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SBM Offshore gets front-end engineering contract for ExxonMobil’s Longtail FPSO

ExxonMobil Guyana awarded contracts to SBM Offshore to perform front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for the Longtail floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Dutch shipbuilder said Tuesday. Longtail is Exxon’s eighth proposed development offshore Guyana. “The FEED...

Exxon to begin public consultations on Longtail: Guyana’s 8th oil development

ExxonMobil Guyana will begin public engagements on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed Longtail development on April 13, its President Alistair Routledge said.  Routledge discussed this phase of the review process for Exxon’s eighth Guyana development during a...

Trinidad explores deeper collaboration with Colombia on energy, training

Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia have committed to strengthen energy cooperation during  a meeting between officials from both countries, a March 23 statement from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries of Trinidad and Tobago said. The meeting involved Ernesto...

Digital tools being used to sharpen well placement, reduce costs in Stabroek Block

Digital technologies are improving drilling efficiency, safety, and reservoir management in offshore operations in the Stabroek Block, according to Alistair Routledge, President of ExxonMobil Guyana. Routledge addressed the role of digitization during a press conference on March 19 at the...

Yellowtail production could climb to 290,000 b/d pending government green light

ExxonMobil Guyana plans to boost production at its Yellowtail offshore oil project by roughly 10% as it conducts a new optimization study, company President Alistair Routledge said on March 19. Yellowtail, which started production in August 2025, reached its initial...

Guyana to remain a carbon sink through 2030, even with massive oil projects online

Guyana will remain a net carbon sink through 2030 even as it expands oil production with multiple offshore projects, according to an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s proposed Longtail development. The assessment, prepared by ExxonMobil consultant Acorn International, found...

T&T Energy services firms report 56% drop in business volume and value in Q1 2026

Energy services companies in Trinidad and Tobago reported a sharp slowdown in activity in the first quarter of 2026, according to a survey released on March 19 by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago. The Energy Services Sector Survey...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Exxon US$100 STEM initiative: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

Dear Editor, ExxonMobil’s US$100 STEM initiative is garnering a lot of attention and rightfully so. It will be the first time such a large investment has been made in STEM education locally. This initiative will be promising for teachers and...

Berbice gas development pipeline could cost US$2B, ‘not a small investment’ – says ExxonMobil Guyana President

The pipeline to support Guyana’s gas development in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) could cost about US$2 billion or more. This is according to President of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL),  Alistair Routledge, speaking during a press conference on March 19.  The...

Increasing number of Guyanese joining energy sector a direct result of investment by Exxon and contractors  – Routlegde 

Approximately 9,000 people are now employed in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, with roughly 70% of them being Guyanese, Alistair Routledge disclosed during a recent media session.  The 70% represents approximately 6,300 local workers, including around 300 who are relatively...

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Full salvage of MV Barima will have to be discussed with affected family members – Ali

President Irfaan Ali said families of those still missing following the MV Barima tragedy would be consulted if authorities...