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Saudi Aramco makes 4 new discoveries across Kingdom

(Arab News) Saudi Arabia state oil company Saudi Aramco has discovered four new oil and gas fields in different locations around the country, the Kingdom’s energy minister said on Sunday, according to a Saudi Press Agency report. The fields were...

Oil prices climb higher as Trump signs aid bill

(Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and spending package, although lingering worries about near-term demand weighed on the market. Brent crude futures added 12 cents, or 0.2%,...

Oil exports pushes Guyana’s trade balance to US$143 million in first half of 2020

December 2019 saw the introduction of oil production in Guyana resulting in the goods trade balance moving from a deficit of US$627 million or 12.1% of GDP in the first half of 2019 to a surplus of US$143 million...

Guyana rakes in over US$180 million from oil exports this year, 4th cargo lifted this month

Guyana has earned over US$180 million from oil exports this year. The country lifted its fourth and final cargo for 2020 earlier this month from the Liza Destiny FPSO representing its share of oil being produced by ExxonMobil at...

Understanding the FPSO

The FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) system is used extensively by oil companies for the purpose of storing oil from the oil rigs in the middle of the ocean and in the high seas. It is one of...

Exxon conducted largest 3-D seismic survey in company’s history offshore Guyana

By the time ExxonMobil acquired rights to explore the 6.6 million-acre Stabroek block 120 miles offshore Guyana, 22 wells, from as far back as the 1970s, had already been drilled by other companies on the coastal shelf outside the...

Big window of opportunity ahead for oil producers as major deficits loom

Oil producers around the world, particularly in locations like Guyana, will soon have a window of opportunity as new analysis shows that 2021 could see monthly supply deficits reaching their highest level in years. Low breakeven prices and good quality...

‘Mighty and unstoppable hand’ shaping Guyana’s future – President Ali

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali is urging his fellow citizens to look toward the future with high optimism as the South American country prepares for a massive economic transformation. Below is Mr. Ali’s message delivered on the occasion...

Defying U.S. sanctions, Venezuela resumes direct oil shipments to China

(Reuters) Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Chinese state...

Brazil’s Petrobras strikes high-quality oil at Búzios field

Brazil state-oil company Petrobras has made a discovery of high-quality crude at the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The company confirmed Tuesday the presence of “oil of excellent quality” with the drilling of the 9-BUZ-48D-RJS well. The well is...

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Guyana oil production could edge closer to one million barrels per day by year-end

ExxonMobil Guyana expects production from the Stabroek Block to climb sharply before the end of 2025, driven by the...