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A discovery of accumulated natural gas was made by Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras, 32 kilometers off the coast of Colombia in the Uchuva-1 well. The company announced Friday that the well was drilled at a water depth of approximately 830 meters,...

ExxonMobil generated earnings of $17.9 billion and cash flow from operating activities of $20 billion in the second-quarter 2022 as a result of increased production, higher realizations and margins, and aggressive cost control. The company said on Friday it increased...

ExxonMobil’s 2022 campaign in Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block has been nothing short of exemplary; the oil major and its partners Hess and CNOOC have had seven consecutive discoveries that have all been commercial finds. And with just five more months...

The Payara project, ExxonMobil’s third development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block is 80% complete, according to President and Chief Operating Officer of Hess Corporation, Greg Hill. Topside fabrication/installation is currently being undertaken aboard the Prosperity floating production, storage and offloading...

Notwithstanding a major slowdown in 2020 because of the pandemic’s global demand destruction, drilling and completion activities in South America are expected to bounce back significantly this year. The driving forces will be increased activities in Guyana and neighbouring Brazil,...

By Dr. Carolyn Walcott and Dr. Terrence Blackman - OilNOW In May 2015, when the government of Guyana, through global oil investors, announced that oil was discovered in significant quantities offshore, economic transformation and development became state actors' preoccupation. The...

With massive natural resource assets in the hydrocarbon sector and a passion to diversify and transform the economy, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali holds the position that Guyana’s oil can make the entire Caribbean region food secure. During a meeting...

Hess Corporation, which has a 30% Working Interest in Guyana's Stabroek Block, released its 25th annual sustainability report on Monday. According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John Hess, this publication demonstrates its longstanding commitment to environmental and social sustainability...

Guyana’s transformational Gas-to-Energy project is quickly advancing. ExxonMobil’s Guyana affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has awarded a substantial contract to Subsea 7 and Dutch maritime contracting company, Van Oord, for the construction of the offshore pipeline and accompanying...

Following criticism from the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) that its recent collaboration with Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) of Trinidad and Tobago could mean trouble, the Guyana Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU) has come out to defend itself. While the Chamber...