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New start-up venture by Stena Drilling to focus on well construction, decommissioning

Stena Drilling has announced the launch of its new start-up ‘Stena Wells’ – a venture aimed at providing fully managed well construction and decommissioning. Stena Wells is a separate entity from Stena Drilling, but the two companies will collaborate to provide...

Companies with bundled services “will not be recognised or counted” – Local Content Secretariat

Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat (LCS) is clamping down on contract bundling, with companies at risk of not being certified compliant with the law. In a statement on Friday, the LCS noted that companies were issued “a final caution” to desist...

Heavy windfall taxes could make oil business financially unsustainable – Rystad Energy

Windfall taxes have been introduced in some nations as a knee-jerk reaction to the global energy crisis to help ease the pockets of consumers paying the highest prices in decades for electricity, gasoline, and travel. Country’s such as Canada and the...

Barbados to open auction for 22 offshore blocks in November

Barbados is looking to test its exclusive economic zone for petroleum deposits, as it will open a licensing round for 22 offshore blocks later this year. The notice from the Ministry of Energy and Business said interested oil and gas...

Gas-to-Energy: World-class safety standards being used in pipeline design, construction – Exxon

President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, said the design and construction of the Gas-to-Energy pipeline will be of the highest standard, as plans move forward for the landmark project that is set to cut the cost of power by half in...

Small refinery for Guyana could make a big difference for energy security – VP

Talk of Guyana having an oil refinery have ramped up in recent months. The governing administration is exploring options, having received proposals from eager investors. Though no final determination has been made, Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo believes that...

Tullow expected to relinquish 20% of Orinduik acreage, enter new license phase

The Orinduik Block partners are expected to relinquish 20% of the acreage as the first renewal period of the license draws to a close, taking approximately 360 square kilometers (km2) off the 1,800 km2 block. Eco (Atlantic), a partner in...

ExxonMobil Guyana announces sponsorship of Guyana Amazon Warriors

ExxonMobil Guyana announced Thursday that it is the exclusive sponsor of the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) tournament. It is the sixth consecutive year that the company has been sponsoring the Amazon Warriors. This...

Guyana on ‘right track’ accelerating oil and gas development to fund energy transition – Rystad Energy

Norway’s Rystad Energy has lauded Guyana’s efforts to implement the right policies to attract foreign investment that will essentially fund its transition to cleaner, greener energy. In its August Review, Rystad Energy even urged that other Latin American nations use...

Gas-to-Energy power plant must be done by 2024; NGL facility may come later – Jagdeo

Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says the Gas-to-Energy power plant has to be in place by 2024, but that the Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility may not be completed by then. He said it could come until 2025...

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OSRL opens Guyana subsea response facility to strengthen regional readiness

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has opened a new Subsea Response facility at the Emergency Response Base at the...