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Petrobras approves deepwater deployment in Brazil after Saipem’s FlatFish tests campaign confirms operational readiness

Saipem says its FlatFish underwater inspection drone has completed a key testing phase under a contract with Petrobras, allowing the project to advance toward deployment in deepwater offshore Brazil. The company announced on March 19 that the autonomous system successfully...

Guyana fabricators support Hammerhead FPSO with 100 ton steel output

A hundred metric tons of steel for ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has been fabricated in country, signaling another win for Guyana’s local content efforts.  The achievement, marked by a steel-cutting ceremony earlier today, was executed...

Longtail vessel to have highest gas handling capacity ever deployed on an FPSO – SBM Offshore CEO

The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel planned for ExxonMobil Guyana’s Longtail development is being designed with the highest gas handling capacity ever deployed on an FPSO.  This is according to SBM Offshore Chief Executive Officer Øivind Tangen, in...

Oil refinery could give Guyana greater control over supply shocks; feasibility, strategic reserve worth reexamining — VEHSI Director

Director of Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc. (VEHSI), Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, says Guyana may need to revisit the feasibility of building an oil refinery or establishing a larger strategic reserve of refined products as the country’s oil sector expands. He made the remarks...

A look at companies that power ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block operations 

ExxonMobil’s offshore operations in Guyana’s Stabroek Block rely on a network of international oilfield service providers supporting production, drilling, subsea installation, and logistics. Production began in 2019 and has since expanded. Now, the block is producing 915,000 barrels per...

SBM Offshore gets front-end engineering contract for ExxonMobil’s Longtail FPSO

ExxonMobil Guyana awarded contracts to SBM Offshore to perform front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for the Longtail floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Dutch shipbuilder said Tuesday. Longtail is Exxon’s eighth proposed development offshore Guyana. “The FEED...

Exxon to begin public consultations on Longtail: Guyana’s 8th oil development

ExxonMobil Guyana will begin public engagements on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed Longtail development on April 13, its President Alistair Routledge said.  Routledge discussed this phase of the review process for Exxon’s eighth Guyana development during a...

Trinidad explores deeper collaboration with Colombia on energy, training

Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia have committed to strengthen energy cooperation during  a meeting between officials from both countries, a March 23 statement from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries of Trinidad and Tobago said. The meeting involved Ernesto...

Digital tools being used to sharpen well placement, reduce costs in Stabroek Block

Digital technologies are improving drilling efficiency, safety, and reservoir management in offshore operations in the Stabroek Block, according to Alistair Routledge, President of ExxonMobil Guyana. Routledge addressed the role of digitization during a press conference on March 19 at the...

Yellowtail production could climb to 290,000 b/d pending government green light

ExxonMobil Guyana plans to boost production at its Yellowtail offshore oil project by roughly 10% as it conducts a new optimization study, company President Alistair Routledge said on March 19. Yellowtail, which started production in August 2025, reached its initial...

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University of Guyana to expand port, marine, aviation education as oil and gas jobs grow

The University of Guyana is moving to expand technical education offers in port, marine, and aviation as employment opportunities...