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Edison Chouest-John Fernandes JV looking to expand Guyana operations

Edison Chouest Offshore, a transportation solutions provider based in Louisiana, is looking to expand its operations in the new oil producing country of Guyana. The company’s local affiliate, G-Boats, is currently operating an oil and gas offshore support terminal with...

Oil and Gas sector to bring massive opportunities in agriculture, increased demand for food

As Guyana’s oil and gas industry rapidly expands, so too will the opportunities for the private sector to tap into the downstream product and service demands, particularly with regard to food supply. This is according to Minister of Agriculture,...

Oil hits $80 a barrel for the first time in 3 years

(Reuters) Oil markets climbed for a sixth day on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, on fears over tight supply while surging prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal also lent support. Brent crude futures gained $1.05, or 1.3%, to $80.58...

Venezuela’s military intelligence detains refinery workers

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s military intelligence officials detained seven workers at a facility owned by state-owned oil producer Petroleos de Venezuela amid a terrorism-related investigation. The workers at the Paraguana refining complex in Falcon state were held on Thursday by the...

CNOOC raising billions to fund Guyana, other projects

Chinese state-owned oil and gas company CNOOC is raising 35 billion yuan ($5.41 billion) in a new share issue on the Shanghai stock exchange to fund several key oil and gas projects including Payara, offshore Guyana, where it has...

Fugro completes one of its largest geohazard programmes in the region at Block 58

Fugro has finalised fieldwork on a site investigation programme for TotalEnergies off the north-west coast of Paramaribo in Block 58 of the Guyana-Suriname Basin. The project sits approximately 150 km offshore in water depths ranging from 60 m to 2100...

Exxon targeting 12-well bonanza at Kaieteur Block

ExxonMobil recently submitted an application for environmental authorization to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to proceed with a 12 well exploration campaign on the Kaieteur Block, Offshore Guyana. The company has already applied to the EPA for authorisation to...

EPA set to hold public hearing on Canje Block 12-well campaign

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Guyana is scheduled to hold a public hearing next month on ExxonMobil’s proposed 12-well exploration and appraisal drilling programme which is targeting start-up in 2022. The EPA said in a notice on Friday the...

Brent oil approaches $80 a barrel – highest point since 2018

(Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a fifth straight day on Monday with Brent at its highest since October 2018 and heading for $80 amid supply concerns as demand picks up in parts of the world with the easing...

Dubai non-oil foreign trade up 31% in first half of 2021

(Reuters) - Dubai non-oil foreign trade grew 31% year-on-year in the first half of 2021 to 722.3 billion dirhams ($196.66 bln), the emirate's media office said on Sunday. Exports grew 45% to 109.8 billion dirhams, while imports rose 29.3% to...

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ExxonMobil says Guyana operations funded from equity, not U.S. taxpayers’ dollars

ExxonMobil Guyana says no American taxpayer money is financing its operations in the South American country. President, Alistair Routledge,...