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TechnipFMC bags new contract for Exxon’s US$10B Yellowtail project

French American conglomerate, TechnipFMC has been awarded a fresh contract by ExxonMobil Guyana for its fourth development in the Stabroek Block – Yellowtail. The contract, worth between US$75 million and US$250 million, according to TechnipFMC, covers the supply of six flexible risers qualified to withstand...

Public consultations on Guyana’s landmark gas-to-energy project to begin May 9

The public will soon get better insight into Guyana’s landmark gas-to-energy project as ExxonMobil is set to commence face-to-face consultations on Monday, May 9 in the South American country. In a public notice, ExxonMobil said it has already submitted to...

Sea-bob and Kiru-Kiru are next targets in major 12 well Stabroek Block campaign

Hess Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Greg Hill recently disclosed that upcoming wells in the second quarter for the Stabroek Block will include Sea-bob, targeting the Campanian reservoirs, located 10 miles south of the Yellowtail field. Kiru-Kiru is also...

Hess spent US$580M in first quarter for exploration, production works

For the first quarter of 2022, Hess Corporation said its exploration and production expenditures totaled US$580 million compared with US$309 million in the prior quarter, primarily due to higher drilling and development activities in Guyana, the Bakken, and Malaysia. It...

The implementation deficit and regional food import bill

Dr. H Arlington D Chesney – OilNOW Recently, there have been a number of political pronouncements on the urgent need to reduce the regional Food Import Bill. In 2019, Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, directly linked the revival of the Caricom...

Guyana is ‘Gateway to Opportunities’ at biggest oil and gas conference in the world

The Guyana government said on Monday that it is the highlight of the Offshore Technology Conference once again, after opening its booth at the NRG Park, in Houston, Texas on Monday. “With the facilitating efforts of the Guyana Office for...

3-D Seismic operations continue offshore Guyana

Multinational geoscience technology services company CGG Services (US) Inc. is continuing 3-D seismic operations off the Guyana coast beyond its Eastern Offshore Maritime boundary, with occasional ingress into the Corentyne Block which sits in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The...

Stabroek Block production growth ramp is best in the industry

A recent report by Wood Mackenzie has yet again reinforced Hess Corporation’s longstanding position that it sits on the ‘holy grail’ of the industry’s best oil provinces. During its company's first-quarter earnings call for 2022, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John...

High-level Guyana contingent opens booth at Offshore Technology Conference 2022

The iconic Offshore Technology Conference 2022 opened today with participation from a high-level Guyana group, consisting of government and private sector representatives. The Guyana booth is aptly titled ‘The Gateway to Opportunities’. OTC 2022 is scheduled to run for four...

Launch of Liza Phase 2 pushes China’s oil giant production up by more than 28%

China's offshore oil giant CNOOC offshore assets in South America, led by the Stabroek Block in Guyana and Brazilian Libra and Buzlos Surplus projects, have been identified as important sources of future reserve and production growth for the company, according...

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Environmental permits and production licenses serve distinct roles for oil and gas developments

Oil and gas development projects proceed with two key approvals: environmental permits and production licenses. They cover different aspects...