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Liza could be last major frontier oil play discovered in the world – Westwood

The Guyana-Suriname basin is viewed by analysts in the oil and gas industry as potentially the last major frontier for billion-barrel plus deepwater discoveries. The world-class Liza discovery in 2015 was the biggest offshore oil strike made in a...

Exxon in compliance with Liza 1 permit, supporting long-term flare management goals – Persaud

With one FPSO in operation and a total of ten being targeted to develop the more than 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources found in Guyana, a long-term framework that includes flare management will be key to the...

EPA modifies Environmental Permit for Exxon’s Liza Phase 1 Development

The Environmental Permit for ExxonMobil Guyana’s Liza Phase 1 project has been recalled and modified to include more stringent regulatory requirements are in place to address flaring in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s legislation. A notice from the...

Oil summit focusing on South America’s new frontier set for June

The 3rd Annual Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit and Exhibition (GIPEX), will be returning this year, from June 28-30 via a virtual platform hosted jointly by Valiant Business Media (VBM) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) with support...

Guyanese investor building multi-million-dollar oil & gas storage facility close to major shore base

A Guyanese businessman is looking to transform a section of an abandoned cane field into a multi-million-dollar infrastructure targeting the needs of the oil and gas industry. W1 Houston Inc. is working towards the establishment of a storage facility...

Guyana world class deep water projects contributing to SBM Offshore growth

The four Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels currently being built by SBM Offshore are positively contributing to the company’s growth phase. Two of the FPSOs are being constructed for operations offshore Guyana at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block. On...

Venezuela will need almost $60 billion to return oil industry to its heyday

Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA would need $58 billion in investment to revive its crude production to the levels of 1998 before ex-President Hugo Chavez came to power, equivalent to 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd), a document seen...

Chevron shuts in Tamar gas platform offshore Israel as violence escalates

(S&P Global Platts) US major Chevron has shut in the Tamar gas platform offshore Israel amid an escalation of violence in the country, a company spokeswoman said May 12. Violence has escalated in recent days, with rockets fired at Israeli...

Giant Yellowtail FPSO will produce up to 7.5 million barrels of oil per month during early stage of operations

The offshore developments in Guyana are growing both in number and capacity, with the fourth proposed project at Yellowtail being designed to utilize a giant floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel capable of holding 2 million barrels of...

Fabrication of topsides for Guyana’s 3rd oil production vessel underway in Singapore

Work on Guyana’s 3rd oil production vessel is progressing on schedule in Singapore, SBM Offshore said in its Q1 trading update on Wednesday. The Dutch floater specialist has been forging ahead with major construction projects despite challenges from the...

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Oil hits US$110 as Trump’s ominous deadline to Iran nears

Global oil prices moved higher this week as tensions between the United States and Iran intensified ahead of a...