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COVID-19 spreads to multiple offshore installations in Brazil

Norway’s Equinor ASA and Anglo-French firm Perenco are among at least five oil producers that have registered coronavirus cases among employees or contractors at facilities off the coast of Brazil, industry and regulatory sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Royal Dutch...

Oil-starved Venezuela celebrates arrival of tankers from Iran

(New York Times) An oil tanker called “Fortune” has sailed into Venezuela from Iran, the first of five ships expected to arrive in a nation so starved of gasoline that the docking of a single tanker was hailed on...

Guyana publishes Royalty Statement for close to US$5 million cash payment received

Authorities in Guyana have published the Royalty Statement for the almost US$5 million cash payment the country has received in royalty from oil produced and sold in the first quarter of 2020. This adds to the US$54,927,994.80 deposited into the NRF account...

Guyana’s second million-barrel oil cargo en route to Aruba

Bahamas flag carrier Sonangol Namibe which is carrying Guyana’s second million-barrel oil cargo is headed for the island of Aruba in the southern Caribbean Sea. The oil tanker departed Guyana waters on Thursday May 21, after loading its cargo from the Liza...

‘Advantaged deepwater oil’ in places like Guyana will progress – WoodMac

The oil price crash has hit the upstream sector hard with deep cuts being made across the board and will have a dramatic impact on the industry’s project pipeline with almost all pre-Final Investment Decision projects being deferred says...

Liza Destiny FPSO begins reinjecting gas

Reinjection of gas has commenced at the Liza Phase 1 development after a period of flaring that lasted longer than anticipated due to challenges encountered with a gas compressor for the Liza Destiny FPSO. Head of the Environmental Protection Agency...

Chinese oil demand near 90 percent of prior year levels – IHS Markit

China’s oil demand has continued a sharp rising trend since passing the nadir in February. After dropping in February by over 40 percent compared with a year earlier, the country’s oil demand for April reached 89% of the April...

EITI wants Guyana to disclose crude sales agreements

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is encouraging Guyana to disclose sales agreements related to the country’s share of oil production. In an article published on May 21 focusing on the next steps for Guyana as it relates to contract transparency,...

Considerations for an oil and gas lifting agreement for Guyana

In offering an exploration opportunity in a block, the motivation of the government largely is to encourage investment in the form of exploration activities, such as shooting seismic and exploration drilling. The prime objective of the oil company is...

First Iranian oil tanker arrives in Venezuela

Iranian-flagged oil tanker, Fortune, has reached Venezuelan jurisdictional waters carrying approximately 45.5 million gallons of gasoline and related products. The vessel is part of a fleet of five oil tankers shipping petrol to the South American country in defiance...

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Guyana charters 36 MW powership to meet increased power demand for next two years – GPL

State electricity company, Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has entered into a two-year contract with Urbacon Concessions Investments, W.L.L...