMobil that will see the oil major getting a 25% stake in a joint venture, in which...

Argentina orders 400-mile gas pipeline on path to ‘energy sovereignty’

Energía Argentina, Argentina’s state hydrocarbon developer, said it signed a contract with SIAT S.A. last Thursday for the provision of pipes for the President Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline and its complementary works. The contract consists of a purchase of 582 kilometers (362 miles)...

Business group says it fully supports ‘strong action’ against companies skirting local content law

Guyana’s Private Sector Commission said on Wednesday that it supports the government taking “strong action” against companies trying to circumvent the Local Content Act. The Act was passed in December, and contains provisions aimed at increasing Guyanese participation in the oil...

Ramps fails in bid to operate as local company, says it ticked all the boxes

Ramps Logistics Guyana Inc. has brought forward a claim that the company was denied its Local Content certification even though it met all the requirements set. “The recently passed Local Content Act stipulates that a company must have a local content certificate...

Milestone for Guyana’s West Demerara as sod turned for new US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore base

The Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc. (VESHI) is moving closer to reality as company and other officials on Tuesday turned the sod to mark the start of construction on the US$300 million venture. Due to inclement weather, a planned large ceremony...

Norway, IDB sign agreement with Guyana to ‘leapfrog its solar energy future’

Norway’s Minister of Climate and the Environment, Espen Barth Eide said he is impressed by Guyana’s continued leadership on rainforest conservation, during an important contract signing for Guyana’s renewable energy future. Norway, Guyana, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed an...

Guyana’s take from oil production larger than Exxon, COVs, royalty not recoverable

South America’s newest oil producing nation is in the midst of an oil boom which started in 2015 when ExxonMobil discovered the Liza field, the largest deepwater discovery in the world that year. Since that time, the US oil...

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As Errea Wittu FPSO takes shape, MODEC deepens roots in Guyana with permanent office 

Merely days after the Errea Wittu FPSO arrived in Singapore for the next stage of construction, builder MODEC marked...