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Attorney General asking court to dismiss case challenging oil fund law

Guyana’s Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall said that oral arguments on the challenge to Guyana’s oil fund law which was passed in December are set for September 12. He approached the nation’s Supreme Court last week with...

Guyana’s oil-driven development boom creating huge demand for labour

With the rapid pace of Guyana’s development, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the country would eventually need to import labour to support the increasing demand sometime in the near future. He made the comments during an online discussion on...

Guyana among big players in non-OPEC oil production surge

Non-OPEC countries are expected to produce 65.97 million barrels of oil per day (b/d) in 2022, a year-on-year rise of 2.4 million b/d compared with 2.7 million b/d forecast last month. The oil cartel said the main drivers of supply...

Exxon to see largest increase in CAPEX, Hess allocating lions share to Stabroek, Bakken – Rystad Energy

In its latest Upstream Report released this month, Rystad Energy said when comparing capex guidance for 2022 with actual spending in 2021, US oil major ExxonMobil is among those companies set to face the largest year-on-year growth. Hess Corporation,...

Saipem unveils new technology to slash environmental impacts on seabed during pipelaying

Italian multinational oilfield services company, Saipem, recently launched its new sustainable technology for subsea pipelaying, touted as one that considerably reduces environmental impacts on the seabed. The “Underwater Cold Bending” technology was unveiled during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, the leading international events in the offshore energy...

Trinidad struggles to grow economy, as 2021 gas output hits lowest point in 18 years

Former Energy Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kevin Ramnarine said that natural gas production in 2021 was the lowest in 18 years. In a LinkedIn post, Ramnarine said it will require creative thinking to drive economic growth. He said that...

Guyana’s natural gas development is likely to outshine its renewable energy strategy

By Dr. Lorraine Sobers – OilNOW Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 (LCDS) is the best place to start if you want a bird’s eye view of the country’s renewable energy plans. The LCDS outlines the overall strategy for natural...

Better access to financing high on agenda, as Cheong re-elected PSC Chair

Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Thursday re-elected Paul Cheong as Chair, and he already has big plans for the countrywide business service organisation. A major part of that is pushing for better access to finance for businesses, especially small...

New oil producing nation remains focused on diversification; gears for inaugural Agri Expo

Determined to avert the perils associated with the Dutch Disease; a phenomenon that has weakened regional counterparts like Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana is advancing several efforts to have a highly diversified economy. Along with the GY$22B budgetary allocation...

Kawa-1 points to hydrocarbon potential in Guyana-Suriname shallow water acreage – IHS Markit

IHS Markit, an industry-leading information services provider that merged this year with S&P Global, believes petroleum exploration success in Guyana has taken on a new dimension, particularly with the recent hydrocarbon discovery at the Kawa-1 well in the offshore...

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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...