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Stena DrillMAX to target Turbot/Longtail appraisal operation, new campaign at Whiptail-1

The 6th Generation Harsh Environment dual activity dynamically positioned (DP3) drillship, Stena DrillMAX, is now in Guyana waters and will begin operations with a series of campaigns at the deepwater multi-billion-barrel Stabroek Block. In March the Stena DrillMAX will spud...

Exxon’s reserves hit lowest point since merger with Mobil in 1999

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp’s global oil and gas reserves tumbled by a third last year as the COVID-19 pandemic slammed global oil prices and demand, the company said on Wednesday. The largest U.S. oil producer is reeling from the...

Saipem gets award for tool that can estimate CO2 in its offshore projects

Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem has won the Environmental Sustainability Award in International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) 2020 Awards programme, for an innovative CO2 estimation tool in its offshore projects, named SOCE (Saipem Offshore Carbon Estimation). This award has been granted...

Government working with Exxon to ensure early solution to gas compressor issue – Bharrat

The Guyana government is working with ExxonMobil to ensure that the faulty third stage gas compressor now under repairs in Germany, is fixed as soon as possible and that future FPSOs ordered for oil production off the country’s coast...

SBM Offshore is sole bidder for giant Brazil FPSO

Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras received only one proposal, from Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore, in a bid to construct the Mero 4 oil production platform in the Santos Basin pre-salt, two sources with knowledge of the matter told...

100 million b/d global oil demand rebound likely by year end

(S&P Global Platts) Global oil demand is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels of around 100 million b/d by the end of the year driven by a strong rebound for gasoline, diesel and fuel oil, several analysts said Feb...

Value of Saudi oil exports fell nearly 30% in December

(Reuters) - The value of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports in December dropped nearly 30%, or 19.5 billion riyals ($5.2 billion), compared with the year before, official data showed on Wednesday. The value of non-oil exports fell 7.7% in December to...

Experts finalizing recommendations for repair of discharge silencer

Reassembly of the Liza Destiny FPSO flash gas compressor sent to Germany for repairs continues at the MAN Energy Solutions workshop. ExxonMobil Guyana said on Tuesday in an operations update that over the weekend, the MAN team completed adjustments to...

GEC-X ’21 to focus on local content, energy mix

For the first time, local organisers will be fully spearheading an energy conference that is set for September 28-29, 2021, and that event—the Guyana Energy Conference and Exhibition (GEC-X ’21)—will place keen focus on Guyana’s energy mix as a...

Guyana should learn from Brazil’s shortfalls in its Local Content Policy

By Arthur Deakin – OilNOW On February 15, the government of Guyana opened a public consultation process for its local content policy. Guyana is set to become a top 20 global oil producer, at 1.2 million barrels a day by...

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Kumu’s new small-scale hydropower plant now operational

Guyana commissioned a new 1.5 megawatt (MW) hydropower station in the southeastern community of Kumu on Friday, part of...