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Canada-Guyana Chamber says now is the time to invest in economy projected to be world’s most oil intensive by 2025

The expanding oil and gas operations in Guyana will have a significant impact on other industries in the country, according to the Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC). The Chamber says this is the ideal time for foreign businesses to...

For Guyana, retaining the resource-rich Essequibo region ‘is a life-or-death matter’ – Ivelaw Griffith

Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana and Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies says a great deal is riding on the outcome of the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela,...

Touchstone confirms ‘liquids rich’ natural gas discovery in Trinidad and Tobago

Canada-based oil and gas company Touchstone Exploration Inc. said on Monday the completion of flowback testing of the Cascadura Deep-1 well in Trinidad and Tobago confirms a liquids rich natural gas discovery. Touchstone has an 80 percent operating working...

Exxon’s Greater Guyana Initiative brings Zoom Rooms project to University of Guyana

The University of Guyana (UG) on Saturday launched its Zoom Rooms project which it says lays down the first building blocks for its blended-learning architecture. The project is part of a gift under the ExxonMobil and Stabroek Block co-venturers...

Expert urges development of gas master plan, expects resources to continue growing

The Liza-1 well offshore Guyana could supply the country with approximately 50 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day and one expert says future exploration campaigns by ExxonMobil at the prolific Stabroek Block could see much more...

Supermajor Shell and others drilled multiple wells offshore Guyana and came up dry, then Exxon hit the jackpot

Bordered by oil producing giants such as Venezuela and Brazil, the evidence of possible hydrocarbon accumulations in Guyana dates back to the 1700s, when oil traces were reported. However, the quest for unlocking the subsurface riches began in earnest...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Further discussion needed on size of gas pipeline, use of growing resources

Dear Editor, I read with great interest the article entitled “Gas-to-power seen as a game changer for Guyana’s energy sector” as found in the impressive second edition of the local publication ENERGY. On the surface it appears to be an...

Stakes are high for Guyana and Venezuela in long-standing border controversy

By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith - OilNOW In the first article in this four-part series, I focused on Venezuela’s recent saber-rattling moves. In this 2nd part I turn attention now to stakes involved for the two South American nations. The spotlight on...

India’s thirst for more crude grows, focus deepens on Guyana, Venezuela and Iran

India Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says New Delhi has an aggressive diversification strategy in place that provides flexibility in sourcing cargoes from a world awash with oil. The country has been buying new grades from areas outside of the Middle...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants to change Petrobras’ fuel-price policy

(S&P Global Platts) Rio de Janeiro — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again warned of changes at state-led Petrobras in a move that raised the specter of renewed government interference at the company that could lead to changes in...

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Decision reached in arbitration over Hess’ stake in Guyana’s Stabroek Block

A decision has been reached in the high-stakes arbitration between ExxonMobil and Hess Corporation over a prized oil asset...