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ExxonMobil will invest US$100 million over the next decade to strengthen science and technology education in Guyana, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods announced Monday at State House. The announcement was made during a Republic Day reception hosted by...

ExxonMobil’s exploration licence for the Canje Block will expire next week, according to information from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat told Reuters the offshore block is set to expire soon. Ministry staff subsequently confirmed...

Guyana is planning another 300-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant, this time in the Berbice region, Dr. Mahendra Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), said. During a panel discussion at the Guyana Energy Conference last week, Dr....

The Government of Guyana will expand dredging efforts in the Demerara River to create the depth needed for larger vessels, as port capacity expands to meet rising demand from oil and gas activity offshore. Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation...

Guyana has emerged as a key contributor to global oil production at a moment when the industry faces a critical need for additional supply, Simon Flowers, Chairman of Wood Mackenzie, said on February 17 at the fifth Edition of...

ExxonMobil’s Upstream President, Dan Ammann, has described Guyana as “a cornerstone” of the company’s global portfolio, citing scale, speed of execution and long-term value creation. He made the remarks on February 17, during the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply...

Growing up in Santa Rosa, the largest indigenous settlement along Guyana’s northwestern coast, Francine Peters spent her childhood paddling canoes and harvesting fruit from her family’s garden. Today, her world revolves around the logistics of Guyana’s oil and gas...

Beatrice Mensah Tayui, Executive Chairman of Ghana-based Cybele Energy, said the company is targeting production of 160,000 barrels of oil per day at Guyana’s S7 Block, and sees more than 400 million barrels of recoverable resource potential. Mensah‑Tayui was delivering...

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Kathy Smith on Thursday urged foreign and regional investors to actively partner with Guyana’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), cautioning against concentrating opportunities among only large firms. She delivered the remarks...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Local Content Secretariat are upping their enforcement of “rent-a-citizen” practices designed to bypass the country’s Local Content Act (LCA). This is according to Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, speaking exclusively with...